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Digital Sentiment

Using the Internet to create spectacles of affection

Implications - People have put significant time, money and creative energies into showing people that they value their relationships for centuries, but the Internet has proven to do just that yet at no cost and for little time. Social networks have the added benefit of being viral distribution platforms, should people care to spread the word.
Trend Themes
1. Digital Relationships - The trend of using the Internet to create and sustain relationships with minimal effort and cost.
2. Creative Proposals - The trend of using technology and creativity to propose in a memorable and unique way.
3. Viral Distribution - The trend of using social networks as platforms for spreading ideas and movements.
Industry Implications
1. Social Media - Social media provides ample opportunities for forming digital relationships and utilizing viral distribution.
2. Technology - Innovative proposals and creative romantic gestures often utilize advancements in technology.
3. Entertainment - Creative proposals and unique romantic gestures offer ample opportunities for new forms of entertainment.
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Popularity
Activity
Freshness
Patterns
Megatrends
6 Featured, 38 Examples:
779,140 Total Clicks
Date Range:
Jun 09 — Oct 09
Trending:
Warm
Consumer Insight Topics:

Featured Examples

play_circle_filledHooking Up 2.0
Hooking Up 2.0
From San Francisco's Silent Speed Dating to Burlesque for Boys (THTV)
Silent speed dating, burlesque for boys and racing in puffy suits. Today we hunt Hooking Up 2.0 in San Francisco. 10. San Fran's Second Skin Exhibit is perfect place for aspiring artists to showcase costume… MORE
Stop Motion Proposals
Stop Motion Proposals
Kent Yunge Uses 550+ Pictures to Ask His GF to Marry Him
Kent Yunge wasn’t content with a classic down-on-one-knee proposal in a romantic place; this enamoured creative genius asked his girlfriend to marry him with a stop-motion proposal. Using over 550 still… MORE
play_circle_filledCell Phone Proposals
Cell Phone Proposals
High-Tech Romantic Proposal Uses 240 Cell Phones
As one of the popular movies during the summer, 'The Proposal' has entertained many people and inspired videos like this. With the help of his friends, the man in the video uses 240 cell phones to make… MORE
Facebook Search Marriages
Facebook Search Marriages
Kelly Hildebrandt and Kelly Hildebrandt Search and Find Love
To all you single self-Googlers out there, perhaps you should be trying a new media if you haven’t already: Facebook. You just might get lucky and find that special someone like Kelly Hildebrant did. … MORE
play_circle_filledBar Game Engagements
Bar Game Engagements
Megatouch Game Helps Man Pop the Question
Patrick Leonard wanted to do something creative when he proposed to his girlfriend Sarah. He thought of all the things they had in common. Shared interests in certain hobbies, books, movies, etc. raced… MORE
Tweet Engagements
Tweet Engagements
See the Impact of Twitter and 140 Characters
Who foresaw the scope of the impact Twitter could have? Maybe this is what Twitter’s creators had in mind. Although, the meaningless tweets may have been a better guess at how the service would be used. MORE

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