Tag Archives: Consumer values

RECAPPING TOMORROW

January 6, 2010 – 11:03 am

by Josh Kimball Here’s my recap of retrospectives: They stink. Most of them rear-view the year past with a sort of opt-in myopia, calling out the same large landmarks (Obama got inaugurated, the economy sucked, Michael Jackson died), offering up the same vague interpretations, and stumbling over the same punchlines. They’re all too often merely […]

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Despite the downturn, Millennials look on the sunny side

July 22, 2009 – 6:00 am

by Cree McCree WHAT’S HAPPENING Sure, times are tough. But Millennials haven’t lost faith in the future. A recent Pew survey found that 56% are fairly satisfied with their own economic status, compared with just 46% of Boomers (Los Angeles Times 6.21.09). Two-thirds of the young adults surveyed also gave thumbs up to the way […]

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Mayan 2012: Signaling the dawn of a new era?

February 23, 2009 – 6:00 am

by Rocio Zamora Arzola WHAT’S HAPPENING The Mayan Long Count calendar’s end date, December 21, 2012, is creating quite a stir among New Age enthusiasts, conscious Latinos and the community-at-large. The basic idea: 2012 marks the conclusion of a 5,126-year cycle, and with it the end of the world as we know it. Theories about […]

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Why do people give to charity? To look good

February 20, 2009 – 6:00 am

by Hans Eisenbeis WHAT’S HAPPENING A new academic study has interesting ramifications for the world of philanthropy. Behavioral economists Dan Ariely, Anat Bracha and Stephan Meier found that one of the main reasons people give to charity is “image motivation” (Economist.com 1.15.09). That is, they wish to be seen by others as charitable people. While […]

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Down to Earth: The recession-friendly dating site

February 18, 2009 – 6:00 am

by Stefania Revelli WHAT’S HAPPENING What’s your recessionary type? The makers of Match.com have launched Down to Earth, a dating site designed for today’s financially strapped singles. Unlike many other fee-based dating sites, the service is free. For Get RealSM singles who don’t have the money or the time for dealbreaker duds, a RealRatings system […]

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Up the Down Staircase

February 17, 2009 – 2:44 pm

by Hans Eisenbeis Two men were chatting outside the Minneapolis public library the other day, discussing the upside of unemployment. “I’m spending more time with my family, and we’re just hanging out — doing old-fashioned stuff like playing board games and cards.” His unmarried friend was incredulous. “Well, you don’t need a ruined economy to […]

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Podcast: Which Consumer Value Won the 2008 Election?

November 4, 2008 – 6:09 am

Download our weekly economic podcast with Chris Keating, Derek Stubbs and Hans Eisenbeis here: Which Consumer Value Won the 2008 Election?

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WALKING AWAY WITH THE FUTURE

October 24, 2008 – 8:57 am

by Josh Kimball Last weekend, I, along with a cadre of colleagues, headed to Los Angeles for Iconosphere, Iconoculture’s annual cultural trend conference. In addition to the recession-proof and copiously flowing booze, what’s on everyone’s lips this year is our current economic crisis. Of course, for attendees of last October’s Iconosphere, the monumental happenings of […]

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