New Media Philippines

I took a cab to work this morning and since I was rushing several projects I was texting and checking e-mail on my iPhone 4 during the ride. When the cab hit the Guadalupe bridge I was suddenly surprised when the door opened and a kid wearing a black shirt was rushing towards me. Apparently [...]

Medical breakthroughs have never been mobile-ish, until Mobisante recently introduced its newest technology – ultrasound scanning via smartphone. Now, get the wand, spread some gel, and connect to your smartphone. Mobisante’s product, MobiUS, is the world’s first smartphone -based commercial ultrasound imaging system which offers a level of portability and privacy due to its “non-invasive” [...]

Looks like fashion magnate Kenneth Cole needs a plethora of reputation management gurus at his side now. While hundreds flock the streets of Cairo to unseat Mubarak, shoe mogul Kenneth Cole sends out a tweet which promotes his spring 2011 collection and connecting it with the recent Egypt uprising plus the hashtag: #Cairo. Talk about [...]

Next year Hollywood will be raking in millions (if not billions) of dollars all over the world with epic movies scheduled in May until July. Since all of us here at New Media PH love movies we’ve compiled our own “must watch movies for 2011” list which mostly are a lot of action, comics, and [...]

Everyone who watches television has seen them, or read a newspaper had read them or listened to the radio has heard them. Now, ads are proliferating left and right you can virtually see them everywhere you go. When you head to the bus station or ride the train to work or even go online, people [...]

I found this flyer which listed down 10 rules about the internet for kids which was made by Unicef. I think this is a very timely read since a lot of parents don’t have a clue on what to tell their children about the internet. This is good material and I hope that all the [...]

As most of you know I currently work for Friendster as their Digital Marketing Manager. I joined Friendster 7-8 months ago and it was nothing short of a fun and educational roller-coaster ride! However, I’ve finally decided to give entrepreneurship a chance and leave the corporate world. Last month, I filed my 30-day notice. My [...]

ABS-CBN’s Pilipinas Got Talent is literally making waves on Youtube. Jovit Baldivino’s audition just crossed the 1,000,000 mark and the other notable clips have already breached 350,000. This is a very good pick-up rate. I’ve been a fan of UK’s X-Factor and they’ve been regularly uploading clips of the show on Youtube. Most of the [...]

… that’s what a lot of business people here in the Philippines still think up to today. This made me reflect a bit and it made me realize a few things. First, them being ignorant is actually cool. Why? Because it means that it gives us a a window to penetrate their markets because they’re [...]

Lola Techie is Bayantel’s primary viral and social media campaign machine. To those who haven’t been following her, she’s basically a grandma who knows how to use social media and the internet. Bayantel and the agency behind the production of the TVC’s are just brilliant because the content that they churn is insanely funny. The [...]

Steve Jobs launched the iPad today during his keynote speech in the Mac event. A lot of people have been talking about this product for months now and you could literally feel the electricity in the air as Jobs walked up and got on stage. Once again Jobs delivers a powerful and flawless performance! He [...]

The new BlackBerry Presenter is God’s gift to consultants and freelance workers. Basically all you have to do is to connect the BlackBerry Presenter to the projector. The Presenter is just the size of an Altoids box and it effortlessly streams the PowerPoint from your BlackBerry via Bluetooth. Here are the specs: – Conveniently small [...]

I had some free time this afternoon so I decided to do some blog hopping. I think I read more than 20 blogs and I’ve managed to collate some posts which I found very interesting, educational, and helpful. Check them all out after the break. You’ll learn something about social media, healthy teeth, parenting, and [...]

The past few weeks have been really hectic. I’ve been meeting and networking with a lot of businessmen, fellow marketers, bloggers, and agencies. Basically after work, I go to dinners and coffee sessions to discuss potential projects and collaborations. What can I say? God is really good! The project list that I have so far [...]

I make it a point every week to have one post that just talks about other articles written by local bloggers in the Philippines. It’s a way of giving “link love” as well as providing my readers with quality content about New Media from a different perspective other than this writer. For this week, I [...]

Mike Abundo plurked a very interesting article from the New York Times website. The gist of the article is that global web companies are thinking of restricting access or lowering service standards for people who access their websites in developing countries. The problem is that the cost of operating and delivering the services is not [...]

I subscribe to and follow a lot of local and international blogs that talk about new media, blogging, and digital marketing. It’s amazing how fast the local blogosphere has matured and grown over such a short period of time. As a tribute to them and just to give some link love, I’ll share with you [...]