Jim Liebelt's Youth Culture Watch

What's Hot? 8/27/10

Top 10 Increasing Web Searches on Bing - 8/27/10
   1. elin nordegren
   2. bisegrw
   3. heidi montag
   4. kat stacks
   5. macedonia
   6. quran online
   7. aaliyah
   8. prince poppycock
   9. miss universe 2010
  10. evelyn lozada
Source: Bing

Top 10 U.S. Websites - 8/27/10
   1. Google
   2. Facebook
   3. Yahoo!
   4. YouTube
   5. Amazon
   6. Wikipedia
   7. Twitter
   8. Craigslist
   9. eBay
  10. Blogger
Source: Alexa

iTunes Top 10 Downloaded Songs - 8/27/10
   1. Teenage Dream - Katy Perry
   2. Just the Way You Are - Bruno Mars
   3. Dynamite - Taio Cruz
   4. Love the Way You Lie (feat. Rihanna) - Eminem
   5. Erase Me (feat. Kanye West) - Kid Cudi
   6. DJ Got Us Fallin' In Love (feat. Pitbull) - Usher
   7. I Like It (feat. Pitbull) - Enrique Iglesias
   8. Just a Dream - Nelly
   9. Magic (feat. Rivers Cuomo) - B.o.B
  10. Right Above It (feat. Drake) - Lil Wayne
Source: Apple iTunes

Top 10 TV Shows in Prime Time - Week Ending 8/22/10
   1. NBC NFL Pre-Season 8/22
   2. America's Got Talent - Tue
   3. America's Got Talent - Wed
   4. NCIS
   5. 60 Minutes
   6. NBC NFL Pre-Season Pre-Kick 8/22
   7. Two and a Half Men
   8. The Big Bang Theory
   9. NCIS: Los Angeles
  10. Wipeout - Tue
Source: Nielsen Co

Top 5 Most Viewed Videos on YouTube - Week Ending 8/27/10
   1. Drake - Miss Me ft. Lil Wayne
   2. Pervert!
   3. Security Guard FAIL
   4. Wizards of Waverly Place **Spoof**
   5. The Last Exorcism - Best of Chatroulette reactions
Source: YouTube

Top 5 Movies - Week Ending 8/19/10
   1. The Expendables
   2. Eat Pray Love
   3. The Other Guys
   4. Inception
   5. Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
Source: Box Office Mojo

What's Hot? 8/20/10

Top 10 Increasing Web Searches on Bing - 8/20/10
   1. justin bieber slowed down 800%
   2. punjab university
   3. pu.edu.pk
   4. michael douglas
   5. sonic boom
   6. danielle staub
   7. college rankings
   8. refahi.ir
   9. komo
  10. tila tequila
Source: Bing

Top 10 U.S. Websites - 8/20/10
   1. Google
   2. Facebook
   3. Yahoo!
   4. YouTube
   5. Amazon
   6. Wikipedia
   7. Twitter
   8. Craigslist
   9. eBay
  10. Blogger (+1)
Source: Alexa

iTunes Top 10 Downloaded Songs - 8/20/10
   1. Right Above It (feat. Drake) - Lil Wayne
   2. Teenage Dream - Katy Perry
   3. Dynamite - Taio Cruz
   4. Just a Dream - Nelly
   5. Love the Way You Lie (feat. Rihanna) - Eminem
   6. Just the Way You Are - Bruno Mars
   7. DJ Got Us Fallin' In Love (feat. Pitbull) - Usher
   8. I Like It (feat. Pitbull) - Enrique Iglesias
   9. Magic (feat. Rivers Cuomo) - B.o.B
  10. Cooler Than Me - Mike Posner
Source: Apple iTunes

Top 10 TV Shows in Prime Time - Week Ending 8/15/10
   1. America's Got Talent - Wed
   2. America's Got Talent - Tue
   3. NCIS
   4. Two and a Half Men
   5. The Big Bang Theory
   6. 60 Minutes
   7. Wipeout - Tue
   8. Big Brother 12 - Sun
   9. NCIS: Los Angeles
  10. Hell's Kitchen
Source: Nielsen Co

