- A poll found that one in five teenagers send more than 100 instant messages a day.
- As online shopping among teenagers continues to grow, retailers must focus on teens’ relationship to technology and family to reap the most from this market, according to a new report.
- Parents Should Take Advantage of Teachable Moments, Expert Says
The Voices of The Simpsons
VideosHarry Shearer (left) and Dan Castellaneta (right) on Conan O’Brien doing their voices from The Simpsons. [FYI O’Brien was formerly a writer for The Simpsons.]
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Youth Culture- In 2002, Child Trends released a report called Charting Parenthood (PDF) that takes a statistical look at fathers and mothers in America. Some interesting highlights include:
Grayson’s Baptism
BabyThanks to Jud Stephenson for the great footage!
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Youth Culture- Bereft of any new music to promote, Britney Spears was nevertheless the hottest thing on the Internet this year, judging from Yahoo’s annual list of popular search terms.
- Young people who smoke are much more likely than their non-smoking peers to drink and abuse alcohol, and to use marijuana and other illicit substances, says a report issued Wednesday by the Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse.
- This MediaWise Video Game Report Card is the eleventh issued by the National
Institute on Media and the Family, an independent, non-partisan, non-sectarian,
nonprofit organization. The MediaWise Video Game Report Card provides a snapshot
of the interac - This is a phenomenon the National Football League never could have anticipated. In a world in which 53 million copies of the game have been sold in the last 17 years — the latest version sold an unprecedented two million copies in its first weekend of re
- See which music makers are up for Grammy’s biggest accolades:
- White House Urges Parents to Sharpen Conversation Skills, Monitor Teens’ Activities
- Thirty-six percent of teen girls said they can’t imagine life without IM while just 23 percent of boys felt the same way.
- New filmmakers bust down doors to Hollywood, launch movies on the tiny screen. What’s next?
- According to a study released this week, Americans aged 13 to 18 spend more than 72 hours a week using electronic media–defined as the Internet, cell phones, television, music and video games. Because teens are known for multitasking, their usage of devi
- Josh Weil, Principal with Youth Trends, LLC passed along results from their recent Gen Y’s Pop Culture “Pulse” which tracks the consumption habits of 13 through 19 year olds across the United States.
- For all of the trend reporting in the media that paints a picture of Generation Y or the Millennials as being buddies with mom and dad, it appears that when it comes to a key component of having a close relationship to your teens, i.e. talking to them abo
Ipods Take Over the World (The Simpsons)
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Uncategorized- Teenagers who lie, cheat or download music without paying may fess up when asked about their behavior. Or, they just may fudge a little, not wanting to own up to troublesome behavior.
- Teenagers & Safe Cars If your teenager has just gotten a driver’s license, it may be hard to imagine handing over the keys to your brand new car, but that may be the smartest vehicle to choose.
- The makers of a new video game say its Biblically themed action is designed to stir “’thinking and talking’ about matters of eternal importance.” But opponents on the First Coast say it’s offensive to Christian beliefs.
- Yahoo has delved into the growing world of mobile social networking with “Mixd,” a newly introduced service geared at new-media-savvy youths.
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Youth Culture- When we ask ringback tones users why they like the service, the most frequent answer by far is because “it’s cool”. So, I tried to understand what “cool” is and how operators can leverage this quality.
- CBS Corp. announced Monday that the late-night funnyman has signed a contract to stay on the air until at least 2010. It was widely reported in September that Letterman had agreed to the deal.
- Experts weigh in with explanations like alcohol, poor self-regulation, maintaining brands and just plain bad judgment.
- I just saw The Nativity Story and both loved it and loathed it.
- Except among kids. For those ages 2-11, reality remains the hottest thing on TV, occupying the top five spots in that demo on broadcast this season.
- Teen use of over-the-counter cold and cough medicines to get a cheap high — a practice known as “robotripping” — is rising 50 percent a year and becoming one of the fastest growing drug abuse problems in the U.S., according to a study released Monday.
- Study shows majority are cautious on profiles, but some add too much personal information.
- Below are the winners of the 2006 Billboard Music Awards handed out Dec. 4 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas and broadcast live on Fox.
- MySpace, the popular online hangout that has drawn complaints about sexual predators and other dangers to teens, said Tuesday it will develop technologies to help block convicted sex offenders.
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Youth Culture- Though the state’s 2005 Youth Risk Behavior Survey indicates that risky teen behavior is on the decline, it does not mean that adults should cease their efforts on the prevention of suicide, teen drug/alcohol abuse or premarital sex and just hope that thi
- States are getting tough on kids behind the wheel. But many parents are reluctant to curb their children
- A mother’s story of helping her daughter overcome anorexia
- Methamphetamine use is increasing along the East Coast after years of largely being confined to rural areas west of the Mississippi River, a government report shows.
- A chainsaw-wielding killer and blood-splattered shooting rampages are featured in some of the 10 video games that a media watchdog group says should be avoided by kids and teens.
- Teen pregnancy rates are on the decline because more kids are using effective contraception – not because they’re refraining from sex, researchers said yesterday.
- Three Columbus teenagers playing pranks find out what they were doing is no laughing matter. Police say the three were throwing eggs at passing cars. One car they hit followed the teens and the driver began shooting at the teens. A 14 year old was hit and
- Money Savvy Generation offers parents ideas to tame the “spend it all and more” syndrome. Parents will talk to their children about safe sex, the dangers of drugs and alcohol, but they won’t teach them how to handle money. These 10 signs can help parents
- Google Inc., (GOOG) a company synonymous with searching the Internet, hopes to define far more of the world’s computing experience with a helping hand from schoolchildren.
- A majority of teenagers are responsible when using the online social networking site MySpace, but some do share personal information that could put them at risk, a first-of-its-kind analysis of teenagers’ MySpace profiles found
- Kids call it robo-tripping or skittling — downing high doses of cough syrup or pills to get high off dextromethorphan, a cough suppressant commonly found in over-the-counter medicines.
- More and more parents are using text messaging, available on most cell phones, in lieu of phone calls to find out where their children are — and when they might be coming home.
The Colbert Report Comes to Alabama
VideosRecently The Colbert Report visited Tuscumbia, AL. Thanks to our friend Nicole for telling us about it.
Talking With The Mayor
At Helen Keller’s Birth Place
A Sneak Peek at the Museum
The Ribbon Cutting
The Morning After