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Ypulse Essentials: Nintendo’s Network, Few Tweens Wear Sunscreen, Ferris Bueller Is Back

Posted by emily | 01/27/12 | No Comments

Gamers rejoice! Nintendo is finally launching a digital network for the 3DS and Wii U (which sounds similar to Xbox Live and PlayStation’s Network in that users can have a personal account to connect with other services, participate in competitions, …

Ypulse Essentials: How Brands Can Use Pinterest, McDonald’s Happy Meal Books, Paid Vs. Free Apps

Posted by melanie | 01/11/12 | No Comments

People can’t stop talking about Pinterest, but how can a brand (get involved in the conversation? Here are a few tips based on how some brands have successfully promoted themselves on the site. The trick, don’t push the brand, push …

Ypulse Essentials: Fox Plans Saturday Night Cartoon Block, Scholastic’s News Election Website, LOL With Miley Cyrus

Posted by emily | 01/09/12 | No Comments

Get ready for more laughs as Fox adds a late-night block of cartoons (to its Saturday night lineup! Given how popular the networks’ animated comedies are — “Family Guy,” “The Cleveland Show,” and “American Dad” are some of Millennials’ favorites — we …

Ypulse Essentials: Young Enterpreneurs, F.C.C. Presents ‘Generation Mobile’, JWOWW Rewrites ‘The Rules’

Posted by meredith | 12/13/10 | 1 Comment

Catering to young entrepreneurs (has become quite a cottage industry… for young entrepreneurs. At least that’s what strikes me in the latest update on recent grads starting their own businesses, which includes quotes from past Ypulse Interviewees Intern Queen Lauren

Story Behind The Stats: Did Politicians Fail To Reach Teens?

Posted by youth advisory board | 12/02/10 | 1 Comment

Ed. Note: Among the most interesting findings in our latest Ypulse Research Report on Millennials and Politics was the intra-generational differences we saw in political outlooks between older and younger members of Gen Y. Both expressed frustration with current …

Ypulse Essentials: All Hallows Read, MTV’s New Weight-Loss Show, Quidditch On Campus

Posted by meredith | 10/29/10 | No Comments

Baby Carrots dress up as ‘Scarrots’ for Halloween (as part of the broader rebranding effort to push the veggies like junk food. Trick-or-treat indeed. Speaking of.. this year some cities are banning teens from going door-to-door) (Ad Age. reg …

Ypulse Essentials: Obama Holds Youth Town Hall, A Gen Y Minivan, 8095

Posted by meredith | 10/15/10 | No Comments

President Obama talks hopes, fears and web culture (at the televised youth town hall meeting that aired across MTV platforms last night. Of Twitter and the internet in general he says, “these things are very powerful but it also means …

Ypulse Essentials: AOL, JoBros To ‘Redesign The Internet’, Obama’s Children’s Book, The ‘Twilight Effect’ On Teen Minds

Posted by meredith | 09/14/10 | No Comments

AOL calls on Jonas Brothers to help ‘redesign the internet’ (AOL CEO and Chairman Tim Armstrong name drops the boy band as key creative collaborators in efforts to keep the web from looking like it was “created by people in …

Ypulse Essentials: Disney Hypes ‘Sorcerer,’ Tommy Targets Twentysomethings, Teen Abortion on TV

Posted by casey | 07/15/10 | No Comments

Unconventional advertising for ‘Sorcerer’s Apprentice’ (To promote this week’s opening of the adventure film, Disney rolls out an interactive window display at the 34th street Macy’s, as well as purchased ad space on Twitter) (Adweek) (AdAge, reg. required)

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Pew Research Center: Millennials, Midterms and Beyond

Posted by meredith | 02/26/10 | 2 Comments

Here is the third and final part to our series [Part oneand two here] and from Ypulse Insights president Dan Coates dedicated to covering the Millennials Event that took place in Washington, DC on Wednesday at the Newseum to …