Jim Liebelt's Youth Culture Watch

What's Hot? 4/23/10

Top 10 Increasing Web Searches on Bing - 4/23/10
 1. guru
 2. iceland volcano
 3. gangstarr
 4. christina hendricks
 5. earth day
 6. april 20
 7. iceland volcanoes satellite image
 8. dorothy height
 9. gizmodo
10. axl rose
Source: Bing

Top 10 U.S. Websites - 4/23/10
 1. google
 2. facebook
 3. yahoo!
 4. youtube
 5. wikipedia
 6. craistlist.org
 7. blogger.com
 8. ebay
 9. amazon.com
10. twitter
Source: Alexa

iTunes Top 10 Downloaded Songs - 4/23/10
 1. Nothin' On You (feat. Bruno Mars)
           - B.o.B
 2. Airplanes
           - B.o.B
 3. OMG (feat. will.i.am)
           - Usher
 4. Break Your Heart (feat. Ludacris)
           - Taio Cruz
 5. Like a Prayer
           - Glee Cast
 6. Your Love is My Drug
           - Ke$ha
 7. Hey, Soul Sister
           - Train
 8. Rude Boy
           - Rihanna
 9. Need You Now
           - Lady Antebellum
10. Whaddya Want from Me
           - Adam Lambert
Source: Apple iTunes

Top 10 TV Shows in Prime Time - Week Ending 4/18/10
 1. American Idol - Tuesday
 2. American Idol - Wednesday
 3. Dancing With the Stars
 4. Glee
 5. Two and a Half Men
 6. DWTS Results
 7. The Big Bang Theory
 8. CSI
 9. ACM Awards
10. Castle
Source: Nielsen Co.

Top 5 Movies - Week Ending 4/15/10
 1. Clash of the Titans (2010)
 2. Date Night
 3. How to Train Your Dragon
 4. Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married Too?
 5. The Last Song
Source: Box Office Mojo

What's Hot? 4/16/10

Top 10 Increasing Web Searches on Bing - 4/15/10
 1. haleigh cummings
 2. irs
 3. tax forms
 4. china earthquake
 5. crystal harris
 6. facebooklogin
 7. glee
 8. american idol
 9. nancy grace
10. amanda flowers
Source: Bing

Top 10 U.S. Websites - 4/16/10
 1. google
 2. facebook
 3. yahoo!
 4. youtube
 5. wikipedia
 6. blogger.com
 7. craigslist.org
 8. ebay
 9. amazon.com
10. windows live
Source: Alexa

iTunes Top 10 Downloaded Songs - 4/15/10
 1. Hey, Soul Sister
           - Train
 2. Nothin' On You (feat. Bruno Mars)
           - B.o.B
 3. Gives You Hell
           - Glee Cast
 4. Hello
           - Glee Cast
 5. Break Your Heart (feat. Ludacris)
           - Taio Cruz
 6. OMG (feat. will.i.am
           - Usher
 7. Rude Boy
           - Rihanna
 8. Not Myself Tonight
           - Christina Aguilera
 9. Your Love is My Drug
           - Ke$ha
10. Airplanes
           - B.o.B
Source: Apple iTunes

Top 10 TV Shows in Prime Time - Week Ending 4/11/10
 1. NCAA Basketball Champ
 2. Dancing With The Stars
 3. American Idol - Tuesday
 4. American Idol - Wednesday
 5. NCIS
 6. The Mentalist
 7. 60 Minutes
 8. CSI
 9. NCIS: Los Angeles
10. Undercover Boss
Source: Nielsen Co.

Top 5 Movies - Week Ending 4/8/10
 1. Clash of the Titans (2010)
 2. How to Train Your Dragon
 3. Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married Too?
 4. The Last Song
 5. Alice in Wonderland (2010)
Source: Box Office Mojo

What's Hot? 4/9/10

Top 10 Increasing Web Searches on Bing - 4/9/10
 1. traci lynn johnson
 2. shoe rack
 3. facebooklogin
 4. tiki barber
 5. casey anthony
 6. ginny barber
 7. meijer
 8. texaspowerfulsmart.org
 9. tx rebates
10. tracy lynn johnson
Source: Bing

