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Ypulse Interview: Mandeep Dhillon, Togetherville

Posted by meredith | 06/23/10 | 3 Comments

A couple weeks back, we profiled recently launched social network Togetherville, a closed community targeted towards kids too young for Facebook and their parents. This concept of a family-friendly introduction to social networking intrigued us, but it also raised a few…

Should Schools Be Breaking Up 'Best Friends'?

Posted by casey | 06/22/10 | 2 Comments

Last week the New York Times, reg. required, published an article about the recent social stigma around having a best friend. Although there haven't been any concrete studies on the topic (yet), youth psychologists, educators and other experts believe that kids…

A Teen's Take On Tween Online Communities

Posted by meredith | 06/08/10 | 6 Comments

Today we finish off our Ypulse Youth Advisory Board series on "Digital Identities" with YAB member Julia Tanenbaum who relates her own wired childhood to the growing number of virtual worlds and social networks hoping to hook kids and tweens…

Ypulse Youth Website Profile: TogetherVille

Posted by meredith | 05/20/10 | 1 Comment

The latest installment in our Youth Website Profile series is on kid social network TogetherVille. The site officially launched on Tuesday, so we thought we'd share our first impressions..

What it is.. According to their own description, "Togetherville is a social online…

Ypulse Mashup Sponsor Interview: Chris Williams, Take 180

Posted by meredith | 04/20/10 | No Comments

Today's Ypulse Interview is with Chris Williams, General Manager for Ypulse Youth Marketing Mashup Roundtable sponsor Take 180, an online video network for teens and young adults which launched in March 2009 and recently debuted the second season of its popular web…

Ypulse Youth Website Profile: Everloop

Posted by meredith | 03/24/10 | 3 Comments

The latest installment in our Youth Website Profile is tween social network Everloop, currently launching at the DEMO conference in Palm Desert, California.

What it is… According to their own description, "a new class of C.O.P.P.A.-compliant social networking technology tools, targeting…

Ypulse Interview: Carla Alpert & Diane Prefontaine, hangPROUD

Posted by meredith | 03/23/10 | No Comments

Today's Ypulse Interview is with Carla Alpert and Diane Prefontaine, co-founders of hangPROUD, a non-profit org committed to helping girls channel "negative self-dialog" into positive action. We checked in with Carla and Diane to hear about their latest efforts, catch…

Ypulse Youth Website Profile: Sweety High

Posted by meredith | 03/05/10 | 1 Comment

Today's Ypulse Youth Website Profile is on tween social world  "Sweety High"

What it is: "Sweety High" has two main components. The main one is a "social world for girls" that immerses tween users in the virtual hallways of a fantasy high…

Why Sony Sounds Tone Deaf With 'Girlz' Talk

Posted by meredith | 03/02/10 | 1 Comment

Today's Ypulse Youth Advisory Board post comes from Julia Tanenbaum on video games marketed with "girls only" in mind, specifically Sony's "Girls Play Too" campaign to promote its Lilac PSP device. A smart strategy considering that according to the latest…

The Real [And Unreal] Risks Of ChatRoulette To Teens & Tweens

Posted by meredith | 02/23/10 | 2 Comments

By now you've probably heard about ChatRoulette, a social site that randomly pairs up strangers with web cams. The reception from tech and pop culture blogs has mostly been one of weary amusement at the assortment of costumed strangers, cats…