Interesting tidbits from around the web for August 18th through August 21st

21 August 2010 | Media | Comments

What I’m paying attention to for August 18th through August 21st:

• Cultural Studies – The Littlest Redshirts – Postponing Kindergarten – NYTimes.com – "“Redshirting” of kindergartners — the term comes from the practice of postponing the participation of college athletes in competitive games — became increasingly widespread in the 1990s, and shows no signs of waning."
• E-reading: Revolution in the making or fading fad? – "HSINCHU, Taiwan — The marriage of an American technology firm and a Taiwanese display panel manufacturer has helped make digital reading a prospective challenger to paper as the main medium for transmitting printed information."
• BermanBraun and Starcom to Work Together – NYTimes.com – "BermanBraun was founded in 2007 by Gail Berman, formerly a top executive at Paramount Pictures and Fox Broadcasting, and Lloyd Braun, who previously led divisions of the Walt Disney Company and Yahoo.<br />
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  "Ms. Berman said the company’s goal was to deliver 50 million unique users through various sites within a couple of years. “At that point you’re really talking about something — that’s a huge network,” Ms. Berman said.<br />
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  "The deal gives Starcom clients a first look at BermanBraun’s new sites and their new ideas about the format of ads. But the deal is not exclusive, meaning that BermanBraun can continue to sell advertising to Starcom rivals."
• Yahoo Eyes Women’s Social-Networking Site CafeMom for $100 Million | Kara Swisher | BoomTown | AllThingsD – "According to numerous sources, Yahoo is eager to close a deal to acquire CafeMom, a social-networking and community site aimed at mothers, in a move aimed at turbocharging its often-meandering strategy in the important women's space."
• ‘Scott Pilgrim’ Versus The Unfortunate Tendency To Review The Audience : Monkey See : NPR – Very smart meta-review of Scott Pilgrim by NPR.