Jim Liebelt's Youth Culture Watch

What's Hot? 5/11/12

Google Hot Internet Searches - 5/11/12
    1.    time magazine cover
    2.    chris anderson
    3.    mitt romney bully
    4.    bristol palin
    5.    flesh eating bacteria
    6.    jpm
    7.    josh beckett
    8.    gastroenteritis
    9.    necrotizing fasciitis
    10.    vikings stadium
Source: Google

Top 10 U.S. Websites - 5/11/12
    1.    Google
    2.    Facebook
    3.    YouTube
    4.    Yahoo!
    5.    Amazon
    6.    Wikipedia
    7.    eBay
    8.    Twitter
    9.    Craigslist
    10.    LinkedIn
Source: Alexa

iTunes Top 10 Singles - 5/11/12
    1.    Somebody That I Used to Know - Gotye
    2.    Payphone - Maroon 5
    3.    Call Me Maybe - Carly Rae Jepsen
    4.    Boyfriend - Justin Bieber
    5.    Wild Ones (feat. Sia) - Flo Rida
    6.    We Are Young (feat. Janelle Monae) - Fun
    7.    What Makes You Beautiful - One Direction
    8.    No Lie (feat. Drake) - 2 Chainz
    9.    Starships - Nicki Minaj
    10.    Where Have You Been - Rhianna
Source: Apple iTunes

Top 10 TV Shows in Prime Time - Week Ending 5/11/12
    1.    Big Bang Theory
    2.    American Idol - Wednesday
    3.    Modern Family
    4.    American Idol - Thursday
    5.    Two and a Half Men
    6.    Two Broke Girls
    7.    The Voice
    8.    Grey's Anatomy
    9.    How I Met Your Mother
    10.    Mike & Molly
Source: Nielsen Co

Top 5 Most Viewed Videos on YouTube - This Week - 5/11/12
    1.    Secret Garden Versailles
    2.    Magic Keyboard
    3.    Edecan De Debate Presindencial 2012
    4.    Capital Metro Bus Hit By A Nick
    5.    Happy Cinco de Mayo
Source: YouTube

Top 5 Movies - Week Ending 5/11/12
    1.    The Avengers
    2.    Think Like A Man
    3.    The Hunger Games
    4.    The Lucky One
    5.    The Five-Year Engagement
Source: Variety

How Tech is Changing College Life

More than 90% of college students use email to communicate with professors and 73% say they cannot study without technology. Seven in 10 take notes on keyboards instead of paper, virtually all students who own an ereader read textbooks on it and most use digital tools when preparing a presentation. All that tech has caused something of a dependency too — 38% of students can’t go more than 10 minutes without checking their smartphone or other device. All told, students spent $13 billion on electronics in 2009.

Source: Mashable
http://mashable.com/2012/05/06/tech-college-infographic/

 

40% of Teens Video Chat With Friends

More teens are using video chats to interact and communicate with friends, thanks in part to the adoption growth of apps such as Skype, Googletalk and iChat, according to a new study.

A report by the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project finds that about 37% of Internet users ages 12 to 17 participate in video chats. Not surprisingly, 42% of girls — who tend to be more active on social networking sites — are more likely to web chat with others compared to boys (33%).

Teens of various ages are equally likely to use web chat services. About 34% of online 12 to 13 year olds use video chat, while 39% of 14 to 17 year olds do the same. Teens who are more active online, text frequently and use social media often are, not surprisingly, more likely to video chat.

About 77% of all teens between the ages of 12 and 17 use Facebook, while just 16% use Twitter. Teens who use Facebook and Twitter are more likely to use video chat, with 41% of Facebook users web chatting (compared with 25% of non-users) and 60% of Twitter users using video chat, compared with 33% of non-Twitter users.

The study also found that 77% of all teens have cell phones, 75% of which can send and receive texts.

Source: Mashable
http://mashable.com/2012/05/03/teens-video-chat/

What's Hot? 5/4/12

Google Hot Internet Searches - 5/4/12
    1.    bin laden documents
    2.    kentucky derby
    3.    chris harrison
    4.    suggs
    5.    linda evangelista
    6.    seau death
    7.    roy halladay
    8.    elder scrolls online
    9.    cinco de mayo
    10.    national day of prayer
Source: Google

Top 10 U.S. Websites - 5/4/12
    1.    Google
    2.    Facebook
    3.    YouTube
    4.    Yahoo!
    5.    Amazon
    6.    Wikipedia
    7.    eBay
    8.    Twitter
    9.    Craigslist
    10.    LinkedIn
Source: Alexa

iTunes Top 10 Singles - 5/4/12
    1.    Somebody That I Used to Know - Gotye
    2.    Payphone - Maroon 5
    3.    Call Me Maybe - Carly Rae Jepsen
    4.    Both of Us - B.o.B.
    5.    We Are Young (feat. Janelle Monae) - Fun
    6.    Boyfriend - Justin Bieber
    7.    What Makes You Beautiful - One Direction
    8.    Wild Ones (feat. Sia) - Flo Rida
    9.    Glad You Came - The Wanted
    10.    Shake It Out (Glee Cast) - Glee
Source: Apple iTunes

