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New plugins 11/2007
2007-11-19 21:58:00 Some plugins are headed for the trash bin, as I’ve discovered ones that work better with WP2.3. There’s one that I liked right away: a plugin by the great Alex King, called Articles. It lets you output a list of featured posts anywhere you want to put it. Takes some work, but well worth the ... More About: Word , Press , Plugins
New links page
2007-11-15 14:06:00 I’ve moved my blogroll out of the sidebar and put it on its own page. Click here to see the page. See that new menu item above? “Links “ More About: Page
Beware of phishing
2007-11-15 04:02:00 Recently, a blogger acquaintance of mine got his Gmail account hacked into and hijacked. The hijacker then proceeded to send out scam emails to this blogger’s contacts, basically asking for money. My friend, Richard, may have been a victim of phishing. As a result, he couldn’t access his Blogger account either, so he had to ... More About: Phishing , Beware
Blogging 101 now set
2007-11-12 16:31:00 As I’ve mentioned before, we are going to do a Blogging 101 seminar-workshop here in Davao City. This will now be a project of The Usual Suspects. Ria Jose and I will be taking the lead in this project. The first hands-on seminar-cum-workshop will be held on 24 November 2007 (Saturday), tentatively at the Netfront Café ...
Another way to make money
2007-11-10 12:22:00 This month I started deploying Widget Bucks ads. I found out about it from Jehz and Winston, the creators of the awesome PRC Board Exam Results blog. I’ve gone through other types of blog monetization, and I’ve rejected some of them already (like Kontera, which was really fugly). Hopefully, WidgetBucks will turn out to be a ... More About: Money , Make Money , Make
Google?s PageRank, bad for PR?
2007-11-04 21:02:00 As I’m not deeply into SEO and such, I kept mum when the hullabaloo over the see-sawing of Google ’s Page Rank system washed over the blogosphere late last month. This blog — after having been pinned with a PR4 from 0 in May — suddenly went one notch down, and then back up again after a ... More About: Pagerank , Ager
New blog for T.U.S.
2007-11-04 10:31:00 Seeing the need for an online presence — and perhaps a group image — the bloggers known as The Usual Suspects have finally come up with a blog site: http://tus.davaoblogs.com. With all the references to “The Usual Suspects” in various blogs now floating around, it wouldn’t hurt to have a site to link to. ... More About: Blog
Post-MBS1: what?s next?
2007-11-01 13:44:00 Apart from the huge amount of blog buzz created by the participants of the 1st Mindanao Bloggers Summit, there have also been news and feature coverage by traditional media. A huge photo of Councilor Pete Laviña, myself and a group of bloggers came out on Sun•Star Davao last 29 October… An article written by Walter ... More About: Post
MBS1 opening speech
2007-10-28 22:19:00 During the recently-concluded 1st Mindanao Bloggers Summit, I was asked several times for a copy of my welcome remarks, so I thought I’d share it with everyone here. (I would’ve posted this earlier, but I had to take a day off after the Summit — while it was exhilaratingly successful, the day after, I suddenly felt ... More About: Opening , Speech
MBS1 today!
2007-10-27 02:00:00 1st Mindanao Bloggers Summit Davao City, Philippines Sponsored By: DVO Bloggers Network - the Davao blogosphere Mindanao bloggers summit More About: Today
Beyond blog monetizing
2007-10-24 09:54:00 I’ve been blogging continuously for about 10 months now, and my online money-making efforts have started to pay off. While my AdSense earnings aren’t exactly fantastic yet, my Text Link Ads, Sponsored Reviews and LinkWorth accounts are now positively picking up. But recently, blogging has provided me with more than just immediate financial results. A much ... More About: Blog , Monetizing
Of anonymous bloggers
2007-10-20 06:41:00 It was a very productive — albeit momentarily heated — meeting we had last night, a group of bloggers and an NGO representative together in a workshop at Fwendz Diner. (Btw, try their chimichanga!) It was for the MBS1 Pre-Summit Workshop, where we tackled this concern: the role of bloggers in fostering understanding & peace ... More About: Bloggers , Anonymous , Anon
Blogie?s blogs now on WP2.3!
2007-10-14 18:03:00 WordPress 2.3 at last! I’m talking about ALL my blogs running on WordPress — the 4 blogs that I personally author, my father’s Gospel Reflections, the blog aggregator, and several others that I maintain for other folks. Whew! But it really wasn’t all that painful. It took me just under an hour (including snacks & ... More About: Word , Blogs , Logi
WordPress users in Davao
2007-10-07 19:36:00 Two weeks ago, Word Press 2.3 was released, and now I’m contemplating on upgrading my blogs from their current WP2.2.2 version. Based on what I’ve read so far, WP2.3 promises to be an exciting development from previous releases — native support for tagging (for better SEO!), plugin ugrade alerts, and much more. Matt, the founder of WordPress, ... More About: Wordpress , Davao , Users
Food writing session, anyone?
