Tag: phones

Banksy Site Goes Live Again with Fresh Street Art Mocking Societal Norms

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Leave to Banksy to call attention to what society takes for granted. Or misses. In his latest series of street art, the UK-based artist takes a look at modern relationships, among other things. Posted on his site, which is now live again, is a picture of a couple hugging, but really sneaking peaks of their […]

Twitter Takes Flight, Goes Public, and Effects On Youth Culture Markets

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Twitter went public yesterday (TWTR), Wednesday, November 6, 2013, offering 70 million shares at a price of $26 per share raising the IPO value to $14.1 billion. (In comparison, Facebook’s IPO last year was $16 billion.) But today, Thursday, on its first day of trading on the New York Stock Exchange, the stock increased in […]

The Future Consumers Report: Mobile Phones, Spending Patterns, Electronics, Technology—Why Youth Culture is Leading the Charge

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The Digital Lifestyle With the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) going on now, from January 8-11, 2013 in Las Vegas, for our first Future Consumers Report for 2013, we take a deeper look at our data for where things are headed in electronics, mobile devices, technology, and spending patterns and how this future generation is influencing […]

New Trends in Youth Culture’s Digital Lifestyle, Plus Top Preferred Electronics and How This Effects Spending, Communication, Wearable Fashion

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Youth culture today is generationally at ease with computers, touchscreens, smart phones, video cameras, social networks, and gaming platforms.  They are so entrenched in internet technology and new ways of social engagement, that they have a different thought process toward fashion, music, sports, spending, and communication patterns. Interestingly, while there’s significant hype on Apple’s iPad […]

Fall Youth Culture Study Reveals New Spending Patterns, Inspired DIY Trends and Market Opportunities, Plus Sustainability Trends, Fashion, Sneaker Culture, Action Sports, More

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Fresh research and analysis released today from Label Networks’ 13th Fall Youth Culture Study reveals where shifts in the youth marketplace and various declines have also created new opportunities across a range of industries, such as fashion, technology, sports, electronics, music, entertainment, non-profits, sustainability issues, among others, based on new consumer insights among 13-25-year-olds across […]

Mobile Retail: How this Game-Changer Is Driven by Youth Culture and Effects on the Future

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One of the most popular sections within Label Networks’ presentations on Global Youth Culture often stem around disruptive technologies and the differences in patterns between how young people utilize various electronic devices vs. other generations.  For example, based on their DIY sensibilities, often what may have been created for a specific purpose is modified and […]

Japan Youth Culture: After-Effects on Fashion, Technology, and the Re-Invention of a New Type of Consumerism

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Re-examining the affects of the devastation in Japan, as the country copes, a new DIY generation emerges indicating fresh trends from new sources across the board.

Youth Culture X Smart Phone-The Future of Mobile Strategies

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Fresh data from Label Networks’ Spring Youth Culture Study 2011 reveals what’s re-shaping mobile strategies and how best to reach today’s new target market.