Top 10 TV Shows in Prime Time - Week Ending 5/4/12
    1.    American Idol - Wednesday
    2.    Big Bang Theory
    3.    American Idol - Thursday
    4.    The Voice
    5.    The Voice - Results Show
    6.    Grey's Anatomy
    7.    Dancing With The Stars
    8.    Once Upon A Time
    9.    Family Guy
    10.    SURVIVOR: One World
Source: Nielsen Co

Top 5 Most Viewed Videos on YouTube - This Week - 5/4/12
    1.    Girls Generation - TTS - Twinkle Music Video
    2.    Skyrim Bada**
    3.    America's Got Talent - Biggest Talent Show On Earth
    4.    The World Is Ending!!!
    5.    Girls Generation - TTS - Twinkle Teaser
Source: YouTube

Top 5 Movies - Week Ending 5/4/12
    1.    Think Like A Man
    2.    The Five Year Engagement
    3.    The Lucky One
    4.    The Pirates! Band of Misfits
    5.    The Hunger Games
Source: Variety

The Millennial Teenager

Wondering what life is like for today's technology-obsessed teens? Infographic on today's teenagers - who have no recollection of life before cell phones.

 

Courtesy of: Online Schools

What's Hot? 4/27/12

Google Hot Internet Searches - 4/27/12
    1.    nfl draft 2012
    2.    morris claiborne
    3.    andrew luck
    4.    nfldraft
    5.    robert griffin iii
    6.    mock draft
    7.    joel ward
    8.    cispa
    9.    peyton hillis
    10.    octomom
Source: Google

Top 10 U.S. Websites - 4/27/12
    1.    Google
    2.    Facebook
    3.    YouTube
    4.    Yahoo!
    5.    Amazon
    6.    Wikipedia
    7.    eBay
    8.    Twitter
    9.    Craigslist
    10.    LinkedIn
Source: Alexa

iTunes Top 10 Singles - 4/27/12
    1.    Somebody That I Used to Know - Gotye
    2.    Payphone - Maroon 5
    3.    Work Hard, Play Hard - Wiz Khalifa
    4.    Call Me Maybe - Carly Rae Jepsen
    5.    We Are Young (feat. Janelle Monae) - Fun
    6.    Boyfriend - Justin Bieber
    7.    What Makes You Beautiful - One Direction
    8.    Wild Ones (feat. Sia) - Flo Rida
    9.    Glad You Came - The Wanted
    10.    How Will I Know (Glee Cast) - Glee
Source: Apple iTunes

Top 10 TV Shows in Prime Time - Week Ending 4/27/12
    1.    American Idol - Wednesday
    2.    Modern Family
    3.    American Idol - Thursday
    4.    Two and a Half Men
    5.    The Voice
    6.    2 Broke Girls
    7.    The Voice - Results Show
    8.    Grey's Anatomy
    9.    Mike & Molly
    10.    NCIS
Source: Nielsen Co

Top 5 Most Viewed Videos on YouTube - This Week - 4/27/12
    1.    Stuck In A Toilet - smosh
    2.    Prototype Quadrotor with Machine Gun - FPS Russia
    3.    Daniel Cohen Social Network Marketing - spidermanseo
    4.    Teacher/Bully: How My Son Was Humiliated By His Teacher
    5.    A Frog Sitting On A Bench Like A Human
Source: YouTube

Top 5 Movies - Week Ending 4/27/12
    1.    Think Like A Man
    2.    The Lucky One
    3.    The Hunger Games
    4.    Chimpanzee
    5.    The Three Stooges
Source: Variety

What's Hot? 4/13/12

Google Hot Internet Searches - 4/13/12
    1.    ann romney
    2.    shea weber
    3.    johnny damon
    4.    north korea
    5.    gawker
    6.    bruins
    7.    ryan tannehill
    8.    thomas kinkade
    9.    axl rose
    10.    hilary rosen
Source: Google

Top 10 U.S. Websites - 4/13/12
    1.    Google
    2.    Facebook
    3.    YouTube
    4.    Yahoo!
    5.    Amazon
    6.    Wikipedia
    7.    eBay
    8.    Twitter
    9.    Craigslist
    10.    LinkedIn
Source: Alexa

iTunes Top 10 Singles - 4/13/12
    1.    Somebody That I Used to Know - Gotye
    2.    We Are Young (feat. Janelle Monae) - Fun
    3.    What Makes You Beautiful - One Direction
    4.    Boyfriend - Justin Bieber
    5.    Call Me Maybe - Carly Rae Jepsen
    6.    Somebody That I Used to Know - Glee Cast
    7.    Wild Ones (feat. Sia) - Flo Rida
    8.    Glad You Came - The Wanted
    9.    Mercy - Kanye West
    10.    Starships - Nicki Minaj
Source: Apple iTunes

