As we’ve blogged about, NGT attended Anastasia Goodstein’s YPulse Mashup in San Francisco last week, which boasted a tremendous roster of speakers. All very informed and eloquent. But one refrain of the conference we found bothersome was “Kids are Not Dumb.” The phrase, or a variation of it, is actually one we hear a [...]
Entries from July 2007
Kids Aren’t Dumb–Duh
July 26th, 2007 by Allison
Tags: Marketing & Advertising · Youth Trends
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Gunbound–Literally (Breaking News)
July 25th, 2007 by Allison
Wow, it’s been a rough day for social networks. First, the Myspace sex offender scoop, now this. Apparently armed Brazilians aged 19-27 kidnapped one of the world’s top RPG gamers and held him hostage for 5 hours. Why? They wanted his password to the game Gunbound, a South Korean MMORPG. Details from Gizmodo:
The game looks [...]
Tags: Gaming
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Wednesday’s NGT News Roundup
July 25th, 2007 by NGT
Study: Friends Determine What Is ‘Cool’ Among Young People [MultiChannel]
A study from MTV, Nickelodeon and Microsoft found that young people use technology to enhance their real life relationships and that they use these networks to influence friends’ decisions. Related: Young people see ‘tech’ as organic part of life [neowin.net]; Young people embrace high-tech world, survey [...]
Tags: The Week in Mobile
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Kanye West Recreates Anime Classic
July 25th, 2007 by Allison
When Nas dropped his album Hip Hop is Dead, and speculation swirled that it actually was, our Jason Newport came back with an argument for its enduring success:
…Hip-Hop is dynamic. It is often reduced to being widely known simply as a music genre, but it is not synonymous with rap music. It is a lifestyle [...]
Tags: Asia · Culture & Entertainment · Movies · Music · Virtual Worlds & Avatars · Youth Trends
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Harry Potter Inspires Political Activism
July 24th, 2007 by NGT
Launch Parties
The release of the seventh and final installment of Harry Potter on Friday night was high school graduation–a bittersweet celebration. We joined in on the excitement surrounding the midnight release in New York City (for strictly journalistic purposes, of course).
Scholastic, the books’ American publishing house, conjured up a “Diagon Alley” behind their HQ. [...]
Tags: Books · Culture & Entertainment · Social Networking · World Wide Web · Youth Trends
