We’d heard about a new virtual world modeled after Manhattan’s Lower East Side a few months ago, so we were excited to check it out when it debuted this week. The alpha site, created (we hear) by MTV and hipster bible Vice Magazine, is eerily similar to a 3D Google Map of the neighborhood. From […]
Entries Tagged as 'Virtual Worlds & Avatars'
Virtual Lower East Side
June 15th, 2007 by Allison
Tags: Twenty-Somethings · Virtual Worlds & Avatars · Web · Youth Trends
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Voki
June 11th, 2007 by Allison
Our newest favorite find: Voki = speaking avatars for your SNS page. NGT intern Marc test drives…
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For people who like to have their voice heard, Oddcast has brought to us Voki which allows you to create a personalized speaking avatar. Their interface is very intuitive and fun to go through.
First you create […]
Tags: Social Networking · Virtual Worlds & Avatars · Web
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Youth Website Roundup
June 1st, 2007 by Allison
The “Next Great Things” on the web are popping up faster than pimples at puberty. But teens don’t fear change, they embrace it. This is what Michael Wood from TRU, the teen research firm, calls “Obsolessence” (= obsolete + essence??). Teens want a new cell every year, new kicks every 3 – 6 months, and […]
Tags: Marketing & Branding · Music · Social Networking · TV & Web Video · Virtual Worlds & Avatars · Web · Wireless World · Youth Trends
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8 Trends To Watch
May 21st, 2007 by rambam
Hello and welcome to the Next Great Thing. For the past couple months we’ve been operating in “beta” mode, loading up our site with content on trends in youth, mobile, and digital communications. Our focus is what’s next among teens, tweens and twenty-somethings, and how it will impact the future of communications.
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Tags: Marketing & Branding · Social Networking · Virtual Worlds & Avatars · Web · Wireless World · Youth Trends
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Mobile Avatar Communities
March 28th, 2007 by Allison
The popularity of avatars–increasingly popular thanks to sites such as Second Life–has brought these virtual characters to the handset. Just as we helped Cingular create MySpace Mobile, a Java app that allows users of the social network to use it on the go, Comverse Technology now has software allowing Second Lifers to view and control […]
Tags: Asia · Virtual Worlds & Avatars · Wireless World · Youth Trends
