Quite a coup for consumer and health advocate groups today who released the power of media and marketing to depants digital advertisers who are undermining parents by flying under their radar. Woohoo! This is gonna be fun. If I sound juvenile, it’s because I can barely contain my glee...Nothing like a one-two counter-marketing punch to start the day, complete with a … [Read more...]
Thumbs down to cyberbullying! It’s heartening to finally hear some GOOD news to counter-balance the media hype on this harassment. Totally Wired author and über youth guru Anastasia Goodstein flagged the new Harris Interactive research and National Crime Prevention Council report on cyberbullying in this article, adding much needed perspective. Not to belittle … [Read more...]
On the Edutopia site, you'll find a piece by Evany Thomas called Techno Prisoners, a first-person flashback from the author harkening back to 7th grade. (which I just forwarded to my 6th grade middle schooler for context that this stuff 'twas ever thus') It resonated with me, because at that age I remember being a new kid in town, and a 'blonde haole girl' to boot in Hawaii, … [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...]
Madonna is slated to sing for Mother Earth...The Red Hot Chili Peppers will rock for our own blue rock...And youth everywhere will no doubt hear the call and get jazzed when tickets go on sale today for Live Earth, continents in concert for a climate in crisis! Live 8 producer Kevin Wall is sending an SOS to the world, teaming with former VP Al Gore, and other Save Our … [Read more...]
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