The tipping point?
We were saying youth were tweeting way back when the media execs couldn’t see a world beyond their own bubble. There’s been a lot of discussion about whether youth tweet or not, stats bounded around and analysis dissected. The point is, does it count? Whether it’s only 5% of 50% of the demographic, [...]
Society
Is Twitter the new CNN?
Social website Twitter has played a big part at making the world aware of the situation in Iran. Social media also allows the citizens of Iran to organize and take action against the government. (Grownup Thinking.com)
Check out more news covered here on mobileYouth about Iran. Referencing Are today’s freedom fighters using [...]
How Staples is using social networks for charity.
Staples recently started it’s campaign, “Do Something 101″, aimed at bringing school supplies to poor children in the United States. The campaign consists in word of mouth buzz and a specifically created FaceBook application. Currently, that US holds more than 13 million children living in poverty. (Source Fred [...]
BING is certainly making a BIG splash. Microsoft’s new project (But It’s Not Google) may sound irreverent in its stance but is that combined with a huge marketing push enough to make it relevant?
Pundits claim BING is bigger than Twitter. This is true if you refer to these statistics.
However, here’s a fundamental mistake in measuring [...]
Are we witnessing the growth of a generation of consumers yet unbridled by the yoke of debt or the pangs of social conscience?
Unlike the previous disaffected generation who were ultimately resigned to the fact that resistance was futile, do today’s youth believe they can effect change?
We’ve written already about youth and the power of social [...]
