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Save for the technical and audio problems, TEDxManila is testament to the abundance of good ideas that need an audience. Environmentalist Antonio Oposa Jr. was a surprise, as he entertained audience with stories, while making good points on how we can really help the environment.
Read what attendees were tweeting during the talks.
Graham Glass‘ (@grahamglass) ideas [...]
I too had trouble saying it but you can head over to the site and find out what it is.
And, oh, by the way, this blog has been suffering hiccups. I still don’t know the exact reasons, but it appears that the database is being upgraded. Right now, it looks fine. Hope it stays that [...]
Information overload, that’s what you get with today’s RSS and social networking mashups. But recently I’ve found this nifty and intuitive RSS feed called Streamy. It’s interface is simple and organized. And it includes all the basic social networks you want to connect to (e.g. Facebook, Twitter, Flickr). YouTube is not yet in the list [...]
While it doesn’t want to be called to a “Google Killer,” Wolfram/Alpha was unveiled recently to make Internet search more relevant. According to this report, Wolfram/Alpha is a more specific engine that searches facts or knowledge that we actually need, instead of just links to these facts–which Google does. In fact, it only limits its searches [...]
Get ready for a mouthful. WiMAX, short for Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access–say that 10 times and out loud
Anyway, Alex Villafania wrote a story on how WiMAX is set to change the wireless broadband landscape in the country. We’ve seen faster mobile networks–some advertised on TV–but we’ve never tasted real broadband speeds. You [...]
IBM has recently bared what it believes are five technology innovations in the next five years that will change human lives. Most of these innovations are already in existence, but key here is it becomes mainstream. IBM has been known to have developed technologies, which was later “stolen” by tech mavens who in turn made [...]
Interesting thoughts from journalism associate professor Jay Rosen of PressThink and New York University.
An interesting article done by Alex Villafania for Inside Science. Apparently, some people do care about where electronic waste go. In Europe and some states in the US, there are now laws against dumping e-waste in landfills, according to Alex’ report.
Excerpt:
MANILA, Philippines — Electronic device purchases in the Philippines are increasing despite the dire economic [...]
Watch INQUIRER.net community evangelist Alex Villafania’s video interview with Senator Manuel Roxas III who has been known as “Mr. Palengke,” talk about technology and the Internet.
Have you ever imagined watching the stories from New York Times or Wired on YouTube? Well, you don’t have to, anyway because both publications have their own channels on YouTube, and they have very interesting stories to tell in multimedia.
Check out this episode from Frugal Traveler from New York Times. (New York Times has decided [...]
