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Ypulse Essentials: Occupation Evaporation, Stores Open For ‘Black Thursday,’ Stardolls Jump Offline

Posted by melanie | 11/15/11 | No Comments

After nearly two months, the Occupy Wall Street movement that captured the attention of many students feeling economic pressure (is facing a serious setback having been ousted from Zuccotti Park this morning for public health and safety concerns. This isn’t …

Ypulse Essentials: McCreery’s Country Crooning Tops Billboard, Barbie Gets Tattooed, Occupy Colleges

Posted by melanie | 10/12/11 | No Comments

‘American Idol’ winner Scotty McCreery made history this week (becoming the first country music star to ever have an album reach #1 on the Billboard 200 charts with his debut “Clear As Day.” Speaking of moments in music history, The …

Ypulse Essentials: What’s Next For Watches, Social Media Stats, ‘Carrie Diaries’ Are Coming,

Posted by melanie | 09/12/11 | No Comments

For a while, it looked like cell phones were going to put watchmakers out of business (but Gen Y is developing a retro fondness for timepieces…though the analog versions are treated as accessories, and wearers most often check their phones …

Ypulse Essentials: ‘Jersey Shore’ Is The Most Social Show Ever, Facebook Messenger App, Payless Launches Brash

Posted by melanie | 08/09/11 | No Comments

Clearly Snookie, the Situation, and the rest of the ‘Jersey Shore’ cast are, um, social creatures (but so are their show’s viewers. The premiere episode of season four broke all kinds of social viewing records, including the number of comments …

Ypulse Essentials: Cost Of A College Education, JustinTimberSpace?, ‘Hunger Games’ Soundtrack

Posted by melanie | 06/30/11 | No Comments

The U.S. Department of Education has updated it’s website to tell students the real costs (of attending college. We’re sure some parents are experiencing sticker shock, considering the most expensive college on the list, Maine’s Bates College, comes in at …

Ypulse Essentials: Grammy Outrage, Bieber Comes In Second (At The Box Office), Young Egyptians Speak Up

Posted by melanie | 02/14/11 | No Comments

The Grammys (grabbed its youngest TV audience since 2004 as young fans tuned in to watch performances by Justin Bieber and Lady Gaga. Beliebers thought their teen idol was robbed of an award, losing to Esperanza Spalding in the Best …

Ypulse Essentials:’Captain America’, The Future Of Sex-Ed, AT&T Targets Green Teens

Posted by meredith | 10/28/10 | No Comments

‘Captain America’ (a.k.a. star Chris Evans decked out in his red, white and blue costume graces the cover of Entertainment Weekly, giving fans a first look at the big budget Marvel adaptation coming to theaters this summer)

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Ypulse Essentials: ‘Green Lantern’ Buzz @ Comic-Con, Barbie On Foursquare, The Great Gatsby Video Game

Posted by meredith | 07/16/10 | No Comments

‘Green Lantern’ heats up Comic-Con (and the cover of a special preview edition of Entertainment Weekly. Also Tim Burton and Johnny Depp team up for a remake of vampire soap opera “Dark Shadows.” Pride and Prejudice and Zombies author Author …

Ypulse Essentials: HBO Debuts ‘Funny Or Die’, Driving Risk Rises In Teen Girls, Cost Of College

Posted by meredith | 02/18/10 | No Comments

HBO brings ‘Funny or Die’ to TV (Plus The CW renews “Gossip Girl,” “The Vampire Diaries,” “90210,” “Supernatural” and “America’s Next Top Model.” And Nick renews its game show “Brain Surge.” Also the new MTV series “My Life as Liz” …

Ypulse Essentials: Levi’s Lifecycle, What Teens Want @ Web 2.0, ‘Cougar Town’ Vs. ‘Glee’

Posted by meredith | 10/23/09 | No Comments

Green jeans (as part of an effort to encourage reuse, Levi’s adds a “donate to Goodwill” icon to their clothing’s care tags. Plus American Eagle launches a kids line) (PSFK) (MediaPost, reg. required)

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