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Entries Tagged as 'Twenty-Somethings'

Halo Sweeps the Box Office

by David

Since when do Ben Stiller movies flop? Well, apparently since “Halo 3″ came around.
Earlier this month, the star of “Zoolander” and “Meet the Fockers” saw his latest film, “The Heartbreak Kid,” debut with sales well below even the industry’s lowest expectations. The Oct. 5th weekend actually proved disappointing for the entire industry: ticket sales were […]

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Tags: Entertainment · Gaming · Marketing & Branding · Movies · Teens · Tweens · Twenty-Somethings · Youth Trends

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Your Life: Streaming Live!

by David

First, streaming music was all the rage. Social networking sites were packed with widgets from companies like imeem and SNOCAP, which for the first time allowed users to share music from the comfort of their profiles. Popular artists were obviously the first to benefit, but first-timers quickly capitalized on the trend. Word travels fast online, […]

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Tags: Entertainment · Music · Social Networking · TV & Web Video · Teens · Twenty-Somethings · Youth Trends

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Movies Become Social Events

by Jeremy

Around the dawn of the motion picture age, movies were a grand social spectacle. In the 1920’s many theater owners built lavishly decorated “movie palaces” replete with grand entrances and luxurious seating to attract customers. Watching the film was a unique experience too. Theaters frequently hired musicians or even whole orchestras to score the right […]

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Tags: Entertainment · Movies · Teens · Twenty-Somethings · Youth Trends

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Virtual Lower East Side

by Allison

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 […]

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Tags: Twenty-Somethings · Virtual Worlds & Avatars · Web · Youth Trends

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Global Youth Tribe

by rambam

Today’s youth have grown up with the world at their fingertips–literally. Internet and mobile are like oxygen for most. UGC is breaking down any barriers to communication. As a result, this generation has come together, forming what we call the Global Youth Tribe–a hyperconnected clique with common interests, habits and needs.
Digital media allows them […]

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Tags: Asia · Teens · Tweens · Twenty-Somethings · Youth Trends

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