Ypulse Essentials: The Facebook Book, Rotten Tomatoes On CurrentTV, The Christmas Crunch Continues
Posted by meredith on 12-16-2008
Seasons Readings (NPR explores how holiday classics — and reading aloud in general– bring families together) (Kid Lit)
- A back-to-school lesson from Mead (the school supplier uses gaming and virtual worlds to get the kids' attention) (BizReport)
- Facebook:The Book (..and movie? The author of "Bringing Down the House," the true story of MIT students turned card sharks, is giving the same treatment to the origins of Facebook. Aaron Sorkin is apparently attached to the film version. Also Hasbro drops its lawsuit against the developers of popular Facebook app Scrabulous spelling relief for fans and bored office workers alike) (CNET news) (Marketing Vox)
- Current throws Rotten Tomatoes (into the mix with a new half-hour TV show that will air on both sites featuring entertainment news along with the brutally honest crowdsourced movie reviews RT is known for) (NewTeeVee)
- A digital trail in graphs (the Wall Street Journal charts the trend of tracking personal details online. Plus Nicholas Felton, a young graphic designer featured in the piece for his "Annual Report," gets a special shout out on PSFK)
- Aspiring directors listen up (Usher holds a contest for teens to direct his next music video) (MTV News)
- For young Brits (by young Brits. UK mag "Dazed and Confused" hands over the reigns of their January issue to teens. Plus check out this new skate gear site from Converse created by our friends [and advertisers] at Fuse) (FashionUnited)
- How tech helps teens (become more savvy shoppers online) (Teen Lab at Alcatel-Lucent)
- More on the Christmas crunch (some kids get crafty this season, selling old toys to make money for new ones. Check out the survey from JustKid.inc featured in the article. Thanks Joel! And for those with a more forgiving holiday budget here are some gift ideas for teens) (Wall Street Journal, reg. required) (Trendhunter)
- The hazy future of Black colleges (is up for debate in Georgia) (Los Angeles Times, reg. required)
P.S. Check out the latest vlog on Ypulse's YouTube channel care of YAB member Libby who shares her thoughts on Parry Gripp, the Weird Al of viral videos.
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