It’s has been an interesting few months over at Face Youth Lab, as well as releasing our Tech Tribe findings, we have also been jumping straight into the heart of the issues that are defining youth and the world around them. Below are 5 recent blog posts and tweets that have kicked up some interesting conversation in and out of the office. To get your regular fix of youth news and views, head over to Face Youth Lab.
5 From The Blog…
1) Young People Hacking Themselves Down The Stream
There has been lots of recent conversation in the UK about internet disconnection for those who repeatedly downloading content illegally. As we’ve already noted most young people opt not to pay for content online with 77% of 19-25 year-olds never paying to watch film…
2) Youth & The Internet Are Rewriting Literacy
There has been much discussion on the effect that digital is having upon handwriting and literacy as a generation grow up using keyboards and touch-screens instead of pens and pencils. We’ve already touched on the fact that young people are choosing to read online over print by quite a margin…
3) TECH TRIBE – Zesty Attitudes To work
It is fair to say that youth in the UK aren’t exactly having the best of times when it comes to work. However this doesn’t mean they are down and out, oh no no no. Face’s recent Tech Tribe survey has revealed that even though work may not be easy to come by, young people are still up for it and their attitude towards work cannot be questioned…
4) Vice Squeezes The Cool Juice Out Of Dell
In what seems like a blatant appeal to boost its street-cred and cool factor, home computer company Dell has enlisted lifestyle magazine-come-advertising agency Vice, they of Do’s and Don’ts, to create a new news site/user-created blog/cool injection called Motherboard.tv.
5) Straight Edge Resurgence?
This article appeared in the Metro a couple of week ago, heralding the resurgence in the Straight Edge movement amongst the youth of the UK. Originally inspired by the lyrics of 1980s US punks Minor Threat, followers of the Straight Edge lifestyle abstain from drinking alcohol, smoking, taking drugs and promiscuous sex.
5 From Twitter (@faceyouthlab)
1) 42% of 11-16 year old girls dieting – 50% would consider cosmetic surgery – http://bit.ly/3bwjt4
2) RT @DowningStreet – UK Cabinet looking for #youth ideas on #climatechange, crime &careers: http://www.bebo.com/bigthink
3) RT @BBHlabs a multi-layered mashup: City Secrets – Jay-Z x Driving Simulator x Google Maps = What’s Next? http://bit.ly/2bdt9O @michaelhb
4) Google CEO – teenagers are the model of how the web will work in five years – they jump from app to app seamlessly. http://bit.ly/1VxH6N
5) http://www.kickstarter.com – crowdsourcing funding platform for artists, designers, filmmakers, musicians, journalists, inventors, explorers
