This is my personal statement regarding the formation and organization of the supposed "National Bloggers Association." This is not the formal statement or position of the Mindanao New Media Group nor of the Davao Bloggers Group. About a week ago, I was informed of the existence of a "Bloggers' Manifesto" that was forwarded to a selected group of bloggers. After asking around, I was forwarded the manifesto which was tagged as "Not for circulation." After the manifesto, there was a solicitation for feedback. The manifesto was forwarded to bloggers by Tonyo Cruz. In the email, there was no mention of who the authors of the draft manifesto are and who the convenors of the National Bloggers Association are. Since it was supposedly a manifesto supporting the formation of a "National Bloggers Association," I immediately consulted the officers of several bloggers' groups in Visayas and Mindanao. I consulted them the same day I was forwarded a copy of the manifesto. That was March 2. Of the twenty persons I consulted, only 2 of them have received a copy of the manifesto. Among those who didn't receive a copy of the manifesto are: Marie Claire Bretaña Ponsaran, President of Iloilo Bloggers, Junelle…
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VBS Talk: The Role of Bloggers as New Media
I was anxious to present my talk at the Visayas Blogging Summit. I was tasked to talk on the Role of Bloggers as New Media, a topic I am familiar with but haven't done a presentation about yet. I was a bit nervous but I think I delivered well. I hope. I was glad that a couple of participants asked questions after my talk, and several approached me after the event. Somebody event quoted me during the PBA Visayas Awards Night 2010. Here are the slides I used for my talk: The Role of Bloggers as New MediaView more presentations from Avatar Media. Hope you find it useful and informative. Madamo gid na salamat sa organizers, participants, and other speakers of the very successful First Visayas Blogging Summit! :) Live. Love. Learn.