April 27, 2007 | VivirLatino

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MySpace goes Spanish for U.S. Latinos

17:59 H — Jennifer

It didn't take a genius to realize that MySpace -- one of the "new" internet's biggest (and most unlikely) success stories -- needed to address the issue of language sooner or later. To better serve the presumably millions of Spanish-speaking... Read more »

Topics: Bilingualism - Internet - Literature - Marketing

Spanish: Second most studied language worldwide

14:10 H — Jennifer

While Newt Gingrich might think that Spanish is the language of the ghettos, la lengua de Cervantes is now the second most studied language in the world, after English. According to Spain's 20 Minutos, there are now more than 14... Read more »

Topics: Bilingualism - Language - World

Puerto Rico's Status Debated (again) in Washington

13:11 H — Maegan la Mala

Yet again the issue of Puerto Rico's status was debated on Wednesday on the floor of Congress with little progress in any direction. Three positions are being argued for. One being to maintain the current Associated Free State status with... Read more »

Topics: History - Politics - Puerto Rico

Premios Billboard de la Musica Latina : Silicone y Salsa

11:34 H — Maegan la Mala

I watched parts of the Premios Billboard de la Musica Latina live on Telemundo (canal 47 here in NYC) last night ( I channel flipped among the awards, Ugly Betty/Grey’s Anatomy, a PBS documentary about NYC history, and a repeat... Read more »

Topics: Events - Miami - Music