Consumerism – Page 27

In Bed With Branding: Virtual Worlds Pair With Children’s Hospitals

May 3, 2009 by Amy Jussel 4 Comments

May 3, 2009 What's with all the children's hospitals partnering and news-making so much as of late? This spring, “Operation Teen Book Drop” gave bed bound kids across the country over 8000 titles from young adult book publishers to support Teen Literature Day, sponsored by YALSA, readergirlz, and GuysLitWire. A tad earlier, Dell Children’s Medical Center in Texas became … [Read more...]

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Shaping Youth At Ypulse 2009: Send In Your Priorities

May 1, 2009 by Amy Jussel 16 Comments

May 1, 2009 Much like the scene in the new Disneynature Earth documentary where the lions and the elephants are drinking from the same watering hole, Shaping Youth has been invited to share space among the über-marketers at the YPulse Mashup June 1 and 2 as well as the Tweens Online (Un)Conference taking place the day prior. Attending as ‘press’ sends a positive sign that … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Advertising, Branding & Consumerism, Consumerism, Emerging trends & STEM, Growing up too soon, Interactive Games, Marketing Shaping Youth, Media Literacy, Mobile Media, Apps & Gaming, Product Placement, Shaping Youth, Viral & Buzz Media Tagged With: 2009 Youth Marketing Mashup, American-Teen, Anastasia-Goodstein, branding, CCFC, Connect Safely, Consuming kids, D.A.R.E., Daughters.com, digital-natives, Disneynature Earth, Dizzywood, e-havior, e-learning, Elf-Island, ethical marketing, Global Kids, HopeLab, internet-safety, IRB, Isis-Inc, Izzy-Neis, Kids Online, Mashup, Nancy-Gruver, NetFamily-News, New-Moon-Girl-Media, online communities, Packaging-Girlhood, Privo, ReMission, SexTech, social-media, teens, teens in tech, totally wired, tweens, Twitter, Unconference, Virtual-Worlds, youth, YPulse, zest books

A Picture Is Worth…A Free Cure For Lackus Appreciatis

April 29, 2009 by Amy Jussel 7 Comments

April 29, 2009 Thought I was going to say '1000 Words' right? (Kodak is counting on it) With flashbacks of the Invisible Woman campaign from Moms Rising last year, Kodak Gallery is echoing a recession-friendly, customizable 'cure' for “Lackus Appreciatus” by hosting a give-away of one million FREE photo cards reminiscent of the 'million mom march' awhile back. It's not a … [Read more...]

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Hope is On the Horizon When Movements Go Mainstream

April 25, 2009 by Amy Jussel 8 Comments

April 25, 2009 I've used 'follow the money' as my rebel yell for 'why things are the way they are' and can usually sniff out the trail like a canine customs patrol. So it thrills me when the path leads to something positive, obvious, and fruitful, particularly when it's a movement gaining momentum that I embrace... Whether it's CCFC's Bay Area premiere of Consuming Kids, … [Read more...]

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“Consuming Kids” Is Now Available For YOU To Host A Screening!

April 24, 2009 by Amy Jussel 5 Comments

April 24, 2009 Back to our green media focus in a minute, since we're all trying to figure out whether somethin' can be done about all this consumption? But first, here's some fabulous news for change agents out there. Just in time for our Consuming Kids screening and powerhouse panel tonight in Berkeley, (and again Sun. 4-26 in San Jose and Tues. 4-28 in Palo Alto) MEF , … [Read more...]