Paris Hilton -- The Next Susie Homemaker?

Well, not quite yet, but she did just debut her own scrapbooking line. Now who doesn't want a side of bling with their memories?

Check it out:

http://www.pariscreativity.com/

Kids Read 'Em and Report Back

National Geographic Kids has a great book blog called Dogeared. It's where kids read books, and then write their very own reviews.

Check it out!

http://kidsblogs.nationalgeographic.com/dogeared/

Nothing Like Waking Up to the Smell of Bacon

Do you find yourself hitting the snooze button over and over again to the point where it's about to fall off?
Well, inventor Matty Salin has an alternative that will have you out of bed quicker than you imagined. What is it? Bacon.

http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/Stories/MoreStories/New-alarm-clock

The Tunes, They Are a Changing

It looks like new smart phone apps will soon be changing the way we listen to music.
Pandora, Slacker, Shoutcast, etc. are examples of customized, interactive radio for your cell phones that we will be seeing more of. These stations keep your music selection up-to-date, introducing you to new artists. and allow you to tailor your listening experience. They'll also most likely have your mp3 player collecting dust, while you instead grab for your cell.

Check out the article from Wired:

http://blog.wired.com/business/2009/01/six-ways-cellph.html

Bling out, Etching in?

Want to personalize your laptop, and show the real you? Check out what this guy did with a laser and a love of Super Mario Land.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/46429967@N00/3203980349/in/set-72157612666668835/

Monk-e-mails = So Much Fun

There's nothing like getting a message from a British monkey to start your day off right! Click on the link below to see what I'm talking about.

http://www.careerbuilder.com/monk-e-mail/Default.aspx?mid=29304130&cbRecursionCnt=1&cbsid=aa5c758e1dd4441084a7c72eb299a173-285358808-wk-6

Now, tell me that's not funny.

Obama & Spiderman Team Up

It looks like Obama's special guest appearance in The Amazing Adventures of Spiderman has the comic hard to keep on the shelves. It's now on it's 3rd print.

Check it out:

http://blog.wired.com/underwire/2009/01/obama-spidey-te.html

Here's a new site for tweens, by tweens!

Here's a new site for tweens, by tweens!
Check it out:
http://tweentribune.com/

Burger vs. Friendship

Burger King's new marketing campaign brings back the cliques many of us dealt with in Jr. High. It was bad enough when you found a crumpled piece of paper on the ground, affirming your fears that your friends were officially cutting you out of the group, but now with Facebook things are getting more brutal.
With their new "Whopper Sacrifice" Facebook application, the fast food chain is offering up a free burger, if you "defriend" 10 people on your friend list.
So if you 've had some friends on the fence, this just might be the application that causes you to push them off!

On the Lookout: Tween Website for Fashionistas

Celebrities everywhere are becoming overnight designers, so why not join the pack? Est. Today is a new website where tween girls can "sketch" and design their very own virtual clothes. And when they fall absolutely in love with them, they can take them out of the virtual world, and into the real world with a few clicks of the mouse!
www.esttoday.com