The Japanese Mobile Music Difference [eMarketer]
Japanese mobile music downloads are seeing huge growth—48% from Q1 2007—with artists releasing exclusively on mobiles and customers purchasing more with their mobile phone.
Data Umbrellas, Openings For Social Interactions [PSFK]
We know when people do not want to interact—headphones in ears, sunglasses over eyes, book in face—but could mobile phones help give off signals that open us up to interaction?
Choose Your Own Adventure, Youtube Style [PSFK]
SMPFilms’ “Find Sparta” on YouTube lets you choose the path the main character needs to take to find his missing cat.
What I did on my summer vacation… cosmetic surgery! [Shanghaiist]
Plastic surgery is quite popular in South Korea, and now the trend is showing up in China with Shanghai teens using their summer break to go under the knife and heal all in time for school to start!
Mobile Search Trends Show Economic Decline And Rise In Pizza [TechCrunch]
People are using mobile search more for pizza joints than “pricier” eateries like Applebee’s, Red Lobster, and Olive Garden. This could reflect the weakening economy, as well as a rise in college students using the mobile web late-night.
Why the media is on the move [The Sydney Morning Herald]
Mojos—Mobile Journalists—are on the rise with better data plans, high tech phones, and audiences that view their stories on lifecasting sites like Qik.
12 Seconds To Say ‘Good Morning’ [Ypulse]
New lifecasting site 12 Seconds lets others see your thoughts in quick 12 second videos, fueling what Anastasia calls “sound bite exhibitionism.”
PS - Thanks for the shout out as a top youth trend site, Anastasia!
New cell phones keep you healthy [NetworkWorld]
Japanese manufacturers are trying to prove that phones can keep you healthy through applications like blood pressure monitors and run trackers.
