Ypulse Essentials: Sex Ed Via Text, Twenty By Jenny, Alloy Presents TWEEN.com
Posted by meredith on 05-04-2009
Details on Disney Garden (More on Disney licensing its characters for placement on healthy foods, i.e. High School Musical avocados. Plus, the Star Tours ride at Disneyland gets an upgrade) (Washington Post) (Los Angeles Times)
- MTV agrees to share ad revenue with Twitter (and Facebook for the upcoming interactive Alexa Chung show. And “Twilight” and “Slumdog Millionaire” face off at the MTV Movie Awards) (paidContent) (Variety)
- Text Ed (health educators use technology to answer teen sex-related questions outside of the classroom. Plus, i heart daily spotlights About-Face, an effort to raise awareness of the harmful media messages directed towards girls and women) (New York Times, reg. required)
- ‘Bandslam’ (another offbeat teen film from the director of “Camp,” this time the focus is on the music industry. And “Gossip Girl’s Leighton Meester explores a singing career. Plus, is Apple’s music market reaching a saturation point?) (Los Angeles Times. reg. required) (MTV News) (Trendspotting)
- Twenty by Jenny (a new kid lit site and newsletter divided by age group for parents on a book hunt. Check out the teen list) (via Ominivoracious)
- How taboo are Barbie’s tattoos in the UK? (Depends on which British newspaper you read. The Guardian scoffs at The Daily Mail’s reactionary quote)
- Mother’s day spending (takes a dip during the downturn. Plus, more on how teens are scrimping on prom-related purchases to make the big night more affordable. And the “boomerang generation” earns its moniker) (Baltimore Sun) (Dallas Morning News)
- TWEEN.com (Alloy expands ad network to include tweens. Plus , Candystand.com, a free gaming site, and WeeWorld join the Alloy Network. Plus, Social Times names the top ten sites and browsers for kids and teens)
- Skateboarding gains popularity as a high school sport (in Southern California) (Los Angeles Times, reg. required)
- Community colleges compete (with four year universities by offering students the chance to earn Bachelor’s Degrees. Plus Gen Y works harder to show their worth during hard times) (New York Times, reg. required) (WSJ)
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May 5th, 2009 at 6:16 am
Text Ed –
This is a great way for young people to access information, but the method and information isn’t exactly new. We have been doing this with HIV prevention messages for years. Additionally, the websites listed are all replications of http://www.YouthEmbassy.com‘ which started in the mid-late 90′s, which took the bible of comprehensive sex education, ‘The Underground Guide to Teenage Sexuality,’ and put it online. Again, good topic, but the reporting could have gone a bit deeper.