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Ypulse Essentials: Another ‘Hunger Games’ Poster, Teens & Texting, Top Subjects On Facebook

Posted by emily | 12/16/11 | No Comments

We can hardly wait for ‘The Hunger Games’ movie, which hits theaters in less than 100 days (and to celebrate this momentous occasion, Lionsgate launched an online scavenger hunt to release the film’s newest poster. 100 puzzle pieces were dispersed …

Ypulse Essentials: Xbox Is The Future Of TV, Google+’s 17%, Sony’s Pre-Release Digital Downloads

Posted by melanie | 12/05/11 | No Comments

Microsoft is billing its upgrade of the Xbox Live platform (as the “future of TV.” The new user interface comes with a wealth of content from video partners, including 26 live channels from Verizon Fios, thousands of On Demand options …

Ypulse Essentials: Will Millennials Get Socl?, The State Of Piracy, Millennial Entitlement

Posted by melanie | 11/16/11 | No Comments

In case you need yet another social network to keep up with (Microsoft has just launched Socl. We think this one’s gonna go a lot like Google+, though with fewer people signing up for accounts because it’s the cool thing …

Ypulse Essentials: Teen Heroines In Hollywood, The New AP, Dell Streak 7 Targets Gen Y

Posted by meredith | 01/10/11 | 1 Comment

Teen heroines (Great feature on the growing lineup of genre-spanning strong girl characters in film and the female directors and producers helping bring them to the screen. The list could use some diversity, but it’s definitely a step closer to  …

Best And Worst Of 2010: Tech

Posted by youth advisory board | 12/28/10 | 1 Comment

Ed Note: Our second helping of Year In Review coverage comes from Ypulse resident techie Bryan Spencer. Below Bryan shares his picks for this year’s hits and misses in youth tech trends.

Best and Worst of 2010: Technology

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Ypulse Essentials: Scholastic Turns 90, Disney Takes Over Marvel Movie Rights, Levi’s Launches ShapeWhatsToCome.com

Posted by meredith | 10/19/10 | No Comments

Scholastic turns 90 (with the launch of  global literacy campaign, Read Every Day. Lead a Better Life that will target kids, parents and teachers alike. As part of the classroom component, Taylor Swift will appear in a live webcast exclusively …

Ypulse Youth Media Movers & Shakers

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

Today we bring you another installment of Youth Media Movers and Shakers. We’ve culled through industry publications looking for the recent executive placements we think you should know about. If you have executive news that you want us to highlight …

Ypulse Essentials: RIP Microsoft KIN, Facebook Fatigue, CW Jump Starts Fall Lineup

Posted by meredith | 07/01/10 | No Comments

What killed the KIN (Price points? Botched marketing? Functionality issues? Wired says all of the above led to the demise of the social networking phone, which Microsoft says will not launch in Europe as planned as part of a new …

Ypulse Essentials: Motion-Sensored Video Games, ‘Single Ladies’ Scandal, ‘Clique’ Goes ‘Gossip Girl’

Posted by casey | 06/15/10 | No Comments

Microsoft to launch motion-sensor Kinect (The Xbox360 add-on will detect user motions to correspond with screen actions. Look for more in our upcoming E3 coverage from YAB member Chase Straight. Plus, Microsoft plays off strong relationship with gamers to relaunch …

Ypulse Essentials: The War Over ‘Glee’, Women’s Colleges, Intel’s ‘Creator’s Project’

Posted by meredith | 05/20/10 | No Comments

Follow the yellow brick road.. again (and again and again. Drew Barrymore signs on to direct “Surrender Dorothy,” the latest in a string of recently announced “Wizard of Oz” remakes. Plus casting begins for an upcoming adaptation of Stephen Chbosky’s …