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Barking Robot :: Derek Baird
http://www.debaird.net
My blog is focused on: Gen Y, youth marketing, education, social media (mobile and web), parenting & kids media.
I was just named one of the top 20 youth marketing blogs by mobileYouth.
Recent Posts
Weekly Wrap: 10 Social Media Commandments, \'Glee\' Obsession, Life Without Facebook, Digital Content is the Future, PS3 Social Upgrade, Life After Oprah, Pakistani Youth & More!
Ryan Murphy full of 'Glee': Thanks to his breakout Fox hit "Glee," Ryan Murphy not only has his finger on the pulse of the youth market -- he has it firmly by the throat, so to speak. The exuberant song-and-dance comedy averages 8 m...
Study: Children Who Blog Or Use Facebook Have Higher Literacy Levels
Research conducted by The National Literacy Trust on 3,001 children from England and Scotland showed that schoolchildren who blog or own social networking profiles on Facebook have higher literacy levels and greater confidence in writing.Jonathan Dou...
Meeting of Minds: Cross-Generational Dialogue on the Ethics of Digital Life
Global Kids, Common Sense Media, and Harvard University's GoodPlay Project have released Meeting of Minds, a report that highlights the ways in which parents, teachers, and teens relate to the emerging dimensions of life online ranging from virtu...
Teen Panel: Lady Gaga, Jamie Foxx Songs \'Unhealthy\'
An initiative to encourage healthy teen relationships says songs by Jamie Foxx and Lady Gaga are the musical equivalent of junk food.A teen panel working with the Boston Public Health Commission has determined that their songs are among the top 10 w...
Center for Social Media: Making Your Media Matter 2010
Making Your Media Matter | Feb 11-12th, 2010 | American University | Center for Social Media | Washington D.C. Making Your Media Matter (MYMM) is a conference for established and aspiring filmmakers, non-profit communications leaders, funders and...
The Gospel of Glee: Is It Anti-Christian?
"Glee, the hit show about a high school Glee club, has very sharp claws, which is one reason kids like it so much. It is routinely, if hilariously, cruel (the sweet jock is described as so dumb, "he's cheating off a girl who thinks ...

