5 Innovations From Newspaper Publishers
A list of how five newspaper publishers and media companies are innovating to keep the news industry profitable.
Shifting The Understanding Of A Category In Order To Win It
Through a new understanding of high-value design, Samsung renewed the product design of its TVs and doubled its market share in just a few years.
Who Needs The Web When I've Got Facebook?
If Facebook is serious about becoming the social index for the entire web, it needs to make itself a more hospitable place for outside web page content to live.
Are Magazine Apps Delivering The Right Kind Of Future?
As apps have become tokens of the future, publishers need to become inventors of everyday science fiction.
Understanding Social Networking To Fuel Innovation
Our study of the mechanics behind relationship-building among young people uncovered how social networks affect the quality of their friendships.
Understanding The Design Rules Of The Home To Improve Product Design
ReD helped Samsung develop their own distinct visual design philosophy–one that gave up the aesthetics of technology to instead reflect the aesthetics of the home.
Are Teens Really Plugged-In? They Just Text A Lot
There’s a lot of talk about teens being “digital natives.” But for teens technology is just another way to maximize their social connections.
Popularity-Seeking Teens Pursue The Cult Of Celebrity On DKBN
The hottest media trend in the last few years has been the explosion of hyperlocal content as it has become clear that the masses cared most about themselves and their surroundings.
What Kind Of Media Do Teens Like And Why?
For media companies, creating compelling content demands a lot more subtlety than promoting products. To engage teens, they have to understand the way they respond to the world.
Good Students Don't Do What They Are Told
The traditional providers of classroom teaching tools are failing to create the exciting atmosphere and empowering relationships teachers aspire to achieve.
Why Do People Lie About Check-Ins on Foursquare?
Foursquare has also cultivated some bizarrely anti-social behaviour in a subset of its users.
Should We Trust Companies That Want Us To Use Our Real Names Online?
The use of your real ID online has become an issue of moral uprightness — yet don’t we all want accountability and reliability for all users?
Does Facebook Have An Intimacy Problem? What Marketers Need To Know About The Social Network
In a poll, we found that most people wish that Facebook would help them deepen their friendships in the real world.
The Value Of Digital Wear & Tear
As consumption moves into a digital world, there is growing demand for digital products to mimic the aesthetic appeal of wear and tear.
500 Friends And No One To Call: Insights On The Reality Of Social Networking
Social networking was supposed to bring people closer. It hasn’t — and the stats from our recent survey prove it.
The Best Wearables Will Be The Ones You Throw Away
When developers in wearables put less focus on creating long-term relationships with users, they can deliver more meaningful value to users in the moment.
American Banker: Go Digital, But Don't Forget Banking's Human Factor
As banks digitize more of their services, the human factor can be lost. How can banks better understand the financial wellbeing of their customers?
Fortune: Should Google Know Your Deepest And Darkest Secrets?
Instead of letting the tech industry invade your privacy in the name of their progress, it’s time to really ask — What do we really want as a society?
Wired: Your Big Data Is Worthless If You Don't Bring It Into The Real World
The real lesson of Google Flu Trends is that it isn’t enough to ask how ‘big’ the data is—we also need to ask how ‘thick’ it is.