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If you have a great story to tell, you can win PHP 100,000.00

Just in case you haven’t seen it, this is SMART’s new corporate thematic AVP. From “Simply Amazing” to “Make Life Extraordinary.” Got word that they’re making a version II of this but instead of stuff they pulled from their briefs (teehee get it?!) the ad will be a crowd-sourced from videos, photos and testimonials from Time Magazine’s Person of the Year 2006 … You.

Hey it’s a fun way to win PHP 100,000.00. Check it out.

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On a more personal note, I was invited to give two speeches about **drumroll** .. SOCIAL MEDIA again!!! The first was held in Cebu for the SMART Schools Conference and the second was for their townhall meeting. I was absolutely floored to be part of panels composed of Bam Aquino, Professor Michael Tan of UP Diliman, and visionary corporate leader Vivian Tan.

I didn’t go into the nitty gritty of social media this and that so I wanted to present two different ways of looking at this phenomenon. The first was a talk addressing school presidents, deans and administrators from 300 campuses around the country. My short presentation had the overarching theme of “being a product of your own time” and how the youth are challenged with daily revolutions and conflicts on the Internet compared to how the other generation had EDSA I and their parents, WW II.

The second talk was a more practical application of social media and I decided to show off my diving photos and videos and how sharing these over the web helped connect what we see to other people interested in our country’s biodiversity.

The points of both talks was quite simple: social media is nothing more than being able to tell a good story.

By Jayvee Fernandez

Jayvee Fernandez is a tech enthusiast and sitting Techbology Editor for The Philippine STAR.

He is also an EAN certified SCUBA Diver and underwater photographer based in Metro Manila, Philippines. His photos and videos have appeared in various international and local publications including Random House Germany, Discovery Channel Canada, and CNN.

2 replies on “If you have a great story to tell, you can win PHP 100,000.00”

Hey Jayvee!

I was one of the delegates who attended the talk you gave in Smart’s Conference in Cebu. Like you, I am fortunate to belong to a generation where I got to experience historical events (i.e. EDSA Revolution) and the (R)Evolution of Technology. You gave a really good talk.

Loved your diving photos too!

Btw, I think I saw you here in Starbucks Bacolod on a Monday after that Conference.

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