http://www.trendhunter.com/ http://www.trendhunter.com/images/TrendHunterLogo120x30.gif http://www.trendhunter.com/ 120 30 Trend Jargon en Copyright 2009 2009-07-14T05:30:02Z http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/staycation ]]> (TrendHunter.com) The “Staycation” is a critical piece of modern lingo to pick up now that gas price are skyrocketing. Trend Hunter occasionally highlights some need-to know terms, and the staycation is a key piece… Global Trends and Hip Travel Travel Hot Spots Special Features Trend Jargon http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/staycation 2008-07-07T20:20:01Z http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/green-collar ]]> (TrendHunter.com) You've heard of white collar, blue collar and pink collar jobs but have you heard of green collar? If not, it's about time you caught up with living in 2008. Now that the world is increasingly focused… Business Trends Environmental Trends Lifestyle Trends Life and Hobbies Trend Jargon http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/green-collar 2008-03-27T15:11:00Z http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bacn ]]> (TrendHunter.com) Following up on the words you need to know in the cyberworld today is "bacn," pronounced like the greasy breakfast staple. It describes those emails you receive that you want, but just not yet. You'll… Pop Culture and Internet Trends Cool Websites and Internet Culture Unique and Bizarre Bizarre Trend Jargon http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bacn 2007-09-12T11:04:00Z http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bushisms-president-bush-a-shining-example-for-miss-south-carolina ]]> (TrendHunter.com) When it comes to having a natural talent to mangle the English language and limited ability to retain accurate facts Miss South Carolina has a role model in the President of the United States such as America.… Pop Culture and Internet Trends Icons and Leaders Global Trends and Hip Travel Social Trends Political Trends Special Features Trend Jargon http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bushisms-president-bush-a-shining-example-for-miss-south-carolina 2007-09-06T10:10:00Z http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/stupid-names-get-attention ]]> (TrendHunter.com) According to the LA Times, "Naming a company is far more difficult than naming a child. The name needs to sound snappy, separate its young company from the pack, and provide a unique Web address. 'Old-school… Marketing Strategy Branding Pop Culture and Internet Trends Unique and Bizarre Bizarre Trend Jargon http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/stupid-names-get-attention 2007-08-29T14:19:00Z http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/scivee-youtube-for-scientists ]]> (TrendHunter.com) Sometimes even scientists have a hard time understanding the heavy, technical jargon of research papers. They're hoping that by sharing video presentations, ideas will flow more quickly within the scientific… Pop Culture and Internet Trends Cool Websites and Internet Culture Science and Discovery Trend Jargon http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/scivee-youtube-for-scientists 2007-08-22T00:42:00Z http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lingo-20-windorphins-an-ebay-by-product ]]> (TrendHunter.com) As with every time period, a new vocabulary accompanies the latest trends. Web 2.0 came with its own set of jargon that to the unfamiliar, would be absolute jibber-jabber. Here's the term of the day: Windorphins… Marketing Strategy Commercials and Videos Pop Culture and Internet Trends Cool Websites and Internet Culture Unique and Bizarre Bizarre Trend Jargon http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lingo-20-windorphins-an-ebay-by-product 2007-08-12T20:13:00Z http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/a-painting-a-day-movement ]]> (TrendHunter.com) Everyday, for the past two years, I get an email with a beautiful, postcard-sized painting from one Julian Merrow-Smith of France. "Postcard from Provence", it's called - and the painting is priced at… Marketing Strategy Commercials and Videos Modern Art and Design Trends Modern Art Lifestyle Trends Life and Hobbies Trend Jargon http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/a-painting-a-day-movement 2007-07-25T08:44:01Z http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/100-mile-diet-local-eating-for-global-change ]]> (TrendHunter.com) "Support Local" is an emerging theme in the Green Movement. This diversely interpreted concept translates usually into activities and lifestyle that support the local economy - which, then, is the linchpin… Environmental Trends Lifestyle Trends Health and Fitness Trends Food Trends Life and Hobbies Science and Discovery Global Trends and Hip Travel Regional Trends Trend Jargon http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/100-mile-diet-local-eating-for-global-change 2007-07-24T15:20:00Z http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/grief-tourism-when-travelers-seek-tragedy ]]> (TrendHunter.com) When we imagine "tourism," we imagine beaches, comfortable hotels, sometimes a sport, and at other times natural discovery. But now, darker forms of tourism are gaining popularity in an increasingly news-strung… Pop Culture and Internet Trends Global Trends and Hip Travel Bizarre Global Trends Regional Trends Travel Hot Spots Unique and Bizarre Bizarre Market Trends Trend Jargon http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/grief-tourism-when-travelers-seek-tragedy 2007-07-13T11:41:00Z