Ypulse Essentials: FCC Fields ‘Family Guy’ Complaints, John Grisham Goes YA, Recession Kids
Posted by meredith on 02-26-2010
FCC gets an earful for ‘Family Guy’ (as the most frequent offender for broadcast indecency. Surprised? Also has MTV become more lax towards violent behavior in the “The Real World’ cast?) (Los Angeles Times) (Best Week Ever)
- Recession Kids (super interesting read from Josh Tetrick on why a blend of innovativeness and sense of community will keep Millennials from becoming the next lost generation. Plus a poll on kids and careers finds 90% of teens believe they will have the ideal job someday — thanks, KooDooZ. Also the educational personal finance series “Mad About Money” debuts on TV this September ) (Huffington Post) (MediaPost, reg. required)
- More on the ‘Kick-Ass’ controversy (sparked by recent red-band trailers. Also New York Times, reg. required, reviews “Toe to Toe” a fictional look at the heated dynamics of a high school girls lacrosse team) (Huffington Post)
- How to connect with Gen Y through blogs (tips for marketers looking to leverage bloggers without coming off as a paid endorsement with another hat tip towards Ford Fiesta. Plus where is the new social TV for millennials?) (MediaPost, reg. required) (Seattle Times)
- Will Comic-Con move (from San Diego after its contract expires in 2012? Looks like organizers are looking towards Anaheim to accomodate the growing number of attendees) (The AV Club)
- John Grisham goes YA (Penguin Young Readers will publish the upcoming series entitled.. “Theodore Boone: Kid Lawyer.” Also inspired by “Harriet the Spy: Blog Wars,” Jezebel updates some other classics. My favorite: “Wikipedia Brown.” Plus the finalists for the 2009 Los Angeles Times Book Prizes have been announced) (New York Times, reg. required)
- BillMyParents (releases version 2.0 of its online teen payment solutions site)
- Junk food comes in tempting packages (for kids, according to a Yale study ”the number of products with youth-oriented cross promotions [featuring cartoon characters, pop stars, athletes, etc.] increased by 78% during the period examined … Only 18% of products met accepted nutrition standards for foods sold to youth.”) (Los Angeles Times)
- Wisconsin teen sentenced (to 15 years for running a Facebook sex-extortion scam) (Wired)
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