YouTubers Not So Young (I feel like this has shifted...I'm pretty sure I came across a Nielsen report that claimed teens were the "most represented" demographic on YouTube - was I smoking crack? The new numbers from eMarketer show that 54.5 percent are between the ages of 35 and 64, while only 19.1 percent are between the ages of 25 and 34. Only 12.6 percent are kids 12-17.) (ContactMusic.com via ThreeBillion)

- 'Denver' in the dumps (ratings for "Real World Denver" down...also MTV launching in Pakistan - this should provide nice fuel to the Islamic fundamentalists' fire) (Reality Blurred) (Business Standard)

- Tell L.A. - based teen girl writers (to send their submissions for a chance to be published in Amy Goldwasser's book "Bloody Red Heart" - deadline is December 19) (Fishbowl LA)

- Drug-free podcasts (Drug-Free America is inserting PSAs into Mondo Mini Show Network podcasts..."To reach the youth of this country with our message, we need to be thinking of new ways to connect with them.") (Adotas)

- Your brain on violent video games (appears to change...) (Newsweek)

- Master tones v. polyphonics (Master tones taking over and making money for the beleagured music industry) (USA Today)

- Get off the Internet! (parents think teens spending too much time online, but admit it's not hurting their grades) (AP via USA Today)

- PopGurls Gift Guide (lots of fun stuff like the "Sixteen Candles" Talking Key Chain)

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