Ypulse Essentials: Is ‘Piracy’ Sexy, New Shel Silverstein Collection, 2010 Census FAIL
Posted by meredith on 03-19-2010
‘Piracy’ sounds too sexy (industry insiders worry the term has romanticized illegal downloading. Point taken, but that argument seems to undersell the allure of free music. Meanwhile Universal hopes major price cuts on CDs will stir up new interest) (ars technica) (New York Times, reg. required)
- Attention Shel Silverstein fans (HarperCollins announces a never-before published collection of poetry due in 2011! Also Beautiful Creatures authors announce the title to the upcoming sequel: Beautiful Darkness. Can’t wait!) (Publishers Weekly) (Readergirlz)
- Privacy shmivacy? (one in four UK teens have tried to hack a friend’s Facebook profile — most were failed attempts “for fun.” Plus a court rules that parents can block the prosecution of child pornography charges in sexting cases) (Fast Company) (New York Times, reg. required)
- The Justin Bieber Guide for Old People (everything adults ever wanted to know about YouTube pop phenomenon but were afraid to ask) (Gawker via the New York Times, reg. required)
- Tim Burton to direct 3-D Addams Family film (in stop-motion animation. Seems about right. Plus Jezebel is not a fan of the first trailer for “Ramona and Beezus” starring Disney star Selena Gomez. And will we see a campaign for Jon Hamm as Captain America?) (Deadline Hollywood) (Captain America)
- U.S. 2010 Census FAIL (where the Census Bureau went wrong in engaging first-time Gen Y participants and lessons to apply the next time around) (MediaPost, reg. required)
- ‘Millennials under the micoscope’ (why the current wave of Gen Y docu-dramas and “zeitgeist-y” films won’t reflect back on a uniquely Gen Y experience) (True/Slant)
- New York Times reviews the Pokéwalker (a two-inch gaming device from Pokémon that, according to the Times, transforms the franchise from “children’s media property to all-pervasive children’s lifestyle product.” Plus boys who own video game systems spend less time on homework. And a texting teen gets carpal tunnel syndrome. For all of the above can we just agree that moderation is the magic word?) (reg. required) (BusinessWeek) (ABC News)
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