The world logs on to Mindspace

That a government agency might be hip to what the youngsters are up to these days seems to be a novel idea the world over. In addition to being picked up by papers across the country, articles about Mindspace from the AP, UPI, and EFE are showing up in other parts of the world too. England and India are curious about NYC teens, as are Spanish speakers in the U.S. and Mexico.

We’re quite pleased that the vast majority of page views are coming from New York City, our intended target, but it’s also cool that they’re coming from Italy, Colombia, and France to name just a few other locales.

Here are a few highlights from the press we’ve gotten so far.

Press about the campaign

United Press International — Health dept. uses MySpace to reach teens

USA Today — New York Tuesday, July 8

AOL Latino — Jóvenes con problemas depresión, drogas y violencia tienen ayuda en Internet

MSN Latino — Jóvenes con problemas depresión, drogas y violencia tienen ayuda en Internet

NY1 — Department of Health Page On MySpace Nets More Than 11,000 Hits

UK Inquirer — Government agency bothers online teens

And bloggers are checking out the site too. The New York Times City Room wrote about the campaign last week and later on it showed up on BuzzFeed. The New York Magazine Daily Intel got a little snippy, but we’re cool with that. It’s what they do.

New York Magazine, Daily Intel—What Kind of Teen Would List ‘Dad’ as His Hero on MySpace?

New York Times, City Room—Health Dept. Creates MySpace Page for Teenagers

BuzzFeed—MySpace Fights Teen Angst

Gothamist—Health Dept. Tries Reaching Out to Teens with MySpace

A bunch of health and tech blogs are paying attention too.