Young people need a voice in media, says survey [Press Gazette]
Broadcast and print media talk about teens a lot, they just don’t have anything nice to say. A survey by Young People Now magazine showed that 78% of coverage about teens is negative and that only 11% of that coverage contains quotes from young people.
Apple plans cheaper, Nano-based phone: JP Morgan [Reuters]
Everyone who waited in those block-wrapping lines is now kicking themselves.
217 Million People Play Online Games [TechCrunch]
28% of people online play online games, adding up to 217 million users. Yahoo! Games takes the lead with 53 million gamers.
Software lets parents monitor kids’ calls [c|net]
To help monitor cyberbullying and harassment, new software called Radar sends parents a Blackberry message when their child receives a phone call from someone not on a pre-approved list.
E-gaming league debuts on TV [LA Times]
The Championship Gaming Series’ debut on DirectTV may send video games the way of poker–into the living rooms of millions.
China blames Internet for rise in teen pregnancies [Reuters]
China claims half of the teens in Shanghai that are pregnant met their partners online. 79% of young people surveyed said that they learned about sex from the internet.
OMG — My Boss Wants to ‘Friend’ Me On My Online Profile [WSJ]
The new water cooler: Office mates and business associates are becoming more intimate quicker with SNS. “When you see your client’s pubic bone, something has changed.”
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