@AndrewChen

Thinking about Generation Y, not just tech
One of my favorite blogs, YPulse, covers a great range of marketing, tech, and lifestyle issues around the teen demographic. The reason why I'm a fan is because they aren't just tech focused, but consider the research from A-Z on this demographic. Obviously it's great for people who are:

• Working on social gaming or virtual worlds
• Building out social networking sites based around games, media, or otherwise
• Similarly, anyone who's doing Facebook or OpenSocial apps, to figure out what makes this demographic tick

Anyway, they are having a conference on July 14-15 in San Francisco, and they let me share a discount code. Here's the registration info:

REGISTER HERE
10% discount code: FUTURISTIC1

You can view the agenda here. They are having a screening of a documentary covering the demographic as well as a Q&A with a panel of teenagers at the end of the night also, which should be fun.

Sessions
A couple sessions I'm interested in – see you guys there:

Brand Engagement in Virtual Worlds for Youth

    * Creating virtual world experiences residents will love
    * How do you measure ROI in virtual worlds?
    * Connecting virtual engagement with real world engagement

Panelists:
Lauren Bigelow, General Manager, WeeWorld
Teemu Huuhtanen, President, North America, Sulake (Habbo)
Craig Sherman, CEO, GaiaOnline
Michael Wilson, CEO, There.com

Are Girls The New Geeks?

    * Understanding how girls and boys use the web
    * What works in reaching girls vs. boys
    * Girls are creating content, but what are they learning?

Panelists:
Nancy Gruver, Publisher, New Moon Girl Media
Allison Keiley, Online Content and Community Manager, Girls, Inc.
Ashley Qualls, CEO, WhateverLife
Holly Rotman, Senior Web Editor, eCRUSH/eSPIN; Writer, "Advice Girl" column, eCRUSH.com, Hearst Magazines