Dec 23, 2010 I have ‘holiday head’ which means despite important breaking media news on net neutrality, the FCC, and strong outcomes of public opinion polls involving Do Not Track consumer demands, … [Read more...]
Sony May Singe Itself: Slimy Innuendo Ignites Backdraft
September 2, 2010 by 6 Comments
September 2, 2010 Without a doubt, guerrilla marketing campaigns can be effective disruptors as well as clever marketing and teaching tools for advertising AND media literacy. But what happens when … [Read more...]
Toxic Teen Messaging In A K-Mart/Alloy Episodic: The First Day
September 1, 2010 by 19 Comments
September 1, 2010 It’s the first of September, as the first day of school angst bubbles up throughout the nation on either side of this ‘premiere’ week. (many have started school already, some are … [Read more...]
Healthy Youth Media Act Pt 2: Can Change Be Legislated? (interview)
July 21, 2010 by 9 Comments
July 21, 2010 Can you hear the drumbeat, Hollywood? It’s getting louder. Girl advocates like Jessica Lawrence head to Capitol Hill to discuss H.R. 4925 tomorrow to share firsthand data about how … [Read more...]
Steamed About Sexualization? Healthy Media for Youth Act Now!
July 14, 2010 by 22 Comments
July 12-16, 2010: Healthy Media for Youth week! Fed up with “boy chasin’ bed swappin’ lip-lickin’ hottie-hoochie booty-bouncin’ appearance-is-everything” cues comin’ at your girls? Yah, so are … [Read more...]
Is There a Possibility the FCC Hasn’t Seen The Irony Here?
December 6, 2009 by 6 Comments
Dec. 6, 2009 Samuel Johnson once said, “Our aspirations are our possibilities.” I love the limitless empowerment in the short phrase, so when I heard there was going to be a new online DIY craft show … [Read more...]
FCC Chair Receives Our Coalition Letter on Product Placement
September 24, 2009 by 2 Comments
Sept. 24, 2009 Shaping Youth is part of this coalition (15pp pdf here) joining over 50 signatories on "FCC Docket 08-90." As a nonpartisan, non-censorship, nonprofit recall I support two key … [Read more...]
Iger the Ignorant? Disney Chief Says Kids Don’t Care About Privacy?
July 24, 2009 by 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 … [Read more...]
Privo Privacy Vault: How Safe is Kids Digital Data? Part 2
July 14, 2009 by 4 Comments
July 14, 2009 Yesterday in my Part One preamble to the interview with Privo executives, I tried to give an overview of how 'kids online safety' is more than 'balancing safety and fun' it's politics, … [Read more...]
Keeping Kids Safe From Predators (er, Marketers) Part One
July 13, 2009 by 10 Comments
July 13, 2009 Since researcher Sara M. Grimes opened up the conversation on data mining and privacy practices for us, I’d like to keep the focus on this important topic for a sec, because I DO believe … [Read more...]
Digital Data Mining 101: Echometrix Takes Kids’ Pulse
July 8, 2009 by 10 Comments
July 8, 2009 Still focused on "child predator" panic on the internet? I'd focus more on white collar stalkers like Echometrix, ubiquitous in far greater numbers, if I were you. Imagine digital … [Read more...]
Childrens’ Digital Privacy Advocates Show FTC Watchdogs Aren’t Woofin
June 18, 2009 by 6 Comments
June 18, 2009 Here we go again. I'm beginning to feel a bit like Bill Murray in Groundhog Day having deja vu that we've 'been there done that' all over again. Oh, that's right. We HAVE. Over a … [Read more...]
Shaping Youth Father’s Day Letter to President Obama
June 17, 2009 by 6 Comments
June 17, 2009 Bill Cosby has always been my favorite star, dating back to my childhood listening to his comedy routines on record albums. (roar, says the digital dinosaur!) It seems particularly … [Read more...]
FCC Comment Extension On Kids Product Placement ‘til Nov. 17!
October 23, 2008 by 1 Comment
Your turn to sound off if you’d like to join me (and 173 other orgs and commenters at last count) to reinforce the notion that embedded advertising (product placement) does not belong in young … [Read more...]
FCC: Kids Programming Is Laden With Product Placement
October 22, 2008 by 10 Comments
That’s my official FCC filing at left, (squeaked in under the deadline today, explained why later) which emphatically states kids should be OFF LIMITS to embedded ads designed to bypass the Tivo … [Read more...]
The MySpace Mom Skates, While The Teen Hangs? No Justice There!
August 5, 2008 by 2 Comments
Not to get all soapbox-ey, but since we’ve been talking about digital ethics and online immersive behavior a lot lately, I’ve gotta toss this one out there… Yesterday’s … [Read more...]
Youth Data Mining 101: Privacy Breaches, Opt-Outs, ToolBar Add-Ons
July 21, 2008 by 14 Comments
"Holy data-sucking, Batman!" (no, not one of the boy wonder's bat quotes...but it should be...) In this SkypeJournal article called Batman, the Surveillance Society and Moral Design, the … [Read more...]
Media Rules! Shaping Youth Interviews Brian Reich
June 30, 2008 by 2 Comments
We interrupt this series on product placement and new FCC media rules to add a very pertinent voice into the mix, digital dynamo Brian Reich, co-author with Dan Solomon of Media Rules! Brian Reich … [Read more...]
This Vacation is Brought to You By…(Part 2: Branding Partnerships)
June 27, 2008 by 12 Comments
Cruise news, trip tips, kids' brand loyalty pitches at cheerleading camps, sports and spa getaways... Who's sponsoring your 'fun?' Are you aware? Cruise lines are wisely using their own social … [Read more...]
