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Ethical Click

... Instagram’s measures unjust and created campaigns to “save” her. Politics are a more controversial matter on Facebook, where member Michael Letwin, a Brooklyn lawyer who was an administrator of a group called “Jews for Palestinian Right of Return,” found his account deleted after enough people who didn’t share his views flagged him. Letwin felt he had not violated any community standards, and that Facebook had acted rashly. Meanwhile, victims of baby role-playing on Instagram (in which a user essentially ...

POPscape

... , in an even more extreme development, pop culture topics are making their way into academia, with courses on the social politics of Beyoncé’s success, the physics behind superhero storylines, and the history of hip-hop now offered at schools from UC Berkeley to Harvard. This inclination, shared among young consumers, critics, and academics, to study and better understand the pop scene has inspired a changed perception of the culture landscape. No longer regarded as a purely vapid commodity, pop is ...

Dream Team

... Are You The One?; during the 2016 presidential race, fantasy politics game BallotCraft allowed users to manage a portfolio of bets based on events like debates and primaries. This type of fan engagement has potential for even more growth in sports and other sectors. The NBA is ahead of the curve—it’s offering its own fantasy play via NBA InPlay, an app specifically intended to be used as a second screen during live games. The app analyzes the audio of the game being watched by the ...

Fempowerment

... original programming, features sex vlogger Laci Green discussing feminism, politics, and pop culture.BELLA AND THE BULLDOGSIn January, Nickelodeon debuted Bella and the Bulldogs, a show inspired by news headlines about a girl who goes from being a member of her school’s cheerleading squad to being the star quarterback of its football team. - FEMPOWERMENT IN MARKETING - In recent years, viral marketing from the likes of HelloFlo and GoldieBlox has celebrated the strength of young women. More brands ...

Dollars For Change

... that of 2007. As it becomes increasingly apparent that average people carry much influence through their micro donations, youth feel that they can have a louder voice in politics and give rise to candidates. There are even a number of services that directly acknowledge the impact of micro donations, such as ActBlue, which is aimed at getting Democratic supporters to donate a few dollars at a time. To date, Republican candidates have not been nearly as successful in amassing small donations and ...

Culture Spotlight On China

... | I Get Inspiration From This Category On Social Media | I Am Interested In Learning More About This Category | I Do Not Follow This Category One in three Chinese women go to salons/spas for beauty/grooming treatments.Over half of youth in China see different categories of popular culture becoming more intertwined (e.g., politics and sports, food and art).ART & DESIGN IN CHINANearly three in four of China’s youth prefer to attend an interactive art/design experience rather than an ...

High Society

... fears about things like the environment, politics, and the state of the world in general, and economic instability—is almost shocking at first glance, but less so once you factor in that for many modern youth (and Ys especially), institutional distrust has caused some to turn away from thinking that governmental, religious, or educational institutions have their best interests at heart. Almost expecting that these institutions will no longer protect them, youth are turning to the brands they ...

Through the Looking Glass

... from Evernote Web directly into their Glass Timelines—a particularly useful feature for those who use the organization tool for grocery shopping. CNN’s Google Glass app streams breaking news updates on 18 headlines per day, as well as tech, politics, and business news. Subscribers can read short summary stories on the lens or have them read aloud with accompanying video clips.Elle is the first magazine to launch a Google Glass app. Created in partnership with Google, the app features stories from ...

State Of The Art

... even change the messages in real time to fit events in pop culture, global politics, and market activity—will be made even stronger with creative algorithms that will be taught to identify and serve up exactly what will pique consumer interest, more so than targeted ads do now. This is especially exciting from a visual marketing standpoint, as brands would be able to more readily harness the increased capabilities for image distribution by individual viewers. For instance if two different ...

Off-Roading

... , and get rich doing so. Entrepreneurship has been the quickest way we’ve found to meet those requirements. Granted, the majority of us are still waiting for that last part to kick in.JEREMY, 21Ys are not the first generation to confront unexpected economic hardship. Before them, Gen Xers likewise graduated into a debilitating recession era. However, Xers were stalled by their circumstances. Faced with few job prospects, disillusioned by politics, and struggling under debt, they had few options or ...