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OlderSurfers/OlderGamers/GasDrivingOnline/FacebookRedesign/Twitter
Older Americans’ web use is starting to mirror that of younger consumers
We should be less and less surprised by these headlines now that many online consumers have been online for some time now.
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Changing Video Gamer Demographics
They ain’t playing Resident Evil 4, but the picture you have of a gamer in your head may not [...]
Issues of Interest
U.S. back-to-college spending to fall this year-survey
Reuters.com
Enter the gaming grandmothers
BizReport.com
Social media and the tribalization of business
BizReport.com
Dressing Rooms Of The Future
Forbes.com
Home Servers May Render CD Racks Obsolete
NYTimes.com
Digital revolution could be Olympics’ salvation
Washingtonpost.com
Digital Marketing News
New Generation of Phones Is Game-Changer for Radio
AdAge.com
Can Local Web Ads Save Newspapers?
eMarketer.com
Does search marketing increase brand awareness?
BizReport.com
Report: Mall Shoppers Watch [...]
We should be less and less surprised by these headlines now that many online consumers have been online for some time now.
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Article excerpt: The online behavior of Americans 50 years and older increasingly is mirroring the online behavior of younger Americans, including similar online shopping habits, according to a study from The Center for [...]
They ain’t playing Resident Evil 4, but the picture you have of a gamer in your head may not reflect reality.
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Article excerpt: Move over, guys. Mom wants to play. It has been years since the stereotype of teen boy video gamers in the US was wholly true. Most video gamers are adults, [...]
Last week, I was bragging that I found gas for under $4.20 a gallon. Who EVER thought that gas over $4.00 would be considered a bargain?
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Article excerpt: To go shopping these days, more Americans are trading in their car keys for a keyboard. Online shopping is gaining at a time when [...]
Smart move by Facebook . BACN will be the social network killer if they are not careful.
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Article excerpt: Facebook Inc. is making sweeping changes to the world’s largest social networking site, aiming to give users more control and to curb new forms of spam, company officials said late on Sunday. Facebook’s redesign aims to [...]
Yes, I love to talk about Twitter. Yes, I wrote about it my last post. Yes, you still don’t get it. But you should – you really should!
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Article excerpt: “What are you doing?” That question is the rocket fuel for Twitter — a hot social-network service that [...]
MicroBlogging/Boomers/IPhone/ E-CommerceMustHaves/GooTube
[Please note that I will be on vacation next week so the next blog update will be the week of 7/28]
Twitter Nation: Microblogging is huge, but should anyone care?
When’s the last time you sent a Tweet? If your answer is anything other than “a few hours ago” you need to read this article [...]
Issues of Interest
The Changing Face of the U.S. Consumer
adage.com
Hurry up, the customer has a complaint
boston.com
Text Messaging Huge with Young Adults
emarketer.com
Digital Marketing News
Local Online Video Ads, Dollars
emarketer.com
Survey: More Buyers Expect to Spend Less in Most Media
adage.com
Digital Commerce News
Web entrepreneur plans year-round ‘Black Friday’
bizjournals.com
Online Reviews Sway Shoppers
emarketer.com
New shopping cart fashions a 19% conversion rate hike at Urban [...]
When’s the last time you sent a Tweet? If your answer is anything other than “a few hours ago” you need to read this article – because you don’t get it.
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Article excerpt: The first thing Amanda Mooney, 22, does when she wakes up in the morning is fire up her laptop. [...]
