Ypulse Essentials: MODEL.LIVE, No '90210' Screeners, RIAA Kills Muxtape…For Now

Model.live (More original webisodes on Bebo via Vogue.tv and presented by Express. The web reality series "reveals the truth about how professional models live, and the hard work and commitment required to achieve star status." National Lampoon acquires AllModelZone. And the WSJ covers retailers jumping into virtual worlds like Stardoll while Levis "unbuttons" online. Plus Seventeen teams up with Exercise TV for youth-oriented fitness vids) (PaidContent) (ClickZ)

- The CW denies critics a peek at the new '90210' (AdAge.com, reg. required, wonders if this will impact whether advertisers buy in early. Plus this Thursday, the Tru TV Network goes inside "The Principal's Office." And Nickelodeon will offer iCarley-themed electronics for the holidays) (Gearlog)

- PBS Teachers (launches a "blueprint" for teaching civic engagement. C-SPAN Classroom has launched Student Cam 2009 while Daughtry will sing his version of Foreigner's "Feels Like the First Time" at the conventions to inspire new voters. Plus Obama's mobile site is live) (PopWatch)

- The return of vinyl (the L.A. Times, reg. required, does the records are back story. And the RIAA shuts down Muxtape…bah humbug!) (Mobile Content Today)

- Sleep deprivation (not good for teen hearts. Plus cheerleading is dangerous. And a series of studies suggest video games can be powerful learning tools) (Textually) (TIME) (USA Today)

- Facecard pushes debit vs. debt on campuses (And college presidents endorse a debate over changing the drinking age.) (Media Post, reg. required) (Columbus Dispatch)

- Top UK sites for teens and tweens (Plus teens most likely to remember mobile ads. And tweens love YouTube more than TV? Hmmm…..) (MarketingVOX)

P.S. And of course, Harry Potter fans are fighting the film's delay.

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