Ypulse Essentials: Teens And The Recession, JuicyCampus.com, The Unauthorized Harry Potter Guide
Posted by meredith on 12-08-2008
'Softwear by Microsoft' (in the ongoing pursuit of cool, the computer co launches a new line of 80s-inspired graphic tees with help from the rapper Common) (Ad Age, reg. required)
- Not your typical inaugural ball (Ludacris and Big Boi announce their plans to co-host an Urban Ball in D.C. to celebrate Obama's inauguration) (MTV News)
- Teens and the recession (a young journalist suggests that these hard economic times may be just the valuable lesson his generation needs. Although Abercrombie & Fitch and Target may not agree. Both brands have significantly suffered in sales this season) (The Daily Beast) (Ad Age, reg. required)
- Tween requested, Mom approved holiday wish lists (A new survey from Allykatzz and Alphamom.com says tween girls and their moms agree on what to buy this season. Also Ebay's top sellers reflect pop culture obsessions including tween sensations Hannah Montana and High School Musical)
- Harry Potter and the Unauthorized Lexicon (after all of the trials and tribulation RDR Books announces that Potter superfan Steven Vander Ark's reference book will be published in January in accordance with the judge's guidelines for avoiding copyright infringement. Also, interesting essay on race and YA lit. And "Twilight" director Catherine Hardwicke won't be returning for the sequel. Plus Current TV's "Target Women" takes on Vampires [and "Twilight" fans]) (Cynopsis Kids) (Racialicious) (Defamer)
- More book bashing (this time in New Rochelle where school officials have taken matters into their own hands and ripped pages out of "Girl, Interrupted." Thanks Andrea!) (Boing Boing)
- Colleges consider asking students to pay a music tax (where in exchange for a fee to the record label, students could download risk-free) (TechDirt) (MediaPost. reg. required)
- Another reason for Gossip Girl fans to rejoice (with a new board game out just in time for the holiday season)
- The dirt on JuicyCampus.com (Youth Advisory Board member Liz Funk dishes about the college gossip site to the Albany Times-Union. Plus a student-teacher's MySpace profile factors into her being fired) (Albany Times-Union) (Social Times)
- HIV drugs in South Africa (get into the wrong hands with teens using the meds to get high. Thanks Andrea!) (BBC News)
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December 8th, 2008 at 5:31 pm
RE: "Colleges consider asking students to pay a music tax"
Having all the students at a college pay a small fee is probably better than a tiny percentage of students being sued by the music industry for thousands of dollars.
How much money the fee would be makes the difference in whether this is a good idea or a bad idea.