Author: Ryley Bane

Youth Culture and Social Networks: Fresh Data Quantifies Communication Patterns, Key Features, and the Most Effective Brand Marketing Opportunities

Surprisingly many brands (especially in the automotive industry) don’t have a successful new media/social network strategy yet. Our results indicate what youth culture is using mostly, why, and where brands may benefit mostly in new media.

PacSun’s Brutal Q3 Results and Predicted Even Worse Q4 Says Volumes about the State of Action Sports Lifestyle; H&M Is Up 7%

It’s not fun to say “We told you so%u2026” when it comes to such bad news, but sometimes it just has to be said.

Youth Culture Shopping Pattern Changes for the Holidays and Q1 2010 -Fresh Report Illustrates Data Results on Where the Market Plans to Shop Mostly in the Next 3 Months

Recession shopping trends regarding changes in preferences for Malls, Fast Fashion, Vintage/Thrift, Exchange, Online, Direct-from-Brand Sites, Ebay, and other options reveal unexpected results and why certain shopping patterns are emerging.

Mcommerce and the Future of Retail -Label Networks’ Report on Who’s Using Mcommerce Now and Where Things Are Heading Fast

Mobile commerce is already highly utilized in mobile-savvy countries among youth culture as a new generation skips right over the use of computers. Here’s our forecast on who’s using it best and where things are headed. Data from LN’s Fall Youth Culture Study and Japan Youth Culture Study.

The School of Anti-Fashion and the Rise of the No-Logo Zone

The birth of a subculture: Sick of living smack in the middle of the reactor-core of fashion, a backlash underground movement has spawned, threatening to become the very cult it was hoping to avoid: Becoming trendy.

Retail Round-up: Small-Business Lender CIT Finally Declares Bankruptcy; Uniqlo Profits Soar 36%

The effects of CIT’s bankruptcy have yet to be felt, but brands already battered by the economy are preparing for the tsunami; meanwhile Uniqlo skips along happily on the upside of profitability.

Volcom’s Revenues Down for 3rd Quarter But Beats Expectations So It’s All”Good”

Volcom’s one of those indicator brands for action sports-inspired youth culture fashion. Not to repeat what appears to be a highly polarizing topic from last week but%u2026

VF Corp’s 3rd Quarter Results Indicate Growth for The North Face and Vans

International revenue, particularly in Asia, and direct-to-consumer are where things are doing well for the conglomerate and illustrates where market potential lies.

Google, Facebook, MySpace Continue Scramble to Create a Business Model by Tapping Music Marketshare from Apple

Giant social networks are sick of watching Apple make a killing off music and they’re jealous as hell. Not to mention that they still don’t have a business model%u2026yet. Plus fresh data from LN’s Fall Study on music and technology.

Street Artist Shepard Fairey Apologizes for Deleting Evidence in Copyright Case Against Associated Press

What goes down in this fair use copyright case may effect global artists and musicians everywhere as the debate rages over what’s considered “new” work vs. “borrowed” work.