Yahoo! Philippines taps Flickr to help find missing Ondoy, Pepeng victims

Check out my latest CNET Asia blog post.

Here’s an excerpt.

Once more attesting to the fact that social media can be used for socially relevant causes, Yahoo! Philippines has tapped Flickr to create an online photo database of missing persons.

This initiative aims to help families find their loved ones who are still missing as a result of the floods spawned by the typhoons that recently devastated the Philippines, Ondoy (international codename: Ketsana) and Pepeng (Parma).

Read the full story.

Tags: flickr, flood victims, Ketsana, Metro Manila floods, Ondoy, Parma, Pepeng, social media, social networks, Typhoon Ondoy Missing Persons, typhoon victims, yahoo philippines, Yahoo!
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What will Zeph Espino a.k.a. Cora Girl wear at Level Up! LIVE 2009?

The Level Up! LIVE 2009 teaser site is online, and it’s time again to show people what a world-class Philippine online gaming event is really like. Mark it on your calendar: Nov. 7-8, World Trade Center, Roxas Boulevard, Pasay City.

This is what Zeph Espino a.k.a. Cora Girl wore during last year’s Level Up! LIVE when she won the award for best female cosplayer.

Wonder what Zeph will wear this year?

Tags: cora girl, Cosplay, flickr, level up live 2009, Level Up! LIVE, lu live, lu live 2009, Zeph Espino
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