Trend Segment: ‘Global’ 
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Trend Alert – India’s Africa Opportunity and Plans
Business model: “teaching how to fish”
Unlike the state-centric Chinese model largely focused on resource extraction and necessary infrastructure, India’s economic presence in Africa is marked by the predominance of its private sector, including a significant number of small and medium enterprises.4 Beyond resources and infrastructure, India has carved out niches such as information and telecommunication [...] -
Trend Alert – Spice Girls India Search has Begun
The makers of the international band Spice Girls will now make its Asian counterpart that will have one Indian girl.
FarWest Entertainment has launched a global initiative Project Lotus, to find, train, groom five girls who will form a Pan-Asian girl band, to be called (tentatively) the Asian Spice Girls.
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Barbie(R) Celebrates 125th Career with Global Initiative to Inspire Girls
Barbie(R) Celebrates 125th Career with Global Initiative to Inspire Girls
Barbie(R) “I Can Be(TM)…” Campaign Kicks-Off with Signature Partners The White House Project, Take Our Daughters And Sons To Work Foundation and theAnnouncement of Barbie’s(R) “10 Women to Watch in 2010″ List
EL SEGUNDO, Calif., (BUSINESS WIRE) — For more thanfive decades, Barbie(R) has inspired girls to [...] -
Trend Alert – Saving the Whales is Important!
The trend for school children to be focused on saving the whales will continue. Whales are fascinating to children and adults alike. Look for them to continue to be a popular theme in children’s merchandise, discovery channel specials and classrooms. Here is a little refresher course on this awesome mammal.
Whale (origin Old English hƿæl) is [...] -
Trend Alert – Social Games is For Real! The Elephant in the Social Media Room
“Social or casual games is the proverbial elephant in our global room of social media…They will dwarf most future uses of social media”…..says Jacob R Miles III, Chairman, GrapevineStar Media
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Trend Alert – Bobby Jindhal, Business Leadership without Sensational Politics
Jindal was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, to Amar and Raj Jindal, who came to the United States as immigrants from Punjab, India.[2]
Jindal attended Baton Rouge Magnet High School, graduating in 1988. “He always had his eye on, first of all, where he wanted to go, and second, how he was going to get there,” [...] -
Trend Alert – Dolce and Gabbano, Milan Italy
“Its all about life and it’s story with Dolce and Gabbano who tells a story with their clothing collections. In wearing their clothes you become part of their movie about style”…..Jacob R Miles, GrapevineStar
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Trend Alert – India’s $35.00 Computer is a Game Changer
India’s $35.00 computer is a global game changer, it will impact global education, training and communications among the poorest people in the world, lifting them up. India we salute you…….says Jacob R Miles, CEO GrapevineStar
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Comic-Con Opens, Movies, Toys, Videogames, Comics, Graphic Novels
It is the opening day of Comic-Con, This event will have a lasting impact on future movies, toys, videogames, comics and graphic novels that will become national or global brands…says Jacob R Miles, Chairman of GrapevineStar Entertainment, a new media and intellectual property integration company.
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Mobile Trend Alert – Android Gains, Mobile Ads
Conference Takeways: Gains For Android, Mobile Ad Engagement
by Mark Walsh for MediaPost
In case you couldn’t make it to the Interactive Advertising Bureau’s Mobile Marketing Conference in New York this week, Citi analyst Mark Mahaney has issued a research note highlighting some of the key points from the event. The firm attended sessions from companies including [...]
