Free Spirit(uality) Jun 09, 2015 community health & wellness religion spirituality ... life tenets, those types of support and guidance still hold great value for them: they just derive such in new ways, like through peer advice sought out online and the vast assortment of inspirational quotes shared on social platforms like Instagram and Pinterest. Nonetheless, they still enjoy exploring spirituality, abstract as the concept is. This is evidenced by recent pop culture trends, such as the rise in mysticism (Occulture, The Cassandra Report, Spring/Summer 2014), the prominence of ...
Real Time+ Dec 12, 2014 marketing customer service personalization social media ... Young people are increasingly expecting marketers to comment on current events as they unfold, rather than in response. Marketing has traditionally been perceived as an interruption, pulling people away from the media that they have chosen to engage with, such as TV shows and social platforms. Moreover, the ads they see are often irrelevant to their lives. Indeed, young consumers are often subjected to ads for the wrong products at the wrong times, despite marketers’ efforts to embrace big data ...
Culture Spotlight On Nigeria Jun 10, 2018 ... In Nigeria, gaming and novels acknowledge local culture, while music blends native beats with international sound.Increasingly, the popular culture resonating in Nigeria reflects the climate of the country, with novels about real-world issues and games representing local life.Get In The Game: Titles Reflecting Local Life Are WinningThe gaming industry in Nigeria is rapidly growing, with revenues from domestic video games anticipated to rise by an average annual rate of 16% for the next four ...
Slow Web Aug 25, 2013 ... increasingly adopting deliberate online behaviors that require time and call for a measure of care. Much as with Slow Food, the Slow Web movement veers away from instant gratification and utilitarianism. It suggests that the rewards from a slow-wrought experience are often more valuable than those that can be obtained immediately. In a way, Slow Web behaviors echo the earliest iteration of the Web experience, when users would leisurely surf from page to page to see what they might discover. The Slow Web ...
Off-Roading Oct 05, 2015 ... an archaic notion. As Ys come into their parenting years we expect to see the rise of the alternative family, and the growing acceptance of nontraditional approaches like co-parenting and communal living. The new, Off-Roading consumer will push marketers to shake up their standard messaging. Tropes that show individuals of certain ages at stereotypically defined life stages—for example, the 16-year-old shopping for a first car, the 30-year-old buying a house, even the 50-year-old ...
Global Bytes Dec 16, 2014 communication global retail activism On/Off ... viewership that relates to the main characters. While the series start small and are produced by amateurs, they have grown in viewership to the point that big names (like DreamWorks) are interested in bringing them to even wider audiences. - THE ELAUNCH - In China, where online and mobile accounts for 60% of Ys’ purchases as we discovered in our Global Report, new stores are skipping the traditional ribbon-cutting ceremony in favor of a digital launch. Rather than snapping selfies in a shiny new store ...
Digital Trends Dec 19, 2013 communication marketing media & entertainment social media ... challenges those learning a new skill or talent to upload a 10-second video of their progress every day for 100 days. At the end, users can review those 1,000 seconds as a time-lapse document of their improvement, hard work, missteps, and successes. Users can browse the site to see what skills other people are trying to learn, track friends’ progress, and leave encouraging comments. Though only recently launched, the site is already populated with inspiring footage, such as videos from one woman who is ...
eLationships Dec 05, 2014 relationships social life social media Digital Intimacy eLationships ... writing fan fiction. Nobody I knew in-person had as much passion for writing as I did. She was one of my best friends through high school, I would talk to her about anything. I could get non-biased opinions about my friends because she didn’t know them. NICOLETTE, 20, USASo common is the possession of these eLationships becoming that, in the future, it will likely be considered strange if one doesn’t have online-only friends. While we are only just beginning to see this shift, already nearly one-third ...
The Privacy Premium Dec 11, 2014 technology anonymous privacy security social media ... ensuring online privacy.” Easily finding a private corner of the web has become somewhat of a rarity, between apps that require a Facebook login and search engines that track users’ activity. In fact, 54% of 14- to 34-year-olds surveyed agree that “privacy is hard to attain online.” So elusive has privacy become that some are contending that it is “the new luxury.” Reporter Julia Agwin, who also authored the book Dragnet Nation: A Quest for Privacy, Security, and Freedom in a World of Relentless ...
POP Trends Jun 12, 2014 media & entertainment retail books music TV ... exploded into prominence with the recent, demonstrated success of arena gaming, the rise of professional leagues, and the popularity of game broadcasting via sites like Twitch. ARENA GAMINGThe immense success of multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) games—in which teams battle for domination in fantasy worlds—has sparked a desire to see these games played out in appropriately dramatic settings. Hence the rise of arena gaming, a growing event market with a proven audience of casual and hardcore gamers ...