Pixisnap channels the Polaroid-snapping days of your youth by enabling you to create photo mosaics and creative Polaroid-style picture frames using your digital photos.
After creating your digital Polaroid photos, Pixisnap allows you to save your creations as your desktop or MySpace profile backgrounds. You can also download your designs to your computer, send them to your friends or embed them on blogs and websites.
Implications - Consumers are captivated by their self image. The onset of social media sites that allow consumers to obsess over their image feeds into this concept. Beset by nascent vanity, divergent niche groups are likely to flock to experiences that offer them an opportunity to express their vanity.
DIY Digital Polaroids
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Trend Themes
1. Digital Photo Mosaics - The trend towards digital photo mosaics and creative Polaroid-style picture frames is disrupting traditional photography and creating opportunities for customization and personalization.
2. DIY Photography - The trend towards DIY photography is creating a disruption in the photography industry by offering consumers more control over their own creative expression through digital tools.
3. Social Media Vanity - The trend towards social media vanity is creating opportunities for businesses to offer unique experiences that allow users to express their self-image and stand out in an overcrowded online world.
Industry Implications
1. Photography - The photography industry is being disrupted by DIY digital tools and a trend towards personalization and customization of photos.
2. Social Media - The trend towards social media vanity is disrupting the social media industry by creating opportunities for new and innovative experiences that allow users to express their self-image.
3. E-commerce - The trend towards DIY photography is creating opportunities for e-commerce businesses to offer personalized and customizable photo products that meet the desires of consumers looking for unique experiences.