Growing Influence of Blogs in the Philippines

The Sun Star Cebu has a good article on blogging in the Philippines and it’s growing influence

While there are those who say the influence of Pinoy bloggers will be tempered by the low Internet penetration in the country, Veneracion says this is with the “presumption that what are published in blogs are not discussed beyond the sector that has Internet access.�

“We do not know this for sure. While blog readers are limited to those with Internet access, each one of these readers has family, neighbors, colleagues, friends and acquaintances, and we do not really know whether they discuss with these people what they read in blogs,� she says.

If we’re talking about the Garci-tapes/Gloriagate scandal of June, Yuga’s blog really helped in getting the tapes out there for the consuming public to listen and and discuss.

A lot of what I see on the news these days is not the whole truth; some tv stations have a particular slant when they report the news so it’s not like we’re given the facts. Blogs help to provide other points of view, discussion points. This is the only way a healthy, democratic society can develop.

Via BlogHerald

Pinoy Movies in the Blogosphere

If I’m not mistaken, Sigaw came out last year and is currently doing the festival circuit with a premiere at the LA Scream Fest on October 19.

One of my blog crushes, The Movie Blog has done a review of the DVD of Sigaw

Laranas knows the tricks of the trade when it comes to horror, the scares, screams and tension building is done very well …The scenes in the cinema and the toilet cubicle are superbly filmed. There’s great use of the camera throughout, and the understanding that less actually more and subtlety is a wonderful trait.

My Blog Crush(es)

I’ll save celebrity crushes for another day (hint: the lead in CSI) but today it’s all about blog crushes.

I have three blog crushes. These are blogs I check out regularly, mostly daily, sometimes twice, even three times a day.

The Movie Blog has a great articles on movies that are out, movies that are in the works and movies that will soon hit theatres. There are also podcasts and video editions which are fun and informative.

Blog Herald is the place to go if you want to be kept up-to-date on the latest blogging news. Plus Duncan’s analysis of blogging trends are spot on.

ProBlogger is another daily read. Darren has a TON of fantastic articles for the beginning blogger, the jaded blogger and all types of bloggers in between. With his unique perspective on blogging this blog is a great read.

These three blogs are at the top of my “To-Read” lists because they’re informative and the personality of each author shines through.

I Harth Darth

This wonderful, tongue-in-cheek comic on the Star Wars universe, I Harth Darth

He likes walks on the beach, iTunes, taking care of his children and the dark side of the force. That’s why we heart Darth

Tee-hee!

Integrating WordPress and FanAdmin Plus

Integrating WordPress with FanAdmin Plus

Here’s a tutorial to help you integrate WordPress with FanAdmin Plus as I did for the Ben Affleck fanlisting and weblog. I may make other tutorials for the other types of fanlisting scripts later on. This tutorial assumes that you know your way around both WordPress and FanAdmin Plus. So let’s get started!

What you’ll need:

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Brain Lock

I’m having one of those days where I have a ton of stuff to do but I can’t focus on a single thing. I feel like I’m going round in circles but nothing is getting done.

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!