In this era of big data, information overload is easy, but getting just the right amount is key when making a worthwhile purchase online. However, e-retailers Frank & Oak seem to have found the answer to this Goldilocks conundrum.
via Men’s E-Retail Store Evolves To Fit Shopper’s Personal Style As They Buy – PSFK.
To promote the “Unboxed: Adventures in Cardboard†exhibit, The Chicago Childrens Museum launched Mister Imagines Toy Store, a pop-up store in Chicago’s Wicker Park. This toy store, however, was nothing like a traditional toy store with games, videos, dolls and books. This toy store sold cardboard boxes, and nothing else.
via Childrens Museum Promotes Creative Kids Play With Cardboard Box Shop | MediaPost Publications.
“In the future we may not have anybody consuming news,†Poindexter says in her release. “We can’t continue to ignore the problem. The older generation is dying out. Who will be the role model encouraging future generations to be informed?â€
via Study: Young people consider news to be garbage and lies | JIMROMENESKO.COM.
Only a year ago, the charts were dominated by stars who had come out of the old machine of radio and major-label promotion: Katy Perry, Rihanna, Adele, Maroon 5. This year’s biggest hits — “Call Me Maybe,†Gotye’s “Somebody That I Used to Know†and Fun.’s “We Are Young†— started in left field and were helped along by YouTube and Twitter before coming to the mainstream media.
via How ‘Call Me Maybe’ and Social Media Are Upending Music – NYTimes.com.
Puma in partnership with researchers at the Bristol University, is trying to find out what men love more: their soccer team, or their partner. The research involved 20 Newcastle United fans where their stress levels were measured when researchers stuck needles into voodoo dolls that resembled their favorite players or their wives/girlfriends, while pictures of their ‘loved ones’ were also torn up.