Top 5 Most Viewed Videos on YouTube - Week Ending 8/20/10
   1. America's Got Talent - Jackie Evancho
   2. Maroon 5 - Give a Little More
   3. Amazing Roger Federer Trickshot
   4. Annoying Orange: Million Clones
   5. Awesome Sauce!
Source: YouTube

Top 5 Movies - Week Ending 8/12/10
   1. The Other Guys
   2. Inception
   3. Step Up 3-D
   4. Salt
   5. Dinner for Schmucks
Source: Box Office Mojo

What's Hot? 8/13/10

Top 10 Increasing Web Searches on Bing - 8/13/10
   1. shane stirling
   2. teen choice awards
   3. patricia neal
   4. plentyoffish
   5. jodie fisher
   6. wedding dance
   7. 2010 teen choice awards
   8. montana fishburne
   9. bachelor pad
  10. bernie mac
Source: Bing

Top 10 U.S. Websites - 8/13/10
   1. Google
   2. Facebook
   3. Yahoo!
   4. YouTube
   5. Amazon
   6. Wikipedia
   7. Twitter (+1)
   8. Craigslist (-1)
   9. eBay
  10. Windows Live
Source: Alexa

iTunes Top 10 Downloaded Songs - 8/13/10
   1. Dynamite - Taio Cruz
   2. Love the Way You Lie (feat. Rihanna) - Eminem
   3. Teenage Dream - Katy Perry
   4. I Like It (feat. Pitbull) - Enrique Iglesias
   5. Mine - Taylor Swift
   6. DJ Got Us Fallin' In Love (feat. Pitbull) - Usher
   7. Magic (feat. Rivers Cuomo) - B.o.B
   8. Cooler Than Me - Mike Posner
   9. California Gurls - Katy Perry
  10. Ridin' Solo - Jason Derulo
Source: Apple iTunes

Top 10 TV Shows in Prime Time - Week Ending 8/8/10
   1. The Bachelorette
   2. The Bachelorette - After Rose
   3. NBC NFL Pre-Season
   4. 60 Minutes
   5. America's Got Talent - Tue
   6. NCIS
   7. America's Got Talent - Wed
   8. NBC NFL Pre-Season Pre-Kick
   9. The Big Bang Theory
  10. Two and a Half Men
Source: Nielsen Co

Top 5 Most Viewed Videos on YouTube - Week Ending 8/13/10
   1. Eminem - Love the Way You Lie
   2. Kanye West - POWER
   3. Justin Bieber Gets Nailed By Water Bottle
   4. In Soviet Russia...
   5. Call of Duty: Black Ops Teaser
Source: YouTube

Top 5 Movies - Week Ending 8/5/10
   1. Inception
   2. Dinner for Schmucks
   3. Salt
   4. Despicable Me
   5. Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore
Source: Box Office Mojo

What's Hot? 8/6/10

Top 10 Increasing Web Searches on Bing - 8/6/10
   1. monster high
   2. blackberry torch
   3. torosaurus
   4. bisegrw
   5. northern lights
   6. matric result 2010
   7. solar tsunami
   8. bachelorette
   9. brett favre
  10. gujranwala board
Source: Bing

Top 10 U.S. Websites - 8/6/10
   1. Google
   2. Facebook
   3. Yahoo!
   4. YouTube
   5. Amazon
   6. Wikipedia
   7. Craigslist (+1)
   8. Twitter (-1)
   9. eBay
  10. Windows Live
Source: Alexa

iTunes Top 10 Downloaded Songs - 8/6/10
   1. Mine - Taylor Swift
   2. Dynamite - Taio Cruz
   3. Love the Way You Lie (feat. Rihanna) - Eminem
   4. I Like It (feat. Pitbull) - Enrique Iglesias
   5. Teenage Dream - Katy Perry
   6. DJ Got Us Fallin' In Love (feat. Pitbull) - Usher
   7. California Gurls - Katy Perry
   8. Cooler Than Me - Mike Posner
   9. Ridin' Solo - Jason Derulo
  10. The Boys of Fall - Kenny Chesney
Source: Apple iTunes

