http://pocketmoneyblog.co.uk A UK blog about youth and technology. Thu, 01 Jul 2010 13:05:51 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Twi-hards rejoice, the UK premiere of Eclipse is tonight! Despite the big three not showing up, and other cast members not being invited, and more essays analysing the undertones, it's still exciting.  If you like that sort of thing. However, ALL of that is overshadowed (eclipsed?) by this fantastic 8-Bit Twilight Eclipse ... http://pocketmoneyblog.co.uk/eclipse-is-here-explodes/ Saw this on Boing Boing yesterday.  Nice to see a teenager standing up for their legal rights.  Jules deserves, at the very least, a massive apology for the way he was treated. Man up, Met. http://pocketmoneyblog.co.uk/police-bully-16-year-old-photographer-who-knows-his-rights/ Habbo and MTV are now best of friends and will be cross promoting content and working closer together than ever before.  Can't wait to see Habbo's first ever TV ad. Number of 'Neet' (Not in education, employment or training) teens 16-18 falling, but still high. It's gone from 10.3% in 2008 ... http://pocketmoneyblog.co.uk/monday-linkdump-habbo-glasto-and-low-level-sonic-weapons/ It's hard not to think it's all some kind of elaborate joke, a spoof of those who think that young people genuinely respond to, and use, try-hard yoof-speak.  Y'know, like what Tom Watson has done to great effect here and Ali G did, ten years ago. Sadly, it seems that Oi, ... http://pocketmoneyblog.co.uk/oi-mate-gimme-some-more/ MTV looks to UK teenage dramas for inspiration, remaking Skins and Inbetweeners for a US audience. Cinema chain Vue Entertainment is launching a series of cut-price film screenings exclusively for teenagers to double teen cinema attendance, starting with Twilight and New Moon in advance of Eclipse being released.  Only £1.95! Confessions from ... http://pocketmoneyblog.co.uk/monday-linkdump-mtv-twilight-and-exploding-jelly-babies/ David Mitchell makes the phenomenally valid point that how can we expect children/teens (ie, humans during their formative, most likely to LEARN STUFF, years) learn anything from television if they're only showed things they already know? Quite right. I learnt the words 'righteous indignation' from the Bucky O'Hare opening credit ... http://pocketmoneyblog.co.uk/david-mitchell-talks-about-references-in-childrens-and-teen-telly/ From:  http://venturebeat.com/2010/06/09/teen-founds-profitable-ad-network-branchr-wins-young-entrepreneur-award/ Fifteen year-old Christian Owens, founder of online advertising network Branchr, was recently named Enterprising Young Brit 2010. The Daily Mail gives the annual award to teen tycoons with startups in the United Kingdom. Owens founded the startup, which counts MySpace as an advertiser — to give you a sense of ... http://pocketmoneyblog.co.uk/christian-owens-enterprising-young-brit-2010/ This month saw the start of the totally over the top, totally ridiculous Junior Apprentice. Basically, completely awesome! http://pocketmoneyblog.co.uk/junior-apprentice/ So it turns out the frighteningly brilliant and popular young adult book series Horrible Histories has steadily taken over the world without me noticing. From the (not entirely unexpected) audio CD versions of books, to the (entirely unexpectedly) hilarious CBBC sketch show series, to the (apparently amazing) exhibition at the Imperial War ... http://pocketmoneyblog.co.uk/horrible-histories-virtual-world-coming-soo/ From: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/election_2010/england/8630736.stm Today's 16-year-olds could be in their 20s before they get the chance to have their say about what they think at the ballot box in a general election. So what policies would influence London's under-18s if they could vote? Worth a read, although inevitably (suspiciously?) focussed on knives/guns/pregnancy... issues that are ... http://pocketmoneyblog.co.uk/if-londons-teenagers-could-vote/