New Media Philippines

I resigned from Friendster a few months ago and it’s been one crazy but fun roller coaster ride after I hung up my corporate “jersey” and went full time with my business. An article recently came out on Manila Bulletin written by Cora Llamas which talks about having a “second life” or changing careers/vocation. In [...]

This question came in from Formspring. To those who don’t know, I’ve been a huge online gaming fan since college. When Ragnarok Online came out locally I went nuts over it and became very attached about my character and my guild. I played the game seriously and competitively for a couple of years. Yes, too [...]

Blogging combined with social media is one of the most potent combos for personal branding. The people in your social networks are those that potentially have an influence on your career or business in the next few years so it’s important that you leverage your online connections with them to let them see the good [...]

I had a good conversation with my good friend Randell Tiongson while we were in Bagiuo as speakers for the Go Negosyo Teen University event. We talked about how to plan life in terms of milestones and finances. One concept we discussed was the importance of your “young professional” stage. You put in effort and [...]

I received a lot of books as gifts for my recent 27th birthday. One of the more interesting ones is the latest masterpiece of Tipping Point author, Malcolm Gladwell – Outliers. In this book, he writes about how the environment, circumstance, and efforts of individuals play key factors for the level of achievement and success [...]

The good thing about being known as a book lover is that you frequently get books for presents during your birthday. I think I received more than 7 books already and I’m really excited to start diving into them this weekend when I get free time. One of the books I’m currently into is “Secrets [...]

I recently came from a seminar wherein the speakers talked about how hard it is to become wealthy these days. He sited some stats from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. According to his presentation, out of 100 Filipinos who started working at the age of 25, only 1% becomes wealthy. 4% will be able to [...]

US President Barrack Obama gave one of the most powerful and sternest speeches in New York for the centenary of the National Association for the Advancement of Coloured People. In his speech, he hit hard on the roles of parents in raising their children to become the future leaders of the country. He goes on [...]

I gave a talk to the trainers of the Microsoft-TULAY program last weekend about the emerging internet trends in the Philippines. I discussed Micro-blogging a lot, by I also shared a few insights about how you can apply internet marketing for small-medium enterprises (SME). I won’t go into detail about the technical “bruhaha” of my [...]

One of my all-time favorite books is Tribes by Seth Godin. It’s a management, marketing, leadership, and tech book all rolled into one. I appreciate Seth’s writing style a lot because it’s so easy to read yet each page is filled with so many insights and learnings that you can readily apply to life or [...]

Author’s Note: This is the first entry under the Leadership Principles Category which I shared in my previous post. One of the things I love about the Management Committee Meetings (MANCOM) that we have at Level Up Inc. is that the room turns into a civilized royal rumble each time we discuss major issues. I [...]

I’ve added a new category for the posts here at New Media Philippines. This is in response to some of the feedback e-mails that I’ve received as well as from talks with several readers and friends. I’m a voracious reader, and I’ll be more than happy to share with everyone the tips and tricks that [...]