http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/solar-empowerment-nedbank-billboard ]]> (TrendHunter.com) South Africa's NEDBank won a Cannes Lions 2007 Grand Prix Award in outdoor advertising for what is believed to be the world's first solar-powered billboard. The topper? This revolutionary billboard uses… Marketing Strategy Billboards and Out of Home Commercials and Videos Environmental Trends Science and Discovery Global Trends and Hip Travel Regional Trends Social Trends Education Trends Trend Jargon http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/solar-empowerment-nedbank-billboard 2007-07-12T13:40:00Z http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-n-word-six-feet-under-the-naacp-buries-the-racial-slur ]]> (TrendHunter.com) Pulled by two Percheron horses and ensconced in a pine box adorned with a garland of flowers the N-word was laid to rest in Detroit. Will other minorities follow suit and bury racial epithets? Pop Culture and Internet Trends Lifestyle Trends Global Trends and Hip Travel Trend Jargon http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-n-word-six-feet-under-the-naacp-buries-the-racial-slur 2007-07-10T13:08:00Z http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/crowdsourced-rd-innocentivecom-million-dollar-challenge ]]> (TrendHunter.com) Scientist? Can measure disease progression in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig's Disease/ Motorneuron Disease) for US$ 1,000,000? Get on over to InnoCentive.com - the crowdsourcing R&D;… Business Trends Science and Discovery Trend Jargon http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/crowdsourced-rd-innocentivecom-million-dollar-challenge 2007-07-06T11:31:00Z http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/assignment-zero-pro-am-journalism ]]> (TrendHunter.com) Assignment Zero is an experiment in professional-amateur journalism: amateurs write/report, professionals edit. Everybody wins. And with this, "pro-am journalism" enters the lingo of the new world of… Business Trends Pop Culture and Internet Trends Cool Websites and Internet Culture Music Movies and Media Global Trends and Hip Travel News and World Events Interactive Ads and Digital Media Trend Jargon http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/assignment-zero-pro-am-journalism 2007-06-30T11:46:00Z http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/space-station-the-brightest-manmade-object-in-the-sky-see-for-yourself ]]> (TrendHunter.com) It’s almost as bright as Jupiter and four times as bright as Sirius, the brightest star in the sky. This thanks to the new solar arrays that the Space Shuttle Atlantis just delivered and the astronauts… Technology Trends and Gadgets Science and Discovery Trend Jargon http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/space-station-the-brightest-manmade-object-in-the-sky-see-for-yourself 2007-06-20T16:09:00Z http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/latest-lingo-blamestorming-mouse-potato-and-swipeouts ]]> (TrendHunter.com) Technology is changing everything including our very language and the way that we speak. It's responsible for the creation and use of new terms and new words. And if you don't want to appear out of touch,… Pop Culture and Internet Trends Unique and Bizarre Bizarre Trend Jargon http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/latest-lingo-blamestorming-mouse-potato-and-swipeouts 2007-05-19T02:46:00Z http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/crowdsourced-journalism-the-news-is-nowpubliccom ]]> (TrendHunter.com) NowPublic is a participatory news network which mobilizes an army of reporters to cover the events that define our world. The company currently has thousands of reporters in over 140 countries. (88858… Business Trends New Ventures and Start Ups Pop Culture and Internet Trends Cool Websites and Internet Culture Music Movies and Media Global Trends and Hip Travel News and World Events Trend Jargon http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/crowdsourced-journalism-the-news-is-nowpubliccom 2007-05-07T12:41:00Z http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/microfinance-kivaorg-become-a-banker-to-the-poor ]]> (TrendHunter.com) Fofoa Ekuata is a plantation owner in Samoa. She needs US$ 875/- to buy a box of Cramoxon, a pest management system. She is asking for help via Kiva.org, a website where anyone can be a banker to the poor.… Business Trends Market Trends Environmental Trends Pop Culture and Internet Trends Lifestyle Trends Science and Discovery Global Trends and Hip Travel News and World Events Social Trends Charity Trends Trend Jargon http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/microfinance-kivaorg-become-a-banker-to-the-poor 2007-03-31T17:25:00Z http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/enviropreneurship-when-environmentalism-meet-business ]]> (TrendHunter.com) If "Green Business" (by any other name) means business embracing the concepts of environmentalism, then Enviropreneurship (ENVP) means environmentalists learning the concepts of business. ENVP is about… Business Trends Market Trends Environmental Trends Lifestyle Trends Science and Discovery Social Trends Charity Trends Trend Jargon http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/enviropreneurship-when-environmentalism-meet-business 2007-03-31T16:48:00Z http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/social-media-atten-tv-watch-and-be-watched ]]> (TrendHunter.com) Watch what other people/groups are watching. Watch who is watching you. Broadcast your attention. Welcome to Atten TV: a media network that lets anyone be a broadcaster, and lets others watch others'… Technology