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Lady Gaga teams up with Harvard, MacArthur and the California Endowment to launch the ‘Born This Way Foundation’

From Derek E. Baird :: Barking Robot
November 5, 2011 at 2:40 pm
Lady Gaga on Wednesday launched the Born This Way Foundation to support programs dealing with youth empowerment and help people facing bullying and abandonment. To date, Lady ... (more)

Trend Watch: Twitter, Facebook and Social TV

From Derek E. Baird :: Barking Robot
November 4, 2011 at 8:44 am
Twitter Embraces Its Social Role in TV: Like so many other things that the Twitter community has established on its own (hashtags and retweets, for example), the company is now ... (more)

Trend Watch: Why Parents Help Children Lie to Facebook About Age

From Derek E. Baird :: Barking Robot
November 2, 2011 at 8:44 am
Facebook, like many communication services and social media sites, uses its Terms of Service (ToS) to forbid children under the age of 13 from creating an account. Such prohibitions ... (more)

How Reality TV Impacts Tween and Teen Girls

From Derek E. Baird :: Barking Robot
November 1, 2011 at 6:30 am
A national survey of 1,100 girls conducted by the Girl Scout Research Institute, Real to Me: Girls and Reality TV, found that tween and teen girls who regularly view reality TV ... (more)

Reality TV Tip Sheet for Parents

From Derek E. Baird :: Barking Robot
November 1, 2011 at 3:30 am
Research conducted by the Girl Scout Research Institute, Real to Me: Girls and Reality TV, found that tween and teen girls who regularly view reality TV accept and expect a higher ... (more)

Infographic: How Mobile Phones Shape the Lives of College Students

From Derek E. Baird :: Barking Robot
October 31, 2011 at 8:59 pm
Created by: HackCollege ... (more)

Is YouTube the New Cable TV?

From Derek E. Baird :: Barking Robot
October 31, 2011 at 1:47 pm
A little over a year ago Google, with much fanfare, launched Google TV. The last year hasn't quite panned out the way that Google or its partners (Sony, Logitech and Intel) ... (more)

Trend Watch: YouTube Beats out Facebook as Top Youth Social Media Brand

From Derek E. Baird :: Barking Robot
October 30, 2011 at 6:40 pm
A new Harris poll says that YouTube is the top social media brand among America's youth. The video site beat Facebook as Social Media Brand of the Year in the 13- to 24-year-old ... (more)

Trend Watch: To This Baby, a Magazine is a Broken iPad [VIDEO]

From Derek E. Baird :: Barking Robot
October 14, 2011 at 1:44 am
There has been a lot of debate about the existence of digital natives. Yes, it's a somewhat cringe worthy term, but there's no doubt that technology has an incredible impact ... (more)

CNN, Cartoon Network and Facebook Hold Town Hall on Bullying Epidemic

From Derek E. Baird :: Barking Robot
October 9, 2011 at 8:18 pm
  CNN, Facebook, Cartoon Network and Time Inc. have teamed up for a special multi-platform effort aimed at taking a stand to help stop the bullying crisis. Tune in to ... (more)

DoSomething.org Wants Youth to ‘Give a Spit About Cancer’

From Derek E. Baird :: Barking Robot
October 9, 2011 at 2:54 pm
Leukemia kills more children each year than any other disease, but YOU can do something about it. Click here to learn more about DoSomething.org's "Give A Spit About ... (more)

Mike Schmid Wants Kids to ‘Let it Out’ [INTERVIEW]

From Derek E. Baird :: Barking Robot
October 9, 2011 at 2:02 am
Earlier this week my interview with musician Mike Schmid was published on Ypulse.com! Mike is a talented singer-songwriter and highly sought-after musician who has worked with ... (more)

Inspired by Steve Jobs, Stanford Grad Follows her Heart [VIDEO]

From Derek E. Baird :: Barking Robot
October 8, 2011 at 2:13 pm
Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy ... (more)

Steve Jobs on ‘Connecting the Dots’ of Life

From Derek E. Baird :: Barking Robot
October 7, 2011 at 3:00 pm
"I am honored to be with you today at your commencement from one of the finest universities in the world. I never graduated from college. Truth be told, this is the closest ... (more)

Trend Watch: When Television Meets Tablet Computers [VIDEO]

From Derek E. Baird :: Barking Robot
October 5, 2011 at 6:24 am
What will happen when television meets tablet computers? SuomiTV and Nordkapp have explored the future of television and created a concept to illustrate the direction where ... (more)

Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN), Oprah.com and Facebook Team Up for ‘Lifeclass’ Series

From Derek E. Baird :: Barking Robot
October 4, 2011 at 4:22 pm
Anyone who tries to make a distinction between education and entertainment doesn’t know the first thing about either.” —Marshall McLuhan On October 10th Oprah Winfrey will ... (more)

Trend Watch: Essential Facts About the Video Game Industry

From Derek E. Baird :: Barking Robot
October 3, 2011 at 12:15 pm
Quick. Tell me the age of the average game player. 12? 15? 17? Nope. According to a new report from the Entertainment Software Association (ESA), the average game player age is ... (more)

Women, Girls and STEM Education

From Derek E. Baird :: Barking Robot
October 1, 2011 at 5:14 pm
First Lady Michelle Obama recently announced a National Science Foundation​ initiative to encourage girls to pursue careers in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) ... (more)

Infographic: Boomers, Gen X, Millennials & iGen Media Consumption

From Derek E. Baird :: Barking Robot
September 30, 2011 at 9:26 pm
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Warner Brothers Teams Up with Facebook to Launch Social TV Series ‘Aim High’

From Derek E. Baird :: Barking Robot
September 29, 2011 at 11:52 pm
An upcoming Warner Brothers series about a high-school spy will pull fans into the show through a clever Facebook integration that allows viewers to have their Facebook profile ... (more)

The Ryan Seacrest Foundation Launches ‘The Voice’ in Pediatric Hospitals in Atlanta and Philadelphia

From Derek E. Baird :: Barking Robot
September 27, 2011 at 6:39 am
Ryan Seacrest, known in Hollywood circles as the busiest (and nicest) man in showbiz and host of American Idol, has launched the Ryan Seacrest Foundation (RSF). The mission ... (more)

Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF Goes High Tech

From Derek E. Baird :: Barking Robot
September 26, 2011 at 7:42 am
Those cutle little "Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF boxes are going high tech! Thanks to a partnership with Microsoft TAG, kids can now ask you to scan the barcode on the side ... (more)

Lady Gaga Sings Tribute to Bullying Victim Jamey Rodemeyer, tells Little Monsters: ‘Bullying is for Losers’ [VIDEO]

From Derek E. Baird :: Barking Robot
September 25, 2011 at 2:25 pm
Earlier this week Jamey Rodemeyer, a 14-year-old high school freshman from Buffalo, N.Y., committed suicide after enduring years of bullying for his sexuality. Jamey even shared ... (more)

Facebook 101: Fighting Cyberbullying

From Derek E. Baird :: Barking Robot
September 21, 2011 at 11:53 pm
Facebook 101: Fighting Cyberbullying // <![CDATA[ (function() { var scribd = document.createElement("script"); scribd.type = "text/javascript"; scribd.async ... (more)

Facebook Launches New ‘Smart Lists’ Privacy Feature

From Derek E. Baird :: Barking Robot
September 13, 2011 at 4:32 pm
Beginning Wednesday, Facebook will make it easier to share photos, posts and links with smaller, isolated groups of people. While the site has allowed users to separate their ... (more)