Ypulse Essentials: FDA Cracks Down, Kotex Courts Controversy, Best States For Teen Drivers
Posted by meredith on 03-18-2010
FDA cracks down (on tobacco marketing to kids and teens, including magazine ads like the Camel No. 9 that recently came under fire. Also teen girls decide to diet based on their peers.) (CNN) (Reuters)
- Kotex controversy (in a case of life imitating commercial art, network censors come down on the brand for spots that use the word "vagina" and even the more euphemistic phrasing, "down there") (New York Times, reg. required)
- College students use Wikipedia (as a starting point for research.. and don't always cop to the act. Wonder if this would come as a surprise to many profs. My guess is not.) (Ars Technica)
- Smokescreen wins @ SXSW (Channel 4′s alternative reality online reputation game takes home the Best Game award at SXSWi this week. See our site profile and interview with Alice Taylor on Ypulse. Plus virtual world Webosaurs goes mobile with the Dino Surf iPhone app) (Newser) (Virtual World News)
- Future bankers (among other MBA candidates aren't worried about the economy affecting their job prospects) (CNBC)
- MIKA releases 'Kick-Ass' music video (a month before the film's release. Will the buzz hold? Also Jason Segal to star in the new Disney "Muppets" movie he's co-writing. And a less than enchanted analysis of relationship models in Disney films) (BuzzFeed) (Cynopsis Kids) (Cracked.com)
- Limited play (takes its toll on teen behavior. Also a string of suspected suicides at Cornell raises concerns about academic-related depression. And AllState releases its ranking of the Best States for Teen Drivers) (MediaPost, reg. required) (New York Times, reg. required)
- Don't Panic (more UK coverage on Facebook's consideration and ultimate dismissal of installing a "panic" button. Speaking of.. more data on ChatRoulette use finds a lot of media chatter, very little Roulette action) (BBC News) (ReadWriteWeb)
- What the 'Sex and the City' prequel (gets wrong about a teenage Carrie. Thanks Melissa! Also first reviews are rolling in for the latest kid lit to hit the screen "Diary of a Wimpy Kid") (Salon, day pass required) (Variety, reg. required)
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