Ypulse Essentials: Mixed Tape Resurgence, American Girls Talk 'American Girl,' Habbo Tries To 'Erase Hate'
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Mixed tapes (a journalist reflects on the power of the mixed tape when going through teen angst and coming out of the closet. Plus, Dave Nadelberg from Mortified - who is speaking at the Ypulse Mashup - writes about his mixed tape angst for CassetteFromMyEx.com and provides Sides A & B for our listening pleasure. And don't miss YA author/Mashup speaker Melissa Walker's mixed tape memories, either!) (Salon.com, daypass required)
- Miley grows up (with her new album "Breakout") (Reuters)
- She's an 'American Girl' (the New York Times, reg. required, on "American Girl's" big screen debut. Plus don't miss the audio file where A.O. Scott interviews his daughter and two friends about their own American Girl dolls)
- ABC and NBC get older; The CW stays young (The CW is the only network that maintains a median age under 35, yet it is also the only one that is struggling with viewer numbers) (Jossip via TVBTN)
- Teens and TV (with more than half watching television programs on their computer or DVR-ing shows for later viewing, parents are no longer making decisions about what — and when — their kids watch TV. And "Family Guy" creator Seth MacFarlane to launch a new animated series that will be distributed online through Google AdSense. Is this the future of TV?) (PSFK via Teen Lab)
- 'Erase hate' (new campaign in Habbo with the Matthew Shepard Foundation - love that Habbo's is taking a pro-social pro-active role in discussing these issues in world. And 18 in '08 launches new voting PSA with Peter Sarsgaard)
- Decline of cruising (with gas prices soaring, teens replaced cruising with hanging out at movie theaters, malls, and cafes to entertain themselves) (New York Times, reg. required)
- Hussein as middle name (in a wave of online support, Obama supporters are taking his middle name to show what little meaning is in a name — notice the age of the supporters photographed. Plus Obama as fashion statement) (New York Times, reg. required) (Reuters)
- Parents, teens and sex (it all boils down to if you respect your kids, they'll respect your rules and the more rules you give your kids, the more they will rebel) (Jezebel via Wall Street Journal)
- Teen spreads peace online (with campaigns on YouTube and Facebook, a high school student organized more than 5,000 people to meet at an Ithaca field and build the world's largest human peace sign) (BBC)