Tag Archives: teens

With teen social media mania rising, one mom pulls the plug

March 10, 2011 – 10:55 am

by Cree McCree WHAT’S HAPPENING Adults are no strangers to Facebook. But tweet-happy teens are always in update mode. More than a quarter (27%) of social media users under age 25 check statuses when they wake up at night, according to a Retrevo study (Retrevo Blog, 15 February 2011). Alarmed by her kids’ addictions, Susan […]

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Texas teens make a beauty statement on Tuesdays

November 3, 2010 – 11:38 am

by Stefania Revelli WHAT’S HAPPENING A group of Texas teens at Colleyville Heritage High School are rebelling against modern beauty standards by going makeup-free once every week (Jezebel.com, 9 October 2010). The initiative was inspired by a beauty website and spearheaded by a student club called Redefining Beautiful. Every Tuesday, the girls wear T-shirts with […]

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Most teen brand buzz happens offline

October 20, 2010 – 9:46 am

by Cree McCree WHAT’S HAPPENING Sure, they text, tweet and Facebook each other. But most teens vent their opinions about brands they love (and hate) the old-fashioned way: in face-to-face conversations. Just 13% of teens talk about brands online, according to an ongoing study by word-of-mouth specialists Keller Fay. A whopping 75% dish about brands […]

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Jonas Brothers to teens: X the TXT

September 1, 2010 – 6:07 am

by Cree McCree WHAT’S HAPPENING Softballs aren’t the only thing the Jonas Brothers are pitching on their 2010 Road Dogs tour, where they open each show with a softball game. They’ve also got a message for teen drivers: “X the TXT.” Sponsored by Allstate, the free tour stops at minor-league stadiums nationwide. Fans can join […]

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Teens defer dream of buying first car

August 25, 2010 – 7:49 am

by Cree McCree WHAT’S HAPPENING Buying your first car used to be a rite of passage. Not these days. In the wake of the recession, just 4.2 million teens are expected to purchase used cars in 2010, down from 7.5 million in 2005, CNW Research reports (USA Today 7.28.10). With teen unemployment at 27%, fewer […]

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The not-so-neat problem of Britain’s “NEETS”

August 17, 2010 – 6:08 am

by Nancy Ludwig WHAT’S HAPPENING An Audit Commission survey of 16- to 18-year-olds has found that one in four of them were classed as NEETs — teenagers not in education, employment or training — between 2007 and 2009, and roughly 43% of them were NEETs for six months or more. The report calls them Britain’s […]

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