Correction: The other day I posted a From The Ypulse WTF Files about "Heroes" star Hayden Panettiere posing Lolita-style for Men's Vogue. That spread was actually in GQ.

Disney's 'Cars' (to get its own virtual world. Plus Cartoon Network's "Chowder" a hit with the kids) (Virtual World News) (Media Life Magazine)

- Internet distribution (fueling the tween music boom. Plus Allykatzz on what holiday gifts its tweens want - iPods!) (USA Today)

- Parents need to grow up (interesting blog post on the Missouri cyberbullying/suicide incident) (New York Times blog)

- Facebook learns its lesson about privacy (for the second time. Pulls a newsfeed-like mea culpa and is revamping Beacon to be opt in. Plus is MySpace the new MTV? Forbes thinks so. I always think of MySpace as the social networking version of the alternative weekly with its focuses on arts and entertainment and inclusion of racy ads) (Mediapost, reg. required)

- Quarterlife reviewed (by AdAge.com, reg. required. And LG15 to join Boing Boing TV on Virgin America. Plus YouTube hit "Chocolate Rain" becomes the new anthem for Diet Cherry Chocolate Dr. Pepper) (MediaWeek) (AdAge.com, reg. required)

- What brands are cool to teens in Belgium? (find out in this study - Coke was number one) (.pdf)

- Debt deterring recent grads (from public service jobs) (Washington Post, reg. required)

- Younger car buyers (not buying American according to this study) (MediaPost, reg. required)

P.S. Thanks to everyone who became a Ypulse Facebook fan this week -- we're up to 84 and counting. Go see who is reading....

P.P.S. Great comments this week on whether virtual worlds are stressing kids out and literacy vs. books.

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