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Entries from December 2007

NGT Influencer Interviews: Germany

by Allison

Coolhunting in Germany? Look no further. Our NGT correspondent in Frankfurt, Christina Spearson, brings us the latest entry to our new Influencer Interview Series. Here, five young trendsetters tell us their favorite shops (H&M), technologies (mobile phones), social networks (Studi-VZ) and more…

Name: Jasmin Lotz
Age: 24
Location: Frankfurt am Main
Occupation: Student
Place to Shop: H&M
Reading Material: detective […]

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Tags: Influencer Interviews · Youth Trends

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The Mobile Music Landscape

by Allison

It’s no secret that the music industry got snowed by 13-year-old boys on Napster (and its predecessors). First, they fought tooth and nail against this digital revolution. Then they accepted defeat, brushed off their egos and tried to play catch-up, devising myriad monetization schemes (none of them as good as free.)
But they won’t make the […]

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Tags: Culture & Entertainment · Mobile · Music

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Reviving the Letter

by Sherrie

As digital communication begins to overwhelm many forms of personal interaction, certain young people around the world are feeling a growing nostalgia for the tactile and immediately human art of letter writing. Bloggers Youngna Park and Corie Trancho-Robie have realized that technology can facilitate rather than dismantle unwired communication. They’ve created an online network of pen […]

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Tags: Social Networking · Youth Trends

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The Job Hunt Couldn’t Be More Difficult

by David

I’m a senior in New York University’s journalism department, and let me tell you, it’s hard enough finishing up my majors and saying goodbye to the “easy life” (sigh), that I have to spend countless hours searching the depths of the web for postings on potential post-college jobs. Why is it so difficult for me […]

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Tags: First Person Reports

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NGT NEWS: Nielsen as Video Cop, Mobile in ‘08, Nokia + Universal, & More

by NGT

Nielsen to Be Video Cop [WSJ]
Ratings giant Nielsen unveils Digital Media Manager, a new service that will enable big media companies like NBC Universal and NewsCorp to better control their video content online (much like established services Audible Magic, Vobile and BayTSP). Videos uploaded onto sites subscribing to Nielsen’s offering will be screened against copyrighted […]

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Tags: The Week in Mobile

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