Tag: Thoughts and Musings
My Life
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Butch Dalisay’s Anti-Rant Rant
“Poetry, after all, is the opposite of suicide.†– Anne Sexton Butch Dalisay, better known as penmanila to the writing community in the Philippines has written a magnificent piece on the ranting culture on the Internet. A professed geek as most of us are at PhilMUG, he raises salient points on the rant culture we…
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Shedding Some Light on Disclosures
Before we start to get “disclosure happy,” here is a very good piece written by Read Write Web on when bloggers should disclose information. This was pointed out by Darren Rowse of ProBlogger. The article actually illustrates journalism ethics as well as the ethics behind the business models of traditional publishers (it is sometimes tricky…
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Crocs, Revisited.
Even though this blog is described as “the pseudo personal blog about blogging, technology and stuff” it seems that the most popular post has to do with my fashion sense. Let’s revisit Crocs. Eek!
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Compartments
Several months ago, I was having a conversation with Joey Alarilla about how the Internet and social media are causing a phenomenon which I want to call “compartmentalizing” your life. This phenomenon is most apparent, but not limited to, bloggers who have started several niche blogs – compartmentalizing their life to food, technology, travel, politics,…
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The Narrow River of Content
Winthrop Yu, former head honcho of PC Magazine Philippines led me to this Forbes piece on how specialist blogs are stealing rich advertising from tech media – and I don’t just mean traditional tech publications, but their online counterparts also. In other words, if I were an advertiser, I’d actually see more value in putting…
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Afterthoughts on Making Wii Wii
Kirby, veteran (and cutest) fighter from Super Smash Brothers photo c/o SSBB website This post is more than a year late. With the Nintendo Wii becoming yesterday’s news, the iPhone is now the news breaker as the dawn of a new technology revolution has begun. I’d like to dedicate this post to write a bit…
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“If a network problogger left the blogosphere, would anyone care?”
The answer would most likely be a yes, especially if you’re a blog manager. Bloggers come and bloggers go. Just like in the traditional print industry, a painful transition can be brought about when the editor in chief of a magazine leaves to pursue other things. This can lead to a discombobulating series of events,…
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In Photos: Unboxing the Nokia N95
Geez. Nokia really spent was really meticulous with the packaging for this little device. Might as well make the unboxing experience for the new owner gleeful, helping you justify the reasons why they bought this in the first place. Reinforcement is the key to positive self concept. View the full unboxing experience.
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When does a “Web Magazine” Work?
I always felt intrigued with the concept of “cusp” publications between traditional and new media. Take for instance the concept of a web magazine, which is basically a PDF (or otherwise) document that is embedded onto a web page. The main difference is that the “web magazine” never sees the light of print. It stays…
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Migs Paraz has questions. I have answers.
Here is a short interview from Migs Paraz. This is a tagged post from him. If you want me to send you my set of five interview questions, just leave a comment expressing your interest. About the Mac. I’m having Mac Envy. Give me a good reason not to get a Mac. OS X’s Safari…
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