How To For Beginners: Curate Twitter to Help You Stay Woke
ICYMI (in case you missed it), Twitter is the new water cooler: the best place to learn things you might…
Oh Yeah – You’re Looking at a Retirement Savings Expert Right Here
In the spring of 2012, I joined a rag tag group of people at Financial Engines to kick off their…
Turning Infographics into Real Time Dynamic Marketing Tools is a Win for Business
As a content provider – I think I must spend at least thirty percent of my life creating content for…
Financial Engines Delivers a Social Security Planner Everyone Can Use
I’ve been working with Financial Engines for a couple years now and one of the bigger projects has been their…
Hoover Institution Debuts New Website and It’s Very Cool
It’s been a year since I’ve blogged which is a bad testament to a good year! It’s been busy with…
Funkafied Technology Or How the User Experience Dictates Function
I realized the other day, I have no idea where our iPad is. It’s first generation (damned early adopters) and…
Listen2Youth Brings Silicon Valley Social Media Tips to CALPA
I am a huge fan of California’s state parks. It’s like our parks are part of my DNA. My mom…
Get Technology Off My Back: Teenage POV on the Need for Tech Integration
Tyler Headley is a sophomore attending high school in the Pacific Northwest. He writes for us about tech, the user…
New Client: Animoto Helps Us Promote Our Business
We are thrilled to welcome a new client: Animoto! If you haven’t played with Animoto yet, we invite you to…
KissMetrics Offers Great Tips for Creating Your Social Media Profile
The folks at KissMetrics write an excellent blog post on the 10 Elements of a Successful Social Media Profile. They make…
Three (Social Media) Things You Can Do Right Now to Help Your Brand
If social media scares you – and based on a new study this isn’t a bad assumption – you don’t…
The Value of Youth as an Emerging Market: Key Requirements for Online Services
We just wrapped a study with a proprietary panel looking at an online tool that would normally be considered a…
The Apple iPad: Quinn Provides a Teen’s Point of View
Guest Blog: Quinn is an avid Apple fan and an active member of our teen panel. When the news of…
It’s Still All About the User Experience: Think Shoes!
When you think about it, nearly everything comes down to the user experience. Which phone you choose, which software packages…
Day One at Ypulse Youth Marketing Mashup a Success!
It was hard to fall asleep last night. My head was reeling with ideas from the first day at Ypulse….
Meet Listen2Youth at Tech Titans SD Forum Event
Join us on Wednesday, May 13 in Palo Alto to learn how today’s teens are also today’s entrepreneurs. SD Forum…
Dear TiVo: Help Me Find New Music
An open letter to TiVo: Dear TiVo: You know I love you (and I am not alone). Without you, I…
Is Disney Trying to Keep Parents Out of the Loop?
Last week I sat through three different sessions at the Ypulse National Mashup (a great event) where I heard from…
Did You Purchase a Wii Fit at Best Buy? Maybe You Were Put on Hold…
I was supposed to be at the store today at 10am when the product hit the shelves. I stupidly didn’t…
Kids and Tech: Are we Googling our Way to a Stratified Society?
These are strange times. I listen to the news and worry about the price of gas, global warming and if…
Burger King, McDonalds: My Daughter Asks, “Why are fast food meal toys so stupid?”
Yep, that’s what she asks every time we order a kids meal at a fast food restaurant. She’s eight and…