Touchdown Pampanga (Live Blog)

Today we just decided to venture out into the north so we could get to know the province of Pampanga a little better. Thanks to Adventour Asia Magazine, Global Access Travel an Tours Inc. and the Tourism Office of the City of San Fernando for accomodating us during this tour. We just got to SM Clark and we're waiting for a couple more people to arrive before we check in our hotel Euro Asia. 

We rode a Genesis bus from Trinoma mall which costs around 200 bucks.

Had a latte at a coffee shop in SM CLARK while waiting for more people.

You can even see Mount Arayat from here. 

There's the famous Golden Salakot in the middle of the park :) 

Gonna tell you about the places we're gonna go to in a bit. The next one is FOOD of course! :) 

I'm sick but I wanted to go with these guys on this tour to visit Pampanga again.

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Blogopolis Into The Wild: Chuckie and Yen Dreyfus on Social Media Accounts Management

I've met Chuckie and Yen Dreyfus last month I think when Patti Austin was around. I thought we were going to Malaysia a few months back but ended up in different cities instead. I find these guys really nice; and this short talk they're having in blogopolis is all about managing social media accounts. 

Being consistent in the space is tops. Making sure the correct social media account is connected and merged with the same brand would give more integrity to the presence you are trying to make. They gave practical tips and said that the right way is not to concentrate too much on the number of followers, as he said you won't be able to interact and make that connection if you only look at those numbers. Quality over quantity, never sacrifice that if you plan to succeed. Be silly but be personal because sincerity matters. After all, "your social media accounts reflect who you are" he adds.

In a nutshell, they want you to inculcate a couple of things: Integration, consistency in content, honesty, being considerate, keeping the approach personal, put  importance of engagement with your audience and reciprocate if needed. 

Chuckie and Yen are good people and I think that part is pretty unquestionable. What they present in public is a reflection of who they are in real life. That's a pretty great thing to share with the online community.. I'm so glad i attended Blogopolis :) teehee!

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Blogopolis Into The Wild: Creating A Compelling Blog by Googly Gooeys

I haven't seen their blog honestly but I must say I am impressed with blog tandem Googly Gooeys. Their readership actually spans 50% worldwide and they are showing us how to pitch our blogs to advertisers. Making social media kits is a start. 

Analytics and statistics is important. Now they have a picture of who reads their blog. Things like these can be offered to your advertisers. They create cute posts that are quite engaging, interaction is key too aside from the usual content. 

Cult blogs are not that big but if you get exposed with that as well, then its genius!  You have to build your brand in a way where they will also follow you in social media. When you have posts in Facebook you have to also consider interactions. If it gets shared, liked and how many individuals have seen it says the Googley Gooeys authors.

Your media kit show your style and point of view so the advertisers understand your blog. Bank on your blog and always make it unique. 

I'll probably work on mine hehe :)

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Blogopolis Into The Wild: Jim Paredes and The new nation 2.0

Jim Paredes whom I met in the Kota Kinabalu trip a few months ago is now talking about The New Nation. He's comparing a lot of things from the past and telling us a little about doing morse code and smoke signals online. 

How traditional media use bloggers now is unprecedented. Finding connections with people is good change, he even made a sample on how he's going to ship 600 tons of relief for Yolanda victims.

Without it, it would have been harder. If you are going to expose yourself to the world, do it the right way. You must have the bigness of heart when you're wrong. That's the best way to solve it on social media. I agree, that's awesome.

Updates later peeps! Live blogging in blogopolis!

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Blogopolis Into The Wild: Blink

Blink a new platform for streaming movies, tv, live events and whatnot can now be purchased online theough BLINK.

There were a few glitches on her presentation but i think that's understandable. Wifi connection here isn't that stable. For what its worth, the service is quite cheap if you compare it to cable special screenings and on top of that you'll have more of hollywood since they literally get movies from these companies around three months after the actual release. Isn't that amazing? 

Well, I have yet to deal with my own bandwidth I guess before I seriously consider doing this. I may be tempted to get this connected to my HD tv, do they have trials? I must ask! 

More updates of blogopolis in a bit! :)

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Blogopolis Into The Wild: Social Media in the Newsroom

Tj Manotoc made us all a little old by asking us when we signed up for twitter. Starting from how personal initially their accounts were to making their accounts available in the newsroom, he started stating initial tools and how tweetdeck was useful. 

He was made to imagine that Twitter was like Starbucks where you can probably say anything but most of the folks that would hear it are strangers. They did social media research in elections and it was really useful for pushing content. The public engages in live discussions and that is just like real life. It is a big boost for their corporation and the reach is definitely BIG.

It was a perfect avenue for crowd sourcing, sometimes their headlines or scoops come from social media. That just makes news to become an ongoing conversation. Much like online bayanihan. It's not just them pushing content.

Great guy, smart too. No wonder he's got a show based on Social media. 

Stay tuned for more updates from blogopolis at intercon manila.

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Blogopolis Into The Wild: Podcasting with Lori Baltazar

Lori Baltazar of Dessert Comes first says she can't tell everyone what she means so she immediately delved us into a video podcast.

She has invested on her crew and has made arrangements on doing this. She's on her third group of videographers which she believes is already "a charm". She says content is still king, it will benefit your viewers and it will also be able to capture your intended audience. 

I must say she's one of the best food bloggers in the Philippines and what she's doing is a level up from the norm. She's a kind gal and she says that actually got her places in this industry. So for those who are still evil you better change hahahaha! 