Top 10 TV Shows in Prime Time - Week Ending 8/1/10
   1. NCIS
   2. The Bachelorette
   3. America's Got Talent - Wed
   4. America's Got Talent - Tue
   5. Two and a Half Men
   6. 60 Minutes
   7. The Big Bang Theory
   8. NCIS: Los Angeles
   9. The Mentalist
  10. Big Brother 12 - Sun
Source: Nielsen Co

Top 5 Most Viewed Videos on YouTube - Week Ending 8/6/10
   1. Bed Intruder Song
   2. The Word's Farthest Basketball Shot
   3. Want a Hug?
   4. High School Drama!!!
   5. Action!!!
Source: YouTube

Top 5 Movies - Week Ending 7/29/10
   1. Inception
   2. Salt
   3. Despicable Me
   4. The Sorcerer's Apprentice
   5. Toy Story 3
Source: Box Office Mojo

Addictive Internet Use Tied to Depression in Teens

Teens who spend far too much time on the Internet run the risk of developing depression, a new Australian study suggests.

Since the 1990s, uncontrolled or unreasonable Internet use has been identified as a problem with signs similar to other addictions, researchers say. Pathological Internet use has been linked with relationship problems, health problems, aggressive behavior and other psychiatric symptoms, they added.

"Parents should be vigilant about their children's online behavior," said lead researcher Lawrence T. Lam, from the School of Medicine, Sydney, and the University of Notre Dame Australia. "Should there be any concern about young people involving problematic Internet-use behavior, professional help should be sought immediately."

This sort of behavior may be a manifestation of some underlying problems that are more insidious, Lam said.

"Given the results obtained from the study, even mentally healthy young people may succumb to depression after a long exposure of problematic use of the Internet. The mental health consequences of problematic Internet use for those who have already had a history of psychological or psychiatric problems would be more damaging," he said.

The report is published in the Aug. 2 online edition of the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, in advance of publication in the October print issue.

Source: Businessweek
http://www.businessweek.com/lifestyle/content/healthday/641735.html

What's Hot? 7/30/10

Top 10 Increasing Web Searches on Bing - 7/30/10
   1. melinda dennehy photos
   2. maury chaykin
   3. damon thomas
   4. wikileaks
   5. newegg
   6. jack tatum
   7. darryl stingley
   8. facebooklogin
   9. linda hogan
  10. ansel adams
Source: Bing

Top 10 U.S. Websites - 7/30/10
   1. Google
   2. Facebook
   3. Yahoo!
   4. YouTube
   5. Amazon
   6. Wikipedia
   7. Twitter (+1)
   8. Craigslist (-1)
   9. eBay
  10. Windows Live
Source: Alexa

iTunes Top 10 Downloaded Songs - 7/30/10
   1. Love the Way You Lie (feat. Rihanna) - Eminem
   2. Dynamite - Taio Cruz
   3. I Like It (feat. Pitbull) - Enrique Iglesias
   4. Teenage Dream - Katy Perry
   5. DJ Got Us Fallin' In Love (feat. Pitbull) - Usher
   6. California Gurls (feat. Snoop Dogg) - Katy Perry
   7. Cooler Than Me - Mike Posner
   8. Ridin' Solo - Jason Derulo
   9. Airplanes (feat. Hayley Williams) - B.o.B
  10. Stuck Like Glue - Sugarland
Source: Apple iTunes

Top 10 TV Shows in Prime Time - Week Ending 7/25/10
   1. America's Got Talent - Tue
   2. The Bachelorette
   3. America's Got Talent - Wed
   4. NCIS
   5. Wipeout - Tue
   6. Wipeout - Wed
   7. The Big Bang Theory
   8. 60 Minutes
   9. Two and a Half Men
  10. The Mentalist
Source: Nielsen Co

Top 5 Most Viewed Videos on YouTube - Week Ending 7/30/10
   1. StarCraft II - Ghosts of the Past Trailer
   2. What Passes for Excitement at an Orioles Game
   3. Gay! Gay! Gay!
   4. Batman!!!
   5. Flying Donkey Shocks Beachgoers
Source: YouTube

