July 12, 2011 Lately my generational layers have been interwoven like an Etsy blankie... Between my sandwich generation eldercare/teen scene and my Gen X and Gen Y nephews making the best of jobs … [Read more...]
Behind The Wheel Texting: What Works to Drive Behavioral Change?
January 21, 2011 by 10 Comments
Feb. 4, 2015 Update Please join our friends at Cyberwise.org for a BlogTalk convo with Lauren Galley of Real Talk, Real Teens, Real Issues on Feb. 5, 2015 as texting and driving survivor Liz Marks … [Read more...]
Sexy Broccoli, Saucy 6 Year Olds & Why SexEd is a Must: SexTech Pt.3
February 21, 2010 by 3 Comments
Feb 21, 2010 Last night I snapped this lousy iPhone shot from Draeger’s deli as I scanned the takeout selections to treat myself to a quiet Sat. night feast. I did a double-take when I saw “sexy … [Read more...]
Sex::Tech 2010; Teens & Public Health Converge (Pt. 1 of 3)
February 16, 2010 by 8 Comments
Feb. 16, 2010 Ten days from now the mother of all sexual health conferences takes place again in San Francisco with the name Sex::Tech itself conjuring controversy, intrigue, and a bit of … [Read more...]
Who’s Your Fave Fictional Male Rodel Model & Why?
November 17, 2009 by 6 Comments
Update June 14, 2014 With Father's Day approaching I thought I'd add Common Sense Media's "Favorite Film Fathers" just for fun...and reprise my post about "Media's Portrayal of Father Figures On … [Read more...]
Josh in a Box: Helpful Advice For Parents of Teens!
October 21, 2009 by 7 Comments
Oct. 21, 2009 What if I told you a few of my favorite advice slingers and youth analysis pros aren’t even parents at all? There’s Anastasia Goodstein of Ypulse speaking from the GenX pulpit (ok, … [Read more...]
Virtual Reality Meets Health2.0 For Kids Wellness & Therapy
October 9, 2009 by 7 Comments
Oct. 9, 2009 Once upon a time in my former life as a creative director and copywriter, I was asked to create a compelling headline for a learning simulation where young Stanford law students could … [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...]
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...]
Grown Up Digital: Don Tapscott’s Latest On ‘Generation Net’
June 15, 2009 by 3 Comments
June 15, 2009 “A revolution doesn’t happen in society when you adopt new tools, a revolution in society happens when you adopt new behaviors.” That digital premise opens up the debate for the 21st … [Read more...]
Graduation: From What To What? Media Moments Of Expectation
June 10, 2009 by 8 Comments
June 10, 2009 Yesterday my daughter ‘graduated’ from eighth grade, and I found myself marveling at the whole commencement falderal as being a bit surreal... It was lovely, in a 'life event' kind of … [Read more...]
Youth Advice Slinger With A Story to Tell: Josh Shipp
June 8, 2009 by 15 Comments
June 8, 2009 One week ago today I watched Josh Shipp, a guy who self-defined as a high school class clown with hair that “looks like a chia pet” open the Ypulse Youth Marketing “Mashup” as keynote … [Read more...]
Nature Rocks: Reconnecting Families With Nature
June 5, 2009 by 15 Comments
June 5, 2009 It's World Environment Day...where you can Twitter for Trees, and 'green your routine' and engage in all kinds of green media pursuits and still miss the meaning of getting kids … [Read more...]
GOOG-411: What’s The Number? Where Is It? Now, Get Oriented FREE
June 1, 2009 by Leave a Comment
June 1, 2009 “One moment, I’ll connect you” used to rack up price-gouging mobile 411 charges in the double digits before GOOG-411 came along. Kids calling for a pizza can pop an extra $1.50 or two … [Read more...]
HopeLab Launches “Sticky Notes” Blog To Make Their Thinking Visible
May 31, 2009 by 6 Comments
May 31, 2009 I know our friends at HopeLab have been active on Twitter and their own Facebook group and use SlideShare and all that, but as I’ve said many a time, microblogging and 140 character sound … [Read more...]
Ypulse Offers Stimulus Package for Youth Marketing Mashup: 30% Off!
May 13, 2009 by 5 Comments
May 13, 2009 Even big league marketers seem to be falling on tough times, as I just noticed Anastasia Goodstein has posted a “30% off” deal for the final weeks of registration for the 2009 Ypulse … [Read more...]
Shaping Youth At Ypulse 2009: Send In Your Priorities
May 1, 2009 by 16 Comments
May 1, 2009 Much like the scene in the new Disneynature Earth documentary where the lions and the elephants are drinking from the same watering hole, Shaping Youth has been invited to share space … [Read more...]
Top 20 Youth Marketing Bloggers: Shaping Youth Is One of ‘Em!
December 3, 2008 by 4 Comments
Just when you thought I’d stay on topic and wrap up our ‘All Things Girl’ week I’m zinging one more post in a different direction (humor me, it’s the holidays, time to … [Read more...]
What’s On Tweens’ Minds? Meet Denise Restauri of AllyKatzz
November 24, 2008 by 20 Comments
I figure the Obama girls are going to be a huge focal point in the months ahead (gawd help those darlings) and self-ascribed tween “experts” will be crawling out of the media morass … [Read more...]
