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Ypulse Essentials: Teen Vogue’s ‘Political Partier,’ Peaceful Teen Ts, Ikeas’s New Webisodes

Posted by anastasia on 09-05-2008

Teen Vogue's Political PartierTeen Vogue has a political blog (called “Political Partier,” natch!)

- Peace, love and teen Ts (this year’s MAGIC show was full of feel-good Ts – does this mean skulls are out? Plus if you’re a Japan-o-file, check out Japan-c – thanks Jess!) (Post Bulletin)

- Retailers hope to boost back to school sales (with virtual goods) (Media Post, reg. required)

- Music matters (to Asian youth – preso from Ian Stuart of MTV Asia. Wired looks at the NON-impact of the RIAA’s lawsuit strategy on filesharing. Plus British DJs encouraging youth to drink? Yes, according to this study [second item] ) (Media Life Magazine)

- Teen drug use is down (both illicit and prescription while 18+ prescription drug use is up) (USA Today)

- Seth MacFarlane’s Cavalcade of Cartoon Comedy (coming soon to Google. Plus Ikea planning humorous webisodes. And AdAge looks at the viral happenings around the new show “Fringe” while Media Post zooms in on “Entourage’s” use of WHirrl, a location based networking site) (WSJ) (NewTeeVee)

- Big mother… (will be watching what her kids are doing at school with new surveillance technology. Facebook tests the NJ Attorney General’s “report abuse” icon. And One Laptop to be sold in the U.S. via Amazon) (L.A. Times, reg. required) (USA Today) (BBC)

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