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Media Vamping: Twilight Talking Points, Bite Me Brouhaha

July 9, 2010 by 11 Comments

July 9, 2010 “There’s an obsession among many teens today for all things vampire, and it looks like the craze is now leaving a mark…literally.” So goes the opener for CBS News Early Morning Show … [Read more...]

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Addiction Series Part 3: Media, Medicos, & Critical Thinking

January 15, 2010 by 12 Comments

Jan. 15, 2009 Thought I’d wrap up Part Three in this series on digital addiction vs. agency (part one and part two here) with some humorous insights from the medical community that poke fun at some … [Read more...]

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Media Management: Addiction vs. Agency Part One

January 11, 2010 by 15 Comments

Jan. 11, 2010 I’m officially back from my one week blog hiatus, victorious in keeping my New Year resolution to ‘unplug’ more, manage my media rather than having it manage me, and slip away sans … [Read more...]

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Teen Book Publishers Premiere Louder Than Words TV

August 10, 2009 by 6 Comments

August 10, 2009 It doesn’t get more real than this. Louder Than Words teen series developer Deborah Reber hosts a live chat online all this week with the fresh voices and real issues of the teen … [Read more...]

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Like Taking Candy From A Baby: Camel Trots Out Nicotine Tricks (Again)

March 16, 2009 by 32 Comments

Mar. 16, 2009 Gotta put my cranky pants on again…. R.J.Reynolds is lighting the fuses of frustrated parents by offering Camel nicotine laced ‘orbs, strips, and sticks’ coming at kids in the mints … [Read more...]

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