Ypulse Essentials: Dr. Drew's New MTV Show, Girl Gamers, MySpace Suspensions
Posted by anastasia on 09-22-2008
Let's talk about sex (teens, parents and one of my favorites, Dr. Drew. New reality show, "Sex … With Mom and Dad," to air on MTV. Plus MTV Networks buys the entire company [it previously had a minority stake] behind the social networking technology it's using for Flux. And another TRL farewell) (Hollywood Reporter) (News.com) (Slate)
- 'Chuck' gets a social networking site (NBC launches Inside Buy More. And the New York Times, reg. required, attempts to link "Heroes" to Gen Y's woes)
- More Miley drama (this time over whether or not she is trying to get fired from Disney) (MTV News)
- Tips for hiring millennials (in AdAge.com, reg. required. Plus Gen X/Y dads buy more than past generations) (Media Post, reg. required)
- Channel One (launches its election coverage)
- eMarketer on girl gamers (round-up of recent research. Plus more on this from the Washington Post via the Modesto Bee)
- Eighth graders… (not so good at Algebra. True confession: I flunked Algebra in 9th grade! Plus judge rules two eight graders can be suspended for creating fake MySpace profiles) (USA Today) (Ars Technica)
- Secondhand Serenade ("on the brink" – we knew him when) (USA Today)
- Should we rate TV & Movies (on their level of commercialism? Alissa Quart explores…)
P.S. Check out this year's Digital Media and Learning Competition – great funding opportunities for .orgs and young people.
P.P.S. If any Ypulse readers are attending What Teens Want in Los Angeles and would like to write a guest post about the event for Ypulse, email me.
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