2007-10-04 18:02:00 Davao’s Food Huntress, My Davao City, Dbaa’s Clutter — these are a sampling of blogs whose owners write about dining experiences in Davao. I’m sure there are more out there, though. So, I’m planning a seminar on how to write well about food, with a possible side topic on food photography. (My friends Tope & ... More About: Writing
OT - Online casino portal
2007-10-03 07:04:00 Is online poker, blackjack, roulette or other popular online casino games your thing? Check out this Web portal for a few good ideas: Online Casino Bluebook. It’s a resource site that shows a list of the top 10 online casinos, among other things. More About: Portal , Online casino
Blogging 101 seminar-workshops
2007-09-27 14:19:00 For the benefit of Dabawenyos who’d like to start blogging pronto, I’ll be coming up with a series of seminar-workshops that will cover all the fundamentals, as well as blog maintenance and promotion. The money-earning aspect of blogging will also be introduced. Individuals who’d like to get themselves published, and companies who plan to get ... More About: Blogging , Seminar , Workshops , Mina
New service: BlogRush
2007-09-17 13:09:00 Another new blog-centric service has recently emerged, called BlogRush. I guess it’s still pretty new, judging by the look and feel of their website — plus the fact that there are still a few “Under Construction” pages in there. It looks promising, though. What BlogRush does is to provide bloggers with a way to get their ... More About: Service
Poll results: Blog platforms
2007-09-01 20:14:00 From 7 July to 1 September, this poll on popular blog platforms got 45 total votes — honestly, I would’ve wanted it a bit higher than that number… oh well. Anyway, although I myself currently author / administer 7 sites using Word Press , I was actually expecting Blog spot (Blogger.com) to lead this survey. The reason I ... More About: Results , Poll
Basics of writing critiques
2007-08-24 09:48:00 This isn’t new — in fact, I’ve known about this since high school when I attended a journalism workshop. I’m talking about the fundamental guidelines on writing critiques or reviews: “K-K-K”. Or, kick-kiss-kick. In other words, something positive, then negative, then positive again. Let’s suppose you’re blogging about another blog. Start off with what you think is pleasing about that site. Highlight the good stuff: What makes it an enjoyable experience reading its posts? Is the design a delight to look at? Is the sidebar (or sidebars, as the case may be) organized cleanly? Does the blog make a whole lot of sense? Then proceed to what, in your opinion, is that blog’s weak points. What do you think is wrong with it? Perhaps it’s replete with misspellings? It’s confusing to navigate? Whatever it is, be constructive, not derogatory. It’s rarely ever a good idea to be excessively critical of anything. After all, ther... More About: Writing , Basics
I?m joining the Mindanao Bloggers Summit!
2007-08-22 11:05:00 Well of course I’m joining the MBS1 — I’m with the organizing team! We call ourselves The Usual Suspects: Andrew, Dom, Jun, Marc, Migs, Ria & yours truly. And the Summit ’s chairman and initiator is Hon. Peter T. Laviña. I’d like to take this chance to thank the sponsors, without whom we wouldn’t go very far ... More About: Bloggers , Mindanao , The Mind
The Filipina is worth fighting for
2007-08-10 07:53:00 Janette Toral has embarked on yet another writing project that is worthy of lengthier attention spans. Right after the successful conduct of the Top 10 Emerging Influential Blogs project, now comes the “Filipina ” Writing Project. This time, bloggers are not only going to compete literarily, but also in terms of search-engine ranking. This points to the ... More About: Fighting , Worth , Digital , Filipino
A twisted blog awards gig
2007-08-09 10:26:00 It would seem that, after landing the top place (side-by-side with Aileen Apolo) in Janette Toral’s Top 10 Emerging Influential Blog s in 2007 writing project, Paolo Mendoza of The Philosophical Bastard is flexing some blog muscle to prove just how influential he really is. Bravo, I say! What better way to do this — seeing ... More About: Awards , Blog Awards
Google dictionary
2007-08-06 19:53:00 My co-conspirator in The Usual Suspects, Andrew, blogged about Googl e ’s mathematical and financial problem-solving functionalities awhile back. The Google search bar doesn’t only return results of keyword queries, it also spits out sums, quotients, differences, even forex conversions. My own preferred use of Google’s extended facility is as a look-up tool for vocabulary. That’s right, Google ... More About: Dictionary
Blog interviewed
2007-08-05 17:19:00 Recenly, Mike Thomas of Blog Interviewer.com emailed me and said that a kind soul had recommended my blog to be interviewed. Whoever you are, thanks very much!! That site is a unique service that helps blogs get promoted through link-love and ratings. What’s good about BlogInterviewer.com, as far as I know, is that it brings out the ...
A conversation with Matt: short but sweet
2007-08-04 00:57:00 In my position in life, I’ve rubbed elbows with a few industry bigwigs and even some celebrities, and I don’t really get gushy nor tense around them. So last night was mildly surprising when I found myself rather schoolgirlishly nervous as I waited for my Skype chat with Matt Mullenweg. I’m embarrassed to say I ... More About: Word , Press , Sweet , Short
Inspiring others to blog
2007-08-01 23:07:00 Last night I took time off to help out a good friend with some of the more technical aspects of blogging. After maintaining his blog for some time now, Mandaya Moore decided it was time to take the next step — the one that’s beyond merely writing articles. Specifically, he was curious about MyBlog Log. So ...
You got blogged! contest
2007-07-29 12:56:00 There’s a one-of-a-kind blogging contest that’s going to be launched this 1 August, and it’s called You got blogged! DigitalFilipino.com / MindanaoBlogg ers.com Review-a-Blog Competition. Read more about it here »» blog promotions, Mindanao bloggers summit More About: Contest
Share your thoughts
2007-07-24 01:11:00 What on the Internet isn’t burgeoning or spreading like wild fire, especially if it’s something that lets Web warriors express themselves? Content management software, social networking systems, blog hosting — both paid and free-of-charge — and now newfangled services such as those for video blogging and podcasting have cropped up in exponential numbers. However, I don’t ... More About: Thoughts , Share
Blog resuscitation
More articles from this author:2007-07-20 17:04:00 I’m very pleased with myself right now. For one, I’ve been able to force myself to revive a dying blog of mine, Mission: 6-Pack Abs (http://sixpack.robilloblog.com). For months I’d neglected it (my last post was in late May), and it could’ve gone the way of the dodo, had I not decided to effect a major ... More About: Google , Blog , Citation 1, 2, 3, 4 |
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