Consumer Trend Summery of 2008

Hi guys from a consumer point of view it appears that 2008 will be the Expectiation Economy.
The demanding consumer this year will want more suprises. This year's ecnomy has to focus on experiences. Now more than ever Canadian consumers have high expectations. On top of that they have a lot of competitive data available due to sites such as the ones below.

visit the link below to see what I mean.

http://www.trendwatching.com/trends/expectationeconomy.htm


• Core77, Inhabitat, Design*Sponge (design, furniture and
objects)
• Gizmodo, Engadget, Ubergizmo (cutting-edge gadgets and
electronics)
• Treehugger (eco-chic products)
• Curbed (real estate)
• Cool Hunting, The Coolhunter, Josh Spear, NOTCOT
(cool, beautiful, have-to-have 'stuff')
• Gridskipper, superfuture, Jaunted, Wallpaper, TripAdvisor,
Monocle (hotels, restaurants, architecture)
• Flavorpill (coolest city events)
• FlyerTalk, SeatGuru, Skytrax (best airlines and seats)
• Luxist, Born Rich (most desirable luxury goods and services)
• Autoblog, Jalopnik, Hybrid Cars Blog (automotive scoops)
• JC Report, The Sartorialist (fashion and style)
• Kotaku, Joystiq (video games)
• Styledash (beauty)
• Slashfood, Chocolate & Zucchini (food and beverage)
• EUKicks (sneakers)
• Vinography (wine)
• FirstShowing, /Film (movies)
• Digital Photography Review (photography)