November 21st, 2012

Go Go Content: Amazon’s LoveFilm Adds 2,000 Children’s Shows, Including Inspector Gadget, In New DHX (Cookie Jar) Deal

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The war for customers for streaming video is being played out at all age demographics. Today, Amazon’s LoveFilm upped the ante on the youth front by announcing a deal with DHX Media (formerly known as Cookie Jar Entertainment), which will add 2,000 new childrens shows to its catalog in Europe, a massive expansion of its existing kids entertainment offerings. Among the well-known titles that will… → Read More

January 20th, 2011

Study: Kids Today Living A ‘Screen-Based’ Existence At The Expense Of Real Life

Are you suggesting we raise a generation of super-kids? Even if you are, know this: we may be raising a generation of super-kids, but we’re also raising a generation of kids who don’t know how to tie their shoes. New research, from the University of Southern California, shows that today’s kids are able to do any number of “technological” things, like playing video games or tweeting their… → Read More

February 6th, 2009

Today's youth: Using the Internet for good, or just to be pleasure-hunting dopes

Don’t you just hate young people? With their good looks, sharp tongues and lack of respect for the law. They listen to stupid music. Oh, and they also used the Internet to help get Barack Obama elected. But, once the “fun” of “being a part of something,” will America’s youth go back to using the Internet for selfish pursuits—sending Facebook flair to one another, gambling on… → Read More