Social State 2013: The Year of Mobile Dominance

Posted by in Digital, Social, Wireless

The social media studies have spoken and one thing is clear: the amount of activity on the social web is skyrocketing at an incredibly fast pace, particularly on mobile devices.  In fact, social media now accounts for almost one-quarter (22.5 percent) of all time that U.S. citizens spend online — with 99.8 million expected to visit a social networking site via mobile this year, according to an analysis by eMarketer.

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Cinco de Mayo Chili Pepper Chowdown

Cultur8 hosts the hottest Cinco de Mayo parties.  Literally.  The 2nd annual Hot Pepper-Eating Contest was da bomb, just like last year.  For this chowdown we had Erik Jacobsen (El Champion), Brian Gronniger (second place) and Andy Wang (third place) step up to taste the feast of fury.

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Google Glass: The Future Is Now

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By Tom Edwards, VP of Digital Strategy & Innovation

Wearable technology, specifically head mounted displays have been a part of science fiction canon for a very long time. Fans of the 80′s anime series Dragon Ball were accustomed to seeing characters with their own version of “Google Glass” interfaces. This preexisting association can be both a positive and a negative when it comes to the potential mass adoption of Google Glass.

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