Top 10 TV Shows in Prime Time - Week Ending 4/13/12
    1.    CBS NCAA Basketball Championship
    2.    American Idol - Wednesday
    3.    The Big Bang Theory
    4.    The Voice
    5.    American Idol - Thursday
    6.    Prelude to a Championship
    7.    The Voice: Results Show
    8.    Criminal Minds
    9.    Person of Interest
    10.    CSI
Source: Nielsen Co

Top 5 Most Viewed Videos on YouTube - This Week - 4/13/12
    1.    Jennifer Lopez - Dance Again
    2.    Nicki Minaj - Beez In the Trap
    3.    UFO Caught From Airplane - Seoul, South Korea
    4.    Girl Blown By a Plane
    5.    Savages - Trailer
Source: YouTube

Top 5 Movies - Week Ending 4/13/12
    1.    The Hunger Games
    2.    American Reunion
    3.    Titanic
    4.    Wrath of the Titans
    5.    Mirror Mirror
Source: Variety

Teens Still Texting While Driving

Despite high profile campaigns against distracted driving, a new survey from insurer State Farm indicates many teens might be ignoring the message.

The survey, conducted for State Farm by Harris Interactive, finds that just 43% of drivers ages 16 and 17 say they have never texted while driving — the same percentage as in the insurer's first survey in 2010.

Yet 76% of teens ages 14-17 agree that "if you regularly text and drive, someday you will be killed while driving," and 93% agree that "if you regularly text and drive, someday you will get into an accident."

The survey shows some progress: Fewer teen drivers say they "very often" text while driving, and more say they do it "rarely" than in the 2010 survey.

The survey emphasizes the vital role of parents in fighting teen texting and driving. Among the teens who text, 67% talk often with their parents about driving; that rises to 82% among teens who never text while driving.

Source: USA Today
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/story/2012-04-09/distracted-teen-driving-texting/54135840/1

Cells Like Teen Spirit

We might as well call Generation Z “Generation i.” A new survey shows that 34 percent of U.S. teens have iPhones — while another 40 percent plan to buy one within the next six months. “The numbers are mind-boggling,” said technology research analyst Eugene Munster of the firm Piper Jaffray & Co., which conducted the survey. “About 7 percent of the U.S. population is within that 14-18 demographic. It would be about $3 billion in sales.”

His figures found teen iPhone use has doubled in the past year, from 17 to 34 percent, and Munster expects Apple will hold 40 to 45 percent of the teen smartphone market by the fall.

Piper Jaffray’s “Taking Stock with Teens” report credits the growth to new $48 plans for the iPhone 3GS and the unveiling of the iPhone 4S.

“This is exactly what happened with the iPod. It’s like déjà vu,” Munster said. “The only question is, what’s next.” The survey says tablets will be next, with 34 percent of teens already having one, and 19 percent planning to get one within the next six months.

Source: The Daily
http://www.thedaily.com/page/2012/04/05/040512-news-iphone-teens-1-2/

What's Hot? 4/6/12

Google Hot Internet Searches - 4/6/12
    1.    kim kardashian and kanye west
    2.    masters
    3.    masters leaderboard
    4.    masters live
    5.    kellie pickler
    6.    stan van gundy
    7.    charles manson
    8.    alec
    9.    ncaa hockey
    10.    maundy thursday
Source: Google


Top 10 U.S. Websites - 4/6/12
    1.    Google
    2.    Facebook
    3.    YouTube
    4.    Yahoo!
    5.    Amazon
    6.    Wikipedia
    7.    eBay
    8.    Twitter
    9.    Craigslist
    10.    LinkedIn
Source: Alexa


iTunes Top 10 Singles - 4/6/12
    1.    We Are Young (feat. Janelle Monae) - Fun
    2.    Somebody That I Used to Know - Gotye
    3.    Boyfriend - Justin Bieber
    4.    What Makes You Beautiful - One Direction
    5.    Call Me Maybe - Carly Rae Jepsen
    6.    Wild Ones (feat. Sia) - Flo Rida
    7.    Glad You Came - The Wanted
    8.    Starships - Nicki Minaj
    9.    Drive By - Train
    10.    So Good - B.o.B.
Source: Apple iTunes


Top 10 TV Shows in Prime Time - Week Ending 4/6/12
    1.    CBS NCAA Basketball Championship
    2.    American Idol - Wednesday
    3.    The Big Bang Theory
    4.    The Voice
    5.    CBS NCAA Basketball Bridge
    6.    American Idol - Thursday
    7.    NCIS
    8.    Person of Interest
    9.    Dancing with the Stars
    10.    ACM Awards
Source: Nielsen Co


Top 5 Most Viewed Videos on YouTube - This Week - 4/6/12
    1.    Total Recall Official Trailer
    2.    +100500
    3.    Ted - Restricted Trailer
    4.    Barraco gravacao Agora e tarde!
    5.    La Hora del Planeta
Source: YouTube

Top 5 Movies - Week Ending 4/6/12
    1.    The Hunger Games
    2.    Wrath of the Titans
    3.    Mirror Mirror
    4.    21 Jump Street
    5.    Dr. Seuss' The Lorax
Source: Variety