Browse Friendster on your mobile all day for just 20 Philippine pesos

Jun 30 2009 Published by Joey Alarilla under Uncategorized

Here’s an excerpt from my latest CNET Asia blog post.

With over 13 million monthly unique visitors in the Philippines, Friendster remains the top social network in the country.

Facebook may have made a lot of headway in the Philippines, overtaking Multiply, as fellow CNET Asia blogger Ignatius Javellana recently posted, but many Filipinos, particularly the youth, still seem to prefer to interact online via Friendster.

Read the full story.

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Missend, missed call

Dec 10 2008 Published by Joey Alarilla under Uncategorized

Here’s an excerpt from my latest CNET Asia blog post :)

Do you answer text messages (SMS) that get missent to your mobile phone? Just to inform the person that he or she sent the message to the wrong person?

I used to, particularly when the message seemed important. No, nothing as dramatic yet as a life-and-death situation–and seriously, wouldn’t you call rather than text if it’s an emergency–but stuff like someone asking the recipient if he or she has already arrived at the meeting place, or why he or she hasn’t called.

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