Ypulse Essentials: 'GG' Spin-Off DOA, MTV Tr3s, MocoSpace

CW cuts off ‘Privileged,’ ‘Gossip Girl’ spin-off (maybe little rich girls are going out of style? On tap instead: twentysomethings and vampires in the “Melrose Place” remake, and “Vampire Diaries.” Also, GG star Chace Crawford signs on for the “Footloose” remake) (EW) (Variety)

- Twitter 101 (educators promote the benefits of introducing Twitter to the classroom as a collaborative tool. Plus, crowdsourced design site Threadless debuts Twitter tees) (Huffington Post) (AdRants)

- MTV Tr3s (MTV’s Latino affiliate and Ypulse Mashup Urban/Multicultural pre-conference speaker announces the channel’s new lineup. Plus, a new national survey of Latino teens about the biggest influences on their decisions about sex. Forty-nine percent cite their parents)

- ‘Bite me’ (Necco introduces a line of their Sweetheart candies with sayings that play off of “Twilight.”  Plus, another kid lit tournament to follow on Twitter: Nerds Heart YA ) (Chicago Tribune) (Becky’s Book Reviews)

- FBI on Second Life (the government agency explores the virtual world for recruiting purposes) (Virtual Worlds News)

- MocoSpace (the success story behind the mobile-based social network [another Mashup speaker!]. Plus, action sports community Loop’d secures more funding. Also, Dr. Eric on Next Great Thing explains how mobile technology can help express and shape youth identity) (Xconomy)

- Database of all UK children (raises questions about how to regulate access and prevent breaches. Plus, more from danah boyd’s fieldwork on age and social networks) (BBC News) (apophenia)

- Virtual currencies (and the role they play in online games and virtual worlds with a shout out to Ypulse sponsor MyYearbook) (CNN)

- College sites offer net price calculator (to give prospective students a better idea of the bottom line. Plus, how young people are tempted by easy credit) (New York Times, reg. required) (NPR)

- The First National Tween Summit (Tween girl research firm, AK Tweens announces the details)