Trends and Gadgets Audio Visual and Home Theater Pop Culture and Internet Trends Cool Websites and Internet Culture Music Movies and Media Lifestyle Trends Life and Hobbies Market Trends Trend Jargon http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/social-media-atten-tv-watch-and-be-watched 2007-03-29T17:38:00Z http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/social-web-younanimous-meta-search-with-interactivity ]]> (TrendHunter.com) For some time, I have been wondering how good it would be if Google allows web searchers to RANK/ Rate the search results? That would cut out a lot of irrelevant searches. Well, it seems, Younanimous answers… Pop Culture and Internet Trends Cool Websites and Internet Culture Trend Jargon http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/social-web-younanimous-meta-search-with-interactivity 2007-03-29T14:33:00Z http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/consumers-suddenly-say-no-to-rap-porn-spam ]]> (TrendHunter.com) After years of success in their own field a sudden decline on Rap music sales and adult spam has been presently formidable. Rap music sales dropped by 21 percent reaching its lowest peak and not a single… Pop Culture and Internet Trends Trend Jargon http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/consumers-suddenly-say-no-to-rap-porn-spam 2007-03-08T18:04:00Z http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/voluntourism-volunteerism-tourism-a-megatrend ]]> (TrendHunter.com) No longer do tourists have to just walk in and out of a very "interesting area" - they can actually VOLUNTOUR. The idea is to "combine travel and service" - says Voluntourism.org. It's "a really great… Environmental Trends Lifestyle Trends Life and Hobbies Science and Discovery Global Trends and Hip Travel Travel Hot Spots Social Trends Charity Trends Trend Jargon http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/voluntourism-volunteerism-tourism-a-megatrend 2007-02-25T16:33:00Z http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/megatrend-social-entrepreneurs ]]> (TrendHunter.com) Social Entrepreneurship is serious business - and some are calling it the business model of the 21st century. So. Who are social entrepreneurs that your cool-hunting friend had been talking about so enthusiastically… Business Trends Market Trends New Ventures and Start Ups Lifestyle Trends Global Trends and Hip Travel News and World Events Regional Trends Social Trends Charity Trends Trend Jargon http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/megatrend-social-entrepreneurs 2007-02-14T22:31:01Z http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/conscious-capitalism-dirty-business-no-more ]]> (TrendHunter.com) Muhammad Yunus, the Nobelist who created "micro finance," coined the term Conscious Capitalism. Patricia Aburdene saw it as a "moral transformation" and "today's greatest mega-trend" way back in fall 2005.… Business Trends Market Trends Environmental Trends Science and Discovery Global Trends and Hip Travel News and World Events Trend Jargon http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/conscious-capitalism-dirty-business-no-more 2007-02-09T07:13:00Z http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lohas ]]> (TrendHunter.com) What is LOHAS? According to LOHAS.COM: "LOHAS is an acronym for 'Lifestyles of Health and Sustainability,' a market segment focused on health and fitness, the environment, personal development, sustainable… Environmental Trends Lifestyle Trends Life and Hobbies Science and Discovery Market Trends Trend Jargon http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lohas 2007-02-06T17:43:00Z http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ad-tagging-express-your-opinion-with-a-sticker ]]> (TrendHunter.com) Express your opinion by tagging outdoor ads with a sticker. Ad Tagging is a rising guerrilla action where organized individuals are raising consumer awareness about ad quality by vandalizing ads with… Marketing Strategy Trend Jargon http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ad-tagging-express-your-opinion-with-a-sticker 2006-10-14T04:41:01Z http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cornervertising-bbc-ads-show-both-sides-of-the-story ]]> (TrendHunter.com) The new BBC advertising campaign, "Show Both Sides of the Story," does just that. The angle: get corner billboard space everywhere and juxtapose news on each corner. Credits BBDO New York Bill Bruce… Marketing Strategy Billboards and Out of Home Trend Jargon http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cornervertising-bbc-ads-show-both-sides-of-the-story 2006-09-26T03:57:00Z http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/horsemorshing-creating-words-to-drive-traffic ]]> (TrendHunter.com) Horsemorshing is getting more and more common with online marketers and bloggers. It starts with an online marketer using a horsemorsh (which means a made up word) as a topic of interest to pique the interests… Marketing Strategy Trend Jargon http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/horsemorshing-creating-words-to-drive-traffic 2006-09-21T14:02:00Z http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/scentvertising-eau-de-marijuana ]]> (TrendHunter.com) A scent-strip ad in the Aug. 24 issue of Rolling Stone Magazine to promote the second season of Showtime's "Weeds" may smell like pot getting smoked, or marijuana in a bag or even, yes, hippies.You may… Marketing Strategy Pop Culture and Internet Trends Music Movies and Media Trend Jargon http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/scentvertising-eau-de-marijuana 2006-08-15T19:09:00Z