Geek Girl

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Time was, few people had heard of blogging, let alone maintained their own blogs. Now that blogging has become a familiar online activity, with users ranging from hobbyists to professional bloggers to journalists to companies, how can Pinoy bloggers stand out from the crowd?

For blogger and social media manager Lia Espina Lopez, who maintains the Geek Girl Manila site, the key differentiator is passion. It’s what fueled the growth of her blog and led to it being named the best blog in the Lifestyle Category for the National Level of the 2011 Philippine Blog Awards.

Read the full story to check out her blogging tips.

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The song’s about a dark period in her life — glad things have been sorted out, Carmina.

I’m a big fan of Gina, not just because of her looks and charisma but also her athleticism. She paved the way for female MMA fighters and was rightfully called the face of women’s MMA.

I’m looking forward to watching her first movie, “Haywire.” Here’s the trailer, which was also shown at UFC 141.

Will we ever see Gina fight again, preferably in the UFC (which still doesn’t have a women’s division)? Let’s keep our fingers crossed.

Harnessing the power of the Internet to support Original Pilipino Music, Yahoo! Rocks features some of the country’s top acts, chosen by Yahoo! readers. Yahoo! readers also voted on submissions from aspiring Pinoy musicians, who will now get to perform on stage in front of thousands of fans.

If you’re outside the Philippines or can’t go to the concert, you can watch the live video stream and join the live blog at the Yahoo! Rocks site.

Here’s the list of Pinoy acts performing at Yahoo! Rocks.

Are you on Twitter? Follow @YahooPH and use the hashtag #YahooRocks to tweet about the concert.

Support our local music artists! Mabuhay ang OPM!

That’s why I’m glad that the Ateneo Association of Communication Majors (ACOMM) is holding its first Social Media Summit, with Yahoo! Philippines as its online partner.

I’m one of the speakers, and I’m honored to be in the company of Maria Ressa, Pilar Pedrosa Pilar, Jim Paredes, Ivan Henares, Candice Montenegro, and Rowena Azada-Palacios.

Here’s ACOMM’s 2011 Social Media Summit video.

For more information, check out this article on Yahoo! Philippines.

See you there!

Who’s your favorite Muppet? I love a lot of them, but the one who really makes me, my wife Ellen and our daughter Sam laugh is the ever popular Swedish Chef.

Here are some of our favorite Swedish Chef clips.

Thank you, Coke! And thanks to all OFWs and their families.

This sets the record for the most money ever fetched by a single comic book in an auction.

It’s the first time a comic book has broken the $2 million barrier. The issue was published in 1938 and cost just 10 cents.

“When we broke the record in 2010 by selling the Action Comics No. 1, graded at 8.5, for $1.5 million, I truly believed that this was a record that would stand for many years to come,” said Stephen Fishler, CEO of ComicConnect.com and Metropolis Collectibles.

Read the rest of the article.

Here’s a video report days before the auction that gives more details about this particular copy of Action Comics 1.

On that note, which comic books are you currently reading?

Here’s a clip of Jason Momoa, who plays Drogo in the TV series, as well as the new Conan in the upcoming movie. So, who would kick whose butt, Drogo or Conan?

Check out this video to find out what the stars had to say.

Click here for the list of winners.

Are you on Facebook? Like Yahoo! Philippines.