Posted by meredith | 12/11/08 | 2 Comments
Earlier this week a popular tween fashion blogger who will remain nameless and linkless for reasons that will become obvious momentarily sent out a memo to the media both old and new that she will no longer be taking their…
Posted by meredith | 12/08/08 | 8 Comments
Is teasing endangered? You might think so if you were one of the many who caught a look at this weekend's New York Times' magazine feature "In Defense of Teasing," (reg. required) an impassioned plea to preserve the ancient "art" of…
Posted by anastasia | 12/02/08 | 3 Comments
Today in my inbox I received an email promoting a new online newspaper site for tweens called "The TweenTribune." It's basically a big link aggregator where you can comment on news stories allegedly from "a tweens perspective." The goal, according to…
Posted by anastasia | 11/25/08 | 4 Comments
Posted by anastasia | 11/24/08 | 3 Comments
Someone sent me this link to Breakup Girl's post (aka Lynn Harris) about a press release she received from ReBelle Bags. I, too, received this release via email the other week. What Lynn basically said in one concise line - "A…
Posted by anastasia | 10/28/08 | 1 Comment
Lots happening in tween media land today including the Jonas Bros. making their leap to the big screen with a Farrelly brothers adaptation of the book series "Walter the Farting Dog." Lest the Olympics fade from our memories, the gymnastics stars…
Posted by anastasia | 10/27/08 | 2 Comments
This weekend Disney's HSM3 had the biggest opening for a movie musical in history grossing $42 million domestically. The Gen Xer in me may long for grittier teen movie musicals like "Footloose," but not the Ypulse Youth Advisory Board. I…
Posted by casey | 10/15/08 | No Comments
Nancy Gruver is the brains behind New Moon, the long-running independent ad-free magazine for girls. New Moon also just launched NewMoonGirls.com, a new subscription-based online community for girls. As the founder and CEO, she has worked for years to create…
Posted by anastasia | 10/01/08 | 1 Comment
I asked FOYP (friend of Ypulse) Kathy Ishizuka, who also happens to be the amazing technology editor over at the excellent School Library Journal, if she would write up a recap of the recent Sandbox Summit event in NYC. The organizers…