Author: Jayvee Fernandez
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Blogging as a Prime Mover in (Professional) Life Choices
The best of times ended when I received my high school graduation diploma. I had no idea that these would be the “best times” in my life as quarterly exams and unit tests were supposedly the most important obstacles in a preteens life. And then the real world happened and “we” all went on to…
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The Inquirer.net Tagcloud: a microcosm of what’s hot with Pinoys
It’s actually quite fun (and geeky) to analyze the Inquirer.net tagcloud. It is fun because you get to see, as a visual learner, the magnitude of certain events that occur in the Philippines that make it to the news. The more prominent tags would include BASKETBALL, CRIME, ELECTIONS (2007), ENTERTAINMENT, and POLITICS. Interesting too the…
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Inquirer.net expands to the spoken word
This is exciting news for Philippine new media. I mentioned in the spirit of transparency that I’m involved in building Inquirer’s podcasting efforts. I’d like to introduce you to the page where readers can stream or download the spoken word shows of Inquirer.net. Currently the page is serving two programs – the Eleksyon 2007 Candidate…
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Getting Intimate with Happyslip
[DIGG!!] Last December, I scheduled an interview with rising YouTube Revver star “Happyslip” Christine. As a young and gorgeous Filipina who made nursing her fallback in the US, she took the artistic plunge and went all out in her creative endeavors. A few days ago, Juan of The AfterMac was able to do a follow…
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The AfterMac is looking for a Wingman
I’m fielding in a new co-author for The AfterMac, the b5media blog that talks about productivity tips and how to’s for Mac newbies and mainstream users. The AfterMac was conceptualized by myself and Adel Gabot with the guidance of former tech channel editor Jon Watson under the b5media ship. I will be refocusing my efforts…
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iChat AV Moment with Minic Rivera
Here’s a light iChat AV moment between myself and Minic Rivera, who passed on the editorship of The Blogging Times as of this post to someone else. We’re holding up two well known Filipino delicacies – Minic with the bag of Chippy and me with the bag of Oishi potato chips. With Minic thousands of…
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PROJECT: You Define Your Blog Conviction
UPDATE: The links page is up and it is slowly growing. Leave a comment if you want to be a part of this project. Today I had two interesting one on one sessions with a fellow blogger and my closest friend. On both occasions the topic of professional direction and personal direction were brought up,…
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LOVE is EVOL: Reading heartbreak letters at Mag:Net Cafe
Singles night for everyone at mag:net Cafe in Katipunan. This was my first time to attend a meet with Lomo Manila, the fun to be with toy camera group. I personally do not own one of them Holgas, as I have a very low emotional quotient waiting for pictures to be developed. I’m too excited…
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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…
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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.…
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