April 28, 2009 "Whatcha doin’? Who you with? Text me! Text me back!" When does 'caring' become controlling textual harrassment? What happens when the ‘connectivity’ that takes the form of digital grunts, ‘sup?’ ‘hey,’ ‘lol’ gets annoying even to kids themselves? “That’s not cool” is a fun Ad Council riff using sock puppets, tin can art, comedic fruit and graphic mixed … [Read more...]
Text Monster: Teen Tips On Digital Dating Obsessions
Filed Under: Advertising, Emerging trends & STEM, Growing up too soon, Interactive Games, Marketing Shaping Youth, Media Literacy, Mobile Media, Apps & Gaming, Positive Picks, Pro-Social & Positive Picks, Shaping Youth, Viral & Buzz Media Tagged With: abusive relationships, Ad Council, beyonce, caring, cellphones, Childhood Matters, controlling, Cyberbullying, cyberstalking, digital dating, digital privacy, Do Something, Edward Cullen, emotional health, energy vampires, family time, fruit, funny, influencers, Kids, Media management, media use, obsessed, obsession, online, parenting, photos via cell, preteens, privacy, PSA, sending photos, sexting, sock puppet, teen drama, teen relationships, teen-librarian, teens, text monster, texting, thats not cool, The Girl Effect, trust, Twilight, Webby Awards 2009