Ypulse Essentials
Posted by anastasia on 01-10-2005
Saturn's got a new youth ride (I remember Saturn making their no-haggle pitch to "non-traditional" populations, i.e. those who would easily get scammed at a dealership and really liked that…Influx says the new "Sky" is designed to lure youth back to the brand)
Schools wired but not savvy (News.com reports it's the teachers who are lacking savvy. Maybe if they weren't so worried about teaching to the test, they would have time to get up to speed…)
Mozart as deterrent (a supermarket chain uses classical music to deter young loiterers) (Washington Monthly)
Teens like football and "Family Guy" (Media Life magazine's weekly younger viewers ratings wrap)
The N Gets A Sales Team (Nick's teen block gets its own ad sales group) (MediaWeek)
WB Network Enrolls in College Drama (The WB adds "Homicide" producer Tom Fontana to the growing list of superstar producers creating pilots for the teen net…oh yeah, they cancelled "The Mountain," too) (Reuters)
Portman going to prep school? (Page Six reports some of Natalie Portman's old prep school buddies are working on "a TV series about a fictitious New England boarding school featuring a generous helping of 'drugs, elitism and pretentiousness'")
Ubi Soft selects Eiko Media to integrate products into its games (press release)
Turmoil in blogland (genius Danah Boyd on the Live Journal acquisition in Salon, daypass or sub required)
MTV to launch Timbaland ringtones in February (press release)
Young Cell Users Rack Up Debt (texting not so good for teen wallets) (New York Times, reg. required)