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Last Saturday, the online newsmagazine Pinoy Weekly and several other groups convened the Pinoy Citizen Journalism Seminar at the University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City. Here is the presentation I shared with the participants: Technology and Citizen Journalism View SlideShare presentation or Upload your own. (tags: internet social)
MoreThe Pinoy Citizen Journalism Seminar held Saturday (Nov. 29) at the UP Diliman’s NIGS Building drew nearly a hundred participants, according to event organizer Pinoy Weekly.
MoreDozens of bloggers trooped Friday afternoon to FullyBooked‘s flagship store at Bonifacio High Street for what turned out to be the launch of an exclusive Bloggers Book Club.
MoreFor WordPress users out there, its time to upgrade your installation to version 2.6.5.
MorePre-registration is now open for the first Pinoy Citizen Journalism Seminar sponsored by the online news magazine Pinoy Weekly.
MoreThe online news magazine Pinoy Weekly invites everyone to the Pinoy Citizen Journalism Seminar on Nov. 29, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm at the University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City. No fees will be charged and you only need to register online.
MoreHuman rights and free expression advocates across the world are raising a howl over the jail term of 20 years and six months against a Burmese blogger who reported about events in Burma which remains under the rule of a military junta. Other journalists and activists were meted with jail sentences of up to 65 […]
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MoreKudos to Ms. Janette Toral and the DigitalFilipino.com Club for the successful Bloggers Manila Networking Event held at the Pagcor in Paranaque City. The event provided more than 100 bloggers a great opportunity to spend Sabado Night to network among ourselves, to make friends and, for others, to try to make business.
MoreThank you to everyone who joined the Blog Action Day 2008 here in the Philippines. This flurry of blogging about poverty continues for yet a few hours in other parts of the world. Here’s a sampling of what Filipino bloggers wanted to say: Walang Iwanan: Kahirapan at ang Ilusyon ng Corporate Social Responsibility Fight Against […]
MoreIts Blog Action Day 2008 today in the Philippines and elsewhere in the world. Imperialism, or the monopoly stage of capitalism, may actually be the root cause of poverty in the world, making Lenin right, all along. Providing evidence is the US financial crisis itself, with the US government forced to bail out Wall Street […]
MorePoor Filipinos have always been caricatured so badly, with some of the well-off and well-to-do deceiving themselves that the “masang Pilipino” are individually and collectively ignorant, pathetic, gullible, indolent and unproductive. They forever link the “masa” to Joseph Estrada, in an apparent bid to discredit them as no different from their idol who has been […]
MoreOct. 15 is another red-letter day for Pinoy bloggers with the holding of the Blog Action Day 2008 which carries the theme “Filipinos taking a stand on poverty”.
MoreA citizen journalist reported that Apple chief Steve Jobs was hospitalized — sending Apple stocks to take a deep dive. The report turned out to be false.
MoreGays and lesbians are pitching their colorful tent and claiming their rightful places in the Philippine blogosphere.
MoreThis is a heads up to all journalists, bloggers and pundits. Much has been said about overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) being “modern-day heroes” but perhaps mostly because of the billions of dollars they remit back home. Meanwhile, a growing number of people have grown desensitized by endless sad stories of OFW being beaten, deprived just […]
MoreNuffnang, an Asian blog advertising community, has reached the country.
MoreApplause, cheers and the never-ending flicker of camera lights welcomed the country’s top bloggers at the 2nd Philippine Blog Awards held Sunday at glitzy rites held at 1Esplanade near SM Mall of Asia. Some bloggers came in formal attire, while others came in smart casual wear, but no one seemed to mind. Everyone was up […]
MoreA few hours ago, this blog you are reading — tonyocruz.com — received the trophy for Best News and Media Blog in the 2nd Philippine Blog Awards held at the 1Espalanade near SM Mall of Asia.
MoreBloggers and tech enthusiasts are invited to two great events this weekend.
MoreWay ahead before Bikoy Villanueva won a landslide victory to become the No. 1 student councilor at the University of the Philippines in Diliman, there was the blogger Bikoy, the lad behind bikoy.net.
MoreA big number of bloggers attended today’s WordCamp Philippines at the De La Salle-College of St. Benilde in Manila. Touted as the first such event in Southeast Asia, the event is now part of local blogging and internet history. Keynote speaker was Matt Mullenweg, Mr. WordPress himself, who had an instant rapport with the admiring […]
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