Exertainment Mar 14, 2018 gaming health & wellness media & entertainment fitness movies music TV ... Zealand-based company Les Mills, which now has locations globally. We're even seeing studios offering classes where riders simultaneously perform karaoke, as is the case at Epic Ryde in Denver, Colorado. In previous decades, working out was considered work, but to modern youth, it increasingly is a fun experience because of the entertainment aspect. Even when video or gaming elements aren't involved, exercising is regarded as a form of entertainment that alleviates young people from their fear of ...
Social Studies Dec 18, 2013 media & entertainment content marketing social media ... brand engagement. Executions could range from requesting likes to reach a certain number, to requesting feedback on or soliciting suggestions for new products.VIRTUAL IDENTITY SUICIDEA QuitFacebookDay campaign launched in 2010 as a response to Facebook’s seemingly underhanded privacy policies. Since the official May 31, 2010 quit date, nearly 41k site members have closed their accounts—a number that’s only expected to grow as Twitter, Instagram, and the like continue to capture increasing market ...
Presence of Mind Jun 04, 2015 health & wellness technology mindfulness quantified self spirituality Presence of Mind ... obtaining kinship; yet, what they may be gaining in a community may be detracting from their sense of self. In fact, the rise in crowdsourced thinking and online sharing, while advantageous in some instances, could also be spoiling Ys’ ability to process thoughts and feelings independently. Unplugging is one tactic that is already growing in popularity, but as the concept of mindfulness increasingly earns social cachet—in the past year, mindfulness has been the subject of or mentioned in over 80 ...
(Pas)Sport Mar 24, 2017 play travel local culture sports tourism vacation ... money to travel specifically to see a game, and on the whole, people tended to do this only for the teams or sports they followed closely. Yet now, as sporting events provide a party-like atmosphere (see Sports Clubbing) and a share-worthy experience to post about online, traveling with a sporting event as the focus (particularly in the U.S. where locations are more spread out) is a more common occurrence; it’s yet another type of social activity from which young people don’t want to be excluded ...
The Protest Selfie Sep 17, 2014 global activism mobile politics ... Young digital activists are sharing photos of themselves to make political and social statements that can easily spread globally. Today’s youth have an unprecedented sense of sociopolitical consciousness and civic duty. Armed with mobile tools and digital platforms, GYs are actively speaking to world issues in their ongoing effort to effect global change. Whether through armchair activism, like signing Change.org petitions, or propagating social movements online, like Occupy or Arab Spring ...
#Celebrate Dec 09, 2014 global social life friends social media #Celebrate ... Young consumers are embracing, and creating, new occasions to rejoice, no matter how big or small the event. Having grown up with social media, Gen Ys and Zs feel pressure to lead share-worthy lives. They want to make each day exciting and notable so that they have interesting content to post or boast about. This desire has produced an unprecedented tendency to #Celebrate the everyday both online and off. Young consumers are embracing and even creating frequent occasions to rejoice with their ...
The FUND-amentals Sep 13, 2017 money debt retirement saving ... ever), they are thinking about and saving for what they can do now to improve their quality of life overall, such as taking sabbaticals as a break between careers or jobs. The concept of the “adult gap year” has evolved from being a trendy option for those who can afford it to being one that can actually enhance one’s career—and some employers even provide sabbaticals as a perk for those who've stayed with a company for a set number of years. With logic that likely confuses older ...
Pop Politics Mar 02, 2016 marketing media & entertainment social consciousness celebrities politics ... and current events as it does the way politicians themselves craft their personal brands to appeal to an increasingly influential voter demographic. Pop Politics are making current events and issues not only more accessible but also more relevant and engaging to youth. No longer limited to the 6 o’clock news or front page headlines tossed onto one’s doorstep, political coverage is now integrated into most forms of media enjoyed by young people. From blog posts shared on social media to regular ...
Health Hackers Jun 05, 2015 health & wellness technology apps quantified self Health Hackers ... often find themselves going down an Internet wormhole when they start researching topics (whether health-related or not). From news articles to documentaries to podcasts about new medical studies and emerging health trends, the number of resources they have at their fingertips seems infinite. They are so keen on becoming their own health experts that they are even going directly to medical research studies to read and interpret them for themselves. When they seek an answer to a particular wellness ...
The Binge Method Jun 02, 2014 media & entertainment books magazines music TV ... long ago that young individuals had begun enacting media bans and DVR cleanses to free themselves from content backlog and pay down their “entertainment debt.” Having had some time to grow accustomed to such an abundance of content, these users are now taking a different approach to their media consumption. Opting out of a must-see TV series, a buzzy new novel, or an enhanced reissue of a favorite album no longer seems a desirable option. Instead, individuals are taking control of the excess of pop ...