TREND REPORTS
In Silicon Valley Frenzy, VCs Create New Inside Track
[Investing]
2015/04/07 11:19
Pinterest board observer raised $200 million in three days to buy more shares?with startup’s blessing.[Pinterest has raised more than $1 billion, much of that through special funds called SPVs, since 2010. Above, Pinterest headquarters in San Francisco.]Venture-capital firms such as Andreessen Horowitz and FirstMark Capital, along with a cast of prominent entrepreneurs and executives, have eac...
Minimalist Underprintings Speak to Consumer Demand for Simplicity
[Product]
2015/04/07 11:19
Minimalism is very much in vogue right now, as evidenced by everything from the unexpected popularity of The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up to the design menu options of the Hipster Logo Generator.The desire for streamlined lifestyles and aesthetics doesn’t only apply to areas visible to the public eye, however. In fact, a number of new lingerie brands specializing in minimalism suggest tha...
(Video) Will The Next Generation of Displays Be 3D ?
[Tech]
2015/04/07 11:18
In a few short years, touchscreens have revolutionized the way we interact with technology. But to make the best use of our senses, the next generation of displays will not be flat, but have 3-dimensional, reconfigurable surfaces.At least, that’s the belief of Lancaster University’s Jason Alexander, whose lab is prototyping 3D displays to study how we interact with them. Over at The Conversat...
Mobile Email Benchmarks : YOY Click, Purchase, and Design Trends
[Consumer]
2015/04/07 11:18
Mobile clicks accounted for 40% of all marketing email clicks in the fourth quarter of 2014, a 10% year-over-year increase, according to a recent report from Yesmail.The report was based on data from 4Q14 and 4Q13 marketing emails sent via Yesmail's campaign management platform. The researchers examined year-over-year changes for key metrics such as click-to-open rate (CTO), desktop-to-mobile p...
SilverAir Sock - Odorless Socks Made With Pure Silver
[Product]
2015/04/07 11:18
Y Athletics are making socks using pure silver and merino wool - insanely comfortable, flawless performance, and naturally odorless.Y Athletics was born on Kickstarter with the help and support of thousands of backers from all over the world. Our goal is simple - to design and manufacture the highest quality products that are engineered for performance but incredibly comfortable so you'll want...
How Jean Patou Squeezed 10,600 Jasmine Flowers into a 1.6-Ounce Bottle
[Business]
2015/04/07 11:18
The story of Joy, the costliest perfume you can buy. Henri Alm?ras, the legendary perfumer of Grasse, stared contemptuously at designer Jean Patou and his confidant Elsa Maxwell, the plumpish society columnist from America.It was 1930, and the pair had come to the south of France in search of a perfume to prop up Patou's couture empire?hard hit by the Great Depression. Patou and Maxwell had spe...
A Startup’s Plans for a New Social Reality
[Tech]
2015/04/07 11:17
AltspaceVR is building virtual hangouts that it hopes you’ll use to watch a movie with friends or play a game of life-size chess.[In AltspaceVR’s virtual spaces, avatars can mimic your actual head, arm, and hand movements with the use of an Oculus DK2 headset and Microsoft’s Kinect.]Virtual reality could be used for all kinds of activities, from virtual sightseeing to science-lab dissections...
Business Card Reignites Old-Style Matchbook Advertising
[Design]
2015/04/07 11:17
Wildfire and Cossette collaborate with a business card that "sparks" conversation.Cossette Branding developed a memorable business card for event management company WildFire. The red letters in the “W” of their name is rough enough to strike a match, standing slightly raised above the sharp, glossy surface of the rest of the card.WildFire prides themselves on being a company that brings event...
(PDF) BCG - Earning Consumer Trust in Big Data
[Consumer]
2015/04/06 11:50
A European Perspective on Regulatory Issues and Legal Risks.Big data provides an enormous upside for businesses. By supplying granular insight into consumer behaviors and habits, it enables companies to better develop new products and services, improve existing offerings, reinforce relationships with consumers, and boost revenue.And the data keeps coming. Traditional data sources?such as paymen...
