A Slightly Warped View of Post-Recession Families

There are many theories why parents struggle to teach their children positive money skills. Here’s one theory we can all agree on: the challenge of living in a consumer-centric society. Case in point: a recent article published by the Huffington…

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Posted: Aug 23, 2011
Categories: Money, Technology
Tags: credit union, culture, economy, education, money, parents, schools, technology
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Author: James Flores

Radiohead’s Unscripted Social Media Success

Musician and amateur video editor, Ohadi Amram (AKA Ohadi22), recently created a video for the Radiohead song, Paranoid Android, using only clips from videos uploaded by 35 YouTube users from around the world. These people (as well as Radiohead) had…

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Posted: Jun 30, 2011
Categories: Marketing, Media, Technology
Tags: entertainment, gen y, music, radiohead, technology, youtube
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Author: James Flores

Kids and the Future of Touchscreens

As expected, tech geeks and other early adopters have flocked to pick up an Apple iPad in its first week of release. But when it comes to long-term usage of touchscreen devices like the iPad, I’m putting my money on…

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Posted: Apr 9, 2010
Categories: Technology
Tags: education, ipad, kids
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Author: James Flores

Our Little Twitter Experiment

We’ve just launched a little Twitter experiment. It’s called the Tweet for College Scholarship and as far as I can tell, it’s the credit union industry’s first scholarship driven entirely by Twitter. Here’s some background on the scholarship and our…

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Posted: Jan 15, 2010
Categories: Technology
Tags: credit union, social media, Subcat, teens, twitter
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Author: James Flores

Teens and College Students Ignoring Twitter. Part 2: Now what?

In part one I reviewed current research indicating that teens and young adults are pretty much ignoring Twitter. It’s pretty surprising stuff, especially in light of Twitter’s meteoric rise and social media credentials. But if the analytics and research aren’t…

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Posted: May 11, 2009
Categories: Technology
Tags: social media, twitter
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Author: James Flores

Teens and College Students Ignoring Twitter. Part 1: The stats.

Part 1 of 2 There’s no denying the popularity of Twitter. In just three short years, the micro-blogging service has infiltrated popular media with rock stars, athletes and even politicians tweeting. And as with any new technology, the youth market…

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Posted: Apr 27, 2009
Categories: Technology
Tags: technology, teens, twitter, Young Adult
Comments: 2
Author: James Flores

The iPhone as a Youth Marketing Tool

What’s the cool new device for kids and teens? Move over Nintendo. The Apple iPhone and iPod Touch are taking the youth handheld market by storm. According to “Taking Stock with Teens,” a new study by Piper Jaffray, Apple’s making…

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Posted: Apr 16, 2009
Categories: Marketing, Technology
Tags: iPhone, iPod, kids, parents, teens
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Author: James Flores