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(PDF) US Shoppers are Trimming Their Budgets for the Most-Requested Holiday Gift
[Consumer]
2015/11/18 11:30
Americans may be getting out the wrapping paper, scissors, and tape more this holiday season: US shoppers plan to spend less on gift cards for the first time in six years.Historically, holiday shoppers have devoted greater shares of their budgets to gift cards—easy alternatives to traditional gifts that let recipients choose what they want. But after boosting average holiday spending in the ca...
Underwear for the One in Three Women Suffering From Light Incontinence - Thinx
[Product]
2015/11/18 11:29
THINX aims to normalize incontinence with Icon, an underwear for young women who experience light bladder leaks.THINX, a women’s menstrual underwear company, has been making waves with an advertising campaign that went up this past week around New York City. Committed to breaking the negative stigma around menstruation, THINX has launched an offshoot called Icon which will be tackling another...
Top 10 Media Publishers for October 2015: Instagram Paying Off for E! Online
[Business]
2015/11/18 11:29
In October, U.S. media publishers accounted for 1.4 billion total social actions (likes, comments, shares, retweets, favorites, dislikes), with 696 million from Instagram, 666 million actions from Facebook, 48 million from Twitter, and 15 million from YouTube (excluding views).The media publishing industry represents 22 percent of all actions taken on content published by U.S. brands in October...
Gen Y Has Elevated The Importance Of Friendship
[Consumer]
2015/11/18 11:29
Gen Y’s highly social nature, digital connectivity, and nontraditional approach to adulthood has prompted them to lean on friends more than did past generations. They view these bonds as paramount to their lives, akin to that of familial or romantic relationships. As uncovered in the Cassandra Report: Ages & Stages, 86% feel a responsibility to be a good friend, signaling a greater need fo...
A Stellar Lighting Solution - The Casiopea Floor Lamp
[Design]
2015/11/18 11:28
Inspired by the constellation of the same name, the Casiopea floor lamp is not only a lighting solution to work under but a stylish addition to any room. Each joint has an integrated LED – together they simulation the stars and highlight the design’s angular shape and contrasting round components. To achieve clean, minimalist style, the specialized joints also route the cable through and arou...
How The "Peace For Paris" Sign Spread Around The World
[Design]
2015/11/17 11:00
Following The Terrorist Attacks on Paris Friday, One Graphic Designer's Raw Reaction Becomes a Global Symbol of Peace and Solidarity.In the wake of the horrific acts of terrorism that ripped through France on Friday, November 13, killing at least 129 people and injuring hundreds, an image with a message of peace has emerged amid the darkness and gone viral. It's simple, haunting, and has served...
(PDF) BCG - Uncovering Real Mobile Data Usage and the Drivers of Customer Satisfaction
[Business]
2015/11/17 11:00
No crystal ball is needed to know that mobile data traffic—already burgeoning—is set to explode. Smartphones, streaming video, and connected devices (even vehicles) aren’t just whetting consumers’ appetite for data. They are stimulating a voracious hunger. Expert corroboration is in ample supply: the networking giant Cisco, for example, estimates that mobile data traffic will increase at a...
(Patent) Apple Preps Unique Waterproof Solution for Future iPhones
[Tech]
2015/11/17 11:00
An Apple invention published on Thursday points to work on water resistant portable devices capable of expelling water from speaker and microphone cavities using varied electric charges and acoustics. As published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Apple's patent application for "Liquid expulsion from an orifice" describes a novel method by which water, or any other liquid, is transported...
(M&A) Marriott Buying Rival Hotel, Starwood For $12.2B
[Investing]
2015/11/17 11:00
Marriott International will buy Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwidefor $12.2 billion to create the world's largest hotel chain with top brands including Sheraton, Ritz Carlton and the Autograph Collection.The combined company will own or franchise more than 5,500 hotels with 1.1 million rooms worldwide and give Marriott greater presence in markets such as Europe, Latin America and Asia incl...
