Tag: Facebook

Instagram Bought By Facebook For $1 Billion—The Photo Wars Heat-up

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Facebook has purchased Instagram for $1 billion, which is big news, but that’s just the start of things. Heard today via TechCrunch is that Instagram closed a $50 million Series B round from Sequoia, Josh Kushner’s Thrive Capital, Greylock, and Benchmark at a $500 million valuation. Apparently, investors, many of whom didn’t know about the […]

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.

Youth Culture X Advertising: “What is it that Advertisers don’t understand when advertising to you about their products?”

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One of the most powerful sections of our Youth Culture Studies in the past few years is the changing dynamics within the Advertising section based on 13-25-year-olds’ responses to what advertising means to them and what works and what doesn’t and why. As we’ve seen over the past 11 years at Label Networks, advertising methods […]

Facebook Moves Towards Becoming a Music Platform and Adopts Twitter-like Features

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In anticipation of F8 Summit, Facebook is rolling out the latest news: possible partnerships with Spotify, Mog, Rhapsody.

Youth Culture Shifts in Social Networking Indicate New Media Patterns Are In Full Swing -Fresh Data from Label Networks’ Summer Youth Culture Study 2011 -Back-to-School

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Preferences in social networks, number of accounts, key features and usage patterns are all changing yet again, especially for younger demographics indicating the need for fresh business strategies.

New Signs Identify Next Wave of Social Network Preferences Among Youth Culture–Young Girls Leading the Change

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Label Networks’ 11th Annual Spring Youth Culture Study 2011 reveals significant changes in social network preferences, communication, technology, and new media patterns among youth culture.

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.