Frequently download authorized or unauthorized music and video content for free.
Participants or spectators of extreme sports (snowboarding, skateboarding, surfing, rock climbing).
Eat out 2-3 times/week.
Drink socially.
Enjoy traveling.
Interests
Influenced by Urban, hip hop culture
Use social networking sites and applications (myspace, facebook, youtube, twitter, etc.) as a means to meet new people and discover new music
Spend more time on The Internet than watching television
More likely to watch CNN than Fox News
More attracted to technological gadgets that support their personal lifestyle (ipod, iphone) rather than those that cater to their business aspirations (palm pilots)
Love to debate
Opinions
Are more liberal than their parents.
Think most issues and solutions should be answered globally.
See economic background as a bigger issue than race.
Want to save the environment as long as it doesn’t cause an extreme inconvenience to their lifestyle.
Hang in groups, but seeks to be seen as an individual and respected for being individualistic.
Habits
Own 2-5 credit cards.
Brand loyal to products that are trendy, but that support individuality and fully cater to their activities and interests.
Impulse buyers, but only if it serves a conventional purpose.
Currently rent, and are more interested in owning a condo than a house.