Top 10 U.S. Websites - 4/9/10
 1. google
 2. facebook
 3. yahoo!
 4. youtube
 5. wikipedia
 6. blogger.com
 7. craigslist.org
 8. ebay
 9. windows live
10. amazon.com
Source: Alexa

iTunes Top 10 Downloaded Songs - 4/9/10
 1. Hey, Soul Sister
           - Train
 2. Nothin' On You (feat. Bruno Mars)
           - B.o.B
 3. Break Your Heart (feat. Ludacris)
           - Taio Cruz
 4. You and Your Heart
           - Jack Johnson
 5. Rude Boy
           - Rihanna
 6. In My Head
           - Jason Derulo
 7. OMG (feat. will.i.am)
           - Usher
 8. Baby (feat. Ludacris)
           - Justin Bieber
 9. Telephone
           - Lady GaGa & Beyoncé
10. Imma Be
           - Black Eyed Peas
Source: Apple iTunes

Top 10 TV Shows in Prime Time - Week Ending 4/4/10
 1. Dancing With The Stars
 2. American Idol - Tuesday
 3. American Idol - Wednesday
 4. DWTS - Results
 5. CBS NCAA Bskbl Champ
 6. Castle
 7. The Mentalist
 8. CSI
 9. CBS NCAA Bskbl-Bridge
10. Undercover Boss
Source: Nielsen Co.

Top 5 Movies - Week Ending 4/1/10
 1. How to Train Your Dragon
 2. Alice in Wonderland (2010)
 3. Hot Tub Time Machine
 4. The Bounty Hunter
 5. Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Source: Box Office Mojo

What's Hot? 4/2/10

Top 10 Increasing Web Searches on Bing - 4/2/10
 1. april fools jokes
 2. topeka
 3. anna paquin
 4. good friday
 5. justin beiber
 6. million dollar baby oscar winner
 7. illinois pet tax
 8. midnight cowboy
 9. ipad
10. youtube broadcast yourself
Source: Bing

Top 10 U.S. Websites - 4/2/10
 1. google
 2. facebook
 3. yahoo!
 4. youtube
 5. wikipedia
 6. craigslist.org
 7. blogger.com
 8. ebay
 9. windows live
10. amazon.com
Source: Alexa

iTunes Top 10 Downloaded Songs - 4/2/10
 1. Hey, Soul Sister
           - Train
 2. Nothin' On You (feat. Bruno Mars)
           - B.o.B
 3. Omg (feat. will.i.am)
           - Usher
 4. Rude Boy
           - Rihanna
 5. Break Your Heart (feat. Ludacris)
           - Taio Cruz
 6. Hello Good Morning (feat. T.I.)
           - Diddy - Dirty Money
 7. Baby (feat. Ludacris)
           - Justin Bieber
 8. Telephone
           - Lady GaGa & Beyoncé
 9. Imma Be
           - Black Eyed Peas
10. Need You Now
           - Lady Antebellum
Source: Apple iTunes

Top 10 TV Shows in Prime Time - Week Ending 3/28/10
 1. Dancing With The Stars
 2. American Idol - Tuesday
 3. American Idol - Wednesday
 4. Undercover Boss
 5. 60 Minutes
 6. Two And A Half Men
 7. NCIS
 8. The Big Bang Theory
 9. Castle
10. Grey's Anatomy
Source: Nielsen Co.

Top 5 Movies - Week Ending 3/25/10
 1. Alice in Wonderland (2010)
 2. The Bounty Hunter
 3. Diary of a Wimpy Kid
 4. Green Zone
 5. Repo Men
Source: Box Office Mojo

What's Hot? 3/26/10

Top 10 Increasing Web Searches on Bing - 3/26/10
 1. devon james
 2. robert culp
 3. massenet opera
 4. lion king lioness
 5. easter
 6. sandra bullock
 7. ann coulter
 8. jesse james
 9. lost
10. wikipedia
Source: Bing

