Ypulse Essentials: 'Harriet The Spy: Blog Wars', Intergenerational Households, @BieberOnSNL
Posted by meredith on 02-22-2010
Disney Channel presents 'Harriet the Spy: Blog Wars' (in which Harriet goes up against her nemesis to become the official blogger for their high school class. Watch the trailer here. Also the Los Angeles Times reviews the latest Nickelodeon movie "School Gyrls," Broadcasting & Cable has an update on the success of ABC Family following its edgier, Millennial makeover and what happens when "Glee" grows up?) (Cynopsis Kids) (BuzzFeed) (Variety, reg. required)
- The Shaun White business (continues to take off like whoa thanks to smart moves by the action sports star. Also not doing so shabby? The Lady Gaga business. Plus the latest Dewmocracy campaign from Mountain Dew puts marketing where the brand's mouth is: fans) (Ad Age, reg. required)
- Disney markets 'Alice' to goths (with a soundtrack featuring The Cure and "an extensive line of clothing and accessories" at Hot Topic. Plus Captain EO returns to Disneyland) (Wall Street Journal) (Cinemablend)
- Betsy Bird (aka Fuse#8 profiled in Forbes for being the kid lit blogger extraordinaire that she is. Also the School Library Journal's 2010 Battle of the Kids' Books will start up on March 1. Plus teen blog JSYK, HarperTeen and "The Amanda Project" team up for a week-long online clue hunt starting today) (JSYK)
- Fans demand Justin Bieber on SNL (via Twitter campaign, @BieberOnSNL… and get what they want: the singer will appear April 10. Plus a Facebook campaign to get Golden Girls actress Betty White on the show may result in an appearance on an upcoming “Women of Comedy” special) (MTV News) (Mashable)
- Intergenerational households (continues as an upward trend. Plus a study on the online habits of Gen Y/Z show teens and young adults aren't "faking it" online) (Reuters) (ReadWriteWeb)
- Alex P. Keaton meet your match (FishbowlDC sits down at CPAC with 14-year-old conservative talking head and soon-to-be published author Jonathan Krohn. Also the New York Times, reg. required, introduces the 17-year-old creator of recent web sensation/online safety debate stirrer ChatRoulette. Look for our thoughts on Ypulse later this week) (Mediabistro)
- Growing pains (a look at the societal pressures on modern teen girls in the UK. Also a call to stop promoting unhealthy body images and "glamorising" eating disorders to teens) (Guardian) (BBC News)
- MTV premieres 'Turn the Beat Around' (a Step Up-type dance movie on Facebook and Ustream. Also the upcoming Twitcom inspired by Sh-t My Dad Says will star William Shatner) (TechCrunch)
Categorized under: Ypulse Essentials
February 22nd, 2010 at 2:33 pm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/8528443.stm
"The media is a powerful influence and we know how vulnerable some people at risk of eating disorders can be to its visual images in particular."
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If images of skinny people in the media has such a poweful effect, then why are 67% of American adults overweight or obese, and less than 10% of American adults underweight?