The other week YPulse asked, Are The Latest ‘Gossip Girl’ Ads Scandalous Or Smart? Indeed, the CW hit “Gossip Girls” is embracing its risqué, bad-girl rep in it’s new series of ads including “OMFG,” “A Nasty Piece of Work,” “Mind-Blowingly Inappropriate,” and “Every Parent’s Nightmare.” This has obviously (and purposely) caused a great deal of […]
Entries Tagged as 'Emerging Technology'
OMFG! Who Are You Calling a “Teen”?
August 11th, 2008 by Allison
Tags: Art · Books · Culture & Entertainment · Emerging Technology · Gaming · Marketing & Advertising · Music · Youth Trends
Permalink
Comment 
Email 
Add To del.icio.us
Jonas Brothers: Live & Mobile
August 8th, 2008 by Allison
Finally we see young artists (or rather, their “people”) using mobile to give fans a sneak behind-the-scenes peek. According to PopCrunch
The Jonas Brothers have teamed up with MTV to document live online video content with the band as they prepare to headline New York’s Madison Square Garden this weekend.
Jonas Brothers: Live & Mobile runs live […]
Tags: Culture & Entertainment · Emerging Technology · Mobile · Music · Social Networking · Teens · Tweens · Youth Trends
Permalink
Comment Email Add To del.icio.us
iPhone Apps for the Young Masses
August 1st, 2008 by NGT
The iPhone is democratizing mobile, and now that the App Store has opened, even the non-tech savvy are tricking their phones out. Our coworker Zack–a 20-something who calls himself an “unlikely iPhone owner”–has been like a kid in a candy store for the past few weeks. In an effort to discern which of the many […]
Tags: Emerging Technology · Mobile · Twenty-Somethings · Youth Trends
Permalink
Comment Email Add To del.icio.us
Mobile Monday NY: Mobow, Next2Friends, Loki
July 30th, 2008 by NGT
Our intern Sarah reports back from this week’s MobileMonday New York…
MobileMonday was a blast (even though I had to sit in a hard folding chair and dodge a creepy old guy for two hours). It was most interesting to hear from the start-ups that presented–MOBOW, Next2Friends, and SKYHOOK Wireless–and how they are approaching the rapidly-evolving […]
Tags: Emerging Technology · Mobile · Social Networking
Permalink
Comment Email Add To del.icio.us
The Future is Near (Field Communications)
July 21st, 2008 by Allison
Many young people think their phone is more essential than their wallet (so do we). Maybe that’s because they are replacing them altogether. In certain parts of Asia, you can pay for taxi cabs, take public transportation, and make purchases at convenience stores with a wave of your mobile phone. Now mobile banking […]
Tags: Emerging Technology · Fashion & Retail · Marketing & Advertising
