Free Range Studios is at it again. Their brilliant parodies that lit up the web with pass around power are touching on new turf with global warming, fast food slams, and who knows what else in the hopper. Teens love these viral firecrackers because they pack a walloping punch riffing off pop culture and current affairs. Mind you, they favor teen intelligentsia, not a … [Read more...]
Kids are remarkably bold when electronic gizmos veil their verbiage, whether it’s professing teen love on IM or mobile texting a current crush. Toss in new digital offerings like Loopt's buddy-tracking GPS, 3-D virtual avatars sidling up to each other to meet new ‘friends,’ MySpace Mobile and Business Week's latest article on mobile's massive growth, and … [Read more...]
LibraryThing is an online hangout worthy of raves from both parents AND teens, vaulting social networking into one of the most promising, useful and entertaining web applications I’ve seen in quite awhile. It's the literary equivalent of Flickr for photo-sharing or del.icio.us for bookmarks and tags. You can organize your library, rate, review, tag, add friends, meet … [Read more...]
Ah, football season, home to toxic media messaging for girls. A time when beer billboards of buxom cheerleaders spill from every corner, “scoring” innuendos abound, and tacky wardrobe malfunctions remain fresh in the mind’s eye. Seems timely to post tips on ways to promote girls’ self-image through SPORTS, since body image and self worth is being pummeled in media and … [Read more...]
The next time you have a random zinger of a question about kids’ behavior, health, food, or challenges, take advantage of myriad online experts in digital media. There’s a wealth of knowledge free for the asking in a wide array of disciplines: Children's mental health. Teen conundrums. Baby sleep issues. Gifted children. Media habits. From children’s … [Read more...]
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