The Guardian:
Orange is launching a new mobile music service aimed squarely at the youth market. It will give pre-pay customers unlimited access to tracks from Universal Music's extensive catalogue and let them play them on any mobile phone.If users top up their talk time by at least £10 a month, the new Orange Monkey tariff will also gi (Read More)
Global Kids' Digital Media Initiative:
On Saturday, June 27, 2009, over 100 New York City-area youth gathered at The New School to showcase their use of digital media and technology at (o.o), the first NYC Digital Youth Media and Technology Festival. While the youth enjoyed a game design competition, a project fair, a college and career readiness fair, and more, (Read More)
The Guardian:
Lights! Camera! Dongle! As Tony Scott's remake of The Taking of Pelham 123 proves, the movies' relationship with modern computing is often strained. It's time for Hollywood to uninstall updates, says Damon WiseTony Scott is possibly the most modern director working in Hollywood today. His films move so quickly, look so rest (Read More)
Global Kids' Digital Media Initiative:
On June 27, 2009, the first (o.o) festival was held. What a success! The daylong festival spotlighted the work from teenagers all over New York, who came together to share their work that they have been doing within the digital media field with their respective programs. The youth have been designing video games, films and (Read More)
The Guardian:
• 16-to-24-year-olds targeted in bid to compete with rivals' offers• Technology licensed from pioneering advertising company BlykOrange is planning to offer students a range of promotions, such as make-up and tickets and possibly free calls and texts, in return for receiving advertising on their mobile phones.The deal, expe (Read More)
mobileYouth:
* Are students so over Facebook? (ReadWriteWeb)* Millennials Fuel 19% Jump in Loyalty-Program Participation (MarketingCharts)* Teens Go Mobile for More Than Texts (eMarketer)* Growing Up, and Growing Fast: Kids 2-11 Spending More Time Online (The Nielsen Company)* Future Marketing Trends – By The Numbers (TheFuturebuzz)* Wi (Read More)
guardian.co.uk Politics:
• 'Simple' approach urged to fight antisocial behaviour• Proposal would increase crime, says Home OfficeYoung troublemakers should have their phones or bikes confiscated by the police if they indulge in antisocial behaviour, Chris Grayling, the shadow home secretary, said today .Grayling, deploying a more populist touch tha (Read More)
Guardian Unlimited: Technology:
The world seems all a titter that teens don't use TwitterTeens spurning Twitter was one of the bombshells from 15-year-old Matthew Robson that the media highlighted in a report he wrote for investment bank Morgan Stanley. However, it wasn't really breaking news that teens don't use Twitter. • Last November, the Pew Internet (Read More)
mobileYouth:
Searching for insights, ideas and trends?We’ve been actively researching youth marketing, mobile trends and culture across 60 countries since 2001. Our research is purchased globally by clients from Nokia to the European Commission. Contact us to find out how we can help you source insights into youth mobile culture.Researc (Read More)
guardian.co.uk Science:
An English scientist is on a one-man mission to eliminate mortality – but would you like to live in a society without death?Death is up there with sex on the euphemism scale. When someone breathes their last, they don't simply "die". They pass away, go to a better place, meet their maker, give up the ghost – and more colour (Read More)
observer.guardian.co.uk:
• Beijing halts Green Dam filtering software plans• Climbdown comes after wave of online opposition For the netizens of the world's biggest online community, it was a rare victory. At the 11th hour, and with no proper explanation, the Chinese government, the most assiduous internet censor on the planet, engineered a sudden (Read More)
observer.guardian.co.uk:
Pressure from bloggers and governments brings climbdown on compulsory censorship softwareIn a last-minute climbdown, the Chinese government announced today that it will delay the launch of censorship software that was supposed to have been sold in every computer from tomorrow.The postponement comes after an unprecedented wa (Read More)
Global Kids' Digital Media Initiative:
The (o.o) Festival: First Annual NYC Digital Youth Media & Technology Festival will be this Saturday, June 27, 2009, at The New School, NYC. We are so thrilled that this event by an incredible coalition has come together to support youth through NYC in our various after school programs. Global Kids has youth showing their V (Read More)
mobileYouth:
More Japanese online through mobileJapanese set the standards in mobile internet use. The Japan Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communication report that 83% of Japanese use mobile iternet. Explore the culture of connectivity in Japan. (eMarketer)It’s all about free music at SingaporeNokia was generous to Singapore when it (Read More)
The Guardian:
Green Dam, which blocks access to porn and politically sensitive websites, will not be compulsory, state media reportsThe Chinese government appears to have backed down in the face of public opposition to its plans for mandatory installation of censorship software on all new computers.The Green Dam Youth Escort program, whi (Read More)