Ypulse Essentials: Tweens In The White House, Multi-tasking Millennials, Kiwibox On YouTube
Posted by meredith on 01-20-2009
Tweens in the white house (will Malia and Sasha be bigger than Miley? Also Obama wins the tween vote with the help of the JoBros. And from one pair of first daughters to another, the Bush twins give the Obama girls advice ) (Newsweek) (Slate) (Jezebel)
- American Apparel dresses up Chictopia bloggers (for a new ad campaign) (Ad Rants)
- Kanye turns down marketers (who want him to hawk their brands on his blog. Also the hip-hop artist Atmosphere wants you to get "ugly" to promote the re-release of a classic album) (Idolator)
- Six hours in front of the screen (that's how much time BBC News reports kids are spending in front of TVs and computers. Plus some surprising facts on the mobile shift in youth. And how moms may be better at multi-tasking than millennials) (BBC News) (Mobile Youth) (Read Write Web)
- Why Disney dropped 'Narnia' (the LA Times speculates on why the franchise was cut short) (LA Times, reg. required)
- Teen site Kiwibox (launches on YouTube)
- What role teachers should play (in policing the web. Also the Wall Street Journal delves into a discussion of the findings from the Harvard-led Internet Safety Technical Task Force) (PBS Teachers)
- Was the Inauguration Gen Y's Woodstock? (an interesting comment on our generational values. Also, how schools incorporate the historic event into lesson plans. Plus Ben & Jerry's announces the new flavor "Yes, Pecan" in the month of January with proceeds going to the Common Cause Education Fund) (SF Gate)
- On board with Obama? (then you might get a kick out of Urban Outfitters' new snowboards featuring the president's face. Plus Ashton Kutcher's media company teams up with MySpace Celebrity to help promote celebrity pledges of service to Obama ) (TrendHunter) (Social Times)
- Get married on MySpace (a web series reality show…kinda like the "Today Show" weddings for Gen Y?) (MediaPost, reg. required)
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