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Ypulse Essentials: Scholastic Gets Teens Reading, Teen Pregnancy Down In U.S., YouTube Gets Original

Posted by melanie | 04/07/11 | No Comments

Scholastic debuts This Is Teen (aimed at getting more teens into reading by connecting them with authors and each other via a social network. Here’s a list of 50 books every 11 year old should read. We second putting Treasure

Ypulse Essentials: Memphis Teen Pregnancy Epidemic Overblown, The Amelia Bloomer Project, Tech Skills Vs. Life Skills

Posted by meredith | 01/20/11 | No Comments

Alex Pettyfer in ‘The Mortal Instruments’ (Taking one step closer to Robert Pattinson/Taylor Lautner territory, the “I Am Number Four” star has been offered the lead in another hit YA-franchise heading to theaters. Meanwhile, “Pride and Prejudice and Zombies” loses

Ypulse Essentials: RIP JD Salinger, Diesel Sells Stupid, Teen Pregnancy Scare Tactics

Posted by meredith | 01/28/10 | No Comments

JD Salinger died today at 91 (Leaving behind the timeless coming of age book still being taught in English classes everywhere)

-Diesel gets stupid (and hopes young adults will too in a new print campaign and ugc promotion. Apparently …

Ypulse Essentials: Glee Goes For Gold, YA Decade, Teen Pregnancy Rates Rise

Posted by meredith | 01/26/10 | No Comments

‘Glee’ goes for the gold (as in Globes, with a win for Best Comedy or Musical TV series, and record with killer soundtrack sales. Plus New York Magazine recommends “The In-Betweeners” on BBC America, “which could be best described as …

Stop The ‘Trash’ Talk: How To Change Stereotypes Around Pregnant Teens

Posted by meredith | 10/29/09 | 2 Comments

Earlier this week USA Today reported on a recent study of teen parents that found most are not living in poverty or from single-parent homes. The statistics from the article:

- 39% [of teens who report having a baby or

Ypulse Essentials: ‘Music Rules’, Generation Next, Soda As The New Tobacco

Posted by meredith | 09/18/09 | No Comments

Pump up the volume (how mobile amplifies the total concert-going experience and what this means for marketing opportunities. Also Ars Technica dissects  ‘Music Rules!’ the “educational” anti-piracy curriculum designed by RIAA) (MobileBehavior)

- Targeting Kids reviews the Miley marketing

Will MTV’s ’16 And Pregnant’ Be Part Of The Solution (Or The Problem)?

Posted by anastasia | 06/12/09 | 35 Comments

Last night I watched an episode from MTV’s new series “16 and Pregnant.” Watching “Maci” attempt to ride a four-wheeler at the end of her pregnancy made me wonder if critics who have said the series is more interested in …

It Takes Two To Prevent Teen Pregnancy: How To Reach The Guys

Posted by anastasia | 05/07/09 | 2 Comments

Earlier this week, I had the privilege of speaking at a National Press Club event organized by The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy addressing the 5 percent increase in the teen birth rate. I spoke on a …

Ypulse Guest Post: Teenage Pregnancies And The British Media: Not A Love Story

Posted by meredith | 03/04/09 | 4 Comments

Today’s Ypulse guest post comes from Alexandra Suhner, a London-based trend forecaster who has been taken aback by the recent media frenzy that’s broken out over the story of two teenage parents. Below Alexandra explains how the problem goes much …

Ypulse Essentials: Machinima, Teen.com TV, The Kids’ International Film Festival

Posted by meredith | 02/27/09 | No Comments

Machinima (like YouTube for gamers, Machinima videos feature custom branded content that mimic the style and tone of video games) (Ad Age, Reg. required)

- Facebook concedes control (to users after the TOS debacle. Now members will have a say …