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Archive for the ‘Blogs and Websites’ Category

August 19th, 2008

The Olympic dream of HappySlip

Who hasn’t dreamt of being an Olympian? Or, winning a sports event? The HappySlip girl Christine easily shows us how we can dream of winning gold(s) at the Olympic.

Wasn’t she great at gymnastics?
Tags: christine-gambito, dream, happyslip, Olympics, video, vlogShare This

By Grace -- 0 comments

August 5th, 2008

Pinoy Blog of the Week: Apple Pie, Patis & Pate

There is no reason not to write about Whole Grain Rosemary Potato Bread on a Filipino blog. While Filipinos are not big bread eaters, we’re adaptable and will happily enjoy good freshly baked bread anytime.
Our featured blog this week is Apple Pie, Patis, & Pâté. Its author, Jude, mixes cuisines from all over the […]

By Maricar -- 1 comment

August 1st, 2008

Update on the 2008 Philippine Blog Awards

Write this on your planner now!
 
Philippine Blog Awards
When: September 21, 2008
Where: 1 Esplanade (website and directions)
If you’re a Filipino blogger, or read blogs written by Filipinos, you will not want to miss this event. PBA brings together the best Filipino bloggers for a night of fun and networking, while recognizing the best of Philippine blogs […]

By Maricar -- 0 comments

July 29th, 2008

Pinoy Blog of the Week: Writing on Air by Jim Paredes

Our featured blog of the week is by someone whose name should be familiar to you: Jim Paredes.

As a third of the highly respected APO Hiking Society, Mr. Paredes has made his mark on the Philippine music industry. His blog, Writing on Air, has been in existence since October 2003, when most of us probably […]

By Maricar -- 1 comment

July 22nd, 2008

Matt Harding Dancing in the Philippines

In his latest trip around the world, Matt Harding made a stop in Tagaytay in the Philippines. Matt is famous for his “Dancing” videos, in which he is shown dancing his signature geeky jig in various spots around the world. His first video came out in 2005. The clips have now been viewed by millions […]

By Maricar -- 0 comments

July 20th, 2008

eBloggers: Forum for Filipino Bloggers

Just launched early this month is a new forum for Filipino bloggers.

Joedel Sanvictores is the mover behind eBloggers, a community where Filipino can learn about the basics of blogging, networking with other bloggers, and blog monetization. There is also a marketplace for those looking for and those providing various website services like template design […]

By Maricar -- 2 comments

June 29th, 2008

"Manila, my Manila" - June Pinoy blog carnival is live

Just a shout out that the June edition of the Philippine blog carnival is now live at Manilenya. Appropriately hosted I thought… Manilenya. Manila. Get it? And Melai did a great job rounding up the bloggers who joined this month’s project.
Check it out and reminisce about Manila in the old days. There are videos capturing […]

By Grace -- 4 comments

June 24th, 2008

The Philippine Blog Carnival launched

I’ve been looking for some way to showcase the different Philippine cities in some form of group-blogging project. Thanks to a series of emails with Julius of The Four-Eyed Journal, we are re-launching the Philippine Blog Carnival!  
Here’s a blurb from Julius:
It is a digest of blog posts by Pinoy bloggers blogging about anything […]

By Grace -- 4 comments

June 22nd, 2008

Peter Pezaris launches Multiply Philippines

Just look at these numbers!

Of the more than nine million registered users of Multiply, 2.2 million are Filipinos, outnumbering even nationalities with a bigger population base such as the United States, Indonesia, Malaysia and Brazil.
Of the two million photos uploaded to the Multiply every day, one million belong to Filipinos.
Of Multiply’s monthly page views […]

By Grace -- 3 comments

June 10th, 2008

Featured Pinoy blog: The Four-eyed Journal

I sort of got alerted to Julius Rocas’ blog when I asked him about a carnival for Filipino blogs. So when he replied I took the time to check out his website - The Four Eyed Journal.
I found several interesting posts from his blog -
I was shocked to find that gas would be […]

By Grace -- 2 comments