Ypulse Essentials: Katy Perry Has A Doll, Protest Music Making A Comeback, '30 Under 30'

Reminder: The Ypulse Youth Marketing Mashup East "early adopter" rate ends this Friday. We just confirmed Daniel Hart, Vice President, Online Games Strategy and Operations, MTV Networks, as our final keynote. He will be talking about MTV's new social game Backchannel.

'I kissed a doll' (Katy Perry gets her own doll. And the Japanese Lolita trend from a couple of years ago has been reborn Manhattan-style. And boys and their eyeliner - thanks Andrea!) (New York Times, reg. required) (Salon.com, daypass required)

- Move over bubblegum pop… (protest songs are making a comeback. Plus Activision/Guitar Hero to music industry: Pay us.) (Columbus Dispatch) (Idolator)

- Judd Apatow making the "anti-high school musical" (with this YouTube star. Michael Cera: new teen sex symbol on NPR and in Newsweek. And "Freaks & Geeks" creator Paul Feig majorly profiled in the New York Times, reg. required.) (Mollygood)

- 'Friday Night Lights' is back (but only on Direct TV until it returns to NBC mid-season - sooooo lame!) (New York Post)

- How Current hacked the debates (using Twitter - way to go Robin!) (Wired)

- '30 under 30' (Inc.'s annual list of young entrepreneurs - congrats to Ypulse friend Tina Wells on making the list! Plus Ypulse sponsor Fuse gets some nice local press) (Burlington Free Press)

- Mobile Youth stats (I feel like I posted this preso before, but just in case…) (via Derek Baird)

- Youth survival guide (cool site from our friends Down Under)

- New study on teen sex (claims media is a big influence. Duh. But I would argue parents are more powerful) (Fishbowl NY)

Correction: I did it again. It's like when you get someone's name wrong over and over. It's Sorority Forever, NOT Sorority Fever as I stated in Friday's newsletter linking to a review.

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