The world's largest online community for trends, trend spotting and innovation JUST GOT BIGGER! Trend Hunter is pleased to announce that today we reached 10,000 trends, just weeks before the release of our much anticipated 2008 Trend Report.
Looking back at the last year and a half, it's been full of cutting edge innovation, viral news and pop culture. Some of the most viral trends included: $5,000 Hamburgers, The Self-Kiss Exhibit, The 5 Minute Nose Job, Powdered Alcohol, The Hover Bike, The Half Suit, Virtual Fitting Rooms, Body Modifications For Pets, Holographic Fashion Shows, and Britney Spears Bald Pictures hours (days? weeks?) before traditional media.
But wait! Are those all trends? For those who are new, we feature viral news, pop culture and micro trends. As I've noted in my Unlocking Cool presentation, by combing these micro-trends into clusters of inspiration, one can generate ideas, stimulate creativity and ultimately unlock cool.
As a community, we have created a source of inspiration for each other, as well as industry professionals, aspiring entrepreneurs and the insatiably curious.
This is a great time to thank our global network of more than 17,000 Trend Hunters, expecially those who have contributed to our growing database of cool trends. THANKS EVERYONE!
Trend Hunter Reaches 10,000 Trends!
Trend Hunter Reaches 10,000 Trends!
Trend Themes
1. Viral Trends - Continually spotting and sharing viral trends across multiple industries creates opportunities to leverage unexpected user engagement and drive progressive brand awareness.
2. Pop Culture Micro-trends - Micro-trends in pop culture can offer a wealth of opportunities to develop unique marketing campaigns across multiple touchpoints.
3. Clustering Inspiration - Combining micro-trends across industries into inspiring clusters can generate inventive ideas and promote fresh cross-over opportunities.
Industry Implications
1. Market Research - Leveraging a community of trend spotters and industry professionals allows market research teams to instantly tap into a wide field of cutting-edge data points.
2. Fashion Industry - Tracking niche and emerging trends in pop culture and within the online community can lead to novel product designs and entirely new consumer experiences.
3. Social Media Management - Understanding the potential for virality in trend spotting and pop culture reporting can help social media managers create and activate modern narratives in exciting new ways.