Ypulse Essentials: Teen Choice Awards, Edupunks, The Return Of ‘The Good Girl’
Posted by meredith on 08-10-2009
Teen Choice Awards (the Jonas Brothers hosted this year’s ceremony with “Twilight” taking home the most wins at 12 awards. Plus Britney Spears wins the “Ultimate Choice” award for her “extraordinary contributions to the entertainment industry”) (USA Today) (Los Angeles Times)
- Edupunks (change the face and interface of higher education. Also a new eTextbook app from CourseSmart lets students rent course material. Plus Barnes & Noble buys a college bookseller) (Fast Company) (ReadWriteWeb) (Bloomberg)
- Return of ‘the good girl’ (The Daily Beast examines a new wave of “nice girls” in Hollywood. Aren’t these binary labels a little too simplistic? Meanwhile Miley’s “pole dance” at the Teen Choice Awards raises eyebrows. And Jezebel questions The Candie’s Foundation campaign’s sexy approach to abstinence) (BlackBook)
- Fit for a feast (a new fitness and nutrition site hosted by kids for kids. Plus MyMiniPeeps a subscription based cross platform virtual world for kids) (Virtual World News)
- SpongeBob gets an AR makeover (on the Summer on Nick microsite in the UK. Plus iCarly’s “iFight Shelby Marx” special breaks the series record, drawing in 7.9 million viewers) (Virtual World News) (TV by the Numbers)
- New lifestyle mag ‘Streetbrand’ (for Christian teens launches in the UK. Plus a tween Christian band tops the Billboard chart.) (BBC) (Reuters)
- Graphic novel library workshops (hone teens’ storytelling and artistic skills) (Kansas City Star)
- Kiddie designer lines (tweak for the mass market after the niche takes a hit in the downturn. Plus more on Kmart’s “schoolebrity” campaign for back-to-school) (WSJ, reg. required) (DM News)
- ‘Bandslam’ (HSM star Vanessa Hudgens changes her tune with a more emo role in her latest film. Also Mishon from ABC Family’s “Lincoln Heights” crosses over to the R&B charts) (New York Times, reg. required) (Reuters)
- ‘Teen Television’ (Canyon News reviews a “must-read” essay collection exploring the phenomenon of teen TV in the U.S.)
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