Top 10 U.S. Websites - 3/26/10
 1. Google
 2. Facebook
 3. Yahoo!
 4. YouTube
 5. Wikipedia
 6. Blogger.com
 7. eBay
 8. craigslist.org
 9. MySpace
10. Windows Live
Source: Alexa

iTunes Top 10 Downloaded Songs - 3/26/10
 1. Break Your Heart (feat. Ludacris)
           - Taio Cruz
 2. Hey, Soul Sister
           - Train
 3. Nothin' On You (feat. Bruno Mars)
           - B.o.B
 4. Rude Boy
           - Rihanna
 5. Telephone
           - Lady GaGa & Beyoncé
 6. Need You Now
           - Lady Antebellum
 7. Imma Be
           - Black Eyed Peas
 8. Baby (feat. Ludacris)
           - Justin Bieber
 9. Carry Out (feat. Justin Timberlake)
           - Timbaland
10. Blah Blah Blah (feat. 3OH!3)
           - Ke$ha
Source: Apple iTunes

Top 10 TV Shows in Prime Time - Week Ending 3/21/10
 1. American Idol - Tuesday
 2. American Idol - Wednesday
 3. NCIS
 4. NCIS: Los Angeles
 5. The Good Wife
 6. Undercover Boss
 7. 60 Minutes
 8. Two And A Half Men
 9. The Big Bang Theory
10. Amazing Race 16
Source: Nielsen Co.

Top 5 Movies - Week Ending 3/18/10
 1. Alice in Wonderland (2010)
 2. Green Zone
 3. She's Out of My League
 4. Shutter Island
 5. Remember Me
Source: Box Office Mojo

Teens' Blogging Shows Little Risky Behavior

A new Ohio State University study of 100 teen bloggers from around the US found that a majority used blogs to develop relationships with their peers and build a sense of community, rather than to admit misbehavior.

The research has appeared in the current issue of the Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal.

According to Dawn Anderson-Butcher, associate professor of social work at Ohio State, the findings suggests that blogging could be used therapeutically to help troubled teens express themselves in positive ways.

Anderson-Butcher and her students analyzed blog posts from the public Web site Xanga (http://www.xanga.com/) for a month, to find out whether teens blogged about risky behaviors, such as skipping school, doing drugs, or having sex.

The researchers found most teens in the study blogged about positive behaviors, such as studying, participating in school activities, spending time with family, and going to church. Anderson-Butcher said: "We looked at every quote, and the kids wrote about very few problem behaviors.

"They showed a lot of creative expression through poetry, lyrics and song. It was very exciting-and for me, positive-to see the typical developmental activities that they were writing about in their blogs."

While the researchers couldn't know whether parents were supervising the Xanga blogs used in this study, the teens were clearly writing blog entries as messages to their peers.

Among the most common positive activities the teens described were playing video games (65 percent); watching television (45 percent); doing homework (40 percent); going to lessons, such as music, dance, or martial arts (38 percent); browsing the Internet (29 percent); and participating in faith-based activities (22 percent).

Anderson-Butcher said even the teens' most common complaint - boredom (65 percent) - was not such a bad thing if they were blogging about it instead of engaging in risky behaviors.

Source: sifynews
http://sify.com/news/teens-blogging-shows-little-risky-behaviour-news-international-kdzp4ijciie.html

What's Hot? 3/19/10

Top 10 Increasing Web Searches on Bing - 3/19/10
 1. jesse james
 2. sandra bullock
 3. ncaa
 4. cbs sports
 5. march madness
 6. michelle bombshell mcgee
 7. bombshell mcgee
 8. danica mckellar
 9. joslyn james
10. cbssports
Source: Bing

Top 10 U.S. Websites - 3/19/10
 1. Google
 2. Facebook
 3. Yahoo!
 4. YouTube
 5. Wikipedia
 6. Blogger.com
 7. MySpace
 8. craigslist.org
 9. eBay
10. Windows Live
Source: Alexa

iTunes Top 10 Downloaded Songs - 3/19/10
 1. Break Your Heart (feat. Ludacris)
           - Taio Cruz
 2. Nothin' On You (feat. Bruno Mars)
           - B.o.B
 3. Rude Boy
           - Rihanna
 4. Telephone
           - Lady GaGa & Beyoncé
 5. Hey, Soul Sister
           - Train
 6. Baby (feat. Ludacris)
           - Justin Bieber
 7. Imma Be
           - Black Eyed Peas
 8. Need You Now
           - Lady Antebellum
 9. Carry Out (feat. Justin Timberlake)
           - Timbaland
10. Blah Blah Blah (feat. 3OH!3)
           - Ke$ha
Source: Apple iTunes

Top 10 TV Shows in Prime Time - Week Ending 3/14/10
 1. American Idol - Tuesday
 2. NCIS
 3. American Idol - Wednesday
 4. American Idol - Thursday
 5. Two And A Half Men
 6. NCIS: Los Angeles
 7. The Mentalist
 8. The Big Bang Theory
 9. CSI
10. The Good Wife
Source: Nielsen Co.

