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- noun The
observation of emergingtrends andstyles , usually involving street fashion, as a form ofmarket research .
Etymologies
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Examples
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To me, it just feels like somebody coolhunting rather than earnestly trying to document something he's interested in, and I'm not sure what the "something incredible is happening" is.
Rumblings of Change: The Future's So Loud, I Gotta Wear Earplugs BikeSnobNYC 2010
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But just as how coolhunting is an art form and not a science, it's impossible to know just how far into bed the fashion world will get with the tech world, and how it'll change the way we shop.
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This entry was posted in Corporate, Music and tagged coolhunting, disney, disney music, trendspotting, tweens, walt disney company.
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"The personal statement a watch makes is just as relevant as ever," said Josh Rubin, editor-in-chief of coolhunting. com, a blog that tracks trends in design and technology.
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To enter, email terriblyhappy (at) coolhunting. com before 9: 00 a.m. on Friday 5
Cool Hunting 2010
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Sometimes, it doesn't hurt to leave your mind in the gutter.coolhunting. com
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed Tiyana Grulovic 2010
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Sometimes, it doesn't hurt to leave your mind in the gutter.coolhunting. com
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed Tiyana Grulovic 2010
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The medium SkoobaWrap sells for $14.95. [via coolhunting. com]
RedEye Steph Yiu 2010
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Hipsteres are the infiltrators who spoil the resistance-the coolhunting collaborators and spies.
PopMatters 2009
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They managed to attract club promoters and others catering to 20-something urban hipsters who were looking for a tool for coolhunting.
Logic+Emotion 2009
whichbe commented on the word coolhunting
Coolhunting is a term coined in the early 1990s referring to a new breed of marketing professionals, called coolhunters. It is their job to make observations and predictions in changes of new or existing cultural trends. The word derives from the aesthetic of "cool". (Wikipedia)
September 4, 2008
lampbane commented on the word coolhunting
The main character in Pattern Recognition by William Gibson is a coolhunter.
September 4, 2008