Ypulse Essentials: Twilight @ Comic-Con, MySpace Moves Into Video Games, Supergirl Jam
Posted by meredith on 07-24-2009
‘Twilight’ mania at Comic-Con (ensued as expected at the “New Moon” panel where the cast and director Chris Weintz rewarded fans with exclusive clips from the upcoming film. Meanwhile in non-Twilight Comic-Con news, studios seek to escort in a new era of 3-D as led by James Cameron’s divisive “Avatar“. Plus Stan Lee teams up with Disney to introduce “digital motion comics” ) (Variety) (PopEater) (New York Times, reg. required) (AppScout)
- Candie’s premieres Britney commercial online (joining the ranks of brands pushing new media back-to-school campaigns this year. Also WWD invites marketers to “Meet the Millennials” or rather those on the teen end of the spectrum, and consider new opportunities in footwear) (USA Today)
- Tales 4 Tomorrow (new eco-friendly virtual world for kids with a strong animal conservation message. Plus Virtual World News interviews Michael Levine from Planet Cazmo on partnering with Tommy Mottola. Also teaching students web safety by deconstructing censorware) (via Derek Baird on Twitter) (Boing Boing)
- Gorilla Nation expands (the online ad rep firm announces their GNKids’ sales division will now encompass GNKids and Teens)
- iCarly movie (premieres in August on Nickelodeon. Plus new steamy “Melrose Place” art seeks to start the “OMFG” buzz machine) (AHN) (The Hollywood Reporter)
- MySpace moves into video games (as another platform to help reposition the site as an entertainment destination. Also check out the comments on MySpace’s chances for a revival on Anastasia’s post) (Reuters)
- Learning through SMS (the “Global Teenager Project” experiments with using text messaging to enable schools without internet access to participate in an international online learning program. Plus a New Jersey law seeks to decriminalize ‘sexting‘. Amen. Also a student sues after school authorities read her private Facebook messages) (textually.org) (MediaPost, reg. required)
- Supergirl Jam (the third annual all-girls action sports competition takes place next month. Very cool.)
- Warren Buffet pulls a ‘Schoolhouse Rock’ (in a web cartoon series meant to educate kids about finance. Plus U.S. News and World Report shares an economic survival strategy for Gen-Y based on lowered expectations. Also in Europe concerns are raised over the possibility of a new “Lost Generation”) (Bloomberg) (Spiegel Online)
- Gayle Forman (great profile on the author of If I Stay. Plus Justine Larbalestier responds to the controversy around the U.S. cover chosen for Liar) (The Guardian)
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July 25th, 2009 at 3:15 pm
The <a href="http://www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=1202432466455&NJ_Legislation_Would_Decriminalize_Sexting_by_Teens"<New Jersy bill proposed by Pamela Lampitt doesn’t decriminalize sexting.
It would just give prosecutors a choice of forcing some kids into re-education.
The prosecutor could criminally charge the kids instead if he feels like it.
Also, kids offered re-education who refuse to be re-educated by some-idiot-telling-them-how-dangerous-sexting-is, could still be prosecuted.
The bill would accomplish nothing.
Under existing NJ law, a prosecutor could tell a girl that he won’t prosecute her for sending a nude photo is she takes a class.
New Jersey should make it legal for people under 18 to send nude photos of themselves, just as it’s legal for people over 18.
Pamela Lampit’s bill does nothing of the sort.