Attending the 1 st ASEAN Social Media Exchange & Social Media Communication Strategy for ASEAN
I am right now in Jakarta to attend the 1st ASEAN Social Media Exchange and Social Media Communication Strategy for ASEAN. The email surprised me...
#Occupy Storify
The #Occupy movement’s protest against corruption has spread to more than 70 cities, which means it’s also spread online to Storify. Here are examples and...
Emerging Media: Role of citizen journalists, bloggers, online and mainstream media practitioners
Since 1999, emerging media such as citizen journalism has been instrumental in changing the social landscape of our world. The internet and the blogosphere are...
Am I looking for popularity or influence?
There is a an ongoing contest right now that recognizes Philippine social media users. Known as the “Tatt Awards”, it is composed of 10 categories...
The Internet and the Erosion of the Mind
by Yfur Porsche P. Fernandez Despite the Internet’s appreciation as an accepted information source, non-adult consumers should still be aware of its limitations and threats....
CHEd….Weather Art Thou?
You’d think that after decades of typhoons and floods, we’d be experts by now, knowing when to call for class suspension. But why is it...
Celebrate Social Media Day 2011
(Image from mashable.com) Mashable announced its second annual Social Media Day which will be held Thursday, June 30, 2011. “The global event is a celebration...
Man uses Twitter to save his life!
Christopher John Furtado, age 50 from California has found a rather interesting way to use Twitter, to lose over 140 lbs, and in the process,...
Share your thoughts on HB No. 1799, the Divorce Bill
Maltese say yes to divorce. Philippines is now the only country without Divorce, aside from Vatican, of course. Will the Philippines follow suit? I have...
Looking at the Anti-RH Bill #ibasura tweets
I believe it is time to share anti-RH sentiments here at Blog Watch to at least see their side and determine what information may be...
Free wordpress theme for news or magazine blog
Just giving everyone a heads up on a free wordpress theme called SnapWire , the first free theme by Gabfire for the WordPress community. The...
Video: How to filter the trolls (and spammers) on Twitter
The trolls started to come a day after Willie Revillame “apologized” in his show. With Twitter comes the trolls and spammers. I have long dealt...
Covering a Story, The Mainstream Way
Conceivably, viewers have witnessed how evening television newscasts covered a developing story on a bus bombing tragedy in EDSA last January 25. TV Patrol, 24...
Social Networking Sites as Social Levelers?
On a Sunday afternoon, I heard a male talk show host saying Twitter has created a certain degree of equality among members of the society....
The Unborn and Lito Atienza on ANC
Barangay Ayala, Alabang Ordinance 01-2011 or the “Protection of the unborn child” and March 25, 2011 is declared by the Catholic Bishops Conference of the...