Category Archives: Trend Spotting

Capturing Trends happening in the world.

HEX ships iPod nano watch band, dares you to destroy it video — Engadget

Posted on December 30, 2010 by kjperpich

    Its highly improbable that you actually need yet another option when looking for a watch band to house your iPod nano 6G, but if that first-run version you sprung for is already in tatters, HEX has a little … Continue reading →

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Will Netflix Kill the Internet? – BusinessWeek

Posted on December 3, 2010 by kjperpich

    By any measure, Netflix (NFLX) is having a really good year. Its subscriber base jumped by 52 percent in the third quarter, and its stock price has doubled since July 1. Analysts and customers are bullish about the … Continue reading →

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GM, Ford, Nissan Bring Smartphone Apps to Cars

Posted on November 18, 2010 by kjperpich

via BusinessWeek.com — Top News Automakers and car equipment makers are developing technology that lets cars run apps and communicate with devices such as … Read More >>

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Gorillaz Record New Album on an iPad

Posted on November 13, 2010 by kjperpich

via Mashable! The members of cartoon supergroup Gorillaz have been busy touring this year, but they could already have a new album — recorded … Read More >>

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Why All The Interest In Tumblr? Try 1,540 Percent Pageview Growth

Posted on November 13, 2010 by kjperpich

via TechCrunch Tumblr is attracting a lot of attention right now There is talk of a big funding round in the works and it is making … Read More >>

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Big cable loses 500,000 subscribers in Q3, we neglect to send flowers — Engadget

Posted on November 5, 2010 by kjperpich

    Last quarter was the first time ever that US pay TV subscription rates were down. Now, according to GigaOM\’s calculations, big cable suffered another set back in Q3, waving goodbye to over 500,000 subscribers in total. Comcast was … Continue reading →

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rb.trends» Blog Archive » Texting

Posted on October 18, 2010 by kjperpich

    Teen text messages hit new high: 6 an hour, 3339 a month “That’s the (somewhat stupendous) number of text messages the average American teen sends every month, according to Nielsen, which recently crunched data from 60,000 cell phone … Continue reading →

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Solar Power Supplier Now Offers Home Improvement Too

Posted on October 12, 2010 by kjperpich

via Fast Company What if the guy installing your new solar panels could also fix your ducts and fit your home for energy-efficient lights? … Read More >>

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Energizer AP1201 case for iPhone 4 charges while it protects — Engadget

Posted on October 11, 2010 by kjperpich

    You know what we always say: never enough battery life. Energizer\’s new AP1201 case for the iPhone 4 should come as a welcome addition to your Apple gadget family. As a slim, protective case of silicone rubber it\’s … Continue reading →

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Marketers get creative targeting hard-to-reach college students – USATODAY.com

Posted on October 4, 2010 by kjperpich

It may have seemed like just another freshman move-in day at West Virginia University. But for American Eagle Outfitters (AEO), it was D-Day.Long before the new students arrived at their dorms a few weeks ago, the trendy clothing retailer had … Continue reading →

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