Viloria.net on Jan 25 2009 | Filed under: General
Is there really a difference between a diarist blogger and a new media blogger? And if there actually is, is that distinction significant enough particularly when it comes to credibility, truth, or plain good manners online?
Viloria.net on Jan 22 2009 | Filed under: General
People are glued nightly to ABS-CBN’s teleserye, Tayong Dalawa (The Two of Us). The first time I heard that song was many years ago, and it was sung by Rey Valera (the vid below probably contains scenes from the I Love New York [or is it I Luv New York?] soap starring Jennylyn Mercado and [...]
Viloria.net on Jan 18 2009 | Filed under: General
Attended a children’s party yesterday at the Acropolis Clubhouse. Got to see Vincent and Chichi Buita. Also saw Chin Lee. Congrats to Philip and Malot Coronel for a successful birthday party (fantastic balloons! truly a labor of love). The kids enjoyed watching the parade of pets. Thank you also to the party host (didn’t catch [...]
Viloria.net on Jan 15 2009 | Filed under: General
Found out from Reyna Elena about this Skittles commercial (TVC) in 2009. The campaign is called “Reflect the Rainbow” (probably because there are so many differently colored Skittles), and the TVC shows a man getting measured by a Thai tailor for a suit. In front of the two men are three mirrors, each mirror showing [...]
Viloria.net on Jan 14 2009 | Filed under: General
For newcomers interested in credibility in blogging, here’s a tip on how to disclose your blog edits. It’s just a short piece of HTML code which you can easily type, so don’t worry. And after you’re done with this mini-tutorial, you can say that you even learned a bit of HTML.
Viloria.net on Jan 13 2009 | Filed under: General
Let’s take a break with one of those fun SMS text messages we love to forward to friends, relatives, and who-evs. Do you know what’s the unluckiest letter in the alphabet?
Viloria.net on Jan 13 2009 | Filed under: General
There is some amount of truth in the “power” of blogging. Believe it or not, but your words online do have an impact on your readers, even on those who are not exactly your fans. And if the readers are your fans, then your blog posts can have an even stronger, long-term effect. Yes, your [...]
Viloria.net on Jan 12 2009 | Filed under: General
There are many ways to gain credibility in blogging, but I’ll just focus on one of them (to avoid confusion, side issues and what-nots).
Viloria.net on Jan 10 2009 | Filed under: General
Remember the Pangandaman – Dela Paz Valley Golf incident? That’s one example of how stories and blog posts evolve and mutate online. When Bambee’s post started spreading throughout the web, a number of bloggers reacted and started sharing their personal views and feelings about the alleged mauling incident.
Viloria.net on Jan 07 2009 | Filed under: General
I don’t know what’s up (or what’s down?) with the internet today. Some GMail systems can’t be reached. Even Yahoo! is acting flaky. Or it could be an ISP-related issue here in the Philippines. If this keeps up, I’ll just ask my friends to leave comments in the blog. If they just send email, who [...]
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