For those hoping that skateboarding or even inline, for that matter, would soon be an Olympic sport, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has punted it in favor the recent short-listed sports, wrestling, baseball/softball, and squash. Last week, in a statement that declares who’s going to make the cut for the IOC Session vote in Buenos […]
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International Olympic Committee Attempts to Make Sports in Olympics Relevant, Short-Lists Wrestling, Puts “Roller Sports” On Back-Burner
Shepard Fairey for MOCATV Talks Logos, Art X Business, Getting Lost Down YouTube Rabbit Hole
MOCAtv from the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, continues to pump-out creative video vignettes featuring unique angles on topics discussed among leading-edge artists for the some time now. Their latest features Shepard Fairey as he discusses in less than 2 and a half minutes, how he was inspired by an old-school Bell Logo marketing […]
Label Networks’ New Youth Study Reveals “Recession Generation” Sparks DIY Subcultures with New Industries, Brands, Influences, Market Trends
Now Available! Label Networks’ 13th Annual Spring Youth Culture Study! Label Networks’ 13th Annual Spring Youth Culture Study reveals new consumer insights from 13-25-year-olds across the United States—the “Recession Generation”–that’s sparking new DIY subcultures, brands, industries, and market trends in spending patterns, social networking, fashion, footwear, technology, music, sports, entertainment, and more. Youth culture in […]
Kelly Clark and Shaun White Win Golds at Burton U.S. Open of Snowboarding—Major Success in Vail, CO for Industry’s Most Prestigious
Undeniably, the Burton U.S. Open of Snowboarding is the most prestigious event in the sport snowboarding, attracting the top pros from around the world, media attention, and this time, due to a new location from Stratton Mountain, VT, to the mega-resort of Vail, CO, more fans than ever before in the event’s 31 year-long history. […]
Future Consumers Report: Who Is Your Favorite Athlete? Youth Market’s Top Choices and Effects on Sponsorship, Sports, New Icons
Favorite athlete picks by youth culture today may shake-up perceived notions of valuable sponsorships, not to mention what sports and lifestyles 13-25-year-olds now associate with and how this impacts the businesses surrounding sporting industries, entertainment, and more. In this Future Consumers Report, we focus on fresh data from our upcoming Spring Youth Culture Study 2013 […]
How Kickstarter Kickstarted Sundance—Changing the Game for Indie Creatives and an EIY Solution for a New Generation
Kickstarter has changed the game in fundraising but not just for artists with special projects. Kickstarter is a disruptive concept that rallies people together and bysteps the usual protocol of traditional business fundraising altogether. Since Kickstarter’s launch in 2009, 900,000 people pledged support for indie filmmakers, with more than $100 million pledged to features, documentaries, […]
X Games Wraps with Shaun White Capturing First 6-Peat in Snowboard History, Kelly Clark 3-Peats, and Record Attendance in Aspen
X Games Aspen 2013 made history with the largest 4-day crowd attendance ever with 115,000 people including a record-breaking 47,200 on Saturday alone at Buttermilk Mountain in Aspen, CO, January 26, 2013. While the X Games continues to be known as the “alternative Olympics” it also has some interesting snow sports in its competition line-up […]
The Future Consumers Report: Mobile Phones, Spending Patterns, Electronics, Technology—Why Youth Culture is Leading the Charge
The Digital Lifestyle With the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) going on now, from January 8-11, 2013 in Las Vegas, for our first Future Consumers Report for 2013, we take a deeper look at our data for where things are headed in electronics, mobile devices, technology, and spending patterns and how this future generation is influencing […]
Current TV Sells to Al-Jazeera for $500 Million
One of the more popular youth culture cable channels, and one highly touted for covering issues that mainstream news channels don’t, Current TV has become a darling media site and TV network for a new generation that’s become tainted by traditional media. On Wednesday, January 2, 2013, former Vice President Al Gore, a co-founder with […]