Dove 'Onslaught' (the latest from Dove's Campaign For Real Beauty. This one is a winner)

- Barbie [mean] Girls? (is Barbie using its MP3 player to create a "virtual velvet rope"?) (News.com)

- Irony-free (the AP argues this explains "High School Musical's" popularity. And just in case you need to know exactly how that Hannah Montana pregnancy rumor started....) (via Forbes) (New York Times, reg. required)

- Pretty Freekin' Scary (new tween property from American Greetings...coming to a Wal-Mart near you)

- Disney mobile no more (plug pulled. Plus make your own ringtone) (News.com)

- Piczo gets the whole virtual decorating thing (launches a new "zone" for girls to decorate their pages) (Tech Crunch)

- The upside to Gen Me (a generation of entrepreneurs who will get their ideas out there whether you like it or not. Plus reaching Gen Y with your social message - thanks Bob!) (Boston Globe, reg. required)

- Global Grind (new hip hop hub founded by the former CTO of BET. Anyone remember UBO? Maybe they were before their time...)

- We all scream (for Friendly's. Yep, Friendly's has successfully jumped onto the ugc bandwagon)

- Nikki Sixx is number 7 (on the New York Times Bestseller List. Plus Radiohead lets YOU decide how much to pay for their music downloads) (iMedinews) (Boing Boing)

- The 'Halo' Effect (on fall TV. The CW rebounds with its new season...and kids are tuning in to "Kid Nation" because there are kids on it) (Variety) (Media Life Magazine)

- Up in smoke (the debate over smoking on film) (New York Times, reg. required)

- Student teachers (commentary on the new marketing high school in Brooklyn on who should be teaching whom) (Advertising Age, reg. required)

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