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Social Networking Conference 2010 AVP

Joey Alarilla — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 10:22:15 +0000

Check out this AVP of the 3rd Social Networking Conference 2010, which will be held on April 22-23 at the InterContinental Manila in Makati City. I’m one of the speakers

Archie, Betty and Veronica US postage stamp

Joey Alarilla — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 14:32:36 +0000

Here’s a look at the Archie, Betty and Veronica official US postage stamp that the US Postal Service will release in July.

For the details and more comic book-related content, visit Comic Book Culture on Yahoo! Meme.

Image provided by Archie Comics.

Friendster bought by Asian firm MOL Global

Joey Alarilla — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 06:42:02 +0000

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

After months of speculation, Friendster’s search for a buyer in Asia has finally ended with today’s announcement that an affiliate of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia-based online payment solutions provider MOL AccessPortal Berhad is acquiring the pioneer social networking site.

Read the full story.

Digital Strangelove: All media is social, you are what you share

Joey Alarilla — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:00:35 +0000

Check out my latest CNET Asia blog post.

Here’s an excerpt.

I stumbled upon this brilliant presentation by David Gillespie, thanks to Misty Belardo’s tweet, and I just wanted to share it with you and give my own views about it.

Be warned, though, it has 263 slides, but it’s worth going through the whole presentation and digesting all this food for thought.

Read the full story.

Google Wave user manual released: The Complete Guide to Google Wave

Joey Alarilla — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 08:11:28 +0000

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

People who may have been excited to play with Google Wave but who, like me, would appreciate a user guide, will be happy to know that The Complete Guide to Google Wave is now available for free online.

Google Wave is supposed to free us from our preconceived notions about communicating and collaborating with people online, but these may be difficult to shake off since we’re all used to e-mail. It’s supposed to give us the freedom we need to use it as a tool in different ways, but let’s be honest, sometimes we want someone to teach us how to float first instead of just pushing us into the deep end of the pool. After all, as the guide notes, Google Wave is “notoriously difficult to understand“.

Read the full story.

Ragnarok World Championship 2009 results: Follow Level Up!’s RWC 2009 social media coverage

Joey Alarilla — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 07:52:46 +0000

Want to get updates on the results of the Ragnarok World Championship 2009 tournament that will be held on Nov. 1 in Yokohama, Japan?

Then follow Level Up!’s social media coverage of RWC 2009.

Here’s an excerpt from my Level Up! blog post.

To get updates on the RWC 2009 results, become a fan of the official Level Up! Page on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/levelupinc

Read the full story.

Good luck to Team Philippines!

Obama calls Kanye West ‘jackass’: ‘Off the record’ in the age of Twitter

Joey Alarilla — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 08:35:52 +0000

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

Most people would probably agree with what US President Barack Obama called singer Kanye West after the latter ruined Taylor Swift’s moment at the MTV Video Music Awards.

Obama’s “jackass” comment, however, was supposed to be off the record, but it ended up on Twitter (the post has since been taken down). This once again shows the impact of New Media and microblogging tools such as Twitter on mainstream media and the rules that have governed traditional media coverage. In fact, the incident is provoking a debate on standards for journalism in the age of Twitter.

Read the full story.

Single mom puts up blog for 5-year-old son fighting cancer

Joey Alarilla — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 08:47:47 +0000

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

To help her fight her son’s battle against cancer, a single mom has put up the blog The Enemy in Mio’s Body.

The link to the site is now being spread across social networks by Filipino Internet users who have been touched by the plight of five-year-old Mio.

Read the full story.

Follow Level Up! on Twitter, Plurk and Facebook

Joey Alarilla — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 11:39:00 +0000

Want to get regular updates on Level Up! games, events and promos? Then follow us on our social networks and help spread the word.

You may follow us on Twitter @levelup_inc and on Plurk @levelupinc.

You can also become a fan of our Facebook Page.

Did you upload photos and videos from the Ragnarok Philippine Championships 2009 event held on Friday, August 21 at the SM North EDSA SkyDome? Go to our Facebook Page and post the links there so that you can share them with the LU! Community.

You can also read the entries from our blog coverage of the event by going to the RPC 2009 live blog page.

Who needs Facebook when you have Facebuko?

Joey Alarilla — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 17:36:11 +0000

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

Think it’s funny how much time a lot of us spend on social networks? Then have a good laugh by visiting the Philippine humor site Facebuko.com.

Facebuko spoofs the popular social networking site Facebook to such an uncanny–and hilarious–degree that you simply have to see it to believe it. Here’s a screenshot of the Facebuko site.

Read the full story.

Here’s a screenshot of Gloria Labandera playing Restaurant City.

Props to Jonas Roque for creating Facebuko.