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... , awarding points every time users don't touch their phone for 20 minutes. These points can be exchanged for real world prizes and coupons, so there's an added incentive to keep the phone tucked away. For now, the app is only available to college students in the UK, Norway, and Sweden, but people can join a waitlist for when it expands. - Smart Home - Nest Nest, which was acquired by Google in 2014, is one of the more ubiquitous smart home companies. It sells smart thermostats, alarms, doorbells, cameras ...

Play The Game

... people don’t have many options, if at all, to play sports in school, it’s reducing the opportunity to obtain sports scholarships that many rely on to go to college, and in turn, limiting their career opportunities. What’s more, playing sports during one’s formative years can help young people develop skills, discipline, and confidence that they carry forward into adulthood, and without easy access to participate in sports, youth are missing important opportunities for development. Nearly six in ...

Pop Politics

... information on topics such as polling locations, and stories from Bebe fans about why voting matters. Bebe will also be sponsoring the Rock the Vote Bus Tour, stopping at more than 40 college campuses this fall, and will be featured at Rock the Vote’s Democratic National Convention and Republican National Convention. BURGER KING Burger King lampooned presidential race debates through a pair of :15 spots in which its iconic King is asked what he can offer that his opponent cannot. The answer ...

Dual Intentions

... subsequently hilarious) exchanges seen on the popular dating app. A spinoff book, published in November 2015, compiles the best into chapters such as Bad English, Broetry, Strange Requests, Sneak Attacks, and more. TINDER CONVOSTotal Frat Move, an online humor platform similar to College Humor, started Tinder Convos, an Instagram account that publishes eyebrow-raising screenshots of reader-submitted Tinder interactions. MEET YOUR MATCH Given how much global youth value their friendships, it makes sense ...

The New Age

... bedtime or infrequency with which they enjoy nightlife. Just as young adults are subverting old age by dyeing their hair gray and playing shuffleboard, they are also reinventing notions of youth by doing, watching, reading, and wearing things that would’ve once been considered only for children, teenagers, or college kids. Whereas 30-somethings of previous generations would’ve been, for the most part, saddled with stereotypically “adult” responsibilities like mortgage payments and children, those ...

Purposeful Pop

... college professor 20 years ago that led his student to commit suicide, it’s being reignited. Despite differing viewpoints and reactions, the #MeToo movement shows the power that can be amassed when the players in the popular culture industry take a stance—even if it’s a stance on what needs to change within their own industry. And it’s not just celebrities fighting for change; two in 10 young people around the world say that in the past year, they’ve personally done more in support of feminism ...

Gender Trends

... , many of whom are (understandably) college students, are given $5 per day and the opportunity to become local celebrities for their participation in this conversation-starting endeavor. A corresponding Twitter and Instagram campaign asks people to share photos of the tiny ads via the hashtag #beardvertising. Dollar Shave Club’s use of the service is perhaps the most fitting, but A&W Restaurants and Eagle One Automotive Appearance Products have also signed on for this humorous take on WOM. THE ...

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FLUID SELF

... social media content I make CAREER & IDENTITYHow strongly do you agree or disagree with each of the following statements?Strongly/Somewhat Agree Summary It's more difficult for women to gain power and respect in their careers than it is for men | I am more likely to define myself by my social life/hobbies/interests than my professional life | My job/career is very linked to my sense of identity | I think my gender has limited my opportunities for success in the workplace COLLEGE ATTITUDESHow ...

Off To College?

... Going to CollegePlease indicate your level of agreement with each of the statements below.Strongly/Somewhat Agree I want to/did go to college/university | My parents want me to go to college/university more than I do | I'd rather get a job than go to college/university | Taking a gap year between college/university is critical Going to College PreferencesSelect one statement that you agree with more. You can get a good job without going to college | You have to go to college to get a ...