Tools and strategies to determine fake news, half-truths, from real news
There are tools and strategies to determine fake news from real news. It is crucial for social media users to triple check sources and fact...
Social Media Part 2: Defense against the dark digital arts
In Part 1, We took a look at the Internet and Social Media. Who owns it? The story of the Little Red Rooster illustrates that...
HOW TO: deal with trolls and be aware of the “nasty effect”
Continued from Part 1: Meet the 8 common troll strategies “No matter what you do, no matter who your audience is: 30 percent will love...
5 reasons why I am NOT signing the petition to take down Mocha Uson Blog Facebook page
A day ago, a change.org petition appeared with the title Suspend Mocha Uson Blog Facebook Page meant to press Facebook to take down Mocha Uson...
7 reasons why Duterte critics still fail to make a dent (Part 2 of 2)
Continued from Part 1 5. Copying tactics By now, Duterte critics should realize that they can’t match fire with fire when it comes to attacking...
7 reasons why Duterte critics still fail to make a dent (Part 1 of 2)
There have been several instances when President Duterte arguably went out of tune and delivered unacceptable performances, but why can’t they just hit the gong...
The apprehensions in the BPO industry
Updated October 22 Did you know that the Information Technology and Business Process Management (IT-BPM) industry has grown to be the second largest source of...
Meet the 8 common troll strategies
Trolls have always been around in the early days of the internet. Before the advent of Facebook and Twitter in the Philippines, a blog was...
How to negate the influence of trolls In our kids
In my previous article, we discussed the emerging digital landscape where trolls can cast a cloud of negativity, if we’ll allow them to....
Positive engagement in the era of trolls
On it’s early years, the Internet and social media in most part, gives a pleasant experience to users. It’s a platform to meet...
10 mistakes Filipinos commit that may lead to Duterte’s failure as President
President Rodrigo Roa Duterte, based on nationwide surveys, is by far the most popular president in the post-Marcos era. Even if some in the...
Helping our children deal with violent, graphic images from this #WarOnDrugs
My heart skipped a beat. “That looks like a child”, was my first thought when I saw this photo seen lying near St. Scholastica Academy...
Internet Trolls: Why they never really went away… at all
If you had the chance to do something so bad, with the assurance that no one will ever know you did it, will you do...
A round table discussion with PCO Secretary Martin Andanar
Presidential Commission Office (PCO) Secretary Martin Andanar met with Blog Watch and Mae Paner to discuss about the changes in the PCO and our concerns....
VIDEO: Cultural Performance during the APEC Leaders’ Meeting Welcome Dinner
The cultural show presented before the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders’ Welcome dinner was so beautiful and touching. I could not help but feel a...