by Abelardo de la Peña Jr. WHAT’S HAPPENING The homeless aren’t the only ones searching for shelter in San Francisco nowadays. The Dolores Housing Program’s two shelters are providing service to more working Latinos lining up for a meal and a place to stay. Founded in 1983 to aid Central Americans seeking asylum from political [...]
by Hans Eisenbeis WHAT’S HAPPENING How desperate are Americans for relief from escalating health insurance costs and disappearing benefits? They’re increasingly willing to let the federal government get involved. That’s according to a May 2009 poll by CNN and Opinion Research, which found that 63% of survey respondents “would favor an increase in the federal [...]
Posted in Consumer Trend, Health, Money/Spending
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Tagged Boomers, Consumer trends, Gen Xers, Hans Eisenbeis, healthcare reform, Iconoculture, Iconowatch, Matures, Millennials
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by Katie Elfering WHAT’S HAPPENING Office drones chained to their desks have no hope of heating up a hot lunch … until now. Heinz has developed a prototype USB-powered microwave that lets workers keep working and eat a hot lunch without leaving their desks. Called the Beanzawave, the mini-microwave stands a short 7.4-inches tall by [...]
Posted in Consumer Trend, Food/Beverage, Work
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Tagged Beanzawave, Boomers, Consumer trends, Gen Xers, Heinz, Iconoculture, Iconowatch, Katie Elfering, Millennials, USB-powered microwave
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by Lisa Parks WHAT’S HAPPENING Keeping rappers on a reasonable budget in this economy is like pulling teeth and that’s truer than ever for hip hop artists who are used to putting their money where their mouth is. Rap stars and wannabes are ditching their gold and diamond encrusted teeth, called “grillz,” at websites like [...]
Posted in Consumer Trend, Fashion, Money/Spending
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Tagged Consumer trends, Gen Xers, hip-hop culture, Iconoculture, Iconowatch, Johnny Dang, Lisa Parks, Millennials, selling gold
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by Hans Eisenbeis I have a new friend — my hairstylist. For 20 years, I’ve been a stereotypical Gen X slacker who cut his own hair. Finally, my wife persuaded me to let go. “Isn’t it about time you got an adult haircut?” So I booked a chair at a local salon and met Tim. [...]
October 31, 2008 – 10:52 am
Is this what the bottom feels like? Iconoculture’s consumer finance experts riff on the economy, the housing market, consumers’ fear, groupsolving and what to watch next. Download the podcast with Chris Keating, Derek Stubbs and Hans Eisenbeis here: Podcast: What to Watch in a Train Wreck 33 min., 54 sec.
Posted in Consumer Trend, Economic meltdown, Economy, Money/Spending, Podcasts
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Tagged Chris Keating, Consumer spending, Derek Stubbs, Economic depression, Economic meltdown, Groupsolving, Hans Eisenbeis, Iconoculture, Iconosphere, Iconowatch, Recession
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October 28, 2008 – 10:08 am
Times, you may have heard, are tough. Banks are failing, world markets are skittish and our entire economic system is being rewired. So there’s that. Earlier this month, Iconoculture’s Advisory Team took a look at the crisis. In addition to laying out some historical context, our Point of View brief on the topic offers high-level [...]
