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ü bertrends. Technology reflecting changing paradigms not just surface tastes I am Richard Feinberg Dept of Consumer Sciences NEAFCS Galaxy III Conference 2008. First Things First. Thank you for inviting me. Big Trend 1- The Digital Lifestyle. The Marriage of Life and Technology.
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übertrends Technology reflecting changing paradigms not just surface tastes I am Richard Feinberg Dept of Consumer Sciences NEAFCS Galaxy III Conference 2008
First Things First • Thank you for inviting me
Big Trend 1- The Digital Lifestyle The Marriage of Life and Technology
Video Gaming • 500 million in 1st week
IMing • 55 million • 78% of teens • 28% of parents are aware • 30 kids per kid • 50% kids IM to strangers
300 Million • 4th largest country in world
Colbie Caillat 21 million downloads
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Our Brave New Digital World The Digital Lifestyle is rewriting the rules of how we live
Trend #2- Unwired The Unwired Generation
The Digital Person • Generation Y (Millennials) • Only know digital technology • 75 million strong in US • 750 million globally (3 billion by 2015) • 45% of world population by 2015 • 8.5 hours/day digitally connected • 90% research, 50% purchase on Web g
Digital Ecosystem Digital Client- Business in an Instant ‘Always-on, always connected’ is a God-given right !