- Do-it-yourself, computer-generated animation is becoming a money-maker for advertisers, corporations and Hollywood (The Wall Street Journal)
- Meanwhile, one animator earned his Oscar nomination by reverting back to old-fashioned grease pencils (Wired)
- Apple surpasses Microsoft value by US$100 billion, remains the most-valuable tech company in the world (TechCrunch)
- Marketers tap into Facebook’s platform but look to third-party tech firms to help them do so (Ad Age)
- Burger King wages a risky breakfast war against McDonald’s (Ad Age)
- Fox’s newest X-Men movie becomes social media sensation (The Hollywood Reporter)
- 3-D channels – such as Sony, Discovery and IMAX’s 3net – begin airing full time (The New York Times)
- Is Apple TV gearing up for online gaming capabilities? (Techland)
- Forget the iPad 2, rumors are already flying around about the iPad 3 (CNET)
- BabyFirst wants kids under the age of three to enroll in BabyU (TechCrunch)
- Activision’s Guitar Hero franchise disbands (The Wall Street Journal)
- The BBC cuts children’s radio programming, gives into the power of TV (London Evening Standard)
- The Hub preps for first advertising upfront (MediaPost)
- In-app purchases in kids’ games aren’t slowing down, and neither is the parental backlash (The Washington Post)
- Disney’s dreams come true with Q1 profits up 54% (The Hollywood Reporter)
- It’s no surprise that First Lady Michelle Obama doesn’t want her kids on Facebook, but how protective should parents be about the social network? (Mashable)
- 2011 could see the rise of the Walmart/Vudu online movie streaming business, which has significantly boosted its presence and promotional efforts (Engadget)
- Study delves into the mind of bullies, suggests they’re mean because they’re popular (Time)
- The Media Kitchen serves up a ‘Menu’ of digital media companies positioned to transform advertising and marketing sectors (MediaPost)
- Junk food isn’t just bad for kids’ bodies. Turns out, it’s affecting their IQ, too (CTV)
- When it comes to online video streaming, Hulu still reigns supreme (TechCrunch)
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