Top 5 Movies - Week Ending 7/22/10
   1. Inception
   2. Despicable Me
   3. The Sorcerer's Apprentice
   4. The Twilight Saga: Eclipse
   5. Toy Story 3
Source: Box Office Mojo

What's Hot? 7/23/10

Top 10 Increasing Web Searches on Bing - 7/23/10
   1. lindsey lohan
   2. bachelorette
   3. american eagle outfitters
   4. tahiti
   5. inception
   6. unemployment extension 2010
   7. naomi watts
   8. black couple has white baby
   9. best buy electronics
  10. josh white songs
Source: Bing

Top 10 U.S. Websites - 7/23/10
   1. Google
   2. Facebook
   3. Yahoo!
   4. YouTube
   5. Amazon
   6. Wikipedia
   7. Craigslist
   8. Twitter
   9. eBay
  10. Windows Live
Source: Alexa

iTunes Top 10 Downloaded Songs - 7/23/10
   1. Love the Way You Lie (feat. Rihanna) - Eminem
   2. Dynamite - Taio Cruz
   3. I Like It (feat. Pitbull) - Enrique Iglesias
   4. California Gurls (feat. Snoop Dogg) - Katy Perry
   5. Cooler Than Me - Mike Posner
   6. Ridin' Solo - Jason Derulo
   7. Airplanes (feat. Hayley Williams) - B.o.B
   8. Billionaire (feat. Bruno Mars) - Travie McCoy
   9. Not Afraid - Eminem
  10. OMG (feat. will.i.am) - Usher
Source: Apple iTunes

Top 10 TV Shows in Prime Time - Week Ending 7/18/10
   1. Fox MLB All-Star Game
   2. America's Got Talent - Tue
   3. NCIS
   4. America's Got Talent - Wed
   5. The Bachelorette
   6. Fox MLB All-Star Pregame
   7. NCIS: Los Angeles
   8. 60 Minutes
   9. The Big Bang Theory
  10. Two and a Half Men
Source: Nielsen Co

Top 5 Most Viewed Videos on YouTube - Week Ending 7/23/10
   1. Ne-Yo Champagne Life
   2. Re: Everyone / Old Spice
   3. Annoying Orange: Teenage Mutant Ninja Apples
   4. Pink Accident - Nurnberg 15.07.2010
   5. Miguel Angel Jimenez Amazing
Source: YouTube

Top 5 Movies - Week Ending 7/15/10
   1. Despicable Me
   2. The Twilight Saga: Eclipse
   3. Predators
   4. Toy Story 3
   5. Grown Ups
Source: Box Office Mojo

Teen Swaps Old Cell Phone for Porsche

A California teenager demonstrates that in today's culture, persistence can be more valuable than money...

Seventeen-year-old Steven Ortiz is fairly sure he is the only student at Charter Oak High School who drives a convertible Porsche to school.

And, to the surprise of some of his friends, it doesn't belong to his parents.

Steven started with an old cell phone and eventually traded up to his impressive ride.

It didn't happen overnight, but with the help of the Craigslist website and a lot of patience, Steven made 14 online swaps over two years to get his 2000 Porsche Boxster S.

Steven is part of a growing number of people who use the barter section of Craigslist to unload unwanted items and acquire desired goods, rather than just buying and selling them.

But he does more than just make a casual posting to swap concert tickets or an old bike. He spends five to six hours a day on his i-Phone scouring the website for good deals.

The teen said most of the people he trades with aren't after something for nothing.

They are simply looking to get rid of an item they don't need in exchange for something they do. And they often can get a better deal than if they sold the item for cash.

Source: San Gabriel Valley Tribune
http://www.sgvtribune.com/ci_15533701

Dark Side of the Internet

Just in case you had any doubts that there is a darker side to the Internet (and I'm not even referring to Internet pornography) consider this current example:

• Eleven-year-old Jessie Leonhardt (aka "Jessi Slaughter" and "kerligirl13") has a computer, unsupervised internet access, and web cam - with her parents' approval.

• Through her online interactions, she started collecting "haters" - people who would post negative comments about her and her posts.

