Month: November 2005

Back Dormitory Boys: They’re So Hot Right Now!

Because my earlier post about the red hot* Chinese lipsynching teenagers is inexplicably ranked second in Google for a “Back Dormitory Boys” search, I’ve seen an explosion of visitors today — over 1.000 2,100 (and rising) of you suckers esteemed readers have landed on newley.com.

So I figured, what the hell: here’s even more info on the dorky boy-band wannabees from beyond the Great Firewall of China. (I think this uptick in BDB-related inquiries is related to the fact that they’ve been featured on Good Morning America or The Today Show or somesuch thing.)

To re-cap:
— Back Dormitory Boys peform “I Want it That Way.”
— BDB video compilation (several of their “hits”).
— “Good Morning America” story on the BDB.
— BDB Technorati search.
— BDB Google Blog Search.

Knock yourselves out.

*Note to The Back Dormitory Boys: don’t let this sudden Interweb fame go to your heads. Mahir Cagri and William Hung were once big shots, too. Nothing gold can stay, my friends. Nothing gold can stay…

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Habla Conmigo

CSM:

BOSTON – Carolin E. has no Social Security number, little financial security, and, a few months from now, no place to call home. Credit card companies and banks would turn her down.

As an illegal immigrant, she must live without a lot of things. But there’s one thing she won’t live without: her cellphone. Indeed, when it comes to mobile phones, millions of Latinos in America like Carolin are among the industry’s best customers.

Hispanics are outpacing others in navigating the newest horizons of the wireless world. They’re placing greater importance on taking pictures with their phones and sending text messages far and wide, according to market research companies. They are more likely to have unplugged their land lines altogether. And compared with the general market, they shell out 10 percent more money for their wireless bills, according to some estimates.