Ypulse Essentials: My Secret Circle, 'Google Generation', 'Best Kids' Books Ever'
Posted by meredith on 07-06-2009
A 'safer' social network for tweens (the debut of My Secret Circle, a closed social network for girls [and parents]who want a space of their own. Also in the wake of charges against Lori Drew being dismissed, some seek to enact a federal cyberbullying law) (MediaPost, reg. required)
- Ad Age reviews Levi's 'Go Forth' campaign (and deems the ads too clever for their own good. Also Subway reintroduces Michael Phelps into the mix. Plus Brandweek interviews Coca-Cola's Annis Lyles on the launch of Nestea's webisodes, an extension of the brand's "Liquid Awesomeness" campaign) (Ad Age, reg. required)
- Campus visits replace summer vacations (for families of incoming and prospective students. Meanwhile a lack of job and internship opportunities send currently enrolled college students back to their parents' doorsteps for a bittersweet homecoming) (New York Times, reg. required)
- The myth of the 'Google Generation' (contrary to Millennials' tech-savvy reputation, a new study in the U.K. shows a lack of critical and analytical skills as well as a general impatience with the process) (JISC via Derek Baird:: Barking Robot)
- Conan draws a younger crowd (to "The Tonight Show." In the new host's first month on the job the average age of the audience has fallen by a decade) (New York Times, reg. required)
- 'Britney Spears Saved My Life' (The title of a new documentary on the positive impact of pop music. And an interview with the founders of Shameless a Canadian mag for the "girls who get it") (The Guardian) (blogTO)
- New York Times' 'Best Kids' Books Ever' (according to Nicholas D. Kristof. I'd say there are a few oversights. Also Forbes' lists the best-paid celebs under 30 with singer turned actress turned DS spokeswoman Beyoncé taking the top spot) (New York Times, reg. required)
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Categorized under: Ypulse Essentials
July 6th, 2009 at 12:13 pm
Rep. Linda Sanchez is the enemy of Free Speech.
She wants to make it ILLEGAL for people write mean things to each other in emails.
Even though those same words would be LEGAL if written on paper and sent with a stamped envelope.
If her "Megan Meier Cyberbullying Prevention Act" becomes law, then…
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John cheats on Mary. Mary wants John to feel like the scumbag that he is, so she sends him two hostile messages telling him how much he's hurt her, how much she now hates him, and how bad he should feel. She doesn't threaten him with violence (there are separate laws barring that, and this law would apply even in the absence of a threat). She is transmitting communications with the intent to cause substantial emotional distress, using electronic means "to support severe, repeated, and hostile behavior." Result: Mary is a felon, again if her behavior is "severe."
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