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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...]

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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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Blame Drew’s Cancer For My Attitude of Gratitude

August 8, 2009 by 15 Comments

August 8, 2009 Who IS this hipster? Meet Drew Olanoff. Media geek. Mobile guru. Inspiration. Yesterday I wrote about kids' propensity to get their yucks at someone else's expense fostering an … [Read more...]

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Pity Party? We Have An App For That!

August 6, 2009 by 7 Comments

August 6, 2009 Life’s most embarrassing moments, ill-fated bloopers, and misfortunes of OTHER people seem to rank high on kids’ comic-tragedy hit list, so it comes as no surprise that FML would sweep … [Read more...]

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