Ypulse Essentials: Kids' Choice Under Fire, 'Vampire Diaries,' LinkedIn For Gen Y
Posted by meredith on 02-09-2009
Who beat out the JoBros at the Grammys? (20 year old Britsh soul singer Adele. And the disturbing news that teen R&B star Chris Brown's allegedly assaulted girlfriend/Grammy performer Rihanna) (MTV News) (Pitchfork Media)
- Kids' choices, not so parent approved (with risque nominees like Katy Perry and the Pussycat Dolls, the Kids Choice awards are getting some heat. Plus, Entertainment Weekly asks if "The Dark Knight" was too heavy for the "Best Movie" category, Hmm.. maybe the issue isn't the awards, but the youth-targeted marketing that made them popular in the first place?) (Idolator) (Entertainment Weekly)
- Texting for tots (a new toy for toddlers looks like a BlackBerry. So, if mom pulls hers out at the table, baby can too?) (textually.org)
- CW presents "Vampire Diaries" (Alloy Media and Kevin Williamson, aka the forces that brought you "Gossip Girl" and "Dawson's Creek" respectively, are teaming up to bring you a new series featuring vamps. The hype machine must be working in overdrive. Plus Beverly Cleary's Beezus and Ramona is coming to the big screen with Disney star Selena Gomez starring as the older sis) (ComingSoon.net) (Variety)
- LinkedIn for Gen Y? (TechCrunch profiles Zumeo, a social site for young professionals looking to network… and get hired obvs. Also Ruckus a music site for college students is shut down) (TechCrunch)
- The rise and falls of Disney girls (A little lengthy, but Jezebel offers some decent insight towards the branded tween queens of past and future) (Jezebel)
- Oh Crap. My parents just joined Facebook (a tumblr blog makes light of the unsettling reality that parents are crashing the FB party. Plus a new class for parents just joining. Also TechCrunch recaps the recent issues around safety on Facebook. See danah's post questioning the context, or lack thereof for these sex offender numbers.) (TechCrunch) (PsycPORT)
- ABC Family launches webisodes (Taking the momentum from "Secret Life Of An American Teenager" and running, the channel launches a web series with an appearance by 90210's Andrea Zuckerman as the principal) (ReelPop)
- The standing of Phelps sponsors (AdAge rounds up who's standing by and who is walking away. And a Salon writer echoes protests that Kellogs went too far by dropping the swimmer as a spokesman) (AdAge.com, reg. required) (Salon.com, daypass required)
- Dalai Lama on Twitter (taking a cue from the Pope, the spiritual leader joins the microblogging site. Update: Or not. Yahoo reports that the fake Dalai Lam account was set up by an impostor and has since been suspended) (Jossip)
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