Smells like Tween Spirit......yeah we know, so not original!

Perhaps both Disney and Nickelodeon should get a cut from all the tween magazines out there keeping their heads above the water thanks to their hit shows. We have to admit that we've never heard of some of these magazines but they seem to be carrying weight in tween circles. We can only imagine the kind of ads that run in these publications. But we have to wonder if parents are OK with their little girls and boys getting kissing tips from grown ups? With a faithful audience in the millions, these magazines for the early teenage years are in overdrive, bolstered by last year’s enthusiasm for new stars from the Disney Channel’s hit “High School Musical,” which made household names not only of Zac Efron and Corbin Bleu, but also of Ashley Tisdale and Vanessa Anne Hudgens. Miley Cyrus, the daughter of the singer Billy Ray Cyrus, is the star of the Disney series “Hannah Montana.” OK, so who are these kids? It doesn't matter anyway. Half of them will end up in rehab and at that time we can read all about em. OMG! Cute Boys, Kissing Tips and Lots of Pics, as Magazines Find a Niche [NYT]