Lithuania is a basketball crazy nation – which may seem odd if you know little about this newer European Union state. Lithuania has had a long history with basketball even in the days of the Soviet Union (USSR). Lithuania will also be hosting the Mens European Championships in summer 2011. Something to look forward too. [...]
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Vilnius Youth in Lithuania get up to no good
Comments OffIn Vilnius, the capital city of Lithuania its youth get up to no good. Just like all young people do! Here’s a few photos from the last week to prove how bad these youngsters can be. Vilnius main drag @4pm on the HOTTEST day (ever) is deserted cause word had got around that 2 skate [...]
Lithuanian Youth love their mobiles
Comments OffIn Lithuania mobile penetration is almost at 150% – so is this all from younger people sim swapping? Mobile Youth in Lithuania (16-24 yo) are all using multi-sims for the best deals and free calls. The 3 main operators are Omnitel, Bite and Tele2. Freedom of choice means that handsets are not subsidised very much [...]
Lithuanian Youth love to use the Internet
Comments OffIn Lithuania the usage of the internet is reaching saturation point. A 2009 official report shows 95% of young people aged 16-24 with internet access. Lithuania has one of the highest per capita access to broadband ratios due to small land mass and population of just under 4 million. It’s also atypical of ‘westernised’ European [...]
What kids do online: UK Internet Usage
2Recent indepth report from New Media Age in the UK focused on the internet usage habits of kids. Kids research is hard – the age group is from 7 – 13. They are already exposed to a lot of marketing, aware of trends and ‘peer pressure’, but still very much aware of having to please [...]