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Wes Craven on 'Scream 4′ (and a first look at the teaser poster [pictured here]. Also Bill Condon to direct the final Twilight film "Breaking Dawn." And "iCarly" star Miranda Cosgrove comes to the big-screen) (EW) - Peer pressure ... Read the rest of this post

Habbo hosts MTV Europe Music Awards (where teens can hang backstage and win virtual awards. Also the market size for virtual goods will hit $1 billion this year according to a recent study) (Revolution Magazine) (MediaPost, reg. required) - Updated... Read the rest of this post

Stardoll relaunches Piczo (as a blogging network with an emphasis on fashion/entertainment with a focus on young women ages 14-24. Plus teen site Suddenly Darling also just launched in the popular teen fashionista space. And Piper Jaffray says teen... Read the rest of this post

Rock Star and Timbaland launch Beaterator (Guitar Hero for aspiring DJs? Also Warner Bros experiments with video album art in lieu of the death of cover art. And Xbox holds a vote for three children's hospitals to receive a gameroom makeover) (Fast... Read the rest of this post

'Twilight' in Habbo (Summit Entertainment has chosen Habbo to promote the Twilight franchise. Hmmm….It's hard for me to warm up to Bella and Edward as little square people. Plus Claires to promote the "Fame" remake. And Sony pushes the... Read the rest of this post

Claire's & EA partner (for big-time product placement in EA's CHARM GIRLS CLUB game for tween/teen girls. Plus World of Warcraft launches a magazine…in print! And a preview of Habbo's coming strategy) (Business Insider) (arstechnica)... Read the rest of this post

In yesterday's interview with Becki Heller from Trendsta, I mentioned the news from eSPIN about their new partnership with United Sample Partner. From their press release: United Sample and eSPIN, a subsidiary of Hearst Magazines Digital Media and a... Read the rest of this post

Earlier today Seventeen magazine and teen virtual world Habbo announced a summer partnership where over the next few months teens will be able to virtually hang out in the Seventeen branded Beauty Salon, read featured articles, attend in-game... Read the rest of this post

Bittersweet news for Twihards (Bella and Edward dolls are on their way, but won't be out until spring 2009. Also Entertainment Weekly asks whether a male director could fill Catherine Hardwicke's shoes for the sequel? - Britney's comeback is... Read the rest of this post

I was tagged by Varenia Jensen recently for 7 things about me. I was reading Becky's new blog today and decided to post my own rubber ducky. And then it occurred to me I could tell you about it along with telling you some things about me.

1. First of all this ducky came in a tiny kit that was given to a friend's grandma on the airplane when visiting from England. I think it also came with a tiny toothpaste and other things like that. This grandma was not interested in the kit, possibly because poor eyesight precluded much enjoyment of such tiny things. So the friend received the kit and then gave it to me because I love kits. And tiny things. Preferably things with a purpose, not just knick-knacks. Not that this duck has a purpose but I've always wanted one and never had much room so having the smallest one ever was kind of convenient.

2. Speaking of not having much room, there's a reason for all the organization you're seeing on my blog. I've always lived in a pretty small space. Before this house, my husband and I shared a 400-square-foot condo. And we did quite well, but everyone thought we were crazy and now that we're ensconsed in a palatial 600-square-foot house I quite agree.

3. Anyway back when we were living in the condo a certain small visitor of ours, perhaps at the age of 3, discovered this rubber ducky on a visit to the bathroom. Played with it for a bit then pocketed it and took it home. I didn't notice until I got a call from her dad who mentioned that she had the ducky and would be returning it. Now there a couple things about me here that I could tell you.

4. First of all, I did things like that All The Time when I was little. Just weird little errors in judgment. Such as the time I cut off all my eyelashes (because I thought the eyelash stubble would feel interesting - which it did) and was barred from using scissors for ages. Which was a real punishment for someone who loved cut and paste as much as I did.

5. Second of all, I was quite sympathetic and thought she should just keep the ducky and she was welcome to it. But I knew that wasn't allowed because she had to learn the Lesson. Don't Go To Someone's House, Find Something You Like, Pick it Up and Take it Home. Anyway now that it's been returned and a couple of years have gone by maybe I can give it back to her now. Which is what I wanted to do it the first place and shows you I'd be hopeless at teaching such lessons.

6. Which brings me to another thing about me. I still have the thing. I'm not really attached to it anymore but I wouldn't just throw it out. In general I do get attached to things and can't let them go. But I'm getting better and lately I've been giving all kinds of things away. I think it's part of being Anthea Turnered, or generally influenced by all those tidying & decorating shows. And it does feel really good, because you appreciate the things you have, the space and being able to find things.
7. And finally in case you think my place is looking really incredibly organized and nice, believe me, those are the pictures I'm showing you, and there are still plenty of things still lying around waiting to be sorted out. And the house still needs tons of work that we can't really afford to do right now - for example you can see in the picture above, a giant (1970s?) washing machine that we have crammed into our bathroom. There's really nowhere else to put it and it's such an eyesore.

So here's who I'm tagging:
1. the sweetie pie press
2. toronto craft alert
3. seams likely
4. hazeljoy
5. hey lucy
6. bamboo sticks
7. hurrayic

Here's the rules:
1. Link to your tagger and post these rules on your blog.
2. Share 7 facts about yourself on your blog, some random, some weird.
3. Tag 7 people at the end of your post by leaving their names as well as links to their blogs.
4. Let them know they are tagged by leaving a comment on their blog.