Shaping Youth last reported on "readergirlz" social media launch this spring when they kicked off their power-packed teen lit site as a mashup of ‘old media meets new media’ striving to keep reading relevant for teens in the 21st century. Readergirlz divas Janet Lee Carey (Dragon’s Keep), Dia Calhoun (Avielle of Rhia) Lorie Ann Grover (On Pointe) and … [Read more...]
When is a slur NOT a gaffe? When it’s self-ascribed…I easily self-identify with the geek chic stereotype. In school days I was voted ‘most studious’ but never studied. ‘Outstanding senior’ but never wanted to ‘stand out.’ So when I saw this invitation to participate in an UnConference called “She’s Geeky” … [Read more...]
Want to take a moment to stop and smell the flowers with your child? Make it this Thursday and you’ll be a part of a much bigger cause! The flower-whiffing, cud-chomping pacifist bull in The Story of Ferdinand has been selected by the nonprofit Jumpstart to unite the nation to Read for the Record as the largest shared reading experience ever! It’s short … [Read more...]
"Look, listen, live," declares Operation Lifesaver in this railroad warning. Whew. I'll say. David Armano, one of our Age of Conversation co-authors, offers this show-n-tell of Twitter media used to report on the scene when witnessing a 17-year old rescue an elderly woman from the train tracks, captured in 'citizen journalism' style. Aside from being a refreshingly … [Read more...]
Woohoo! Who’s in Drew’s conga line? Our Age of Conversation social media project to benefit Variety, the Children’s Charity has reached our $10,000 goal in less than 2 months time! Drew and Gavin have single-handedly united us in purpose and promise for the children, leveraging the power and perspective of social media to show us how we can merge social … [Read more...]
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