Archive for the ‘Filipino bloggers’ Category

A friend asked me yesterday how much would it cost me to share my secrets in attaining the current traffic numbers. I began wondering if it was really secret because in the first place I gave this secret for free to my friends specially those who are trying to find their niche online. In summary, I gave him 3 Ways to Attract more traffic to your site: 1. Online Directory Listing. There are thousands of online directory listings available. This is the most basic way to advertise since most of these sites offers this services for free. It is also the least search engine placement you can do as a start. The more online directory you can list on your site, the more chances that your site will appear soon in the search. There are also online sites that offers professional services for those who want their sites appear instantly within 24 hours. The disadvantage of unnatural growth of traffic is that you have to pay an SEO company always for you to maintain the traffic. Full story

Deadline for abstracts: November 30, 2008 Notification of acceptance: January 31, 2009 Deadline for papers: May 31, 2009 The International League of Peoples' Struggle Working Group on Teachers, Researchers, and other Education Personnel invites academics, scholars, researchers, education and social activists and progressive intellectuals to an international conference on "Education, Imperialism, and Resistance," to be held in Shih Hsin University, Taipei, Taiwan on August 10-11, 2009. It will be hosted by the International Center for Taiwan Social Studies and Taiwan: A Radical Quarterly in Social Studies. The conference aims to bring together academics and social activists to put forward a progressive critique of imperialism and education. Full story

The DigitalFilipino.com Club is organizing a fellowship/networking event where e-commerce industry players and bloggers can catch up and exchange updates. This will be on October 23, Thursday, 6PM to 11PM at the Waterfront Cebu City Hotel & Casino, 1st Salinas Drive Lahug, Cebu City, PHILIPPINES. This event is sponsored by its club member PAGCOR. 6:00 - 7:00 Registration and Dinner 7:00 - 7:30 Guest introduction / plugs 7:30 - ... Full story

The Philippine Board on Books for Young People (PBBY) is now accepting entries for the 2009 PBBY-Salanga Prize. The contest is co-sponsored by the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) and The National Library. The grand prize winner shall win a cash prize of P25,000.00, a gold medal, and an opportunity to be published. Prizes will be awarded in an appropriate ceremony to be held during the celebration of National Children's Book Day in July 2009. Full story

PINOYWORLD believes that a blog is commendable if it is a site/blog that matters to its readers. As part of its 100-day countdown before its 1st YEAR ANNIVERSARY (Yes, we're turning one soon!), PINOYWORLD will award blogs/sites who excelled in terms of readership. This can only be measured in ... Full story

If you are a WORDPRESS blogger based in the PHILIPPINES, like the PINOYWORLD is, the WORDCAMP 2008 is an event you shouldn't miss. For PINOYWORLD, who is also a member of MINDANAO BLOGGERS.COM, this event will provide additional know-how on the advantages of using Wordpress as the ultimate platform for blogging. Thanks to Alleba, PINOYWORLD was able to take the REGISTRATION earlier today. On September 6, 2008, Wordpress Bloggers all over the Philippines will converge in Augusto-Rosario Gonzalez Theater, College of Saint Benilde in Manila to get together and get updated with the latest plug-ins and report about the world reknown blogging platform. Specifically, the event is envisioned to have the following events: Deployment (Usage) Track Development Track Panel Discussions WP Install-Fest After Party! Full story

Several posts before, PINOYWORLD recognized the Bisaya ( Filipino's living in the Central archipelago of the Philippines known as a group as Visayas) Bloggers who had somehow made their own footprints in the Philippine Blogosphere. This time, I'm proud to present to you the leading 100 Mindanao Blogs for 2007 courtesy of Mindanao Bloggers. They may not be ranked appropriately to their technorati ranks, but for sure, these sites made into the first one hundred among the Bloggers based in Mindanao, Philippines. These blogs adds to your 100 more ways on how to increase your technorati rank in days. See the list of the outstanding blogs from the south: Full story

"Okey Ka, Pinoy Ka!", a Recognition Award now goes online with a search to commend bloggers and websites. For details of the search, mechanics, list of entries so far and prizes at stake. The search mechanics for the online version will be slightly different from the offline search. Full story

The world's too small for celebrities nowadays. You do something, then it gets exposed and forwarded in every e-mails of this 81 million populated country. What do you get? A lot of nerve-wrecking anxiety wishing your wife is too stupid to understand or just to 'manhid' to mind. Like sports icon Manny Pacquiao. Considered as one of the semi-god celebrities in this country, his prestige ... Full story

Just an update on how the poll is going. So far, our three entries have made it to the top 7 of the New Seven Wonders of Nature. Topped by Tubbataha Reef at second place, Chocolate Hills at number four, and our Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park at number 6. ... Full story