Ypulse Essentials
Posted by anastasia on 04-15-2005
Wiccan teen suspended for wearing make-up (Boing Boing caught this news item…he looks more goth/punk/Insane Clown Posse than Wiccan to me, but his mom, who is a priestess in the neo-pagan faith, claims the red eye makeup is an expression of their beliefs…)
Update: Reebok pulls 50 Cent ad in the UK (reported on boycotts threatened by anti-gun Brits yesterday…) (L.A. Times, reg. required)
Ringin' in the bling (BusinessWeek on how the music biz wants in on ringtones and other wireless technologies…also P. Diddy's faith in the success of ringtones)
FOX Looking for New Paris Pal (Nicole and Paris are on the outs, Nicole and DJ AM want their own FOX reality show…so instead of just euthanizing "The Simple Life" – whose ratings are steadily dropping…) (Zap2it.com)
Try It. You Might Like It. (Biz 2.0 on the latest buzz word "tryvertising" where people get stuff to try before they buy…revolutionary!)
Texting answers (aka cheating via cell phones! It's happening in the UK, you can bet it's happening here) (BBC)
iPod Killers? (the other devices [phones] are coming! Run iPod run!) (BusinessWeek)
Si TV's new reality (the hip Spanish music net unveils original programming including reality shows for 18-34s) (MediaWeek)
Hip Kids Flee the Tee for Handbags (fleeing may be an overstatement) (Fashion Wire Daily)
Alloy's earnings (revenues for the quarter up as well as net losses) (press release)
Rosa Parks, rap duo OutKast settle lawsuit (thank you Miss Rosa!) (USA Today)
Universal to launch video net (court gives go ahead, new MTV-esque net to launch IMF: The International Music Feed, in 10 million homes, all Dish Network…why would you name a music network with the same acronym as the International Monetary Fund?) (New York Daily News)
More social purchasing I mean networking (Grab.com for teens joing Yub.com for young urban professionals) (via Trendcentral)
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