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  RCA Design Interactions 2010
  
  02/09/2010
  
  Three design graduates have taken a sideways look at technology and its implications, touching on common themes of isolation and sensory overload. These remain core considerations in a culture with pervasive communication technology.
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- Quickfacts: Transportation
- 02/09/2010
- Average car age in Europe
- The European Automobile Manufacturers Association (ACEA) has recently released statistics detailing the average car age in the EU. It's 8.2 years.
- Focus
- 02/09/2010
- Buildabrand
- Buildabrand is a service offering businesses of all sizes, and individuals, the ability to create a brand from scratch. It taps into mainstream awareness of personal branding as a result of exposure to marketing messages.
- Focus
- 01/09/2010
- Walking the Edit
- Walking the Edit is an ambitious interactive project bridging the gap between on and offline media. Using a sophisticated editing algorithm and GPS-enabled iPhone app, users can generate unique, personalised film sequences on-the-fly.
- Quickfacts: Demographic
- 01/09/2010
- Up-and-coming neighbourhoods
- Using its patented search engine, NeighborhoodScout gathered data from 10,386 American neighbourhoods situated within 20 miles of the country’s ten largest metropolitan areas, to predict where the next desirable location might lie.
- Leaders
- 01/09/2010
- Are you organized to succeed (or fail) with women?
- Targeting women’s wallets is one thing: actually structuring your internal marketing organization to gain their dollars is another. Do you know how to start up a program that will win women for your brand?
- Report
- 31/08/2010
- Marketing to domestic dads
- The number of stay-at-home fathers has risen tenfold in the last decade. While women still account for the majority of primary care giving, the increase is significant. So how should brands respond?
- Quickfacts: Media
- 31/08/2010
- Twitter's global growth
- Twitter has seen 109% growth since 2009 with 93 million users visiting the site in June. Indonesia, Brazil and Venezuela lead the surge in global adoption.
- Consumer profiles
- 27/08/2010
- At home with dad
- We talk to a group of fathers to see how becoming a dad has altered lifestyle and consumption patterns. Consideration is given to changes to identity and lifestyle, personal routines and consumption habits.
Bloghunter
- - MTV Twitter Jockey
  - 02/09/2010
  - After a nationwide online competition, MTV has contracted the world’s first Twitter Jockey. The user voted winner is the 23 year-old Gabi Gregg, who happily accepted the $100,000 TJ job.
  - Google housing
  - 02/09/2010
  - Funding will be used for the construction and operation of 480 affordable rental housing units for low income families and senior citizens in seven communities throughout the West and Midwest.
  - Social media marketing regulation
  - 02/09/2010
  - Marketing messages that appear on company websites and social media services such as Facebook and Twitter are to be subject to the same regulations as adverts that appear on television, newspapers or other media.
  - New Nano
  - 02/09/2010
  - Apple mark has just updated the nano iPod. It is now equipped with a touchscreen, VoiceOver and an FM radio.
  - Google Maps sponsored icons
  - 02/09/2010
  - Miniature brand logos will now pop up in lieu of the generic, gray icons consumers commonly encounter when searching for nearby destinations using Google Maps. The feature allows advertisers to prominently display their businesses to users, while giving consumers quick and easy access to useful information.
  - Markerless augmented reality
  - 02/09/2010
  - Early last week Extra Reality announced a new augmented reality platform called Popcode. It improves the mixed reality experience using image recognition.

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