Emo 101 (if you're still unclear as to what exactly Emo is, Harper Collins now has a guide. There is also an excerpt/Flipbook on Flip.com) (via Pop Candy)

- Plus size prom dresses (big girls want to look good, too) (Kansas.com)

- Very cool blog promoting a forthcoming YA novel (all you YA authors out there, take note: Ypulse reader Mitali Perkins just launched a fictional character blog to promote her book First Daughter: White House Rules. The character is "Sameera, who can't vote but still wants to make a difference. She's also Pakistani-American, adopted, and provides a non-partisan insider's view of campaigning." This is why I want to write YA -- it seems like so much FUN)

- The next new niche (AdWeek on niche social networks...speaking of niche, Mashable discovers this teen social network using SAT test prep as its differentiator)

- Move over 'Wayne's World' (meet these two teen podcasters "Acorns & Merlot") (Pittsburgh Post Gazette)

- 'How I Met Your Mother' (on MySpace. Sounds like that could be another show -- the popular CBS sitcom created a fictional MySpace profile that generated buzz and increased TV viewership. Plus the New York Times Magazine, reg. required, goes inside tween TV with former child star/current Nick tween hit maker Dan Schneider)

- 'Models NYC' (on MSNBC? Seems like a weird show for a news network, but the Huffington Post says it's so)

P.S. Check out my TV appearance on ABC's View From The Bay promoting Totally Wired Friday. Tomorrow I will be on the Ronn Owen's radio show. I love that the day before the guest is an IRS employee, and the day after is a former PLO terrorist.

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