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Manga Makeovers and Other Body Image Cartoon Capers (Part 2)

June 18, 2008 by Amy Jussel 13 Comments

It’s devil’s advocate day here, as I try to flush out my bias and take a centrist point of view on the cartoon character facelift conundrum, exploring ‘then and now’ from a sociological perspective, with a bit more analysis from yesterday's post on my own marketing background in terms of branding overhauls. After all, Pooh Bear got a makeover. So did Mickey. Popeye. Charlie … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Advertising, Branding & Consumerism, Consumerism, Marketing Shaping Youth, Media Literacy, Nutrition & Wellness, Sexualization & Body Image, Shaping Youth, Stereotypes & Diversity Tagged With: Anime, Avatars, Betty-Boop, cartoons, Comics, DDR, Disney-Princesses, Early-Sexualization, Facelifts, Female-Action-Heroes, Gender, Lara-Croft-Tomb-Raider, Manga, Nancy-Drew, Powerpuff-Girls, Sailor-Moon, Sho-Murase, Stardoll, Zwinky

Zrii & the Tao of Healthy Beverages: What’s IN This Stuff?

June 11, 2008 by Amy Jussel 11 Comments

Raised predominantly in Hawaii, packaging like Fiji water and Zrii always catches my eye, as do lofty health claims like, “a drink so nutritionally complete that it has no equal in all of history”...So I set out to find the scoop on the zen of Zrii, soon to be the next consumable hypefest elixir, and sure to appeal to uber-trendy teens who are being targeted big … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Advertising, Consumerism, Emerging trends & STEM, Marketing Shaping Youth, Media Literacy, Product Placement, Shaping Youth, Viral & Buzz Media

Flying Under the Radar: e-Health Innovators, Digital Darlings

June 5, 2008 by Amy Jussel 4 Comments

This week’s Under the Radar conference which tracks early stage innovation announced that our friends at Dizzywood were awarded “Best in Show” of the 32 companies chosen to present at this year’s event, based on “unique value proposition and ability to monetize.” (criteria here) Scott Arpajian, (interview posting here next week) is … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Counter-marketing, Emerging trends & STEM, Interactive Games, Marketing Shaping Youth, Media Literacy, Nutrition & Wellness, Positive Picks, Pro-Social & Positive Picks, Sexualization & Body Image, Shaping Youth

Rock & Roll Camp for Girls; Tween Talent Hits the Virtual Stage

June 3, 2008 by Amy Jussel 5 Comments

After a grueling jan-kan-po match last night to see if I’d land in the Haight for the Girls Rock! reprise, or on the peninsula for Dr. Susan Linn’s Case for Make-Believe book tour, I opted for the latter, as this inspiring and insightful ‘rock star academic’ always has great stories and words of wisdom. (full interview forthcoming, tomorrow) I’m … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Emerging trends & STEM, Marketing Shaping Youth, Media Literacy, Positive Picks, Pro-Social & Positive Picks, Shaping Youth

Virtual Healing: War Torn Teens Face Reality Post-Iraq Duty

May 26, 2008 by Amy Jussel 16 Comments

Nov. 11, 2019 Veterans Day Update: More new data on PTSD virtual healing with what's called V-RET, virtual reality exposure therapy and some new VA data on accessibility issues in gaming that help vets heal as well as this specific post dating back on virtual reality being used in young soldiers with PTSD... Also, adding some stats from today's Twitter feed of Tim … [Read more...]