Like Oxygen, Lifetime is looking for glamour (with a "fabulous" lineup including "Project Runway" and Carson Kressley's "How To Look Good Naked") (New York Observer)
- Social media expert danah boyd discusses teen e-socialization ("If you're not on MySpace, you don't exist.")
- The ascent of "Generation Virtual" (a generation characterized not by age, but by technology reliance) (Forbes)
- Three high schoolers blog about the stress of college admissions (an interesting addition to Tuesday's article) (New York Times, reg. required)
- Capturing an experience for the purpose of social status and social networking (instead of enjoying the actual event) (PSFK)
- Burger King creates a value menu of ringtones (Madonna, Estelle, and more for a buck - Virgin Mobile customers only) (Yahoo News)
- Young professionals with not-so-professional Facebook profiles (recent graduates cling to their college lifestyles online) (Washington Post)
- VW hopes to attract young consumers with a talking beetle (but will a chatty car appeal to anyone of driving age?) (MediaPost)
- Personalize iGoogle with Jeff Koons, Michael Graves, and Diane von Furstenberg (youGoogle?) (San Francisco Chronicle)
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Posted by: Mickey Dubs | May 1, 2008 11:39 AM
The Washington Post article is incredibly reprehensible, and the ethics of posting that link are gray, to say the least.
But it brings up a good point: are teachers really going to be allowed free speech? Apparently not. Stories like these - and their subsequent firings - are going to do some irreparable damage to the pool of teachers.
Posted by: Kristen O | May 1, 2008 4:33 PM