During Mother’s Day, the kids all went into the family room. The PC was driven by two 17-year-old girls and overlooked by two 12-year-old boys. Of course the girls kept telling the boys to go outside and play. They wanted to be together and “check people out” on MySpace. Talk about social anthropology. They get together in person and talk and talk. Inevitably they end up sharing a chair in front of a computer with a broadband connection. The bulk of the conversation is showing each other their friend’s postings, musings, cynicism and wacky photos on MySpace.
Media
The crowded world of Social Networks.
Hello, hello, hello!
In the last 12 months, companies have latched with almost religious fervor onto the notion that consumers want to be socially connected online, whether on mass-appeal sites such as MySpace, on targeted niche sites and video sites, or even on mobile phones.
‘George Lopez’ – More than Just a Show.
George Lopez, the man, was third in a short lineage of Hispanic performers to star in a mainstream television show. He has impressive company. Only Desi Arnaz and Freddie Prinze have achieved the same. As Freddie Prinze Jr. has stated, “Desi unlocked the door, my dad opened it and George kicked it down.” Freddie Prinze Jr. was the fourth on this list – unfortunately, his show was cancelled after only one season.
The Roof Records & Machete Music develop ‘Mambo Urbano’.
The Roof Records, under the direction of Latin Entertainment Entrepreneur, Anthony Pérez, now believes that the new movement in Urban Music is “Mambo de calle” (Mambo of the streets), an explosive mix of various roots of merengue, adapted to modern times.
