- Is private social networking an oxymoron? Introducing family-friendly app Save the Mom (TechCrunch)
- UK retailer Boots removes foot from mouth following toy stereotyping controversy (The Guardian)
- Disney’s Cinderella hails from Downton Abbey (The Hollywood Reporter)
- With the future uncertain, Hulu’s paid subscription base doubles (The New York Times)
- Nearly half of US shoppers believe retailers should better integrate their in-store, online and mobile shopping channels (MediaPost)
- And in a new approach to editorializing the retail experience, Target gets Wired magazine to endorse its products (AdWeek)
- Matilda rises to the top of this year’s Tony nominations (The Guardian)
- A startup culture emerges in Berlin (The New York Times)
- The Skylanders effect? Activision CEO now among US top earners (Reuters)
- In a place where advertising loopholes abound, the Internet is still considered the Wild West when it comes to junk food advertising to kids (The Guardian)
- Does the PC belong in a culture that won’t sit still? (Time)
- The global appetite for Iron Man proves strong with a record-breaking opening weekend (Variety)
- With more than US$1 billion in revenue so far this year, Netflix has enough street cred to predict the future of TV (VentureBeat)
- The US Federal Trade Commission responds to frequently asked questions surrounding the impending COPPA changes (MediaPost)
- Another soda company is whetting teens’ digital appetites through content marketing (The New York Times)
- The popularity of family location-tracking app Life360 shows the potential for family social networking outside of Facebook (TechCrunch)
- Coca-Cola officially freshens marketing campaign with teen-driven digital experiences (AdWeek)
- Lego builds its own school that will focus on inquiry-based learning (The Telegraph)
- The Aereo Web video service continues its TV-Land shakeup with Boston expansion (The Boston Globe)
- Disney goes back to the past with Mickey (Los Angeles Times)
- Is Netflix ditching its deals with major networks? (Los Angeles Times)
- And continuing the clash of new versus old, YouTube sees victory in longtime suit with Viacom (Los Angeles Times)
- Older generations may be flocking to social networks, but kids still trump adults in number of online friends (TechCrunch)
- Computer addiction is real and it can affect the really young. Enter the digital detox. (The Telegraph)
- Amazon Studios’ first six kids TV pilots are up and getting reviewed on US service Amazon Prime. Check out their progress… (Amazon.com)
- …And so far, Amazon’s original series are already the most-watched content on the video service (TechCrunch)
- Just as China opens up to Hollywood, consumer tastes seem to be turning to locally produced movies (New York Times)
- How do you measure the impact of Netflix’s original series House of Cards when its ratings remain a mystery? (All Things D)
- Creative marketing campaigns are great when it comes to promoting apps, but cash – and plenty of it – is often king (The Wall Street Journal)
- Money, it seems, has increasingly become the driving force in modern superhero plotlines (The Guardian)
- Amazon goes big with its own app distribution business, expanding to nearly 200 countries (TechCrunch)
- A new Netflix-esque eBook service brings new meaning to electronic children’s books for one industry expert (Forbes)
- On Max Steel and Mattel’s digital embrace (Forbes)
- Meanwhile, broadcasters – and traditional media outlets in general – must adapt to the age of disruptive media or be defeated by it (Net News Check)
- Is there such a thing as Star Wars overload? Disney to release one film every year starting in 2015 (Entertainment Weekly)
- How great storytelling is intrinsic to Google product success (Advertising Age)
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