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Facebook’s IPO vs. Changes in Key Social Networks and Features Most Liked Among Youth Culture-Understanding Shifts in New Media Patterns

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As social networks try to stay one step ahead of the largest market that uses the medium, it’s important to see which features are most important to specific demographics and why.

%u201CDo you let Corporate Brands (i.e., Energy drinks, Automotive, Food) become friends/followers on your social network profiles?”

Sneak peak at Label Networks’ annual Digital Lifestyle Report 09 reveals which demographics are most interested in friending brands and why.

Vans Warped Tour’s 15th Anniversary Kick-off Proves an Ongoing Formula for Success with a Mix of Bands, Unique Sponsorship, and Starting Point for Youth Culture Trends

With bands ranging from 3OH!3 to Fear, hundreds of thousands of kids flock to this tour each year, making the Vans Warped Tour the official rite-of-passage in American youth culture. Here’s why.

MAGIC Fashion Trade Show Launches S.L.A.T.E. Show Inside South Hall for Juried Progressive Street, Skate, Surf Lifestyle Brands

Sub-shows within big trade shows are becoming attractive ways to deal with the niche directions of fashion, particularly when it comes to streetwear, urbanwear, denim, and progressive street/contemporary.

Future Forecasting: Changes in Top Future Concerns Among North American Youth Culture Indicate There Are Several New and Growing Trends Impacting Lifestyles and Choices

Since September 11, 2001, Label Networks has been tracking youth culture markets of 13-25-year-olds across North America (and later, Europe, Japan, and China) about top future concerns to get a sense of the mindframe of the marketplace. Released today in our Fall Study 2008, results reveal the greatest changes in 7 years, indicating a cultural shift under way.