Disney launches a UK portal (giving British tweens their Disney fix. Plus two COPPA violators busted.) (Media Post, reg. required)

- Tween social networking site Imbee (empowers kids to do GOOD for the holidays with its online toy drive. Thanks Tim! Speaking of GOOD - the magazine has launched a holiday "pop-up" store community center in NYC)

- Kids loving green TV (or green monsters on TV. Shrek and Grinch attracting lots of younger viewers this week) (Media Life Magazine)

- Will Friendster be big in Japan? (yes, Friendster still exists)

- ESPN looks to college students (for sports related user generated content) (Media Post, reg. required)

- Bringing gaming into the classroom (Doug Thomas, who I had the pleasure of meeting at the MacArthur/Common Sense forum on virtual worlds, is working on a video game for students 10-12. Plus a kid fended off a real life Moose attack after learning how on WOW!) (Reuters) (Wonderland via Izzy Neis)

- Before there was email, IM, SMS and social networking... (there was letter writing, which appears to be making a comeback or at least is being regarded as retro cool) (Next Great Thing)

- Jimmy Wales says students should use Wikipedia (I don't think teachers should ban its use as a first stop, but it is still very open to manipulation and shouldn't be used as a primary source) (BBC)

P.S. A big thanks to everyone who has participated in the Ypulse Guest Post Program so far. Keep them coming!

P.P.S. Congrats to our new Ypulse Books editor Alli Decker on her first few posts - judging from the comments, I think she's a hit!

P.P.S. I am heading off on a sorely needed vacation tomorrow night and will be "totally unwired" all of next week. No email, no phone - just sunshine, beaches and icy rum drinks. I have written a few posts in advance, and Alli will be posting as well, but just on Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

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