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Ypulse Essentials: 1 In 7 Teens Expect To Die Young, Disney's Hetereosexual Magic Kingdom, NYC Kids Choir On YouTube

Posted by anastasia | 06/29/09 | 2 Comments

Recession spawns more teen entrepreneurs (profiled in the New York Times, reg. required, along with quotes from Ypulse Mashup speaker Donna Fenn. And according to TechCrunch, there are lots of jobs in science, technology, math and engineering, but not enough recent…

Ypulse Essentials:The Music Tee, Webstars, Create A Skate

Posted by meredith | 06/25/09 | No Comments

The Music Tee (much more than a band shirt. The tee not only features original album art, but a URL code-embedded hangtag that allows the wearer to download the album. And Abercrombie & Fitch introduces a multi-sensory store experience. Plus a…

A 'Twilighter' Teen's First Look At 'New Moon'

Posted by meredith | 06/11/09 | No Comments

Today's Ypulse Youth Advisory Board post is from Alyx Steadman, one of the many, many fans who caught the "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" trailer online last week. We asked Alyx to share his first impressions. As always, you can communicate directly…

Ypulse Essentials: Tony Hawk's 'Ride', Dr. Pepper's Vida23, Cutting Off Trustafarians

Posted by meredith | 06/08/09 | No Comments

Tony Hawk's 'Ride' (a motion sensor skateboard game that lets players get as close as possible to the real thing without leaving their living room) (Engadget)

- 'Nick' magazine folds (the tween mag and its preschool counterpart Nick Jr. have both been shuttered)…

Ypulse Essentials: Guitar Hero's Scavenger Hunt, Teen Takes Top Speller Spot, Hip-Hop Detoxx

Posted by meredith | 05/29/09 | No Comments

Name that tune (Guitar Hero creator Activision challenges players to an online scavenger hunt to identify all 85 bands represented on the fifth installment game. Plus, the "Where The Wild Things Are" video game seeks another publisher) (MediaPost, reg. required) (Los…

Ypulse Essentials: 8% Teens Watch TV Online, Student Newspaper Archives Online, Colleges Explore 3 Year Degrees

Posted by meredith | 05/26/09 | 2 Comments

- Rebecca Rubin (the first Jewish American Girl. Plus, a look at the economic and psychological effects of little girls' 'princess' phase) (New York Times, reg. required) (AP)

Only 8% of teens watch TV online (as opposed to on a regular television set,…

Ypulse Essentials: YouTube EDU, Media Literacy Lands In High School, Management 2.0

Posted by meredith | 03/27/09 | 1 Comment

A spoonful of satire helps the newscast go down (recent polls show more Americans prefer to tune into Stewart and Colbert than traditional anchors. Motivating young people to stay well informed? I'd say that's good news) (AdWeek)

- YouTube EDU (a new…

Ypulse Essentials: Drug-Free America Goes Mobile, Game Developers Focus On Kids, 'Too Much Drama' On Social Networks?

Posted by meredith | 03/24/09 | 1 Comment

Drug-Free America goes mobile (with a new campaign where parents can sign up for "talk tips" via text and teens are directed towards a "Check Yourself" site. But will they? Also a new educational mobile game called It's Your Call where teens…

Ypulse Essentials: CampFu, Gen Y's ID Risk, Friendly Brands On Facebook

Posted by meredith | 03/05/09 | No Comments

CampFu (Fatfoogoo announces itself as the commerce platform for Rebel Monkey’s new camp-themed online virtual world, allowing players to buy virtual items for their avatar. Virtual bug spray, anyone?) (Virtual World News)

- Spring Breakers take a holiday (from partying it up in…

Ypulse Essentials: Clique Girlz, Best Teen Blogs, ReadKiddoRead

Posted by meredith | 01/28/09 | 7 Comments

A sweet save for the Clique Girlz (the floundering tweeny bopper band will become spokeswomen for Topps' Baby Bottle Pop. Well, it worked for former Topps' spokesband the JoBros. And Washington Post columnist Ruth Marcus asks Michelle Obama to see the…