It’s ironic that in our youth media culture of “totally wired” teens, eco-enthusiasts haven’t mowed a green path uniting kids’ environmental zealousness with greener gear. The TechSoup blog posts this great new online tool and forum thread which is ultra timely for me, since my laptop LCD screen just fried, and I’m temporarily hooked up to … [Read more...]
Two big premieres lit up the town tonight in Los Angeles, but with tween in tow, I’ll bet you can guess which one got 'first viewing' here. I’ll post about High School Musical2’s integration of the audience via digital engagement later, but immediately want to put out an 'opening weekend' plea for all of our N.Y./L.A. readers to go see Leonardo DiCaprio's … [Read more...]
The countdown has begun, to "rock for our rock" tomorrow online via MSN Live Earth. One peek at Live Earth/Twitter and you’ll see youth ramping up for the global 7/7/07 music fest with eco-tips for sustainability in short blips from people around the planet answering, “What are YOU doing to solve the Climate Crisis?” Social media messaging platform Twitter … [Read more...]
When my tween says, “Forward that to me, will ya mom?” I know I’ve landed on a site that’s caught her eye, so if this real-time data tracking techno tool is ancient news for you on the 'forward to a friend' circuit, bear with me. Worldometers come in a variety of forms and factoids, clicking off rapid fire statistics from teen pregnancies, health info … [Read more...]
For the next two days I’ll be working with many of our NextNow collaboratory pals at Digital Earth, which is being held in the U.S. for the first time in its history. Previously hosted by Canada, China, the Czech Republic and Japan, this time it’s in my S.F. Bay area backyard, so I wouldn’t miss it for the world. (traffic willing; I’ll be the blonde … [Read more...]
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