Watch the livestreaming of the Oscars

Watch live streaming video from theoscars at livestream.com

Rock Band or Guitar Hero? What about Beatle’s Hero?!

After watching that video, you can now make a decision whether to buy the new Guitar Hero or The Beatles Rock Band edition…

Pinoys make their mark on Google Maps

Here’s something to make Filipinos proud.
Filipinos are now literally placing the Philippines in Google Maps, thanks to Google Map Maker.
Check out Janie Octia’s story today @ INQUIRER.net.
Just to give you an idea on what Google Maps is, watch this video report:
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Happy New Year!

And if you’re literally ending the year with a bang, be sure to watch this video that warns you about the dangers of using paputok, heh.
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Cosplay and fashion

Izah Morales of INQUIRER.net writes about cosplay and how it has turned into fashion for some.
Excerpt:
MANILA, Philippines — Having been a costume player for six years, Ricah Baltazar admitted that costume play or popularly known as “cosplay” has influenced the way she dresses today.
Baltazar, 21 years old, considered her black punk outfit during the interview [...]

Oracle goes green in San Fo

Yey, Oracle is pursuing the green movement with much gusto, making this as one of its main themes here at San Francisco.
Watch this video:

Vids of E-heads concert

Here’s one of the great vids from the E-heads reunion concert:
Eraserheads perform ‘Alapaap’

More vids found here with additional thoughts from Raimund Marasigan.

What will Jay Rosen do if he was a print reporter today?

Interesting thoughts from journalism associate professor Jay Rosen of PressThink and New York University.

Pushing trolleys as a sideline

That’s a video interview by INQUIRER multimedia reporter Izah Morales.
You can also read her interesting story that features a young man pushing makeshift “trolleys” as a way to make ends meet. They use train tracks as platforms to transport people from one place to another.
A snippet from the story:
“Minsan may nabangga ng tren at namatay. [...]

Should Katipunan be tricycle-free? Send your video!

Picked this up from Vox Populi:
Apart from the congested traffic during the daily rush hours, a normal sight along Katipunan Avenue in Quezon City would be the colorful tricycles that quickly traverse down the streets against monstrous trucks, missing nearby vehicles by mere inches.
But the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has banned tricycles from the [...]