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Media Hypefest: Is Prom the New Wedding? A Teen’s Perspective

May 7, 2010 by Amy Jussel 7 Comments

May 7, 2010 As the last vestiges of prom wind down along with Girls Rights Week, I wanted to land one last post in the queue exploring media and marketing’s impact on kids' expectations, reality show distortions, and 'over the top' depictions of celebratory fetes. From ‘proma-a drama,’ lavish limos and fantasy night fairytales (e.g. akin to the amped up MTV My Super Sweet … [Read more...]

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ALLY Awards: Architects of Change Amidst Brands: Tween Town Hall

March 12, 2010 by Amy Jussel 2 Comments

March 12, 2010 Today I soared through my first ever Virgin Airlines’ experience bemused by two giddy tween girls excitedly chirping to their mom about the pink and purple “mood lighting” befitting a nightclub and the free WiFi and touchscreen inflight services, as she flashed me one of those, “Where do these girls hear this stuff?” mutual-mama looks. I wanted to ask if they … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Advertising, Branding & Consumerism, Consumerism, EcoKids-Environment, Emerging trends & STEM, Growing up too soon, Marketing Shaping Youth, Media Literacy, Mobile Media, Apps & Gaming, People Shaping Youth, Positive Picks, Pro-Social & Positive Picks, Product Placement, Shaping Youth Tagged With: Alice in Wonderland, ALLY Awards, AllyKatzz, architects of change, celebrities, change the world, Code Blue Reviving a Generation, commercialism, D23, Debby Ryan, denim messaging, Denise Restauri, Disney, fashion, Fashionistas, green youth movement, GYM, hipster, Juicy Couture, make a difference, Maria Shriver, pink, purple, social change, Teens Turning Green, Tween Town Hall, tweens, Vinylmation, Virgin Airlines, Wii Super MonkeyBall

Iger the Ignorant? Disney Chief Says Kids Don’t Care About Privacy?

July 24, 2009 by Amy Jussel 13 Comments

July 24, 2009 Hey, kids, did you know the mouse house thinks it’s okay to mine your personal information and sell it to advertisers to make a buck off your back without your permission? Wonder what Maine legislators that just banned data mining of minors will say to that? (h/t to Ypulse and Privo!) Reuters reports Disney CEO Robert Iger is bullish on direct web … [Read more...]

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