Cyberbaguioboy

I just finished a course in PR this summer when I stumbled upon Guy Kawasaki’s blog. He posted an alternative way of doing PR, which is doing it on your own. This is based on an article penned by Glen Kellman. Excerpt:
Just the other day a newspaper’s technology editor told me, “It’s just so hard [...]

Some doctors and hospitals have defrauded the government’s Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) by P4 billion in unnecessary or overpriced medical procedures since 1995, an official has disclosed to the Senate.
This is perhaps the most depressing story I’ve read today. I personally know how expensive medicines and health procedures are. I myself had been complaining [...]

Certain technologies sometimes fail to deliver what they promise.
Let’s talk about the latest wireless Internet technologies that are now available in the Philippine market.
I don’t want to name products. But let’s just say there are two popular (and perhaps the only two services available now) services that boast broadband speeds without the need to connect [...]

Tomorrow’s a big day. Two words: comprehensive exam! I could not remember the last time I had to take one. But yes, folks, I’m having one tomorrow and am feeling butterflies in my tummy.

n. moment of truth

A critical or decisive time on which much depends; a crucial moment.
In Sports. The point in a bullfight at which the matador makes the kill.

(Source: The Free Dictionary)
Two days from now, I will be facing the “bull.” It’s my own moment of truth, I think. I should know when to [...]

First off, thanks Dr. Stephen Quinn for citing our experience here in the Philippines.
My prof in convergent journalism, Dr Quinn, wrote a story for the Sydney Morning Herald, titled the On the Beat with Citizen Reporters, where he details how technology has changed the way news is delivered, at least for some organizations.In today’s world [...]

My DVD marathons have been reduced lately due to the Philippine election coverage. But if I find time to sit down in front of my computer for more than an hour, I turn on my divX player and watch “Heroes.”
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Now that the first season is over (yes I was able to catch Episode 23 The [...]

And you thought everybody knew how a certain technology works. Apparently not.
Journalists spend time gathering information and collating them. During elections, one of the more important software that you’ll need is Excel. Why? It is the fastest way to add up votes and sort data out. For years, I used this software in computing votes [...]

Christopher Gardner: Don’t ever let someone tell you, you can’t do something. Not even me.
CG: All right?
Young Christopher: All right.
From the movie The Pursuit of Happyness
I bought a bike. It is second hand. When I brought it home, everyone was so excited. Finally we can all go out and see the world. But wait. The [...]

Journalists covering the 2007 mid-term elections are now increasingly using wireless technology to send information back to their organizations.
I remember the first time I was using a Palm-based device that connects to a GPRS phone via Bluetooth, that felt like the future. Now, here we are using it to the fullest.
Today, I wrote a story [...]