iBlog: The 6th Philippine Blogging Summit

UPDATED Watch this space closely for the next few days. We’re rolling out MP3’s of the iBlog sessions as soon as we can make them.

Part 1: Introduction by JJ Disini – Session by Abe Olandres (22MB, 32mins)

Part 2: More from Abe – Session by Gail dela Cruz (22MB, 32mins)

Part 3: More from Gail, Gail & Abe Q&A – Session by Emil Avancena of Dot.PH (32MB, 47mins)

Part 4: More from Emil – Morning Open Forum (32MB, 47mins)

Part 5: More Open Forum – Session by Dondi Mapa (33MB, 48mins)

Part 6: More from Dondi Mapa – Session by Dean Alfar (33MB, 48mins)

Part 7: More from Dean Alfar – Session by Alecks Pabico of PCIJ (32MB, 47mins)

Part 8: More from Alecks Pabico – Session by Sassy Lawyer (33MB, 47mins)

Part 9: More from Sassy Lawyer – Afternoon Open Forum (28MB, 49mins)

Part 10: More from Afternoon Open Forum – End (9MB, 16mins)

[Lazyweb Request: right now the files are organized by the order they were recorded on tape. My computer's too pokey to splice and join the multi-megabyte files so that they're neatly arranged by speaker/session. If someone can help me massage the files that way, that'd be great. Some mirroring and torrent setup for these big heavy babies would also be appreciated.]

Vonjobi gave us a heads-up as the Filipina keyword search engine dilemma has evolved to a “Yan ang Pinay!” movement. It even has its own campaign image courtesy of Jonas Diego.

The Philippine blogging community is building a show of force in defining what truly is a Filipina. It is a great public display of the Filipino’s true gender sensitivity and value for the Filipino woman – the Filipina.

If you are also contributing to the cause of building relevant content and blog post about the Fiipina, let us know!

I received a Yahoo 360 notification from a friend to check out this blog thread about Bayo, accused of plagiarizing someone else’s artwork and used in their Kids of Bayo clothesline.

Bayo, on the other hand, has not given any official response about this matter despite the e-mails they have been getting about it. Is the accusation substantiated? In time, we’ll see…

Do you have a blog post about this topic? Let us know!

DWBR broadcaster Adrian Sison started blogging right after the iBlog event. Visiting his blog certainly makes us proud.

Adrian’s blog is filled with high-impact content reflecting his various interests. It offers an opportunity for radio listeners to interact with him after the program. Furthermore, followers are beginning to recognize the power of blogging as Adrian encourages them further.

More power to you Adrian!

Should you know of people who only started blogging after the iBlog event, let us know!

How often do we find ourselves posting questions in a forum and not finding an answer? Worst, we are at times judged for being naive because of our questions.

This is the thought that came to mind when I read Glendz’s blog post. It is about her curiousity as to how we perceive “mura”. Her thoughts on the response that she got from her questions are pretty interesting as well.

I felt intrigued as “mura” seemed to be too common nowadays. You can even find songs having lots of “mura” in the lyrics. Religious people uttering “mura” when they preach. Parents scolding their kids once “mura” comes out of their mouths while at the same time, the reprimand given is filled with it.

Confusing indeed…

One blog that has caught my attention is Hazel Marie’s blog post on “Reasons why we blog” inspired by Dean Alfar’s talk during the iBlog event.

We encourage you to share your “reasons why we blog” story and may it inspire those who are still contemplating about it.

(From Clair)Turns out, a Google search for the word “Filipina” throws back a slew of sites on dating and mail order brides. It’s even worse for Google Image Search.

We don’t have to take this sitting down. The Sassy Lawyer makes the following suggestion:

perhaps we can all write about our own definition of what a filipina is and then let’s provide the urls to the permalink pages then let’s point to each other’s permalinks. In a few weeks, google will show different results.

For best results, use “Filipina” or “Filipino women” as links to each other’s permalinks.

(Or maybe we can all put up a button that points to one site/webring.)

The Filipino Librarian has a starter set of good “Filipina” links.

If you have a nice definition/description, please drop it in the comments section of this post. I’ll post it in the iBlog blog, as well as my 3 or 4 personal blogs.

Can Pinoy bloggers reverse years of google zeitgeist pollution? This is certainly a blog-worthy project

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Merriam Webster: Filipina

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Bloggers are an unusual bunch. They share their inner most secrets and thoughts but keep a safe distance from their real world audience. On-line personas so meticulously crafted might crumble under the weight of real-world contact. And so, when The Sassy Lawyer was introduced at iBlog, it was Connie Veneracion who took to the stage and faced her loyal readers.This was a virtual reunion but also a real world first meeting. The warm reception marked by cheers and loud applause confirmed that The Sassy Lawyer had touched the lives of most of the bloggers in attendance.

I must say she didn’t disappoint.

See her slideshow (563KB, Adobe Acrobat)

Five-time Palanca Award winner, Dean Alfar, has taken the stage to talk about his reasons for blogging and how it ties into his life as an author, a father, a husband, and entrepreneur.

See his slideshow (567KB, Adobe Acrobat)