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Excerpt: Undoubtedly the ability to accurately predict the next big thing in digital, mobile and social media is much more of an art than a science.

Excerpt: Spring Break 2010 Awaits--After two relatively weak Spring Break travel seasons, 2010 looks to be a renaissance year for the near rite of passage for college students around the country. Based on the findings from the latest Insights Immersion, we attribute the marked shift in behavior to a series of factors. For starters, there is a palpable sense of pent up demand, especially among seasoned student travelers that didn't take a trip last spring or perhaps even during their most recent summer break.

College Internet Life is a component of the College Lifestyle consumer deep dive conducted twice annually. Findings for the Fall '09 wave of College Internet Life were based on in-person interviews conducted the week of November 30, 2009. Interviews were conducted with 1,200 college students between the ages of 18 and 24 from 50 participating campuses. Demographically representative by age, year in school, gender, ethnicity, geographic location, school type and size with a margin of error of +2/-2 percent.

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With 2009 nearly in the books, it’s time once again to take stock of what has been a highly eventful year in media, marketing, entertainment and technology. As we prepare to say goodbye to 2009 and welcome in 2010, we are pleased to present the lone qualitative deliverable within the Youth Trends portfolio: the annual Youth Macro Trends & Predictions report. We've identified 12 macro trends that will shape youth behavior in the year ahead.

Background: Teen Internet Life is a component of the Teen Lifestyle consumer deep dive conducted twice annually. Findings for the Fall '09 wave of Teen Internet Life were based on in-person interviews conducted the week of September 14, 2009. The participating sample consisted of a total of 1,212 teens between the ages of 13 and 18. The participating sample was nationally representative by age, gender, grade in school, ethnicity and geographic location based on statistics from the National Center For Education Statistics. The margin error is +2/-2 percent.

Excerpt: Using Social Media To Redefine The Customer Experience--As social media technologies increasingly become viable marketing solutions, there are significant emerging opportunities for companies and brands to rethink how they deal with their younger customers and users. With new tools, resources and learnings released daily, the notion of an improved and technologically enhanced customer experience strategy adds real and tangible value to the factors that influence a user action or transaction.

Excerpt: Fall TV Preview & More--Reality is fast setting in for students across the country that summer break is now over and it's time once again to hit the books as well as reconnect with classmates. The month of September also marks a significant time for the major TV networks in anticipation of the start of the new TV season.

Excerpt: Back To School ’09—For the mega important back to school shopping season it seems as if the concept of frugality is the new black. Based on the results of the recently released Back To School Retail & Shopping report, the majority of teens and college students demonstrate a measurable level of frustration as it relates to what they need for the new school year versus what they actually desire. The report findings detail the purchasing conflict across a variety of product categories ranging from clothing to residence furnishings.

Excerpt: If you peruse through all of the headlines in the world of social media the big story of late is the rapid ascent in global membership for Facebook. Their latest membership count is around 150 million and growing. While the numbers are staggering, we have a bit of a different take as to what's the next big milestone for the leading social media platform. The results of our latest panel immersion only strengthens our belief that Facebook mobile as opposed to the online platform will be what everyone's talking about (and using) six months from now.

Excerpt: As we cautiously enter the New Year prospects for the marketplace aren't exactly encouraging to say the least. In the current depressed macroeconomic environment, the prevailing belief is that things won't get better anytime soon. Given the daily onslaught of gloom and doom news it's almost basic human nature to follow the path towards this self fulfilling prophecy. And no doubt based on the results of our latest immersion, the teen and college audience isn't 100% immune to all of the negativity and general lack of visibility of what lies ahead.