Ypulse Essentials: Vivienne Tam In Stardoll, 'Iron Thumb' & More

You have two more days to register for the Ypulse Mashup online (you can still register on site, but it will cost you a bit more)…Don't miss Charlene Li, whose book Groundswell, was featured in today's Advertising Age. Charlene will be moderating our panel on social networking and signing books Monday afternoon!

David Cook (will be the new face of Sketchers. Plus Vivienne Tam goes virtual in Stardoll. And Steve & Barry's home of Amanda Bynes' line, as well as Sarah Jessica Parker and others has officially filed for bankruptcy) (Kansas City Star) (WWD, last item) (Brandweek)

- Lender Blender (Virgin Money attempts to help college students [and their parents] find financing.)

- Online textbooks time has come (with the cost of real textbooks becoming prohibitive to cash strapped students…) (USA Today)

- And if you can't afford to study abroad? (just travel in Second Life) (Christian Science Monitor)

- Iron thumb (meet the teen texting champ) (Forbes)

- NBC News to produce 'Baby Borrowers' reunion? (since the show is so issue oriented….they've decided to make it more of a "town hall." Whatever happened to Linda Ellerbee's teen pregnancy special on Nick in the wake of the Jamie Lynne scandal. And coming soon: the "Hell's Kitchen" video game…) (Zap2it.com) (Gamespy)

- Ali Lohan (has a single out…oof)

- More on the Sourpatch/MTV interactive ad partnership (from AdAge.com, reg. required)

- Reinventing the rec room (as a way to keep tabs on tweens and teens and give retailers like Pottery Barn Teen more rooms to decorate) (New York Times, reg. required)

- Oregon Live's new teen blog (thanks Casey!)

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