Whether you’re familiar with the term “creative class,” coined by American urban studies theorist Richard Florida, you know the group we’re talking about. See that lady at your local coffee shop hammering out the next great American novel or the fellow over there in the corner working his Photoshop voodoo on an Apple laptop? They’re [...]
Dec 09, 2011 | Categories:Brainsnacks, Media, Technology, Trends | Tags: Apple, coffee shop, creative class, cultural trends, job market, laptop, Music, publishing, Richard Florida, Technology, writers | Leave A Comment »
Pursed for Success With more gadgets than two pockets can hold, some affluent males are toting bags that look an awful lot like women’s purses Man bags have become more socially acceptable, but it’s still a sore subject. Maybe that’s why so many names have been assigned to the modern man’s bag: the duffle, the [...]
Oct 18, 2011 | Categories:Brainsnacks | Tags: Apple, Burberry, clothes, fashion trends, Gucci, handbags, iPad, laptop, Louis Vuitton, luxury trends, male fashion, man purse, murse, purse, smartphones, Technology, Terrence Howard, the duffle, the messenger, the portfolio case, the pouch, the satchel, the tote, Versace | Leave A Comment »
This is the fourth in a series of 12 posts expounding on the 2011 forecasts in the annual trends report from Salzman, president of Euro RSCG Worldwide PR and an internationally respected trendspotter. Just ask Oprah: There is nothing stranger than human existence in all its infinite and frail variety. If it’s true, as they [...]
Dec 02, 2010 | Categories:Features, Media, Social Media, Technology, Trends | Tags: 127 Hours, Andrew Sullivan, Augusten Burroughs, bloggers, blogs, channels, Chicago, connecting, desktop, Elizabeth Gilbert, Facebook, fanzines, Father Ray Blake, food diaries, gatekeepers, Global Voices, Hard Times, interactivity, Ivanka Trump, John Gilbert, Jott, Khloe Kardashian, Kim Kardashian, Kourtney Kardashian, laptop, Little Women, mens' blogs, mommy blogs, mycasting, NaNoWriMo, Nouriel Roubini, novels, Pulitzer Prize, retweet, self-expression, sincerity, Social Media, SoMe, storytelling, Studs Terkel, Swiss Army, Technorati, The Apprentice, The Confessions of Nat Turner, Tolstoy, Trends, trendspotting, Tumblr, tweet, Twitter, War and Peace, William Styron, WordPress | 3 Comments »
