The Marketing Peg

Yes... the girls whom we all oh-so familiar with - the Spice Girls - are back! =) I can vividly remember what a big hit they were. I bought all their cds, and I even bought their Spice World movie (and watched it umpteen times). Thinking of them would remind me of my teeny bopper years as a secondary school kid, still in braces, long skirt and horrifying skin. Haha. But the world can never forget the Spice girls. They were IT in the '90s. They still are, however, in everyone's minds though, because every time when there is news of any one of the girls, they would not only have their names published, but also their nickname as a Spice Girl. For example, Victoria Beckham (omg my favourite Spice Girl since) would always have an "aka Posh Spice" when news or stories about her are written. With these references, how can the world forget? In case you already forgot their names (heaven forbid)... here's the list. Victoria "Posh Spice" Beckham, Melanie "Spo...

Radiohead's new album will be released in Oct 10 - In Rainbows . This is not the only thing that will excite Radiohead's fans out there. The most surprising about In Rainbows is not only its release but its price. How much it is? - It is whatever you want to pay for it. Yes, can you believe it? Now, downloading music without paying for it is LEGAL! Haha, only for Radiohead's that is. Radiohead is considered the best band around and if they are doing this - avoiding the whole business model and all - they could be starting a dangerous (but good for us!) trend. People could download good.. no... great music without paying. So why should they pay for substandard music anymore? Even iTunes charge of 0.99 cents is being threatened. Why pay 0.99 cents when you can get music from the best band around, free? But one problem here is that they may not have profits at all. So how are they going to continue making music if they do not have the funds to sustain their expenses? My frie...