New Media Philippines

If you’re still doing your job our marketing your business like it was still the 1990′s, then your missing out on a lot of opportunities. Each generation has different sets of opportunities and advantages. For this generation the “killer app” is technology. Let’s embrace it and use it well so we can have better lives [...]

I’ve noticed that more Filipino professionals and businessmen are now using BlackBerry smart phones. I use a BlackBerry Bold 9000 myself and other than the small tech issues, I’m very happy and satisfied with the unit. I literally am able to run my business and all my other sidelines using the phone. Ultimately the main [...]

It looks like all major tech companies are now focusing on delivering multi-touch tablet products. Apple’s iPad is set to ship sometime this summer. Shortly after them though Lenovo will be launching a truly revolutionary product – the Lenovo IdeaPad U1 Hybrid. Why is it revolutionary? It’s a 2-in-1 device. It’s a laptop but you [...]

One of my biggest frustrations is that I’m not a good cook, haha. I can fry and steam food but that’s about the extent of my abilities. Well to those out there who are like me, here’s good news. The Academy of International Culinary Arts is raffling away a diploma course to anyone interested. All [...]

Manny Pangilinan purchased majority share in TV 5 and gave out a strong message in the recent Ad Congress. He said that TV 5 would be the force that would break the duopoly between ABS-CBN and GMA 7. Having worked for a PLDT company, I’d have to say that TV 5 has a strong chance [...]

In the New Generations study made by Cartoon Network, it was shown that internet usage has grown tremendously, especially with the 7-14 y/o age bracket. In fact, 61% of all Filipinos in that age are already online. As an internet marketer, this is definitely good news but I was very alarmed when I also saw [...]

As most of you have probably noticed, I’ve been on a pretty long blogging break. The reason behind this is I’ve been busy preparing for my wedding/engagement proposal to my girlfriend of almost 9 years. Last Sunday I finally proposed and it definitely was one of the most memorable and special moments in my life. [...]

During my usual “Facebooking” nights, I got an invitation from a fan profile page from Go Negosyo. Since I was an avid supporter of the program, I decided to be fan. However, it looks like some group is using other intellectual properties without their permission so that they can spam users into going to their [...]

I worked in the online gaming industry for almost 5 years. I started out as a Community Manager for ePLDT’s netGames, and eventually moved up the ranks all the way up to Marketing Head for the Casual Games Division for the leading online gaming company in the country – Level Up. The training I received [...]

I got a few calls from friends this afternoon saying that http://newmedia.com.ph was down. The message was that the domain expired. This got me really frustrated and angry since I was running an ad campaign to drive traffic to the site and I was just plugging New Media in a talk I was giving this [...]

As most of you have noticed by now, I’ve been writing political analysis and commentaries here at New Media Philippines for the past few weeks. I believe that this is kinda ruining the topic flow of this site but I’m having a hard time NOT writing about politics. So instead of “spamming” New Media Philippines [...]

If you’re like me, then you’re probably pissed off right now at how slow your internet is. You might have problems playing your favorite online game, or it’s taking you half an hour just to upload a picture on Facebook. Did some research and apparently this is caused by a disruption in the undersea cables [...]

For months now, we’ve been aggressively fighting the CON ASS initiative by House Speaker Prospero Nograles and the rest of the 171 congressmen who voted for it in plenary. Our primary vehicle was the STOP CON ASS Facebook movement, which garnered over 110,000 members in less than a month. In today’s issue of the Inquirer, [...]

Don’t believe me? Two major media outlets came out with pictures of what looks like President Arroyo being carried in casket. Here’s a picture and the caption in yesterday’s issue of the Manila Bulletin. But wait… there’s more. Check out the other picture after the break. This time it’s the coverage of a major television [...]

My good friend sent me an e-mail with a blog post from a Facebook user named Happy Feraren. While she was waiting for President Cory Aquino’s cortege, she and her Mom decided to buy a yellow umbrella. They were then given a yellow beaded bracelet afterwards for free. However, when they looked closer at the [...]

SUMMIT Media is really taking their online content strategy seriously. I just heard that they launched two new websites – Techie.com.ph and Yummy.ph. Both sites have content that’s popular in the Philippines – gadgets and food. Check both sites out and let me know what you think. I’ll do reviews of both websites in separate [...]

I’m 27 years old, I come from a political family, and yet I don’t really know much about former President Cory Aquino. All I know was that she succeeded former President Marcos through EDSA in 1986 and that she’s been criticizing the Arroyo administration for the past few years. When I heard she passed away [...]

Remember by post on 10,000 hours from Malcolm Gladwell’s Outliers? Well, here’s a kid who’s well on his way on becoming the next global guitar superstar. He’s already making waves on Youtube and it’s only a matter of time before mainstream media picks this up and he’s the new poster boy for New Media.His name [...]

Yahoo recently overhauled their homepages – both the local and global versions. The first major difference is the color scheme. Finally, their marketing department realized that they can’t brand themselves purple if the color of their logo and site is red. They’ve changed to color scheme to reflect the “purple hunt” campaign that they’ve been [...]

My blogging has been a bit intermittent over the past few weeks because I’ve been having insane amounts of trouble with my PLDT MyDSL connection. I’ve written a detailed account of what I’ve been experiencing in my Games & Technology blog, Waukster Online. Let me just post the links to the posts for your “reading [...]