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I wrote something earlier about how the tech scene is being saturated with these products with the “i” prefix. iPod, iWork, iRiver, iYayayayay!
Agree? Disagree? What do you think the next letter will be? I’m guessing it’s going to be “O.” (We skipped A. We’re ending the days of “E” and now we’re into the “I.” So logically …)
Product naming can be a b*tch really. The “i” character, when used for marketing purposes can represent several things. For one, the character looks like a stick man complete with body and head to symbolize individuality. Again, the whole individuality bit gets brought back with the way “i” can relate to “me” or “my own” or “I own this damn thing.”
What’s this? A case of loose vowel movement?
It is currently June 2006 and I celebrate my one year of discovering that there is such a thing as professional blogging. Here are the highlights of one year of blogging in the making:
June 2005: I was offered a seat in b5media’s rocket ride as the network launched with several blogging personalities famous all over the Internet. I had no idea what b5media was then. I had no idea what site I would be providing content for. I had no idea that I’d be meeting such great people from around the world in the comforts of my home.
From June to August I was waiting for feedback as to what site I would be writing for. Duncan Riley tells me that he had “something much better suited for me” and told me to be patient. I was cool with the idea and didn’t really do anything (what else was I to do?) but wait.
August 2005: Cellphone9 was handed to me and it’s been running since. 323 posts. 320 comments. More than 13,000 unique visitors per month and growing. Wow. It made me realize how high passion actvities such as sports (the ones that have opposing camps and schools of thought), politics, games and technology can really shoot up traffic.
December 2005: The AfterMac was created. The name was coined by me, after searching far and wide for a witty domain name together with Adel Gabot. It’s been several months now and Adel has taken the backseat and handed the stickshift to a good friend, Dickoy Magdaraog. Dicks does most of the site’s direction now but I still regularly contribute.
2005 wasn’t without some obstacles. I had to give up two sites because I was spreading myself too thin. These two sites, Play Gadgets and Kapped! are in very good hands now with Patrick and Leora.
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Here’s another little something I wrote back in the days when I was inspired to really do poetry. I forgot why exactly I wrote this. Must have been an emotional tidal wave that hit me then. Anyway… here’s my art, 5 years ago.
Once, But Only Once
to all dreamers
Once, but only once at night
I dream to wake in sober delight,
To smell sheltered flowers
And chase the flight of birds.Once, but only once at dawn
I impose my soul in helpless fright,
To ask for endless mercy
And cry tearless tears.Once, but only once at day
I forget the night and her fragile dismay,
To smell real flowers,
To cry real tears.