Graham Brown

Trend: Discrete Social Media

June 20, 2011

===The 3 Stages of Youth Social Media=== With Facebook’s impending IPO, there is a lot of talk in the blogosphere about whether the phenomenal rise to prominence can continue ad infinitum? Teens, we are warned may be the first group of users to jump ship. If this is the case, then investors are worried that [...]

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Trend: Droidettes (will teens drive Android?)

June 17, 2011

Are youth key in the development of Android applications? We already know that youth were the first to adopt and develop SMS. Both Facebook and Napster were invented by 19 year olds. Youth also scoped and developed BBM as a usable service. Now brands like Google are hoping to harness this creativity to youthsource future [...]

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mobileYouth around the world – weekly digest June 15, 2011

June 15, 2011

mobileYouth Asia LIVE!: Ice Cream & iPhones – A Cool Marketing Lesson for Mobile Companies What is it about Asians and our love for food? In Hong Kong, you’d see girls decked out in Gucci, standing in line to eat noodles from a street vendor. In Jakarta you’d see young people tripping over themselves to [...]

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Trend: Weibo Hacking (How are Teens reclaiming Social Space?)

June 2, 2011

We’ve talked a lot about youth defining their own social spaces using Blackberry – in particular the use of Blackberry groups. Now, we find a great post by Tricia Wang on Weibo detailing how youth are now hacking established communication tools to fulfill their own needs. Weibo – the Chinese twitter client – now becomes [...]

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The 2011 Mobile Youth Workshop for SonyEricsson (Download)

June 1, 2011

To discuss the details and finding of this workshop with mobileYouth contact us here (mobileYouth) The 2011 Youth and Mobile Culture Workshop Sony Ericsson View more presentations from Graham Brown (mobileYouth)

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Trend: Nokia Nostalgia (is this the end of the Nokia Feed Through?)

June 1, 2011

Great post over at Fring on the phones we used to love. As expected, Nokia dominates the nostalgia trip. As Seren says: The first “cool” phone I got that wasn’t just the cheapest the company could find was the Nokia 8110 The first phone is always usually a hand-me-down and often not a Nokia but [...]

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mobileYouth around the world – weekly digest June 1, 2011

June 1, 2011

mobileYouth Asia LIVE!: Smoking Your Nokia – The Social Currency of Nokia, BlackBerry, Samsung and Sony Ericsson in Asia In terms of social currency for young people, mobile phones are what smoking was. So how should marketers in Nokia, Samsung, BlackBerry, and Sony Ericsson adjust their strategy? Find out in this edition of mobileYouth Asia [...]

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Brand Pyramids

May 31, 2011

New presentation by Graham Brown mobileYouth (Graham Brown mobileYouth) Brand Pyramids View more presentations from Graham Brown (mobileYouth)

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International Account Managers Wanted at mobileYouth

May 30, 2011

An opportunity to work with the global mobileYouth team with brands like Vodafone, Nokia, Blackberry, MTV, Adidas, Oracle, Red Bull and UNICEF. We are recruiting account managers for * EUROPE * NORTH AMERICA * AFRICA * SOUTH AMERICA Manage and grow business relationship with extensive client base. Develop your research, presentation and business development skills [...]

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mobileYouth around the world – weekly digest May 24, 2011

May 24, 2011

Upcoming mobileYouth Asia LIVE!: Churn is Social – Youth and Churn Part 2 – What’s the Best Loyalty Strategy for Mobile Operators in Asia? If price is not the answer, then what’s the best churn/loyalty strategy for mobile operators in Asia? Find out right here, on Tuesday, 24 May 2011. Remember to bookmark this site. [...]

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