August 21, 2009

• Kids’ advertising upfront revenue estimated to be down between 10% and 15% (AdAge)

• How Twitter can make or break a movie, Avatar teaser trailer hits the web (Mashable)

• UK retail sales see rise in July (BBC)

• Walmart uses augmented reality tech to push new teen furniture line (Clickz)

• Real world weather can put a damper on your sports games, as EA Sports teams up with The Weather Channel (Reuters)

August 20, 2009

• Mall of America bucks retail blues trend (Chicago Tribune/News Blogs)

• YouTube and Time Warner join forces to carry Cartoon Network clips, share ad sales (Bloomberg)

• Entertainment Weekly to feature first-ever video ad in print (CNet News)

• New tech in video games helps keep the industry afloat (Reuters)

• GameStop’s fiscal Q2 earnings take a hit (Wall Street Journal)

• How the Twilight sequel could give Hot Topic a much-needed sales boost (Forbes/AP)

• High sales see Gymboree’s Q2 profit spike 53% (Wall Street Journal)

• Elmo’s mom loses job as Sesame Street addresses dwindling economy (Daily Finance)

• San Francisco’s Lombard Street transformed into Candy Land for 60th anniversary (Examiner)

August 19, 2009

• Five of NY’s biggest retail chains saw growth in the Big Apple despite recession (New York Times/City Room)

• US consumers still holding back on spending (Wall Street Journal)

• Target set to increase marketing spend leading up to the holidays (AdAge)

• Lessons on infantilizing the tween/teen market: What went wrong with marketing around the Vanessa Hudgens flick, Bandslam (Deadline Hollywood Daily)

• Sony knocks US$100 off PS3 console price in an effort to boost sales for upcoming holiday season (New York Times)

August 18, 2009

• Hope for retailers as consumer still need to complete back-to-school shopping (Reuters/NRF)

• DreamWorks gets US$825 million in corporate financing (Hollywood Reporter)

• Is the death of social media upon us? (San Francisco Chronicle)

• Blockbuster to offer movies on mobile devices (CNNMoney)

• Summit Entertainment launches official Twilight Conventions (MTV)

• A visit to G.I. Joe Con 2009 (Wired/GeekDad)

August 17, 2009

• Where have all the toons gone on Cartoon Network? (L.A. Times)

• Walmart thinks globally to act locally (Wall Street Journal)

• Disney CEO says Pixar’s Up doesn’t have franchise potential (Orlando Sentinal)

• G.I. Joe: Rise of the Cobra soars at international box offices (Reuters)

• Sony files patent for laughing detection for PS3? (Siliconera)

August 14, 2009

• Urban Outfitters sees modest profit increase (Reuters)

• A round-up of cool kids tech toys (Business Week)

• Hayao Miyazaki’s Ponyo reviewed (Slate)

• Emmy nod for Family Guy in the comedy series category is an animation first since The Flintstones (Variety)

• Blockbuster takes another dive (Hollywood Reporter)

• Oscar de la Renta and Oscar the Grouch, together at last? High fashion hits Sesame Street (Harpers Bazaar)

August 13, 2009

• How Hot Topic is keeping its retail sizzle (Fast Company)

• Real world dollars to come from virtual goods (eMarketer)

• Toys stir up brain activity in babies: study (MSNBC)

• US retail in July sees slight decline (Bloomberg)

• Music video games’ popularity tops sports titles (New York Times)

• Sesame Workshop employs Muppet Diplomacy in Palestinian territories (CNN)

• To sing or not to sing? Tween-targeted 3-D Hamlet to focus on the High School Musical crowd (Variety)

• Facebook’s growth accelerates twice as fast as Twitter in July (TechCrunch)

August 12, 2009

• Retailers prep for the back-to-school blues (Time)

• Time spent playing video games on the rise: Nielsen (USA Today)

• There’s Lego Batman, Indy and Harry Potter, now Warner Bros. is looking to bring Lego to a big screen near you (Variety)

• Are students studying more than social networking? (Mashable)

• Is there still a place for licensed novelty phones in the cell phone age? (Wired/GadgetLab)

August 11, 2009

• July UK retail sales see a slight spike (New York Times)

• Target ending e-commerce deal with Amazon (Wall Street Journal)

• What keywords are kids plugging into search engines these days? (CNet News)

• Toy industry picks up in India (The Economic Times)

• Are video games as recession-proof as we originally thought? (L.A. Times)

• Who needs The Force when you have lightsaber chopsticks? (Wired/GeekDad)

August 10, 2009

• The impact of internet tech on the family’s daily routine (The New York Times)

• G.I. Joe draws US$100 million globally on opening weekend, but will it last? (L.A. Times)

• When stylish vampires attack: Twilight sweeps Fox’s Teen Choice Awards (BBC)

• Mugging it up, Star Wars style (Geek Dad)

• First there was Augmented Reality, now there’s Augmented ID? (YouTube)

• High-end kids clothing sales suffering (Wall Street Journal)

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