| New Trends | page 1 page 2 | | Tech Trends to Ignore
Some are just not necessary, others aren't fully developed. From social networking sites to virtualization, take a pass for now, by Gene Marks |
| BuzzLogic - Influence moves markets. It’s a basic tenet of marketing. But until now, it’s been impossible to understand influence -- and who wields it -- within specific conversations taking place in social media.
BuzzLogic changes this dynamic by uniquely defining and measuring influence in social media, and by surfacing the key influencers who are shaping and defining markets, issues and reputations.
Through the lens of influence, BuzzLogic provides a means for marketing and communications practitioners to engage with social media in order to manage their brands, reputations, products and customer relationships. As a result, the confusion that has characterized social media is replaced by clarity – marketers can make sense of the conversations they care about. And they can do something about them. | Internet Privacy Standards (According to Google and Microsoft)
The big news in the tech industry this week is the fight over the future of Yahoo. But there's a sideshow worth watching for those interested in Washington tech policy: Today is the last day of the Federal Trade Commission's public comment period on online privacy principles and behavioral advertising.
Not surprisingly, the two biggest figures in the wheeling and dealing over Yahoo's future play a big role here, too. Both have submitted comments on the FTC rules, and the differences between them may demarcate the future lines of the debate.
First a very quick definition: Behavioral advertising is the collection and use of information about Internet users’ web browsing behavior to target them for advertising purposes.
To use a very extreme example, behavioral advertising could mean that advertising companies could compile databases detailing whether someone visits web sites focusing on religion, medical, or sexual-orientation matters — and then use that information to tailor ads to that person, even after he has moved on to other web site | The Latest Fall Fashion Trends from Famous Fashion Designers
Vis.A.Vis highlights the latest fashion developments from across the world in a visually-stimulating manner. Whether it's showcasing fall fashion trends in remote international locations or celebrating the creativity of famous fashion designers, Vis.A.Vis is the primary destination for stylish, cosmopolitan readers like you. Our online magazine and community covers the flavors of exotic locales by featuring local models in famous fashion designer attire. By communicating the nuances of local styles and customs, we foster a greater understanding of multiculturalism and its revolutionary impact on global society. | Idea Earth Launches Site for Easy Mobile Access to FBI Most Wanted
Idea Earth, a company specializing in mobile web site development, today announced that users can now access important FBI Most Wanted content at fbimostwanted.mobi on the mobile we | Trend and Market Research in Japan - Business Development
Japan is the most innovative and trendsetting country in the world with a great and still undeveloped potential for European companies. Japan’s Automotive Industry is the No.1 worldwide. Japan is the leading innovator of electronic appliances and gadgets. Japan is the birth place of the gaming market and boasts with the most advanced Mobile Communication Industry. It is wel-known for its Media, Manga/Anime, successful TV shows and series etc. | 
| News and Media Traffic to Video Sites Up 196 Percent
Search engines and gossip blogs are having a growing impact on online news-consumption patterns, according to the just-released Hitwise US News and Media Report, which examines recent trends in online news, writes MarketingVox (via MarketingCharts). Moreover, online news consumption is beginning to fragment, as users rely on a greater number of news sources, expanding usage of nontraditional news sites, according to Hitwise research director LeeAnn Prescott, author of the report. | The Stylehive is a global social shopping community, dedicated to discovering and sharing the most exciting products, the stores that sell them, and the people that find them. You don't have to join the hive to enjoy it. Casual readers can just browse, search or subscribe to it via RSS. You'll discover and share what you find in the hive by exploring tags, individual people's hives, popular or recent bookmarks, and popular sites in the hive. Or, you can simply check out our blog, a publication that constantly covers what trends our editors are seeing emerge in the hive. | "Internet moet 'semantisch web' worden"
UTRECHT - 08/06/07 Tim Berners-Lee, grondlegger van het wereldwijde web, heeft kritiek op de manier waarop het internet evolueert. Lee is bang dat het huidige Web 2.0 zorgt voor versnippering en dubbel werk. Hij wil in plaats daarvan een nieuwe informatiestandaard die "alles en iedereen met elkaar verbindt". | www.pietervangendt.nl
Designpartner, Woonarken, Architectuur, Straatmeubilair, Productontwerp, Styling, Exposities, Decors, Interieurs, Details, Specials, Visualisaties, Educatie, Balkons. | Facebook, Friendster Signal Changing Tide
The world of social networking is changing, but don't worry, it's not permanent. It's more of a tide than anything that reaches and recedes from all things. MySpace is changing, Facebook is catching, and Friendster is resurrected.
Like Internet dating in its infancy, social networks have graduated from something for the kids (with dating, it was the geeks) to a normalized part of society. Critics had similar concerns about Rock N Roll in its day, and short skirts, and tie-dye, and jazz and dancing | TRENDBOX - Trendbox kent de Nederlander door en door
Gespecialiseerd in continu en trendonderzoek. Bekendste product is Life & Living, een onderzoek naar de waarden, houding en het gedrag van de Nederlander. | The Profit Calculator
The wild risks, unexpected niches, and day-in-day-out grind behind making a dollar in New York...for everyone from a drug dealer to Goldman Sachs. | Trendwatching.com - September 2007 | If you enjoy our monthly Trend Briefings, you will love our 2008 Trend Report.
The new annual report (to be released on 28 September 2007), will get you access to more than two dozen trends that matter next year. From HAPPYNOMICS and ECO-EMBEDDED to ACCE$$ and STORY SUPPLIERS.
Comprising the bulk of the 2008 Trend Report, the 150+ PowerPoint slides/texts will highlight dozens of consumer trends, and hundreds of examples. All aimed at getting you in the know on what will matter next year.
Sustainability will be on every corporate agenda, for years to come. Forget 'recycling' though: we''ve moved from well-intended DIY to 'Eco-Chic' to the emergence of an entire ECO-ECOSYSTEM (highlighted in our previous report) to what we've dubbed ECO-EMBEDDED: no need for consumers to worry about environmental consequences any more, as forward-looking brands have already done the work. Learn how to apply this trend within your own industry. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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