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We follow youth culture and media trends closely throughout the year, and we’re seeing some significant shifts in Millennial attitudes and habits that will have an impact going into 2012 and beyond. We’ve picked up on these trends by paying …

Although there’s only one movie left in ‘The Twilight Saga’ (hysteria for the franchise isn’t going away anytime soon. Need proof? Just take a look at the line of prom dresses created by Alfred Angelo, the designer of Bella’s wedding dress …

Twitter has topped (100 million active users. Among the interesting usage stats the social network announced, 55% are mobile users, and 40% don’t tweet, logging in only to check out what others are saying. Tumblr users are also prolific, …

Shoppers are using smartphones and tablets to find the best deals (on back-to-school shopping, find NRF. Nearly one in five shoppers will make purchases directly from their smartphones. What’s more, 30% of k-12 shoppers with tablets will use their devices …

As kids today are increasingly tech-savvy (marketers must reach them in creative and complex ways. Often this is through online games with virtual worlds, social media campaigns, and in-store attractions, but are kids being bombarded too much by advertising? Speaking …

McDonald’s is revamping its happy meals (to make them healthier. Kids will find fewer fries, and a serving of fruit or veggies instead, lowering the overall calorie content by 20%. McDonalds had thought about cutting out the fries altogether but …

There was a time when young people didn’t use coupons. They were far less likely than their older peers to read a Sunday newspaper and see coupon inserts, and they didn’t care much about clipping coupons to stretch their money …

Xbox users can stay involved (even during ads, thanks to in-game ads which use the same voice and motion technology as the Kinect console. Gamers can say a command to tweet or text, or wave their hands in front of the device …

It’s graduation season, and that means (commencement speeches by some pretty big names. What kind of advice are grads getting? ESPN commentator Stephen A. Smith, perhaps afraid of a future full of whiney workers, pulled no punches when he told …

CBS News is targeting the (Facebook and Internet generations with an online news show, “What’s Trending,” which aims to give more context to the headlines that are trending on social media. In other social net news, young smartphone owners are …