Note to Ypulse NYC readers: You can still register for the Tween Mashup online today and tomorrow and save $100. Otherwise you can register (for $100 more) on site.

Do you know what J.O.N.A.S. stands for? (Junior Operatives Networking as Spies, or the new Disney series that will star the Jonas Brothers) (Billboard)

- Shiny happy activism (Mother Jones on sites where teens are talking about, if not doing "good." They must have written this before Think MTV launched their addition to this list)

- Is this the new teen stereo? (I kind of want one) (Crave)

- New 4Kids (the folks at 4Kids TV tell me they just relaunched. Plus I think I like these more than Webkinz...and Care Bears [remember them?] are turning 25)

- Hey! Nielsen (yes, Nielsen has launched its own pop culture social network where YOU can rate your favorite entertainment)

- Brooklyn to school teens in advertising (wow, it's Fame for teens who want to get into the ad/marketing biz. Make these kids your interns now! I think all schools should have some version of this curriculum for media and marketing literacy purposes) (The Brooklyn Eagle)

- Why are inner city teens obese? (Because there are no decent grocery stores in these neighborhoods...great stats on the real causes of the obesity epidemic) (USA Today)

- Stop the violence (congress holding a hearing into demeaning media images of women and African Americans) (L.A. Times, reg. required)

- CW premiering two shows... (on Yahoo! TV first including "Aliens in America." Did anyone else watch "Chuck" last night? I thought it was cute - geeks are the new studs.)

- Young people skeptical and frustrated... (with Christianity - thanks Kyle!) (The Barna Group)

P.S. Check out this recap of my Vidfest talk yesterday!

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