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A new site on the block
AyosDito.ph is a fairly new online service that lets anybody who has access to the Internet buy and sell stuff. There are a number of other similar sites, but AyosDito.ph is unique in that it’s very straightforward and it’s not built on top of a bulletin board.
Their no-frills interface immediately makes online buyers aware of [...]
Un-smart marketing by SmartBro
Even with the occasional minor hiccups, I’ve always been happy with my SmartBro DSL connection at home, and I’ve always recommended the service to friends, colleagues, clients. But lately, this Internet company has been spamming their subscribers! Not via email, but in a way that’s much worse.
The image above is a screen-capture of an insidious [...]
Plurk-mania
Do you Plurk? I was a late adopter, but now not a day goes by without finding me plurking at least once a day. It used to privately amuse me seeing some friends fretting about their “karma” points. Now I find myself wishing I had more myself! All for extra smilies…
Seriously, Plurk, founded [...]
Themes for Plurkers
The Plurk microblogging platform has truly taken off in the Philippines. I think it would be safe to assume that Plurk has overtaken Twitter among Filipino netizens. And one who stands out in this population is the man behind remarkable Web 2.0 projects such as the Alleba Filipino Search Engine, Ratified.org and quite a few [...]
Beware of el cheapo services!
There was a blissful time when I truly appreciated this Filipino domain registration company, Cheaper Than Cheap Domains (or CTCD). I’ve always believed that we should patronize our own, because doing so would help our economy somehow. But boy, I made a mistake with this one!
When I started using them a year ago for some [...]
DavaoTechJobs.com
I began this site in February 2008, but delayed blogging about DavaoTechJobs.com because I wasn’t quite sure yet how I’d go about presenting it to the world. The objective, however, was clear from the start: to provide a venue for both job seekers and employment providers.
At first, I just used the blog system to post [...]
IntenseDebate still buggy
For the sole fact that the IntenseDebate blog commenting system is now owned by Automattic, I installed their system and entrusted my readers’ comments to them. Now I regret having done so. I wish I’d opted for Disqus instead…
On one of my blogs, Davao Delicious, I’ve lost a few really cool comments that were posted [...]
Tokoni means ‘help’
I’ve just signed up for an account on Tokoni, a Web 2.0 service that mixes blogging and social networking. After registration, I got the perfunctory welcome email with an explanation that their name means ‘help’ in the Tongan language. Here’s an excerpt:
We’re excited that you want to share your stories with the Tokoni community. [...]
Visual searching
Google is an awesome search engine, and of course we know it revolutionized Internet searching. But if you’re bored with the mostly-text interface, or if you’d like to liven up your searching experience a bit, try searchme (www.searchme.com). It’s a graphical search engine that looks fabulous! Take a look at the screen shot:
New blogging service: BayWords
A new service by The Pirate Bay, called BayWords.com, assures users of absolute freedom of expression (so long as they do not violate any Swedish laws).