Top 5 Movies - Week Ending 3/11/10
 1. Alice in Wonderland (2010)
 2. Shutter Island
 3. Brooklyn's Finest
 4. Cop Out
 5. Avatar
Source: Box Office Mojo

Increasing Game Time Online

The popularity of social network games notwithstanding, the proportion of video game users playing online has remained fairly constant, according to research from The NPD Group.

Slightly more than one-half of all gamers play on the Web, but the time they spend doing so has gone up in the past year by 10%.

“While the percentage of the population that reports playing games has declined slightly, this study details other metrics which point to both stability and growth in both online and offline gaming,” said Anita Frazier, industry analyst at The NPD Group, in a statement.

Source: eMarketer
http://www.emarketer.com/Article.aspx?R=1007559

Study of Chatroulette Investigates User Demographics

I've posted before about the website Chatroulette, and it's wise to keep your kids away from this increasingly popular site. A recent study of who is using Chatroulette was recently posted on TechCrunch. Here's what investigators found:

Chatroulette is 89% Male, 47% American, And 13% Perverts

User Ages: About 20% of users were under 20, about 70% were in their 20s & 30s, and about 10% were over 40.

If you’ve ever used Chatroulette, you probably noticed that not everyone is there just to chat. Some users, which we have affectionately labeled “perverts,” fit into any of these three categories:

• Appear to not be wearing any clothes whatsoever
• Are displaying explicit nudity
• Appear to be committing a lewd act

The overall pervert rate in Chatroulette is 13%. This means about 1 in 8 chat sessions will have something decidedly Rated R (or NC-17) on the other end. Of the perverts that were identified, only 8% were female. Combined with the overall female rate, that means less than 1% of chats feature a female pervert.

Source: TechCrunch
http://techcrunch.com/2010/03/16/Chatroulette-stats-male-perverts/

What's Hot? 3/12/10

Top 10 Increasing Web Searches on Bing - 3/12/10
 1. corey haim
 2. big 12 tournament
 3. howard stern
 4. lost boys
 5. iditarod
 6. biggest loser
 7. goonies
 8. chuck norris
 9. crop circles
10. eclipse movie trailer
Source: Bing

Top 10 U.S. Websites - 3/12/10
 1. Google
 2. Facebook
 3. Yahoo!
 4. YouTube
 5. Wikipedia
 6. MySpace
 7. Blogger.com
 8. eBay
 9. Windows Live
10. craigslist.org
Source: Alexa

iTunes Top 10 Downloaded Songs - 3/12/10
 1. Break Your Heart (feat. Ludacris)
           - Taio Cruz
 2. Nothin' On You (feat. Bruno Mars)
           - B.o.B
 3. Rude Boy
           - Rihanna
 4. Hey, Soul Sister
           - Train
 5. Imma Be
           - Black Eyed Peas
 6. Need You Now
           - Lady Antebellum
 7. Carry Out (feat. Justin Timberlake)
           - Timbaland
 8. Baby (feat. Ludacris)
            - Justin Bieber
 9. Blah Blah Blah (feat. 3OH!3)
           - Ke$ha
10. In My Head
           - Jason Derulo
Source: Apple iTunes

Top 10 TV Shows in Prime Time - Week Ending 3/7/10
 1. Academy Awards
 2. Oscar's Red Carpet 2010
 3. American Idol - Wednesday
 4. American Idol - Tuesday
 5. NCIS
 6. American Idol - Thursday
 7. Two And A Half Men
 8. The Bachelor
 9. Barbara Walters Special
10. CSI
Source: Nielsen Co.

Top 5 Movies - Week Ending 3/4/10
 1. Shutter Island
 2. Cop Out
 3. The Crazies
 4. Avatar
 5. Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief
Source: Box Office Mojo