Year: 2007

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Philippines Eleksyon 2007 Series: The Podcast

Yesterday we had candidate Atty Aquilino Pimentel III over at the Inquirer.net office to record the first in the series of podcasts of senatorial candidates for elections this May 2007.

In a podcast that lasted more than an hour, Pimentel, a lawyer who is running for senator as a member of the Partidong Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan or PDP-Laban, under the grand opposition coalition, gamely answered all questions thrown by the editors and reporters of INQUIRER.net led by editor in chief JV Rufino and Breaking News editor Lynette Luna. [source]

This is a monumental event for Philippine voters around the world as you will never have the chance to hear your senatorial pick talk for more than an hour about pressing issues. TV and radio will not allow you to do this, but with new media efforts being hastened by local media, this is now possible. Joey Alarilla talks about this more in his blog. Infotech reporter Erwin Oliva reflects well on how new media is changing the job description.

Atty Koko Pimentel III is our first guest and I’m as excited as ever to listen in on the other candidates so that we can make a more informed choice this coming May. You can listen in here.

This is indeed good news!

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b5media Blog Openings

The b5media technology channel is looking for passionate bloggers to cover these niches:

1. A blog about VoIP. We’re looking for someone who knows the wireless industry well enough to write about it. Trends, products, laws, companies that are all over Bluetooth, wireless Internet, WiMAX, VoIP, and many more.

2. A blog about portable media. We’re looking for a multimedia junkie who loves to watch video and listen to audio on the fly. This person has to be comfortable writing about the portable media industry, podcasting, products and trends, online media stores and a chronicler of the ongoing battle between the iPod and the Zune.

3. An office suite blog. Open Office, Microsoft Office 2007, or those online office suites of Google. This is basically a Getting Things Done blog that gives tips and tricks on the workaround for the many office suites available in the market – even the free ones.

For applications, please go to this page and follow the instructions.

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What Valentine’s Gift Do I Want from You

As I am dateless this Valentine’s Day (nothing wrong with that), I’d love that you spoil me a bit and give me a simple Valentine’s Day gift from one blogger to another. If you’re a geek, I’d appreciate your support in adding the b5media technology channel feed into your feed reader subscriptions. You can view the feed by clicking on this link.

Yay! XoXXo.

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hackenslash en podcast

I’ve been a firm believer in new media. That is why I love to advocate the new trimedia model to people when they as me on my thoughts about how media is evolving. TV, radio and print is slowly embracing online video, podcasts and websites / blogs. I’m not saying this is the death of traditional media. I’m just saying that it needs to be embraced because new media targets a specific demographic with buying power, it is cheaper, and it is easier to produce.

With that, I’d like to announce my involvement with Inquirer.net’s podcasting efforts. Episode 1 of hackenslash is now available for download and you can hear me as a guest podder with Joey Alarilla and Leo Magno along with Luna Cruz of Anino Entertainment.

For yays or boos, tips and suggestions you can email hackenslashpodcast at inquirer dot net.

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Yo Joe! Pinoy Hero!

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Here’s a shot of one of the vehicles of mass destruction on display at the 11th Hot Air Balloon Fiesta at Clark. Somehow, it really looks like a toy. The shot was taken at twilight, which explains the interesting light in the background.