Eleven key consumer trends to watch in 2011 include acts of kindness from brands, the developed world launching products for emerging economies, and online status symbols, according to consumer insights firm trendwatching.com. Following is a brief overview of each of the 11 consumer trends which trendwatching.com predicts will have a global impact on marketers in [...]
There has been a lot of talk and maybe a little drama surrounding the Fast Company Influence Project and I wanted to write a little something about why I wanted to be a part of the project and why I continue to ask for the support of my friends and colleagues by the way of [...]
Amazon dropped the price of the Kindle to $189 from $249. Ok, really? While I understand that some people have a previously purchased Kindle, why would anyone buy just a Kindle for themselves at this point when we now have the iPad? Yes, the iPad is a lot more money but for most people it [...]
As the neighborhood friendly Brazilian at MobLoSo, I thought it’s only be appropriate to clear up the CALA BOCA GALVÃO trending topic mystery here for you guys. And to my fellow Brazilians, I apologize for ruining the biggest inside joke we’ve ever had. First of all, a little on Twitter use in Brazil. Brazilians are the [...]
In the perfect world, a client needs someone who knows the Social Media scene & not only gets it but can set the tone for a brand. Oh yeah, and someone who knows that control is futile.
After seeing Avatar my husband predicted that 3-D televisions would be the wave of the future. He is usually pretty accurate with these predications as his job requires him to be, I however, said no way. Because I didn’t actually believe people would sit in their living rooms with the required 3-D glasses to watch [...]
February marks six years of poking, picture posting, stalking and miscellaneous relationship awkwardness on TheFacebook.com (as it was known then). Happy Birthday! Now I don’t know if you know this, but Facebook only used to be for kids in college. And the earliest adopters were either ivy leaguers or students at large big 12-ish universities.
In a recent article titled Stop the World Posted by George Packer of The New Yoker the author goes on a rather long winded rant about his fear of Twitter, going as far as comparing it to crack and stating that he won’t even considering using the service for fear that he’ll let his child [...]
Every once in awhile, you look down at the trending topics on twitter and wonder why in the hell this is trending. Sometimes, it’s a European thing. Sometimes, it’s a completely random WTF type thing. So, in case you would like to know WHY this particular meme is trending on twitter at any given time, [...]
