Dec 11, 2009

Men shop quickly, women love to search

Flickr/jimmyharris According to researchers at Brunel University, when it comes to shopping we revert to evolutionary roles – men are the hunters, women are the gatherers.  Women like searching and finding the best values – they enjoy the process of shopping. Men, on the other hand, like the thrill of the kill and the outcome of shopping. The study at Brunel was collected from 14 countries and... read more

Dec 5, 2009

Mood literally affects vision

Research undertaken this year at the University of Toronto suggests that people’s moods impact literally on what they’re able to see.  Published in the Journal of Neuroscience, the study indicated that people in a good mood took in more information when they look at something, whereas those in a bad mood are more likely to see with tunnel vision. Being in a good mood and taking in more... read more

Nov 21, 2009

Ebay NYC Holiday store open

Ebay’s first “clicks & mortar” store has opened at 3 West 57th Street on 5th Avenue.  Its a temporary pop-up retail store only open till 29th November.    The store is broken into six “personalities” – Stylista, Fashionista, Techie, Urbanite, Gamer & Youngster and shoppers have the opportunity to view 400 featured products from the thousands of items... read more

Nov 15, 2009

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-11-16

RT @SilkCharm Toyota Yaris meets Downfall http://bit.ly/UZctH Social media campaigns that are all about stunts are risky. # Leading the way in twitter engagement @TrumpCollection thanks to @IvankaTrump. Smart to leverage popularity. http://ow.ly/AwoD # InterContinental.com named best website in 2009 Interactive Media Awards. http://ow.ly/AyCk (via @travel_buzz) # ABC building in Coffs Harbour may... read more

Nov 3, 2009

eBay goes bricks & mortar

This Christmas Ebay will come out of the digital age and go analog with a pop-up bricks & mortar store on West 57th St in NYC. Opening Nov 20th the 500m2 store will stock some of the most desirable and cutting edge fashion currently available including an exclusive selection of Norma Kamali, handbags from Michael Kors & Dooney & Burke, Anthropologie dresses, cosmetics from M.A.C & Vera Wang... read more