Cyberbaguioboy

Millions of people have trooped to polling precincts in the Philippines today. As a democratic nation, we had been gifted this right to choose our leaders. And by voting, we hope that our voices will be heard and eventually reflected in the outcome of the elections. For most people, this is the time to let [...]

There’s a word war going on in blogosphere. And the battle has just begun…

David Bullard, a columnist for Sunday Times, has written a controversial piece that compared some bloggers to the “air guitars of journalism.”
Air guitar is about pretending that you can play those fast riffs without the instrument. Air guitar became [...]

Old media (the likes of Time Warner) has hit back on new media (read Google) for its continued violation of its copyright. The CNET article writes:
“The Googles of the world, they are the Custer of the modern world. We are the Sioux nation,” Time Warner Chief Executive Richard Parsons said, referring to the Civil War [...]

They are and I promise. But you have to be very descriptive and precise in language to avoid boring your readers.
Roy Peter Clark of Poynter Institute show us how. Excerpt:
As I lug my writing tools around the country, I find that one tool, over and over again, produces the most angst.
It turns out everyone is [...]

Here’s an inspiring valedictory speech made by 16-year-old UP student Mikaela Irene Fudolig, a BS Physics major on April 22, 2007. Hope for this country remains strong among today’s youth.

(UPDATE) Filipino cybercrime forensic investigator Alex Ramos who has been named one of six finalists in the prestigious cybersecurity award wins.
Excerpt:
A Filipino cybercrime investigator has been named one of the finalists in an annual award given to cybercrime forensic investigators, INQUIRER.net has learned.
Alex Ramos is vying for the 2007 Timothy Fidel Memorial Award, according to [...]

It was too good to last. Yes, Pandora, the Internet streaming service that allowed people to rediscover music is gone. I was introduced to Pandora by my officemate. In not so many words, she just said, “Go to Pandora.com. You’ll love it.”
I replied, “Pandora what?”
“Just go!” she snapped back.
So I opened my browser, and for the [...]

I’ve been invited to attend “Ihayag: Celebrating Fellows in Journalism” organized by Konrad Adenauer Stiftung and the Asian Center for Journalism (ACFJ) at the Ateneo de Manila University.
The program highlights the launch of a book that compiles works of graduates of the ACFJ.
Chay Florentino-Hofilena presented the book, Blood on their Hands: Infanticide in India and [...]