Youth: Favorite Links

General Teen Interest:

Aiora
http://aiora.dot.nu
This is a cool teen website and is run by a talented teen for teens and features loads of things that are of interest to teenagers. There are music reviews, movies, gossip, celebrities, beauty, fashion and quizzes
A Girl’s World
http://www.agirlsworld.com
The website A Girls World.com is a great teen website. For anyone in his or her teens, this is the site for you. Over 90 girls from all over the world contribute to the articles used on A Girls World.
Dating Fun
http://www.datingfun.com
Need some dating advice? Well this website is the one for you! Datingfun.com is your complete dating resource from pickup to breakup and all the livin’ and lovin’ in between!
Deviant Art
deviantART.com
Young artists have a terribly hard time cracking the gallery system. Rather than languish in a garret waiting to be discovered, they’ve taken distribution and promotion into their own hands with deviantART.

Teen Blogs:

Hot and Cold Teenagers
http://hotandcoldteenagers.blogspot.com/
Indonesia teens share experiences in a blog for teens.
Inlee
http://lnlee.wordpress.com/
Thoughts from a teenage writer.
Melroxx
http://melroxx.blogspot.com/
Blog that gives insight into hot teen trends and thoughts.
Therebelution
http://www.therebelution.com/blog/
Teen blog about great books to read for teens.
Youth of Eternity
http://youthofeternity.wordpress.com/
Blog about philosophic and spiritual questions of teens.
In Their Own Words
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WT4BsFycfOU&feature=player_embedded
Teens talk about experiences in foreign countries.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKjHW3SYo2U&feature=player_embedded
Global Teens in Columbia
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uUWrDgD8EBI&feature=player_embedded
Global Youth in Thailand
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QtLeVqZz9k&feature=player_embedded

Organizations:

Boy Scouts International.
This site provides information on how you can join international scouting organizations.
www.scouting.org/scoutsource/International.aspx
Girl Scouts International http://www.girlscouts.org/who_we_are/global/wagggs/
Information on International Girl Scouts.
Children of the Earth, Inc – Educational non-profit promoting global consciousness and cooperation.
Jewish Coalition for Service – Very good source for US and International teen service.
Junior Achievement International.
http://www.ja.org/
International organization focusing on career success.
Project Harmony – Individuals and communities collaborate across borders to resolve challenges.
Reach Out
http://www.reachout.com.au
Reach Out is a service that uses the Net to help young people get through tough times by providing much needed information, assistance and referrals in a format that appeals to young people. It offers young people anonymous, stigma-free support, 24 hours a day, in an environment youth find fun and easy to access.
Truth
http://www.thetruth.com
Truth is a campaign developed by teens from all over America, in a bid to encourage other youngsters to think for themselves and take control of their lives. The main emphasis is on smoking, which is the Number One cause of preventative deaths in the USA today.

Youth Facts and Trends

Global Nerdy Lots of facts and insights about youth
http://www.globalnerdy.com/2007/06/06/36-youth-facts-in-159-seconds
Teenage alcohol statistics
http://www.marininstitute.org/Youth/alcohol_youth.htm
50 Mobile Youth Facts. Interesting facts about young people’s use of mobile technology.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59onvAkpBgw
Youth Culture Trivia Quiz Take a quiz to see what you know about today’s youth trends.
http://keygroupconsulting.com/quiz_youth.php
Youth Trend Report. A slideshow of the most popular youth trends of the past few years.
http://www.digitalbuzzblog.com/2010-youth-trends-report/

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