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Talkin bout' kids behavior, Burton "Love" boards, some interesting design and other hyperlife musingsTRANSCRIPT
Oy veySource: creativity online
Nuff Said!Source: creativity online
Experian surveyed 2500 children between ages 6-11:• The majority of kids are computer savvy and spend a significant amount of time online. • Computer time is enjoyed fairly similarly across age groups and gender. • Most kids tend to pursue leisure activities that are social in nature, but a significant percentage of girls and the youngest kids still enjoy more alone time doing artistic activities and reading books.
“Top activities for kids haven’t changed much over the years and still include going to the movies, spending time with family, and playing sports.”
KIDZ
• Boys are also more likely to spend their money on video games and collecting cards.
• Girls are more likely to use their money to buy clothing.
“Younger kids prefer educational games or toys that
tap into their natural creativity and imagination.”
“10- and 11-year olds prefer more intellectual or skill oriented toys/games.”
KIDZ
Playboards: Burton licenses vintage
Playboy pix 4 limited edition “Love” boards
Mixed Reaction
KIDZ
Search engine for kids:• Pre-filtered for kids
• Not tied to PC
KIDZ
LEGO stays focused on kids and parents. It’s video games are non-violent.
2007 revenue is $1.6 billion up from 2004 $1.4 billion
KIDZ
Source: MarketingVox
Source: treehugger.com
“We often talk about the importance of good design in building a sustainable society, and have fewer better examples than the Thonet Chair.”
“It consists of six pieces of wood - two circles, two sticks and a couple of arches -held together by 10 screws and two nuts.” Alice Rawsthorn, International Herald Tribune
simplicity
“More than three-quarters (78%) of adult online consumers in the US made some type of purchase over the web in the previous six months and the top transaction categories are travel, credit-card management and online banking.” Nielsen
“The sheer convenience of being able to comparison shop from your home or office has become all but irresistible.” Nachi Lolla
– Research Director, Commerce, Nielsen
“nearly one in two (45.2%) is offsetting gas purchases by driving less these days”
BIGresearch says:
“about the same number (43.4%) have vowed to continue to cut back on dining out (rising from 32.8% a year ago).”
“Two in five (39.6%) say they are still
decreasing vacation/travel”
“37.2% are reducing their
clothing purchases”
When posed the statement “My philosophy of spending is ‘live for today, because tomorrow is so uncertain,’” the majority (53.8%) indicated that they disagreed/strongly disagreed, rising from
the 48.7% who said the same one year ago. 26.0% say they’re prone to spend.
Nearly 30% of shoppers now say they look to links forwarded from friends, peer comments and social sites for the best bargains, according to a survey from Guidance, in association with Synovate, MarketingCharts reports.
"Two years ago, social media wasn't even considered a source of traffic by merchants," said Jon Provisor, Guidance CTO and
owner.
""I think when we call it 'consumer-generated media,' we're being predatory, he said.Who said this is media? Media is something you can buy and sell. Media contains inventory. Media contains blank spaces. Consumers weren't trying to generate media. They were trying to talk to somebody. So it just seems a bit arrogant. ... We hijack their own conversations, their own thoughts and feelings, and try to monetize it."
Ted McConnell, general manager-interactive marketing and innovation at Procter & Gamble Co (AdAge)
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“Tactile surfaces are making technology and information much more accessible to people
with visual handicaps” Cscout
Touch-site camera from
Samsung
Tactile 3D images in relief from Saifu
Voice-search technology:GoogleiPhone app
“Vocal queries are converted into digital files and parsed into text-based search queries. Results are sent back to a user's handheld. iPhone's triangulation functionality tailors search results to the person's location.” The New York Times
The survey was conducted by Penn, Schoen & Berlandbetween October 1 and October 6, 2008, with a representative sample of registered voters who planned to vote in the presidential election. A total of 1,002 respondents participated, and the results were grouped by party affiliation: Democratic, Republican, and Independent.
