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Today On Ypulse: September 2, 2010

Ypulse Essentials: Kmart Launches Stylesip, Young, Affluent Women Lead Recovery, Common Millennial Mistakes At Work

Posted by meredith

Kmart launches Stylesip (a social hub for teen girls to "share their thoughts on trends, entertainment, music and gossip." Also Andrew Zoyer of Steve Madden previews the brand's mobile push with interesting insight on branded apps vs. mobile sites) (MediaPost, reg. required)

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Did New Blood Bring Teen Appeal To The Emmys?

September 1, 2010

College Students & The Value Of Unknown Variables

August 31, 2010

YAB Review: ‘Mockingjay’ By Suzanne Collins

August 31, 2010
 

Featured Channel: Youth Marketing

Ypulse President Dan Coates weighs in on Facebook Places and the great privacy debate around young users sharing locations… Read more on the Youth Marketing Channel.

Youth Advisory Board

mockingjayThe long-awaited conclusion to Suzanne Collins' "Hunger Games" trilogy has arrived. But does it deliver? YAB member Julia reviews Mockingjay... Read more from our Youth Advisory Board.




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Youth Research

Featured Research: What's In Your Backpack
For students and retailers alike, August marks the official start of Back-to-School season: A time to prep and be prepped for the school year to come. We were inspired to conduct the first-ever “netnographic dig”, auditing the contents of 1,113 backpacks, carried by current U.S. college and high school students. What we found was enlightening…

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WIR – Safe Social?

Posted by dan | 08/30/10 | No Comments

A number of reports last week cited that 70% of parents are friends of their kids on Facebook and that 30% of kids are ready to 'unfriend' their parents if given the choice. The study, sponsored by AOL was part…

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Ypulse Youth Media Movers & Shakers

Posted by meredith | 08/30/10 | No Comments

Today we bring you another installment of Youth Media Movers and Shakers. We've culled through industry publications looking for the recent executive placements we think you should know about. If you have executive news that you want us to highlight…

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Ypulse Jobs: dELiA*s, City Year, & More

Posted by dylan | 08/26/10 | No Comments

Today we bring you our weekly sampler of the cool youth media and marketing gigs. If your company has an open position in the youth media or marketing space, we encourage you to join the Ypulse LinkedIn group, if you haven't…

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'Mockingjay' Midnight Release Party @ Word Books

Posted by dylan | 08/26/10 | No Comments

On Monday night I trudged through the gray rainy streets of Brooklyn over to Word Books in Greenpoint for the midnight release party or Mockingjay, the third book in the YA series by Suzanne Collins. We covered the first book…

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Ypulse Monthly Teen Mag Roundup

Posted by emma | 08/25/10 | No Comments

It’s pretty standard for September issues of teen magazines to be back-to-school-focused, but this month’s Seventeen takes the dictum to a whole new level. While the editor’s letter at the front of the book announces that the issue’s theme is hope,…

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