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Teens Are Doin' It For Themselves

Posted by anastasia on 05-12-2008

Do Something's Flip.com contestJust in case you need to be reminded that teens are indeed creating copious amounts of content online as well as pursuing other entrepreneurial ventures, I'm rounding up several links sent to me over the weekend.

First up, the folks at Flip.com (CondeNet) sent me a bunch of links to contests they've been running with various organizations to give away scholarship money. Each promotion has links to the winning Flip book and staff picks. It's fun to see what girls are creating using this tool.

- Do Something
- Keep A Breast
- Music Saves Lives
- ASPCA
- Music For All
- GoGoWorld
- AmeriCheer

Speaking of contests, the American Film Institute just launched its site for middle and high school students called Screen Nation, "an online video posting-and-sharing community." Check out their first Claim to Fame Challenge.

And while we're talking about creating videos, the folks at Animoto have been trying to get me to mention them for awhile. This user submitted prom video finally did the trick. It made me want to go to prom again or at least wish I had something like this to document it.

On to teen entrepreneurs. Check out these teens at 1308 Productions (Plum TV profile), a south Florida company that "sponsors all ages live music shows show featuring great young bands and bringing teens together for community service involvement." Finally, who better to promote teen events…than teens? Exactly. That's what inspired these Connecticut teens to create their own agency.

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One Response to “Teens Are Doin' It For Themselves”

  1. MHB Says:

    Also check out rasba.com, started by a 16 year old gal in Silicon Valley

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