Oct 03 2007

Dove’s New Viral Video, “Onslaught” Under the Gun…(but not from me) OR The Post in which I Sort of Lose It

mom | Internet, consumer culture, corporate irresponsibility, gender, marketing to children, media literacy, physical appearance, pro-girl, television, viral video | 8 Comments

Dove’s newest viral video “film,”  Onslaught is making the rounds.  In case you haven’t seen it, it’s certainly well worth the 1 minute and 15 second time investment. Check it out here. 

But, poor Onslaught is getting shredded by the feminist blogosphere, and yesterday even some of my very, very faves like Jill over at Feministe and Two Knives… had at it — both making extremely good Read the complete Post.

Sep 24 2007

Noncommercial Social Networking Websites for Kids - Is There an Advertising Free Zone?

mom | Internet, consumer culture, marketing to children, media literacy, play, suggestions | 5 Comments

This weekend, Alison asked some advice (on the Caveats Page, above), she wrote:

“Need advice: I’m not completely opposed to my kids doning online social networking and gameplaying, but the most popular sites are all about shopping (Webkinz, Club Penguin). I’d love to know if there are any cool, fun sites that aren’t so blatantly trying to turn my kids into little shoppers

Read the complete Post.