Tune in to Mornings@ANC this coming Thursday morning, 9am to 11am, for there would be an interview with bloggers regarding the recently concluded 2008 Philippine Blog Awards.
Aside from myself, Gail dela Cruz, one of the founders of PBA 2008 and blogger behind Kutitots.com, will also be there. There are others, but I don’t know who they are yet.
The topic would revolve around the said awards (it’s history, its purpose, mechanics, etc.) and would also feature the winning blogs.
This kind of media exposure would be a great way to convince the many viewers of ANC to check out and try blogging. By showing that an award giving body that recognizes the finest blogs in the Philippines exists, I am hoping that it could get people to take the world of blogging more seriously.
I hope I won’t black out while I’m on air. I’m actually a little nervous of the whole thing. Haha.
Mornings@ANC airs daily from 9am-11am, anchored by Ron Cruz, Marieton Pacheco, TJ Manotoc and Ginger Conejero.ÂÂ
Happy Blogging!
Hungry for more blogger meetup events? Team RP and Flippyknows has just cooked something up for bloggers which they call the ”Philippine Blogger’s Night”
Blogger’s night is an on-site socialization for all former bloggers, bloggers, and aspiring bloggers to share tips and trick on how to create and develop a blog and how to use it as a tool to advocate your cause for social change.
The program includes a free workshop for bloggers followed by an open jam with open mic session featuring Paul Zialcita, Miko Pepito, Nityalila, Jeff Pagaduan, and more!
Don’t forget to bring your laptops or any internet abled gadgets for there is free Wi-fi onsite.
Event Details
When: October 10, 2008 Friday, 8PM onwards
Where: My Little Art Place, 222 Wilson St. Greenhills San Juan City
Why: Because is free and you’ll get to meet other bloggers!
REGISTER: You can register and reserve a slot here.
Happy Blogging!
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The online TV station, Flippish.com, just recently released their video coverage of the 2008 Philippine Blog Awards over at their site and can be watched by following the link here.
 
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The video contains a coverage of the event as well as a number of interviews of bloggers that were present that day, namely, Senator Mar Roxas, Jayvee Fernandez, Manolo Quezon, Noemi Lardizabal-Dado, Benj Espina, Dine Racoma, Kring Elenzano, Gibbs Cadiz and Jester in Exile.
 
The 2008 Philippine Blog Awards night was held last September 21, 2008 at One Esplanade in Manila. Over 36 awards were given out to the best Pinoy blogs in different categories.
Flippish.com is a Filipino video website that contains Pinoy made production-quality shows like Boy Bawal, Project Halo, FlipFlash, Corny and many more.ÂÂ
Happy blogging!ÂÂ
Professional Photographer and blogger, Anton Sheker, is suing major daily giant, Manila Bulletin, for copyright infringement after the said publication used Sheker’s photos without any permission or credit on one of their issues last October 2007.
Sheker initially billed Manila Bulletin for the use of the pictures, but they refused to pay and negotiate. Months had passed with no developments, Sheker finally decided to settle the dispute on court, filing a Php1.2 Million copyright infringement lawsuit with his lawyer, Atty. Rod Vera, last June 5, 2008.
This case should serve as a lesson to everyone that not everything found on the internet can be taken for free without any consequence. Frankly, Manila Bulletin should have known better.
I also hope that this would pave the way for other oppressed copyright holders to have the courage to stand up and fight. If you are the one who made it, you have every right to defend it irregardless of what medium is used and where it was placed and taken.
Goodluck to Anton.
Read more about the issue:O
Original Story of infringement on Anton’s Blog
Who’s Got Your Shot – Press story by ABS-CBN Interactive
I’ve been so busy trying to revive my blogs back to life that I only managed to post a single entry this week. Phew. Anyways, here is the recap of the Pinoy Blogosphere during the past week.
Pinoy Blogosphere News
- Among Ed Panlilio Launches his Blog – After the launch of Jun Lozada’s blog last May 31, the Blogger’s Kapihan team headed to Pampanga yesterday and launched the blog of another important Pinoy Icon, Among Ed Panlilio. You could visit his blog here.
- Jun Lozada and Among Ed Panlilio’s Blogs May Cause Problems in the Pinoy Blogosphere? – Benj wrote an article over at FilipinoVoices.com that the presence of Jun Lozada and Among Ed Panlilio on the Pinoy blogosphere might expose the blogging community and cause problems with the Administration. You could read the whole article here.
Blog Events
- Davao Blogger’s Party 2008! - If you are a blogger and you live in the Vicinity of Davao, then you might want to join the Davao Blogger’s Party which will be held on June 14. More details here.
Misc
- Apture App to Help Your Readers Understand – Andrew of Alleba.com shares a cool app called Apture that functions just like SnapShots only that you have full control over what you could place on the bubble. It’s a little hard to explain, so just head on over here for a clearer explanation.
- What was Your Most Memorable Blogger Event? – Jayvee of ABuggedLife asks “What was your most memorable Blogger Event?” join in on the survey by going here.
That’s all for now! Nothing much happened in the Pinoy blogosphere…
Happy blogging!
 
 
 
