Ypulse Essentials: ‘JONAS,’Disney Garden, Skittles In 3D
Posted by meredith on 05-01-2009
JONAS (reviews are in for the boys’ new Disney Channel series that premieres on Saturday – “It’s nothing that couldn’t be mistaken for ‘The Monkees’ four decades ago.” Plus EW jumps for joy over MTV’s new series the “Ultimate Parkour Challenge”) (Variety)
- Is Gen Y falling behind the social media curve? (stats on how mainstream Gen Yers have opted out of Twitter, LinkedIn and other recent tech fads. Plus, the myth of online predators from the “Free Range Kids” spokesperson) (Social Computing Journal) (The Daily Beast)
- Disney Garden (the brand’s effort to align itself with healthier food products. Plus, Capri Sun launches an advergame) (PSFK) (Adverblog)
- New twist on a Greek classic (Rick Riordan’s “Percy Jackson” series capitalizes on kids love for Greek mythology) (WSJ)
- Skittles in 3D (on the big screen. New ads for the candy will debut before a 3D animated film. Plus, how to reach teens through ads in three easy steps) (Teen Lab at Alcaltel) (AdAge, reg. required)
- What Disney’s Hulu deal means for YouTube (thoughts on how the original video hub might have to change its model) (WSJ)
- Norway distributes laptops to all 16 to 19 year olds (in secondary school. Also, youth service org Words Beats & Life holds a teach-in called ”Remixing the Art of Social Change: A Hip-Hop Approach” in DC) (PSFK)
- ‘Girls Against Girls’ (Boing Boing spotlights a new book on “mean girl syndrome” and why it develops in teen girls. Also, Jezebel raises some questions over plus size clothing for teens) (Boing Boing)
- Spam doesn’t pay (four spammers have been charged with 10 years in prison after orchestrating a scheme that targeted college students in the US) (ars technica)
- Colleges call off Mexico travel plans (after the Swine Flu outbreak. And MTV dispels rumors that the epidemic had any affect on the filming of “The Real World: Cancun”) (AP) (MTV News)
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