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By now you've heard the big announcement out of magazine publishing that Condé Nast, Hearst, Meredith, Time and News Corp are opening a "digital storefront." That is, an online hub for magazines (think iTunes or a non-free-Hulu) where readers can... Read the rest of this post

"New Moon" star Dakota Fanning has been a force to be reckoned with long before she was old enough to read Teen Vogue (make that before there even was a Teen Vogue), so it seems somewhat fitting that the cover she graces would be the whopper that... Read the rest of this post

Cliché or no, Chanel Iman and Jourdan Dun are more than a couple of pretty faces. The two teenage supermodels who grace this month's Teen Vogue cover are also the first models of color to achieve such high profiles since the likes of Naomi Campbell... Read the rest of this post

Disney-Marvel discourse (nicely summed up on AdWeek. Plus speculation on Disney's chance to get to the boys. Also concerns are raised by die-hard comic book fans. Meanwhile some like GeekDad on Wired express cautious optimism and others suggest... Read the rest of this post

It's hard to believe that Teen Vogue cover girl Taylor Momsen is only 16 years old. Maybe it has something do with the fact that she's been acting for 10 years, graduated from high school early  and, oh yeah, is verging on her third season of... Read the rest of this post

Coming of age parties (become more of a DIY affair during the recession. Plus make-up parties persist as a pre-teen birthday trend in the UK) (AP) (Telegraph) - Comfort foods vary by generation (with Boomers leaning towards classic fare, Gen X... Read the rest of this post

Say what you will about her role model worthiness, but Miley Cyrus's unabashed honesty makes her a hilariously entertaining cover girl for this month's Teen Vogue. The girl does not have a filter. She has a take-him or leave-him attitude towards... Read the rest of this post

Some of you may know that back in the dot com heyday, I worked for a teen girl start-up called Kibu — it was the job that lured me to San Francisco where I've been living ever since. Kibu is probably best known for being one of the few... Read the rest of this post

No matter how smart she is, no matter how many interests and hobbies she has, nearly every adolescent girl goes through a stage where she wonders what her life would be like if she was a model… and secretly wonders if she'll have an... Read the rest of this post

It's a little bit off topic, but I wanted to share my daughter Jillian's experience at Teen Vogue Fashion University in New York last fall. You can read all about it in the Acorn, our local newspaper.

Here's the link: http://www.theacorn.com/news/2008/0110/Community/030.html

I promise show 48 is on its way. In the meantime check out Colin Lankshear talking about New Literacies, Web2.0 and Learning with Social Software. Colin Lankshear audio Tags : colin lankshear, new literacies, social software, web2.0

I'm still working on getting the Manitoba teachers' audio released. I'll post that episode soon. I promise. If you are looking for past podcast episodes keep scrolling down this page or click on the past/previous shows button. I've had a busy but eventful weekend. I spent Sunday and Monday of this week in [...]

Welcome back. I’ll be releasing a couple of shows back to back this week so keep listening. The other day Kathleen King co-host of Podcast for Teachers with whom I did a session at Podcamp New York sent me an e-mail to touch base, which I very much appreciate, and also to congratulate me [...]