Archive for the ‘Announcements’ Category
November 4th, 2009
For two straight days, Google has featured two different logos or "doodles" commemorating the 40th anniversary of our favorite children's show, Sesame Street.
Here in the Philippines, Big Bird was the first logo that appeared.
And just an hour ago, Cookie Monster.
My fearless forecast is this will be going on for 5 ...
October 24th, 2009
Congrats to the organizers of the 3rd Mindanao Bloggers Summit (MBS3) for a job well done! The MBS3 was held this time in Cagayan de Oro City, Misamis Oriental. Previous editions were done in Davao City and General Santos City. I wasn't able to make it because ...
October 11th, 2009
The Philippine Blog Awards honored the Filipino blogosphere's best of the best last October 9, 2009. Congratulations to all the winners, with special mention to my friend Mica Rodriguez, who won the Blogger's Choice Award! Here's the complete list of winners:
Special Awards
Best Blog Design - The Site Guy
Best ...
October 7th, 2009
I vote for my photoblog, Davao Photo, to win the 2009 Blogger's Choice Award at the Philippine Blog Awards.
A lot have been campaigning their blogs to win this prestigious award. I'm refraining from voting for anyone this time, because I made two promises to two people that I would ...
October 4th, 2009
As I get up to speed with my blogging here, here are some things worth mentioning:
1. The Mindanao Bloggers Summit 3 in Cagayan de Oro City is a go on October 24, 2009. There is a minimum fee of P500 which covers expenses throughout the sessions including food and ...
August 22nd, 2009
Word is that Yahoo! Philippines will announce Monday that they had hired Jack Madrid as its new Country Manager.
According to his Linkedin Profile, Jack's had two decades worth of experience in BPO, media, banking and venture capital. A graduate of Wharton, he specializes in call center management, strategic planning, ...
June 19th, 2009
To those attending the Google-Globe Developer Workshop tomorrow (June 20, 2009), the event will be held at one of the conference rooms found at the West wing of the Tech Portal building of the UP-Ayala Technohub. The Tech Portal building is the horseshoe-shaped building where the shops and cafes ...
June 15th, 2009
HTC Country Manager Mark Sergio officially announced today that the HTC Magic™, the first Android-powered mobile phone in the Philippines, will be available exclusively through Smart Gold, the postpaid brand of leading wireless services provider Smart Communications, Inc. (SMART).
SMART and HTC Corporation will be launching HTC Magic™ very soon. ...
June 15th, 2009
The Daily Top 10 Posts Wordpress plugin has been updated and fully tested on Wordpress 2.8.
It's not a major update, but I included a feature that many have been clamoring for -- the ability to exclude certain posts or pages from tracking. You will need to edit the file ...
June 11th, 2009
To commemorate the country’s 111th anniversary of its declaration of independence, Google announced that it has created the first-ever Google doodle for the Philippines. The unique doodle can be viewed on Google’s Philippine website, www.google.com.ph.
A Google doodle is a "decoration" Google makes to its logo every so often. Doodles are ...
