(Source: Business Wire)

AOL announced the launch of JSYK.com (Just So You Know), http://www.jsyk.com,
a new tween and teen pop culture blog featuring celebrity news, photos,
videos, polls, quizzes and more. The target audience of JSYK.com is 9-15
year-olds. JSYK.com is launching in conjunction with its sponsorship of
The First National Tween Girl Summit 2009 being held in Washington, D.C.
on October 10.
"JSYK.com allows us to serve a need within the online tween and teen
market that is currently not being filled," said Stephanie Cohen,
Editorial Director, JSYK.com. "We realize the importance of the tween
and teen market and want to provide the quality content AOL is known for
to our younger audience. We are also delighted to sponsor The First
National Tween Girl Summit, a daylong summit examining the minds,
motivation and lives of tween girls."
JSYK.com will provide the following features:
Celebs -- Find out what your favorite celebrities are doing on a
day-to-day basis and check out our celeb photo galleries and exclusive
interviews;
Entertainment -- Get the latest buzz about movies, TV, music and
books;
Style -- Learn how to get celeb looks on a teen's budget and
read about fashion industry news;
Tech -- Watch the latest game trailers and read reviews of the
hottest tech gadgets on the market;
Get Real -- Read up on real issues affecting tweens and teens
including politics and current events, environmental issues, online
safety, school topics and tweens/teens doing good things in their
communities;
Video -- Watch movie trailers, music videos, celeb interviews
and more.
JSYK.com adds to the growing youth offerings provided by AOL, including
KOL, http://www.kol.com
and KOL Jr., http://www.koljr.com.
AOL has long been a leader in creating safe and appropriate experiences
for families on the Web. In addition to sites targeted at youths, AOL
also has PlaySavvy.com, http://www.playsavvy.com,
which helps parents of children ages 5-17 decipher the world of games,
for both PC and console, while also helping them make informed decisions
about buying games for their children. AOL also launched
SafetyClicks.com, http://www.safetyclicks.com,
an online safety education website. It also introduced an improved
version of its free, downloadable parental controls software, http://parentalcontrols.aol.com,
designed to give parents the tools they need to help protect
theirchildren from inappropriate or dangerous online material.
About AOL
AOL is a leading global Web services company with an extensive suite of
brands and offerings and a substantial worldwide audience. AOL's
business spans online content, products and services that the company
offers to consumers, publishers and advertisers. AOL is focused on
attracting and engaging consumers and providing valuable online
advertising services on both AOL's owned and operated properties and
third-party websites. In addition, AOL operates one of the largest
Internet subscription access services in the United States, which serves
as a valuable distribution channel for AOL's consumer offerings. AOL LLC
is a wholly owned subsidiary of Time Warner Inc. with employees in 18
countries across the globe.
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