Ypulse Essentials
Posted by anastasia on 07-21-2006
The TV viewing power of Hispanic youth (drove “Premios Juventud 2006,” or Youth Awards to win with teens 12-17, plus more from Media Life Magazine's Younger Viewers ratings wrap up)
- The Bible as violent video game ("Left Behind: Eternal Forces, a Christian-themed videogame due out this October, the New York skyline smolders during the End of Days, the faithful have been called up to heaven, and the remaining New Yorkers are engaged in an epic clash between the Tribulation Forces and the Antichrist's army of Global Community Peacekeepers.") (Alternet)
- 9-11 Report as comic book ("Sid Jacobson and Ernie Colon have collaborated to produce "The 9/11 Report: A Graphic Adaptation," which is being published by Hill and Wang, the nonfiction imprint of Farrar, Straus and Giroux.") (originally published in the Washington Post)
- MaxPreps now flush with cash (high school sports site and former Ypulse advertiser received $7 million in investment - way to go!) (PaidContent)
- The iCan't hear you generation (Teens who listen to iPods more likely to experience hearing loss later) (Tech Digest)
- Rich kid makes GOOD (The L.A. Times, reg. required, and The Wall Street Journal on Ben Goldhirsh's new magazine that "embraces this generation's merger of capitalism and idealism." Kind of like Do Something's BUILD but smarter)
- Life after the 30-second spot (means "deeply commercial" entertainment for the under 35-generation) (Christian Science Monitor)
- CNET launches new blog on 'Digital Kids' (Stefanie Olsen keeps her series going in blog form)