January 11, 2011

• Suspicions are confirmed as nearly 50% of MySpace employees are set to be laid off (CNET)

• Are Chinese mothers better than their Western counterparts? A story that’s sure to spark debate on parenting and child development in the US (The Wall Street Journal)

• How teen girls in films are reinforcing brains over dumbed-down beauty (L.A. Times)

• Bob the Builder designer’s new werewolf novel up for children’s book prize (BBC)

• Spider-Man musical comes in on top of Broadway Box Office (Variety)

January 10, 2011

• What 2011 has in store for marketers… (Ad Age)

• …and for consumers (Trendwatching)

• Disney in cahoots with Yahoo in Internet TV race? (The Wall Street Journal)

• Why movie producer and comic book publisher Barry Levine is increasingly becoming a Hollywood fixture (The New York Times)

• Nintendo president weighs in on recent parental warnings surrounding the 3DS (The Wall Street Journal)

January 7, 2011

• A roundup of what gadgets are making waves so far at CES (The Wall Street Journal)

• Meanwhile, consumers continue to flock to the iPad (AdAge)

• And tech companies like Sharp set their sights on merging 3-D with tablets (Washington Post)

• TiVO now plugs itself as home media hub (Techland)

January 6, 2011

• How one company is bringing real board game elements to the iPad (The Wall Street Journal)

• Mattel claims against MGA limited to six Bratz dolls and unstyled molds (The Washington Post)

• Disney shares reach a 10-year high, propelled by buzz around theme parks and cable networks (L.A. Times)

• How the media world will fare in the year ahead. Hint: It pays to go digital (The Wall Street Journal)

January 5, 2011

• The Weinstein Co. takes another stab at the home entertainment biz by acquiring 25% of Starz Media (L.A. Times)

• Sears uses the power of bloggers to extend its brand at this year’s CES (Mashable)

• Chris Meledandri shares how Despicable Me turned into a US$542 million box office success (The Hollywood Reporter)

• Walmart’s Vudu streaming service gears up to offer 3-D movies (CNET)

January 4, 2011

• What to expect from this year’s Consumer Electronics Show (Ad Age)

• Could remote controls be getting a one-click Netflix button? (The Hollywood Reporter)

• With falling book sales, Borders delays paying publishers and speaks of refinancing (The New York Times)

• Barnes & Noble, meanwhile, gets a boost from Nook sales (The Wall Street Journal)

December 23, 2010

• In the spirit of year-end roundups, a look at the most popular U.S. media and consumer spending trends in 2010 (Nielsen)

• Kids show first-hand the impact of the publishing industry’s digital transformation (The Toronto Star)

• How toy companies are targeting tweens – and their US$43 billion spending power – this season (USA Today)
• Why the 1983 film A Christmas Story is the gift that keeps on giving for Warner Bros. (Variety)

• Looking ahead, one futurist predicts the top-four trends for connected devices in 2011 (Mashable)

December 22, 2010

• In getting creative with its promotions, MTV uses group texting campaign to help hype new show (Mashable)

• Since its merger with Kmart in 2005, Sears’ sales have dropped by 10%. Why the company is being outpaced by competitors (The New York Times)

• Tapping into the power of social e-commerce, Facebook aims to turn its 500 million users into online shoppers (Businessweek)

• Sony hopes to give Apple a run for its money with new music streaming service (Variety)

December 21, 2010

• More management shakeups abound at Disney Online (L.A. Times)

• Video: What TechCrunch lists as its favorite toys of 2010 (TechCrunch)

• Why online toy exchange websites are being widely used by thrifty parents (USA Today)

• Check out the brands that please and disappoint US families (AdAge)

December 20, 2010

• Big brother or big bucks? TV advertisers to use personal data in order to target individual households (The Wall Street Journal)

• Kids weigh in on what features they would want on a handheld gaming device (Wired)

• Movie biz struggles with questions of when to take films to VOD (The New York Times)

• Unsurprisingly, Disney has big plans for Tron 3-D video game (The Hollywood Reporter)

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