YpulseDaily news & commentary about Generation Y for media and marketing professionals'I Kissed A Girl Just To Try It'- July 9, 2008 I was driving home yesterday listening to NPR's All Things Considered when they ran a short piece from Youth Radio on the number one hit single "I Kissed A Girl." The piece features different teens reacting to the pop song and its message: I kissed a girl and I liked it The taste of her cherry chap stick I kissed a girl just to try it I hope my boyfriend don't mind it It felt so wrong It felt so right Don't mean I'm in love tonight I kissed a girl and I liked it I liked it Of course with...http://ypulse.com/archives/2008/07/i_kissed_a_girl.php From The Ypulse WTF Files- July 9, 2008 I'm sure this will deter lots of teen girls from wanting to get pregnant... "They'd told me it would be an eight- to 12-hour labor, and I was ready to have the baby in three to four hours," Jamie Lynn aka "Zoey 101" tells OK!. "I had a perfect pregnancy and a perfect delivery. I was very blessed." Cover line: "Being a mom is the best feeling in the world." Feel free to comment....or not. Posted by anastasia Permalink Comments Email this post Digg It Post.http://ypulse.com/archives/2008/07/from_the_ypulse_50.php Ypulse Research: Unraveling Young Women's Shopping DNA- July 9, 2008 Alloy's AMP Agency now has a second research report posted on Ypulse Research. This report is a special cut of respondents ages 18-24 from Women AMPlified: Unravelling Her Shopping DNA, AMP Agency's survey of women's shopping habits and influencers. AMP found that a woman's approach shopping is not dependent on age, ethnicity or income, but rather an innate approach to shopping that stays with her throughout her life. Check it out to understand what drives and motivates four different lifelong..http://ypulse.com/archives/2008/07/ypulse_research_unraveling_young_womens_shopping_dna.ph... Today's Ypulse Books: More 'Hunger Games,' Neil Gaiman's Latest & More- July 9, 2008 It's Wednesday, which means we've got fresh content over at Ypulse Books. If you didn't get this from Alli's last post about The Hunger Games, she is really, really into this book. Today she reveals why she can't put this book down. And in today's Ypulse Book Essentials, we've rounded up links on Neil Gaiman's new book, video games and literacy and Locust Magazine's YA-themed issue. Don't forget the first Ypulse Books Publishing Mashup is Monday morning -- there's still room, so if you're local.http://ypulse.com/archives/2008/07/todays_ypulse_b_3.php Ypulse Essentials: 'Gossip Girl's' Fashion Influence, Beer Pong Game & More- July 8, 2008 Japan's hottest celeb bloggers (meet Japans A-listers, courtesy of Wired) - More on 'Gossip Girl's' fashion influence (and rampant product placement) (New York Times, reg. required) - Giving new meaning to the term 'Screenagers' (we're all consuming media on more screens than ever hint: TV not going away anytime soon...including Boomers who are embracing social media like they were teenagers...sorta.) (New York Times, reg. required) (MarketingVOX) - Tech school (viewed as a good thing --...http://ypulse.com/archives/2008/07/ypulse_essentia_802.php |