Teens living digital lie by faking age, looks online

October 5th, 2009 Olympics urged to learn from YouTube, Pop IdolCOPENHAGEN — The Olympic movement needs to learn from the likes of YouTube or risk losing young viewers for life, IOC members were told Monday. Communications guru Martin Sorrell advised global sports leaders to release their grip on exclusive broadcast rights and hand them over to a new generation of technology-savvy fans.

September 16th, 2009 WASHINGTON - If parents use physical discipline on kids during their childhood, it could lead to behaviour problems in adolescence, concluded two new studies. Researchers at Duke University, Oklahoma State University, the University of Pittsburgh, Auburn University, and Indiana University conducted the study to explore how discipline changes during childhood and adolescence, and what family factors affect those changes.

September 10th, 2009 LONDON - Teenagers' obsession with mobile phones and computers is taking a toll on their education, suggests a new research. Andrew Kakabadse, professor of international management development, Cranfield School of Management, found that almost 60 per cent of teenagers were submitting coursework downloaded from the web without reading, rewriting, or understanding it.

August 21st, 2009 'Avatar' trailer debuts online to mixed responseLOS ANGELES — Social networking sites are abuzz over an online trailer for "Avatar," a day before more than 15 minutes of James Cameron's anticipated 3D sci-fi adventure was to screen in theaters. Fan response to the two-minute version was mixed Thursday on sites such as Twitter and Facebook.

August 4th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Children in houses wherein three generations of a family live together are likely to be economically more sound than those who live in a two-generation household, according to a study. Researchers at the University of Southern California and the University of Massachusetts, Boston, have found that children living in single-mother families that also include a grandparent are substantially less likely to be living below or near the poverty line compared to children living in mother-only homes.

July 30th, 2009 LONDON - Amy Winehouse's father Mitch has confessed he faked a heart attack in front of her formerly drug addict daughter to get her off heroin. The 59-year-old former cabbie said he was desperate to get the 25-year-old singer out of drug hell before it took a nasty turn.

July 29th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Bond girl Eva Green is thinking about faking blindness so she could bring her beloved dog to England. The actress had to leave her Border terrier in her native Paris when she set up home recently in London - because dogs are not allowed to ride on the Eurostar train that links the two capitals.

July 23rd, 2009 'The Secret' to be revealed for teens this fallNEW YORK — It's teen time for "The Secret." Rhonda Byrne's self-help multimedia phenomenon, which has sold millions of copies, will come out this fall in an edition for young people. "The Secret to Teen Power" will be written by Paul Harrington, who produced the DVD version of the original "Secret." According to Simon Pulse, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, the new book will show "how teens can transform their own lives and live their dreams, by understanding and using the power they have in their hands." Simon Pulse announced Wednesday that "The Secret to Teen Power" will have a first printing of 500,000.

July 16th, 2009 Gentler 'Bruno' to play in UK for younger teens LOS ANGELES — "Bruno" is getting a makeover in Great Britain so younger teens can see the movie. Universal Pictures UK is releasing an edited version of Sacha (SAH'-shuh) Baron Cohen's comedy that will tone down the racy moments so it can earn a 15 certification from the British Board of Film Classification.

July 10th, 2009 LONDON - Samuel L Jackson has challenged his online critics to talk to him personally. In fact, the actor has given them his phone number too.

July 1st, 2009 Michael Jackson album sales explode since deathLOS ANGELES — Michael Jackson's album sales have exploded — three of his albums are in the top three spots and 2.3 million tracks have been downloaded in the United States since his death, Nielsen SoundScan said Wednesday. Album sales for the week through Sunday hit 422,000 in the U.S., up from 10,000 a week earlier.

June 22nd, 2009 Kodak retiring Kodachrome filmROCHESTER, N.Y. — Eastman Kodak Co.

June 21st, 2009 WASHINGTON - Thanks to the Internet, Americans are increasingly reporting erosion of face-to-face family time, increased feelings of being ignored by family members using the Web, and growing concerns that children are spending too much time online. These are the findings of a study conducted by researchers at the Center for the Digital Future at the USC Annenberg School for Communication.

June 10th, 2009 LONDON - In a bid to save State money, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has stretched a new plan to replace textbooks with Internet lessons. The actor-turned-politician is facing a budget shortfall of 24.3 billion dollars, and has said that a shift to online study would also keep pupils more up to date.

May 11th, 2009 MELBOURNE - Readers worldwide do not mind paying for online news content, according to a survey. Conducted by accounting giant PricewaterhouseCoopers, the survey has revealed that readers are willing to pay almost as much for some high-quality online newspapers as they do for print versions, particularly in specialist news areas.