The Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project recently released a new study of mobile internet access, Mobile Access 2010: "African-Americans and English-speaking Latinos continue to be among the most active users of the mobile web. Cell phone ownership is higher among … [Read more...]
Business Insider: “Why Is Twitter More Popular With Black People Than White People?”
May 1, 2010 By
Business Insider points out that, according to an Edison Research report on Twitter Usage In America: 2010, "black people represent 25% of Twitter users, roughly twice their share of the population in general." Business Insider presents a handful of reasons this could be the case, … [Read more...]
Lady Gaga Fans Hip to Open ID
March 1, 2010 By
ReadWriteWeb:Lady Gaga as the Killer App: Moving Identity into the Cloud: "Today, at the Open ID User Experience Summit, a jaw-dropping statistic was given that 89% of users coming to LadyGaga.com chose a third-party logon rather than create a new account. "Signup with Facebook, Twitter, … [Read more...]
Erin O. Patton: Under the Influence: Tracing the Hip-Hop Generation’s Impact on Brands, Sports, & Pop Culture
December 7, 2009 By
Erin O. Patton - Under the Influence I wanted to finish reading Erin O. Patton's Under the Influence before posting but I'm only partway through and I think this would make a great Christmas gift for anyone you know who has an interest in marketing urban culture and/or pop culture. So … [Read more...]
Hipster Rap Question: Who’s in the Audience?
September 18, 2008 By
I'm still puzzling over bits and pieces of this hipster rap thing but I have a quick question for folks who've been going to shows or watching a lot of live videos featuring acts that have received the hipster rap label. Who's in the audience? Are they the predominantly white hipsters wearing … [Read more...]
