Ypulse Essentials: A Gossip Girl Goes Guerilla, YouTube Cracks Down On Copyright, Tuition Hike Causes Concern

Gossip Guerilla (a recent video featuring GG star Taylor Momsen and a stunt double pulling some very slick moves on the paparazzi may or may not be part of an underground campaign by Nike. Also more details on the upcoming Gossip Girl spin-off) (Fashionista) (Entertainment Weekly)

- The ultimate Whopper sacrifice (Facebook pulls the plug on the Burger King de-friending app citing a violation of the FB privacy policy. Why did this discussion not come up beforehand? Plus there is still a much higher proportion of teens than adults on social networks in spite of the growing popularity of older demo sites like Twitter and LinkedIn.) (TechCrunch) (ars technica)

- The biggest online threat to kids (turns out to be other kids. Also a new report confirms that while the number of adult predators is fairly small, there are still safety issues with other adolescents. Also more teens get in trouble for ‘sexting’) (ars technica) (UPI)

- Tech for teacher? (educators ask the new administration for more computers and updated technology for classrooms) (ReadWriteWeb)

- Copyright crackdown on YouTube (leads to the audio track being removed from a lot of videos. Also Wired has more details on the webcast of the first RIAA trial) (ReadWriteWeb) (Wired)

- Teens seek plastic surgery (to enhance their self-esteem and apparently the recession isn’t stopping them. More on the trend on Jezebel. Also online community Girl Ambition aims to instill tweens with self-esteem through less controversial means) (New York Times, reg. required) (Jezebel) (Virtual World News)

- The young and the wireless (the symbiotic relationship between the gadget-happy twentysomethings who volunteer to be early adopters and tech companies makes everyone a winner) (New York Observer)

- Pepsi and the President (the brand continues to work on cementing the link between the two by establishing a major presence in D.C. during the inauguration. Also Coke is set to launch an “Open Happiness” campaign) (AdAge reg. required) (MediaPost reg. required)

- Cabot gives ‘Princess’ the royal wave goodbye (after a long run, Meg Cabot ends the series with a double header) (Arizona Republic)

- A sharp increase in tuitions (gives some prospective college students and their families’ second thoughts about enrolling) (Associated Press)

- ‘The Business of Being Shaun White’ (a peek inside the life and brand management of the popular pro snowboarder) (Fast Company)