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Ypulse Essentials: Apple’s Publishing Venture, Facebook’s Open Graph, Ryan Seacrest And Mark Cuban’s New Pop Culture Channel

Posted by melanie | 01/19/12 | No Comments

Apple’s much talked about announcement today puts the tech giant in the book publishing space (with the unveiling of the iBooks author app, which allows authors to self-publish, and iBooks 2, an upgrade of the iBooks app which includes a …

Ypulse Essentials: Spotify Radio Revamped, Google Currents, Video Streaming Updates

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

Spotify just got even cooler with an enhanced version of Spotify Radio (which lets users create unlimited stations by artist, track, or genre, receive recommendations with an improved feature, and skip as many songs as they wish. This should make …

Ypulse Essentials: People’s Choice Award Nominees, Teens Are Mean Online, Hang Out On +YouTube

Posted by emily | 11/09/11 | No Comments

The people have spoken, and we’re excited to see many of our favorite acts and programs (among the 2012 People’s Choice Award nominees! “Harry Potter” leads the way with nine nods, and Katy Perry and “Glee” are also top contenders. …

Ypulse Essentials: Millennials & Occupy Wall Street, Will Transmedia Take Magazines Into The Future?, MTV’s Digital Rights Project

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

The Occupy Wall Street movement has stretched past the three-week mark (and Millennials are getting behind the street party/political party with streams of college students stopping by Zuccotti Park in New York City and starting “occupations” in their own cities. …

Ypulse Essentials: Warner Bros. Creepy Social Series, Arby’s Goes ‘Healthy,’ Music Makes It All Better

Posted by melanie | 09/29/11 | No Comments

We know Millennials have more relaxed views about online privacy (than do older generations, but even they might think Warner Bros. has crossed the line with its new online “social series” called “Aim High.” Starring Jackson Rathbone of “Twilight” fame …

Ypulse Essentials: Google++++, Digital Abuse Grows, Obama Needs Millennials To Win In 2012

Posted by melanie | 09/27/11 | No Comments

Maybe it should be called Google++++ (considering the fledgling social network managed to post a whopping 1269% increase in traffic over the previous week. What drove the huge leap? The network is now open to everyone and no longer requires …

Ypulse Essentials: Kindle Books Available At Libraries, Gen Y Cuts Back On Shopping, ‘Sesame Street’ Does ‘Glee’

Posted by emily | 09/21/11 | No Comments

eBook readers rejoice (now that Kindle books are available at more than 11,000 libraries in the U.S.! Amazon launched the lending library service today and we think it will be a big hit among Millennials who enjoy this medium and …

Ypulse Essentials: Twitter And Tumblr Are Growing, Parents Are Leaving Kids Out Of Back-To-School Shopping, Mobile Gaming

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

Twitter has topped (100 million active users. Among the interesting usage stats the social network announced, 55% are mobile users, and 40% don’t tweet, logging in only to check out what others are saying. Tumblr users are also prolific, …

Ypulse Essentials: Disney Princess Video Game, VMAs Sets Record Ratings, H&M + Elle Launch E-Commerce

Posted by emily | 08/30/11 | No Comments

The classic Disney Princesses are back (in a video game called Disney Princess: Enchanting Storybooks, which will be available this fall on the uDraw GameTablet for Wii and the Nintendo DS. Users will relive their favorite tales while playing tilt-painting …

Ypulse Essentials: ‘Monsters University,’ 3D Textbooks, Facebook & Twitter Reach Record Visitors

Posted by emily | 08/22/11 | 1 Comment

Among the many movies discussed at Disney’s D23 conference (we’re most excited about “Monsters University,” the prequel to the beloved “Monsters, Inc.” As the title suggests, the film will focus on Mike and Sulley at school, way back when they …