Tag: social media

Social media activism: lots of noise for no real substance

November 1, 2011June 13, 2013 benign0 2 Comments

Filipinos need to apply a healthy dose of skepticism when regarding what their Media present to them. They rail against politicians yet eat up the bullshit dished out on oligarch-owned Philippine television, radio, and print. As if traditional media weren’t enough, we now have an army of hollowheads fielding 140 character out-of-context and substance-starved one-liners…

Media, Tech Talk

Has being ‘pro Reproductive Health’ become a mere fashion statement?

October 13, 2011October 13, 2011 benign0 3 Comments

First it was “constitutional reform” and now it is “reproductive health”. The thing with issues and the advocacies that seek to address them is that they follow an all-too-familiar lifecycle. They first start out as nice ideas firmly rooted in a robust intellectual construct. And then the simian behaviour starts. Hold that thought for now…

Media, Religion, Society

How popularity trumps talent in most ‘contests’ nowadays

August 26, 2011 Ilda 13 Comments

Popularity contests seem to have taken a new turn in the last decade. It has become literally, just about being â€œlikedâ€. Forget about working on your talent or congeniality. Joining a contest takes less effort than that. If you have no problem with shameless self-promotion, you can win just about anything. Gone are the days…

Glitz and Glamour, Media

The Establishment Blogger and the Globe Tattoo Tatt Awards 2011

August 12, 2011 benign0 15 Comments

Again, we have an on-going “blog contest”, the Globe Tattoo Tatt Awards that applies some veeerrrryyyy familiar mechanics around who they consider to be deserving of “recognition” across a handful of categories. These categories divide up the general subject areas that blogs tend to focus on — activism, issues, technology, fashion, and entertainment — and…

Lifestyle, Media

Twitpic founder launches Twitter clone Heello.com

August 12, 2011 benign0 2 Comments

I just signed in on the new Twitter knock-off site Heello.com. Look again, though, Heello is not just any Twitter knock-off site. It was founded by TwitPic founder Noah Everett and pretty much rips off all of what makes Twitter, well, the Twitter. It looks and feels like Twitter. It limits posts (called “pings” instead…

Tech Talk

Apple briefly world’s most valuable business: What it means

August 10, 2011August 10, 2011 benign0 2 Comments

Last year, Apple surpassed Microsoft to become the most valuable technology company in the world. For a brief instant yesterday, Apple became the most valuable public company in any industry in terms of market capitalisation exceeding Exxon Mobil by more than USD5 billion. The market closed after Exxon regained the lead with a market cap…

Tech Talk