‘Little Miss’ memes: How Gen Z turned a popular ’70s book into TikTok and Instagram content
Characters from a popular 1970s book series are being turned into memes on TikTok and Instagram by Gen Z as a form of therapy, using “Little Miss” and “Mr. Hargreaves eventually decided to expand to a wider audience in 1981 by creating the “Little Miss” book series, coming up with titles such as “Little Miss Sunshine,” “Little Miss Bossy” and “Little Miss Naughty.”The book series took readers into a day in the life of each of these characters’ traits, choices and personalities. Who started the “Little Miss” memes in 2022? The memes then evolved into lighthearted topics, ranging from “Little Miss Addicted to Apple Products” to “Little Miss Can’t Spell Restaurant.”“Mr. Emotionally Unavailable.”On TikTok, Gen Z folks have turned to making 30-second videos describing themselves, their exes or their friends using “Little Miss” or “Mr.
mlive.comRemember RadioShack? It’s now a crypto company with wild tweets
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washingtonpost.comFilipino Georgia Tech students go viral with a modernized folk dance performance set to Lil Nas X song
A “Gen Z” performance of a traditional Philippine folk dance by students from Georgia Institute of Technology went viral on social media. The university’s Filipino Student Association performed a modern interpretation of the “Tinikling” folk dance, the national dance of the Philippines, for a cultural event on April 16. The group’s performance, which was uploaded to Facebook on April 18, has garnered more than 6 million views and over 100,000 reshares as of this writing.
news.yahoo.comSaturday Sessions: My Morning Jacket performs “Love Love Love”
My Morning Jacket was formed by a group of childhood friends from Louisville, Kentucky. They’ve been making music together for decades – and nearly called it quits. But then they produced a new self-titled album and reclaimed what Rolling Stone calls "their mantle as retro-rocks top mystics." From their self-titled ninth studio album, My Morning Jacket performs "Love Love Love."
news.yahoo.comLive updates Biden to host virtual meeting of Western governors to discuss drought, heat and wildfires
On Capitol Hill, the House is expected to vote on a measure to establish a select committee to probe the violent Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol by supporters of President Donald Trump.
washingtonpost.comA 16-year-old entrepreneur reportedly brought in $1.7 million reselling video games, outdoor heaters, and above-ground swimming pools at sky-high prices during the pandemic
In an interview with The Wall Street Journal, 16-year-old New Jersey resident Max Hayden spoke about his booming online resale business.
news.yahoo.comSoccer, basketball and football are the future of sports for Generation Alpha, survey finds
U.S. professional football and basketball have a future, baseball needs help and global soccer, including Major League Soccer, is quickly rising among a new generation, according to a new survey. Morning Consult spoke to Generation Alpha parents (those born after 2013) and compared the results with to a Gen Z (ages 13 to 23) survey last year. As this first generation of U.S.-born soccer fanatics has kids, they may push them in that direction," Silverman said. The study found 53% of Gen Z identified as sports fans, down from the previous generation, Millennials, who polled at 69% for that topic. "I would say I wouldn't expect to see a drop off, which is good news because there was a drop-off between Millennials and Gen Z," Silverman said.
cnbc.comChina's Gen Z consumers drive growth of domestic brands as spending power rises
But also because they seem to exhibit this openness and interest in exploring domestic Chinese brands, a lot of which are actually direct-to-consumer (DTC) companies, which employ digital channels to interact directly with their consumers," Chang said. China's Gen Z consumers are driving the growth of domestic Chinese brands due to their rising purchasing power, said a senior executive at consumer-focused private equity firm L Catterton. (Photo by NICOLAS ASFOURI / AFP) (Photo by NICOLAS ASFOURI/AFP via Getty Images)In addition to their openness toward Chinese brands and high willingness to spend, Chang said China's Gen Z consumers have also cultivated unique consumption habits, which create opportunities for new start-ups. "To understand the success of these businesses ... we need to dig into the psychology of these Gen Z consumers. Chang highlighted that China's capital market has also doubled down on consumer brands, making it one of the few sectors to see an increase in activity in 2020.
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