Ypulse Essentials: Bristol Palin As Teen Ambassador For Candie’s Foundation, Kindle On Campus, Swatch MTV Playground
Posted by meredith on 05-05-2009
Candie’s Foundation appoints Bristol Palin teen ambassador (for the National Day to Prevent Teen Pregnancy. To promote the effort, Palin will attend a town hall meeting. Meanwhile, today Anastasia is attending a panel in D.C. on the rise in the teen birth rate)
- Jonas Bros. premiere (nothing to sneeze at, but still not close to ratings for new Hannah Montana episodes) (Zap2it)
- Kindle goes to college (six universities partner with Amazon and publishers to supply eReaders this fall. And yet, the e-future remains hazy) (BizJournal)
- Cheap thrills (more commentary on teens’ increased concern about the economy and their personal spending habits. Plus, how the downturn has forced professionals everywhere, particularly young adults, to grow up fast) (Huffington Post) (Forbes)
- ‘WTF Moment’ (added as a category for the MTV Movie Awards) (UPI)
- Swatch MTV Playground (the channel launches a global art and design initiative that will showcase work from aspiring artists in an online gallery. Plus, CW pulls Sunday programming (citing the low numbers for dragging down the channel’s weekly ratings) (Variety)
- More parents talking to teens about prescription meds (prompted by the issue popping up in the media. Preventive action, however, still lags behind)
- ‘Where the Wild Things Are’ figurines (coming in Fall 2009. Plus, more on the multi-platform world of Tina Wells’ Mackenzie Blue) (PSFK) (PW)
- Teen entrepreneur starts all-natural body care company (with the help of her mom) (Forbes)
- Interview with Brandon Evans (from Mr. Youth over on Social Times)
Categorized under: Ypulse Essentials
May 5th, 2009 at 11:58 am
Bristol Palin gave birth as a teenager.
So what?
How is her life going to be worse on account of that?
May 6th, 2009 at 7:28 am
I would just like to say, what makes Bristol Palin so special and the ambassador for the Candies Foundation. I was 16 when I got pregnant and I was 17 when I gave birth to my daughter. The difference between me and Bristol and what makes me think the someone like me would make a better ambassador is that I did it on my own without the help of my parents, and so does lots of other girls. I think that she was chosen because of who her mother is. Which goes to show, its all about who you are and who you know, not about the real cause, which is sad!
May 6th, 2009 at 8:00 am
My friend who saw Bristol and Candie’s on the morning shows said that Candie’s rep said something like, “Just because you wear sexy shoes doesn’t mean you need a baby.” Reconciling their Bratz-esque image with this new campaign? Scary.