• Jessie responded to the "haters" by recording and uploading a video of herself - in a verbally explicit rant against them (one that might make Mel Gibson proud).

• Given the viral nature of online video, the video was re-posted repeatedly and ended up on a popular "trolling" website. These websites are known for attracting people whose intent is to select individuals and harass them online and offline.

• Internet users began attacking Jessie online with comments, posting her personal information (address, phone number, email, social networking information). Jessie's family was deluged with phone calls, pranks, and threats.

• Jessie posted another video (crying) and her dad jumped in and began yelling into the camera. This video went viral also. Some of the Jessie videos have received over a million views.

• The harassment continued with posts of rumors that her father had given Jessie PCP and that she had committed suicide.

• Jessie was eventually placed in protective police custody.

What can parents learn from this? Jessie's story underscores the importance of proactive parental supervision of their kids' Internet usage.

In an interview with the website MomLogic, Jessie's mother remarked that all of Jessie's friends have computers and web cams and that they video chat with each other. She said that she was unaware that Jessie had been making videos. She said that she can't be in the room with Jessie 24/7.

But, Jessie IS ONLY eleven-years-old, has acquired knowledge and vocabulary that would make many adults blush, and clearly Mom and Dad did not set any sort of appropriate boundaries or consequences for violating their expectations.

The Internet is perhaps the most powerful information and communication tool ever invented. But, it does have a dark side. In my mind, while I understand that even in the best circumstances parenting is difficult, the major cause of this sad story has to do with Mom and Dad's lack of proactive and protective parenting.

Source: Momlogic
Warning: The videos embedded in the Momlogic link below contain explicit language.
http://www.momlogic.com/2010/07/exclusive_interview_mom_defends_11_year_old_youtube_sensation_jessi_slaughter_jessica_leonhardt_dianne_leonhardt.php

What's Hot? 7/16/10

Top 10 Increasing Web Searches on Bing - 7/16/10
   1. carrie underwood wedding
   2. home run derby 2010
   3. cindy blackman
   4. mel gibson rant
   5. vanity fair
   6. barefoot bandit
   7. carmelo anthony
   8. unemployment extension
   9. christina milian
  10. oksana grigorieva
Source: Bing

Top 10 U.S. Websites - 7/16/10
   1. Google
   2. Facebook
   3. Yahoo!
   4. YouTube
   5. Amazon
   6. Wikipedia
   7. Craigslist
   8. Twitter (+1)
   9. eBay (-1)
  10. Windows Live
Source: Alexa

iTunes Top 10 Downloaded Songs - 7/16/10
   1. Love the Way You Lie (feat. Rihanna) - Eminem
   2. Dynamite - Taio Cruz
   3. California Gurls (feat. Snoop Dogg) - Katy Perry
   4. I Like It (feat. Pitbull) - Enrique Iglesias
   5. Cooler Than Me - Mike Posner
   6. Airplanes (feat. Hayley Williams) - B.o.B
   7. Ridin' Solo - Jason Derulo
   8. Billionaire (feat. Bruno Mars) - Travie McCoy
   9. Not Afraid - Eminem
  10. OMG (feat. will.i.am) - Usher
Source: Apple iTunes

Top 10 TV Shows in Prime Time - Week Ending 7/11/10
   1. NCIS
   2. America's Got Talent - Tue
   3. America's Got Talent - Wed
   4. The Bachelorette
   5. The Mentalist
   6. NCIS: Los Angeles
   7. Two and a Half Men
   8. The Big Bang Theory
   9. Wipeout - Tues
  10. CSI: Miami
Source: Nielsen Co

Top 5 Most Viewed Videos on YouTube - Week Ending 7/16/10
   1. Nelly Furtado - Bajo Otra Luz
   2. Strut That Ass
   3. Eminem Feat. Rihanna - Love the Way You Lie
   4. Double Rainbow Song!!
   5. 7 Minutes in Heaven?!
Source: YouTube

Top 5 Movies - Week Ending 7/8/10
   1. The Twilight Saga: Eclipse
   2. The Last Airbender
   3. Toy Story 3
   4. Grown Ups
   5. Knight & Day
Source: Box Office Mojo