• Why do advertisers hold web publishers to a higher standard than TV? (AdAge)
• Walt Disney, NBC Universal, Viacom, Warner Bros. and Scholastic Media join Michelle Obama in her fight against childhood obesity (Hollywood Reporter)
• Microsoft exploring health potential of Xbox, apps (CNet News)
• Electronic Arts struggles as gamers turn to cheaper, online alternatives (BusinessWeek)
• On ‘innovative’ technology and today’s kids (CNet News)
• Beaker’s Ballad, the Muppet’s take on ‘Dust In the Wind’ is another YouTube hit (YouTube)
• G.I. Joe helps lift Hasbro’s Q4 earnings (Forbes)
• Oscars go the social media route to attract younger viewers (AdAge)
• Disney cuts theatrical window of Alice in Wonderland in the UK (Hollywood Reporter)
• Flickr co-founder starts new gaming company from scratch (CNet News)
• Are the Boy Scouts still relevant, 100 years later? (Wired/GeekDad)
• Disney in talks to buy China’s largest in-bus media digital media and ad company (Reuters)
• Major marketers threaten to pull back on TV advertising, nets stay bullish (AdAge)
• Now separated from Time-Warner, AOL posts modest profit (New York Times)
• How social gaming is helping education (Mashable)
• Start off your mornings at the Hello Kitty pancake shop? (BoingBoing)
• Zhu Zhu Pets: the next generation? (CNNMoney)
• Dollar General to add 600 new stores in the next 12 months (Kansas City Star/AP)
• Tetris TV, coming to a small screen near you? (Hollywood Reporter)
• Facebook rings in 6th anniversary with 400 million users in tow (TechCrunch)
• The Sims celebrates 10 years (CNet News)
• The iPhone enters The Simpsons’ couch gag territory (Mashable)
• January retail sales in US looking positive (ABC News/Reuters)
• Digital ad displays can track age and gender of shoppers (Wall Street Journal)
• Upper Deck accused of MLB trademark infringement (L.A. Times)
• Blogging declines among teens, young adults (CNet News)
• Avatar still breaking records across the board (Hollywood Reporter)
• The results of YouTube’s movie rental trial run (Mashable)
• What lies ahead in the future of board games? (Wired/GeekDad)
• The 10-most avidly played Wii games in the US (Kotaku)
• Video ads are still grating on some consumers’ nerves (AdAge)
• Check out these Star Wars-inspired sneakers from Adidas (Boing Boing)
• Why culture will become crucial for success in 2010 and beyond (AdAge)
• Global cell phone sales on the rise (CNet News)
• Live video streaming platform UStream raises US$75 million in funding (Mashable)
• Math for adults: The subtle wonder of numbers and Sesame Street (New York Times via Boing Boing)
• Has the time of tiny ads finally arrived? (New York Times)
• Flight of the Conchords co-creator to direct new Muppet film (Hollywood Reporter/Heat Vision)
• A look at why Playfish sold itself to EA (Wall Street Journal)
• Sitting down with comic book legend Stan Lee (BusinessWeek)
• Check out this new conference to address games in the mobile apps space (CasualGaming.biz)
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