Virtual Entrepreneur Joins Totally Wired Superstar Panel @ The Ypulse Mashup
Posted by anastasia on 06-17-2008
A while back, I ran a link to this fun piece in the Wall Street Journal about virtual teen entrepreneurs. Ypulse reader/YA librarian Kelly Czarnecki emailed me to ask whether we considered inviting a virtual entrepreneur to speak on our annual Totally Wired Superstar panel at the Ypulse Mashup. Kelly is one of the librarians who is active in Teen Second Life. Of course, I hadn't thought of that, and began my research. All of the teens I discovered were out of state, and we had spent our meager travel budget flying in other speakers. Lucky for us, the very kind folks at Linden Lab, have generously sponsored Angela McBride (aka Asuka Martin in Teen Second Life) and her mom, to attend the Mashup so Angela can join our panel. Angela owns her own island and is an successful clothing designer who has been in Second Life since 2005. You can check out her blog here.
The Totally Wired Superstar panel was a huge hit last year, and we're really excited about Angela joining our new batch of "superstars" including:
Juliette Brindak, Co-founder and Chair, Miss O & Friends
Jared Kim, CEO, WeGame
Chloe Spencer, Founder, NeopetsFanatic.com
This panel will be moderated by the never-boring Jake Sasseveille, Host, "The Edge With Jake Sasseville."
You'll get key insights about teens from successful youth entrepreneurs who know them the best both as customers and as peers.
Yet another reason to register and attend the biggest youth media/marketing event of the year…Register today!
June 17th, 2008 at 2:40 pm
Are these teen entrepreneurs who market to other teens? To larger markets?
June 17th, 2008 at 3:36 pm
Hi Sonya. Yes — Angela sells her designs to other teens in Teen Second Life. Chloe runs a successful blog sharing Neopets "cheats" with other teens. Jared runs a successful gaming social network and Juliette's company publishes books and related character driven products for teens.