WIR – Safe Social?
A number of reports last week cited that 70% of parents are friends of their kids on Facebook and that 30% of kids are ready to 'unfriend' their parents if given the choice. The study, sponsored by AOL was part…
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Kmart launches Stylesip (a social hub for teen girls to "share their thoughts on trends, entertainment, music and gossip." Also Andrew Zoyer of Steve Madden previews the brand's mobile push with interesting insight on branded apps vs. mobile sites) (MediaPost, reg. required)
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Featured Research: What's In Your Backpack
For students and retailers alike, August marks the official start of Back-to-School season: A time to prep and be prepped for the school year to come. We were inspired to conduct the first-ever “netnographic dig”, auditing the contents of 1,113 backpacks, carried by current U.S. college and high school students. What we found was enlightening…
A number of reports last week cited that 70% of parents are friends of their kids on Facebook and that 30% of kids are ready to 'unfriend' their parents if given the choice. The study, sponsored by AOL was part…
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Read more...Today we bring you our weekly sampler of the cool youth media and marketing gigs. If your company has an open position in the youth media or marketing space, we encourage you to join the Ypulse LinkedIn group, if you haven't…
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