Ypulse Essentials: ‘Glee’ Cast To Graduate, College Students Text In Class, Rihanna Tops Social 50
Posted by meredith on 12-03-2010
IFC targets young male viewers (securing three more classic cult-comedy series in a lineup likely to further fragment the Comedy Central crowd. Also, “Glee” creator Ryan Murphy announces graduation day is coming for some cast members in 2012 when current stars will be replaced for the sake of high school realism… and fresh commercial talent) (New York Times, reg. required) (New York Magazine)
- Sony to revive ‘Frankenstein’ (as a contemporary version of the original novel. Disney announces plans to release two more “Pirates Of The Caribbean” sequels. They’ll be shot back-to-back but broken into two films. And “Breaking Dawn” director Bill Condon releases the first official photo from the penultimate Twilight film via Twitter) (Hitwise) (THR)
- 9 in ten college students text in class (not that this will surprise anyone) (ReadWriteWeb)
- We’re all gamers (or will be soon according to this really fascinating Fast Company piece on different areas of everyday life — work, commerce, education — being transformed by games. Check out page six for the discussion around learning through gaming. Kinect is also inspiring some interesting forward-thinking towards applying motion-sensor tech to health, art and education) (O’Reilly Radar)
- Rihanna is the first artist to top Social 50 (a new Billboard chart tracking musicians’ popularity across social-networking sites. Meanwhile, 20 year-old Taylor Swift lands the double honor of being the youngest EW Entertainer of the Year. Insert Kanye joke here..) (Rolling Stone)
- Alcoholic whipped cream (is the new public health threat on campus now that caffeinated alcoholic drinks are off the shelves. And this seems like a familiar finding but, unhealthy food in vending machines is linked to poor eating habits in students) (TIME) (USA Today)
- When digital natives staff IT departments.. (they’ll expect what most Millennials in the workplace do: social networking capabilities, flexibility and feedback. Plus, building a website for Gen Y customers means going mobile) (PC World) (MediaPost, reg. required)
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