Hate to sound like an ogre, but I’m turning green with GIANT ("gi-normous" as tweens might say) disconnects on the ostensibly hip new Ad Council Shrek :30 PSA urging kids to "get up, get up, get up" and take a “small step” toward healthier eating. This is another classic case of a “throw ‘em a bone and show we care” marketing maneuver, … [Read more...]
What’s seven feet long, 2000 pounds and delightfully digital? A gigantotherm. Find out more following The Great Turtle Race, a whimsical two week webevent that gives kids a hands-on way to “cheer on their animated turtle” and get a peek at the migration of these 65 million year old graceful beauties. Tap into digital media and marketing at its most sublime … [Read more...]
All too often kids feel powerless to have their voice heard and their actions counted. We wrote about how World Wildlife Fund brought kids into the dialogue to post their own ideas and actions in time for Earth Day. Well, Earth Day ended yesterday, and I wonder if that momentum will too. In a retail world where Valentine’s cards are hauled out before Christmas tinsel is … [Read more...]
I've been so slammed on time that my whiteboard of slated interviews has left Anne Collier & Larry Magid's names sun-baked into permanence. I've been meaning to snag some time ever since I met them at the CyberSafety Summit in Sacramento last fall and found they were co-directors of BlogSafety, which has a fabulous "must-read forum" for real-time cyberbullying … [Read more...]
When sweet little faces ask dauntingly sad questions like, "Will we drown when the ice caps melt?" or "How do rainforests work, and where will the animals go, mom?" Be ready with simple, educated answers from How Stuff Works. They offer gazillions of ideas to put a positive spin on how youth can become part of the planet patrol, just in time for Earth Day life lessons this … [Read more...]
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