Ypulse Essentials: Eco-Friendly Dorm Life, Brazen Careerist Launches Professional Soc Net, Gen Y’s Botox Habit
Posted by meredith on 08-25-2009
Dorm life goes eco-friendly (Trendcentral profiles campus efforts to stay green this back-to-school season)
- ‘Jennifer’s Body’ soundtrack (follows the [off]beat of Juno. Also Walmart announces an exclusive deal with Miley Cyrus for her upcoming CD. And a new tween makeup line launching soon from Scarlett & Crimson) (Variety) (Christopher Drummond)
- Look out, LinkedIn (Brazen Careerist launches its own professional social networking site) (Lifehacker)
- ADHD drug abuse (on the rise among teens according to a recent study. Also a Scarborough Kids Internet Panel on where teens go for information about healthcare – parents first, Internet second.)
- Social history of the MP3 (a great timeline from Pitchfork) (via PSFK)
- iPhone app for free texting (answers teens’ – at least those who already own an iPhones – prayers. Plus txt responsibly aims to raise awareness about the dangers of texing) (via Textually.org)
- Gen Y uses botox as much as hair dye (according to cosmetic surgeons. Yikes! Also USA Today asks whether social networks are making Gen Y more narcissistic. Full disclosure: the article cites a study from Jean Twenge, who wrote the questions, and worked on this research with Ypulse Insights [formerly SurveyU]) (FOX News)
- Interview with Viz Kids editor (for a look inside the world of comics and graphic novels. Plus fans of the ”The Betsy-Tacy Society” series will be excited to hear the the homes of the real “Betsy” and “Tacy” have been refurbished as a tourist site) (SLJ) (Jezebel)
- Ford uses social media (to draw a young audience. Plus research on teens and digital marketing. Choice quote: “There’s a tendency for people to think they’re cynical and savvy and they understand it all, but what was so interesting… about that research is that they are not necessarily as well defended against marketing as people might think they are.”) (Vancouver Sun)
- ‘Skins’ to be adapted by MTV (the British hit gets a makeover for a U.S. audience) (Cinema Blend)
Categorized under: Ypulse Essentials
August 25th, 2009 at 1:49 pm
RE Botox and Generation Y:
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While their older counterparts are more concerned with fixing lines and wrinkles, women in their 20s are flocking to change the shape of their eyebrows and lips in as little as three months, experts say.
The head of the Cosmetic Physicians Society, Dr. Gabrielle Caswell, said getting Botox had become as acceptable as dying hair.
“A lot of the girls are using it as a fashion trend,” Caswell said. “They do like the plump lips…”
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Lip injections are ugly.
On the TV show, “Dead Like Me,” the lead actress was pretty in the first episode, but then apparently got lip injections and looked bad for the rest of the series.