Ypulse Essentials: US Gov Launches Admongo, Spotify Vs. iTunes, Violent Video Game Ban Heads To Supreme Court
Posted by meredith on 04-27-2010
Admongo.gov (a new government program to teach tweens how to read ads with a more critical eye launches. Over on Gawker, a few points of contention. Look for a future Ypulse site profile with our take) (New York Times, reg. required)
- Green Day ‘dudesical’ rocks Broadway (“American Idiot” lands as one of the biggest hits of the season. Anastasia totally called this. Plus DC Comics to develop a family-friendly live Batman stage show) (Entertainment Weekly) (Heat Vision)
- Spotify takes on iTunes (with new social features… but still no U.S. launch date) (Financial Times) (TechCrunch)
- Juicy Fruit goes viral (with its Serenading Unicorn site. While equally absurd gum mascots the Stride gum ostriches take on mobile in Pandora iPhone app ads) (Pop Candy) (MediaPost, reg. required)
- ‘Boy Genius’ blogger unmasked (as 23 year-old Jonathan Geller following the sale of his site to mail.com owner Jay Penske. Also teen style blogger Tavi gets temporarily shut down by Google for posting a risque fashion photo on her birthday. WSJ reports the photo has since been removed, and “amid cries of ‘Free Tavi!’ on Twitter” The Style Rookie is up and running. And Jezebel talks to an undergrad editor behind Boobs@Bard) (All Things Digital)
- Canadian youth get a failing grade (in physical fitness according to the Active Healthy Kids Canada report card. Also USA Today picks up the Pew Report finding that American Gen Y’ers are “more spiritual than religious” and as a result going to church less often) (CBC News)
- ‘A Wrinkle in Time’ (to be adapted into a graphic novel by Hope Larson! Plus Universal snags the film rights to James Patterson’s YA fantasy series “Maximum Ride,” as another bestselling author Harlan Coben wades into the young adult field with a three book deal at Penguin Young Readers. And spread the words to young readers – this week is their last chance to vote on the Children’s Choice Book Awards) (Robot 6) (GalleyCat)
- Violent video game ban (goes to the Supreme Court who will decide the constitutionality of a California law that seeks to ban sale to minors. And elsewhere in California a county looks to ban Happy Meal toys) (WSJ) (Los Angeles Times)
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