Ypulse Essentials: The Original Nancy Drew, 'Aliens in America,' Dudemail

Jenna Bush's book Ana's Story: A Journey of Hope is good… (maybe too good says EW: "In fact, though there's no ghostwriter listed, we have a hard time imagining she wrote it herself." I say as long as it includes tips on how teens can protect themselves against AIDS and other STDs [other than just abstaining until marriage], I don't care if her editor rewrote it) (Entertainment Weekly's PopWatch)

- The original Nancy Drew (Slate's Meghan O'Rourke reminds us that the original Nancy Drew "had spunk, a lot of good hunches, and zero introspection.")

- Pownce (is the new Twitter)

- 'Laguna Beach' moving? (to Newport Beach? Plus MTV making teen movies for…the tube!) (Reality Blurred) (Variety)

- Good buzz for The CW's 'Aliens in America' ("After [having] gone through two networks, two production studios and a pilot episode that sat on the shelf for a year." The new series focuses on a Pakistani Muslim exchange student living with an American family) (New York Times, reg. required)

- Dude… (Kajeet launched Dudemail for tweens) (press release)

- Teens want brands with their widgets (more on the Alloy/Grunwald research from the WSJ. Plus Alloy's press release. It looks as though the 96 percent stat was the percentage of tweens/teens who had ever used social networking features, even just once. The more relevant stat is 71% of online teens and tweens visit SN sites weekly.)

- 'Simpsons' movie marketing hijacks 7-Elevens (and turns them into Kwik-E-Marts) (AdAge.com, reg. required)

- Celebs Gone Good (a new blog from Do Something that focuses on celebs and their causes)

- The Age of Conversation (a new eBook from over 100 top marketing bloggers to benefit children across the globe - thanks Amy!)

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