'Hey you guys!' (PBS to bring "The Electric Company" back. Aw yeah. And in other TV news: "90210" officially picked up by The CW with Jennie Garth returning as the guidance counselor. ABC Family announces its line up -- Molly Ringwald's show [debuting July 1] gets a name: "The Secret Life of the American Teenager." Justin Timberlake is producing a game show called "The Phone" for MTV. And Sorpresa! launches a ugc effort for Hispanic kids plus the rest of last week's Younger Viewers ratings) (Reuters) (MediaWeek) (Media Life Magazine)

- Virtual worlds for preschoolers? (yep. And there's Doko, a new virtual world for tweens. Plus Fresbo World is making its virtual world portable via Facebook.) (News.com) (Derek Baird)

- Speaking of Facebook... (it's making user date portable, too. And shutting down "Networks" in favor of "Groups". Plus looks like teens cyberbullying school administrators is becoming viewed legally as defamation and teens should be careful to avoid predatory lenders advertising on the soc net) (MarketingVOX) (News.com) (ArsTechnica) (BBC)

- CollegeTube (colleges using YouTube to recruit new students. Plus fans of "Modern Love" in the New York Times, shouldn't miss the college essay winners. And ABC News opening campus bureaus - thanks Derek!) (Washington Post, reg. required) (New York Times, reg. required) (Yahoo! News)

- 'Hurt girls' (Times Sunday Mag cover story on the increased amount of injuries that goes with the increased amount of girls playing physical sports) (New York Times, reg. required)

- Canada searches for its own Miley Cyrus (with a reality show/competition) (Reuters)

- The RIAA: Legislate (vs. educate -- trying to pass state laws forcing campuses to crack down on piracy) (News.com)

P.S. I'm speaking in San Jose tomorrow than catching a red eye to Toronto to speak on a couple of panels at an nGenera event -- Casey and Alli will be posting for me through Thursday. Back on Friday!

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