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A sad news.
CICT chief resigns
June 01, 2007
Updated 12:40:16 (Mla time)
Erwin Oliva
INQUIRER.net
MANILA, Philippines — Ramon Sales, chairman of the Commission on Information and Communications Technology (CICT), has filed an indefinite leave of absence en route to his resignation, an official confirmed with INQUIRER.net Friday.
“He has filed an indefinite leave of absence yesterday but since [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Jayvee Fernandez of A Bugged Life sent me this message about a podcast he did featuring a local PR executive talking about ‘bloggers as journalist.” It is an intriguing discussion, which highlights a changing view of the bloggers’ role in the market.
The podcast, about 25 minutes long, features PR executive Geiser Maclang discussing her work [...]
UPDATE 3: Read the story about this event at INQUIRER.net breaking news.
Excerpt:
MANILA, Philippines — It was a no-frills affair.
But Filipino bloggers came dressed in their best, some like they were already winners in “semi-formal” getup, others clad casually in jeans and rubber shoes.
UPDATE 2:I forgot to add the categories. So here it is again. You [...]
I’m sending this “link of love” to @play and A Bugged Life. This is about a recent podcast interview with Lagalag’s Wilfredo Pascual. Here’s A Bugged Life’s entry:
I was able to finally talk to Wil Pascual, the creator of the Lagalag Project, which is an experiment of sorts that features Filipinos around the world and [...]
