New Media Philippines

This article is the second and final installment to the 2010 Top 10 Highlights for New Media Philippines. This entry has the last 5 highlights that we wanted to share with everyone. If you haven’t read the first part yet, please click this link to go to the said entry so you can read it [...]

This is a two-part entry which summarizes the major highlights of New Media Philippines for 2010. It was actually our biggest year to date as readership for this site has grown by 600%! Anyway, this first entry will talk about the first 5 major highlights and the second entry should come out the following day [...]

Looking back 2010 was a big year for social media and the digital marketing industry in the Philippines. It’s the year where we saw the Philippines skyrocket to the 6th biggest country on Facebook at 19M registered accounts. We were also cited several times by different studies saying that we had the highest level of [...]

Last year I gave a talk during the e-Commerce 2009 Summit which was organized by one of my mentors, Janette Toral. I was still working for Friendster then as their Digital Marketing Manager. In my session, I shared my thoughts on how to make self-advertising platforms work. Janette recently uploaded the video of the talk [...]

One of the blog entries here in New Media Philippines is currently being swarmed by comments directed to President Noynoy Aquino. If you guys noticed, the blog entry entitled “President Noynoy Aquino’s New Website (www.president.gov.ph)” is one of the most active articles. If you read through the comments you’ll see that they’re all directed towards [...]

I wasn’t able to attend the first day of the 4th IMMAP Digital Summit because I was on vacation with my wife. I’ll try to see if I can still make it to the second day. Anyway, I was following the tweets and the online conversations about the keynote presentation of Jeremiah Owyang. He raised [...]

This article by ABS-CBN was going around the Philippine Twitterverse non-stop yesterday. Apparently based on a study by comScore, the Philippines has the 6th highest penetration of Twitter in the world. This really makes us one of the social networking hubs in Asia. It’s only natural for a lot of Filipinos to be hooked on [...]

A few days ago a Congressman filed a resolution calling for the regulation of social media activity in government offices. Congressman Romero Quimbo (2nd District, Marikina) filed House Bill 184 last Wednesday which proposes that government agencies should regulate social media so as not to affect the productivity of their employees. Some tech pundits and [...]

The latest issue of Money Sense magazine is already out on stands (July-August issue) and I’m happy to let everyone know that I have an article in it! Their Editor-In-Chief asked me to write a piece on how social media marketing works here in the Philippines and how SME’s can take advantage of it to [...]

I was invited by Jobstreet to their Career Congress 2010 which will be held this coming July 30, 2010. I’ll be part of a panel of “experts” who will talk about general skills needed for people who want to take up a career in digital marketing, blogging, and consultancy work. I’m definitely excited to share [...]

After months of preparation, the first Internet & Social Media Marketing Program by Catalyst Interactive Marketing Inc. is done. The fully booked class was held last July 9, 2010, at the Oakwood Hotel in Ortigas (btw they have really good food). To the participants, thank you for the awesome feedback! Rest assured we will continue [...]

Catalyst Interactive Marketing, my consultancy company, staged our first Internet & Social Media Marketing Program for Filipino Entrepreneurs and Marketers last Friday, July 9, 2010 at the Oakwood Hotel in Ortigas. I’ll write a more detailed summary article tomorrow afternoon. For now let me share with everyone some photos of the event! Photos by my [...]

People keep saying that having smartphones like the iPhone 4 or the BlackBerry will make you more productive because you have access to e-mail anywhere, anytime. Some also believe that social media channels can amplify your influence and reach when it comes to your vocation. I believe all them, but there’s a dangerous line that [...]

My good friend and fellow blogger Sonnie Santos approached me a few weeks ago and asked me if I can give a talk about web safety for kids (specifically for online gaming) for an event he was organizing. The goal of the event was to orient parents about the potential dangers of the web for [...]

First let me just thank everyone for the overwhelming response that we received for the Internet and Social Media Program for Filipino Entrepreneurs and Marketers that we’re organizing for July 9, 2010. Actually almost all the slots have already been reserved/booked. We only have around less than 10 slots available. To those interested, please do [...]

Catalyst Interactive Marketing Inc. presents the first Internet and Social Media Marketing Program for Filipino Marketers and Entrepreneurs! This is a comprehensive whole day seminar packaged with online consultation services. The seminar topics will focus on the major channels of internet and social media marketing such as Facebook, Friendster, Twitter, Online Advertising, Blog Marketing, and [...]

This question on my Formspring inbox had me talking to a few friends and colleagues in the online shopping business for feedback and input. Basically e-commerce in the Philippines is a viable business model but there are several pitfalls and problems that can make or break your company. I’ve narrowed it down to 5 key [...]

I’ll be one of the faculty members for the 2-week course of the Internet and Mobile Marketing Association of the Philippines’ (IMMAP) Digital Marketing Diploma Program on Virtual Community Marketing. This is actually an online course which kicks off with a face-to-face talk tomorrow at the Ateneo CCE (Rockwell Campus). My talk is at 11:05AM-12:00PM [...]

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 [...]

I seem to keep getting a lot of reader questions lately via e-mail. Anyway, this just came in a few minutes ago. A reader who’s operating a gadget store asked me if he should move his store out of Multiply and get his own site? He also asked what are the advantages and disadvantages of [...]