More updates from Blogopolis Into the Wild in a bit! 

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Blogopolis Into The Wild: Maria Ressa

Live blogging from this event! 

Maria Ressa just finished her talk about journalism and blogging. She also touched on Typhoon Yolanda and how they covered everything online. She was also awarded a Rippler Award courtesy of Nuffnang Philippines.

Personally I still don't like her because of her views about public domain and stealing photos... But i won't discount the fact that she has helped media and social media in general. There I said it.

More updates in a bit!

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Take Care When You Travel

Being out of town and having so many adventures is just bliss. That's why so many look forward to it. If they see the word vacation on their calendar it just makes it more rewarding. Ultimately, crossing out all the numbers in between and achieving that moment to etch in memory with friends and family. Traveling though is quite a burden. The craziness of thinking how to fit everything in your luggage is like a huge puzzle, not to mention expensive too when you go over baggage limits. It's a science they say, but there's a million ways to really do it. Who wouldn't want to have their own Custom Flight Cases at this day and age? If musical instruments, speakers, amplifiers and entertainment systems are part of your cargo, wouldn't that be neat?

The less you worry about the high ticket items you have with you, the more fun you'll have enjoying your tour. A scratch, dent or damage would make your property lose its value in an instant. Even if you get that fixed, nothing beats something that is still in mint condition. The protection you get from having these sturdy boxes would not just make your trip pleasant, but you'll have peace of mind. That's even way better than just sticking it into a bag and getting it damaged... then regret it later on. It's a pretty tough lesson to learn when it'll cost you thousands of dollars right?

Black Human Weekend Fair

Heads up shoppers and fashionistas! Black Human is having a weekend sale at the SM AURA PREMIER and we're live blogging from the event. This needs to go now so we can help victims of Typhoon Yolanda and Kabataang Inyong Dapat Suportahan (K.I.D.S.) Foundation, Inc.!

There are uber unique items inside the store and this is quite limited!

There are shirts from PROUDRACE

Super limited edition VANNEN Watches 

Garapata figures by a local artist which are really cute!

Cool tooth and bone hats from OS which costs around 3K but I WANT IT :)

Accessories from the same shop, super love their mid goth items!

Limited edition Black Human items from designer Joey Samson.

Dark hiphop/baller items from the vinylONvinyl group.

Super awesome studded ball hats, samurai sword umbrellas plus all the items from the Black Human shop are on sale. Please drop by their store at the SM AURA PREMIERE if you are in the area or if you simply want to help. The artists, Black Human and Suyen Corporation has already given something to our kababayans in the Visayas... We need to help so they can give MORE! Plus part of it will also go to KIDS Foundation.

Please visit their store at the 3rd Floor SM AURA Premier this weekend to see the limited edition items plus Manila's fashionistas providing entertainment throughout the day!

:) we can help'

The tech21 IMPACTOLOGY Impact Shell for the iPhone 5

I bought my iPhone 5 case from a kiosk in Eastwood City a few months ago. It's been able to sufficiently protect my phone but there are hits and misses. One is this awkward looking gap on the back to show the Apple logo and two is the actual case - and how it promotes dirt on the crevices of my phone because they probably missed some spots which should have been shielded from the elements. Plus I'm really afraid to see what would happen if I accidentally drop this smartphone oh the heavens above forbid.

This is the tech21 IMPACTOLOGY Impact Shell for the iPhone 5. The name itself is a mouthful but believe me there's even bigger news on the case itself. It's flexible TPU shell (Thermoplastic Polyurethane) isn't just plain there to protect your phone. There's a technology behind it called D30 which is a fabric technology designed to ultimately dissipate impact if you drop your phone and distributes it on surrounding surface just to make sure it doesn't get damaged. It's shock absorbing but flexible. If you don't know, these are the kind of materials used in football helmets, motoring armors and military grade wear. That's how tough this is.

I wanted to change my existing iPhone 5 case because I couldn't fit some of my 3.5 mm jacks which is pretty normal for headphones, ear plugs or speakers. If that couldn't function well, how can I use it? Now that was really tough.

The part for the volume control was even exposed and I had to find some way to make that taken cared of because the last thing I'd want is a dirty phone. 

The answer was simple, I just had to use the tech21 IMPACTOLOGY iPhone 5 Impact Shell and figured... why didn't they think of that?

It fits snuggly on the phone and got that problem area I mentioned covered. It also opened up the base so I can pretty much fit any of my cables and earphones on it. Now that's great news right?

Now I think that's good proof of this "science of protection" that's indicated on the box. That gives me good reason to keep this one for a long time. I'm sure it'll keep my phone protected and still give me the freedom to use its features as it was intended to be used.

This accessory is available in Astrovision, Beyond the Box, Cell Shoppe, Complink stores, DigiHub Cebu, Digital Arena,  Digital Hub, Digital Walker, E-Central, Games and Gadgets, Globotel, Graphic All In*, iCenter, iCon, iGig Islands and More (NAIA T3), iStore, iStudio, Microstation, Mobile 1, R.O.X., Senco Link, Switch, Technoholics, The Inbox Store and Vertex so if you are in the look for things like this, you know where to go!

For more information about this case

Visit their official website

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SMART Launches iPhone 5S ans iPhone5c

It looks like the better network is going to launch the latest phone from Apple and we're covering it live at Fully Booked! 

Make sure you get your plans made at Smart Wireless Centers nationwide! 

Gonna tell you about it in a bit! :) 

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