July 1, 2010 For those mumbling, "COPPA schmoppa, there goes Amy into policy wonk land, please translate media jargon into usable tidbits" I'll offer a few primers... What is COPPA? Why do we need it? (see DigitalAds.org for an interactive show-n-tell which all ages can grok for an 'aha' moment on food and beverage marketing targeting kids in the digital age) Who are … [Read more...]
COPPA: Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act Filing
Filed Under: Advertising, Branding & Consumerism, Consumerism, Emerging trends & STEM, Growing up too soon, Interactive Games, Marketing Shaping Youth, Media Literacy, Mobile Media, Apps & Gaming, Nutrition & Wellness, Product Placement, Shaping Youth, Viral & Buzz Media Tagged With: adolescents, behavioral profiling kids, branding, bullying, CDD, center for digital democracy, childrens online privacy protection act, childrens rights, consumer protection, COPPA, COPPA compliance, datamining, digital ads.org, Digital ethics, ehavioral profiling, eModeration, Facebook ad targeting, FCC-Integrated-Marketing-Rules, FTC, Generation-Digital, Internet-Privacy, internet-safety, Jeff-Chester, kids-advertising-regulations, kids-media, licensed characters targeting kids, my data is my data, opt outs, personal information, predatory marketing, privacy breaches, privacy rights, public health policy, regulations, regulatory measures, safe chat, Targeting Kids, tweens, U13, unauthorized tracking, Youth rights, Youth-advocacy
Shaping Youth Father’s Day Letter to President Obama
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 fitting that President Obama has become a bit of a ‘Cosby-esque dad’ with his calm, approachable Cliff Huxtable demeanor and a media perception echoing that same warm, casual "my … [Read more...]
Filed Under: Advertising, Branding & Consumerism, Consumerism, Emerging trends & STEM, Growing up too soon, Interactive Games, Marketing Shaping Youth, Media Literacy, Mobile Media, Apps & Gaming, Product Placement, Shaping Youth Tagged With: Balancing safety and fun, behavioral profiling kids, Bill Cosby, CCFC, Cliff Huxtable, Consumer Reports privacy poll, consumption, Cosby reunion, Cybersecurity, data-mining, e-havioral, Father's Day, Favorite TV Family, FCC, FTC, Jeff-Chester, Kids Online, materialism, media influence, net neutrality, online privacy, President Obama, privacy profiles, stealth marketing, The Cosby Show, unauthorized tracking