Ypulse Essentials: Tweens On Broadway, Facebook Memorials, Best Buy @15 Challenge Winners
Posted by meredith on 01-16-2009
Tweens and teen girls hit Broadway (as the ballerinas in Billy Elliot. The tween concert of the year will take place next week during the inauguration in D.C… but no tickets for members of the public. Bummer) (New York Times, reg. required) (Washington Post)
- Alloy's TEEN.com (is now the number one online community for teens according to comScore) (BusinessWire)
- The gadgets of 'Gossip Girl' (product placement and brand camouflages such as stickers placed over the Mac symbol — are discussed on GeekSugar)
- TruTV's 'The Principal's Office' (pushes the envelope with a conversation between high school boys) (The Atlantic)
- Memorials on Facebook (an interesting discussion about what happens after a user dies and how some use the site as a platform to grieve. Also why Facebook Music may never happen) (Jezebel) (TechCrunch)
- 'American Idol' goes virtual (with the help of Habbo. Maybe this will help this season's rocky start. Also more stats on how 18 to 24 year-olds are watching TV online more often than on their television sets) (Virtual World News) (Los Angeles Times) (Media Post, reg. required)
- Vitaminwater comes under fire (for not being as healthy as it's made out to be) (Ad Age, reg. required)
- Reading up on MLK (a roundup of the best biographies for kids who want to learn more about the life and accomplishments of Martin Luther King, Jr.) (San Francisco Examiner)
- Cartoon Network gears up (for a battle against Disney to win the hearts of tween boys. Also Lego goes hi-tech with digital toys) (Variety) (PSFK)
- Best Buy @15 Challenge Winners (are announced! One of the winners Green Teens, was a speaker at Ypulse Youth Marketing Mashup East! Come to the June Youth Marketing Mashup and maybe you'll meet next year's winners)
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