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Smart buys Chikka.com

Published by: yuga under: Telecoms , The Internet. 22 replies

posted: November 10th, 2009

It’s been confirmed that yesterday Smart Communications has bought Chikka.com for some undisclosed amount. Two top executives from Chikka Asia Inc. posted updates on their Twitter account about this development.

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CNN Heroes: Vote for Efren Peñaflorida

Published by: yuga under: The Internet. 8 replies

posted: November 9th, 2009

cnn heroesFilipino Efren Peñaflorida made it to the finals of the 2009 CNN Heroes. He is vying for the top spot and online voting is ongoing. Help Efren by voting for him here. There’s an event today at the SM Mall of Asia Music Hall to kick-off the campaign.

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Anyone else running PLDT WatchPad?

Published by: yuga under: TV , Telecoms , The Internet. 67 replies

posted: November 6th, 2009

I got this DVD installer in the mail last week for PLDT WatchPad. Been seeing the ads as well on TV lately and was wondering if this is a free or paid service from PLDT to all its myDSL subscribers.

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Paypal now sends in Philippine Peso

Published by: yuga under: The Internet. 24 replies

posted: November 3rd, 2009

I already noticed this last week but didn’t post about it because I thought it was an old feature that I only recently noticed. Paypal sent in a press release today confirming that transactions can now be made in Philippine Peso.

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Why do Filipinos still think 3G is expensive?

Published by: yuga under: Telecoms , The Internet. 47 replies

posted: August 22nd, 2009

Even today, I still hear a lot of people saying or commenting hat 3G internet in the Philippines is still expensive. Yeah, it’s not that very cheap but I don’t think it’s expensive either.

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So, how was your internet connection?

Published by: yuga under: Telecoms , The Internet. 44 replies

posted: August 18th, 2009

For the last 3 days (since Saturday), my connection was either down or too slow to even send a proper email. So instead of running around looking for some decent connection, I decided to sit back and treat the last 2 days as some sort of a blogging break. It’s fine now though so I think everything’s back to normal. How was your internet lately?

Pinoy Friendster Day to set World Record

Published by: yuga under: Events , The Internet. 44 replies

posted: August 9th, 2009

Friendster Philippines is gunning for a World Record for the Biggest Eyeball ever — an attempt to make the definitive statement that the Philippines is still Friendster Capital of the world.

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Yehey! up for sale?

Published by: yuga under: Netrepreneur , The Internet. 33 replies

posted: July 29th, 2009

According to a reliable source (who wants to remain anonymous), Philippine web-portal Yehey is being put up for sale by parent company iVantage Corp.

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Sulit.com.ph Sold for Undisclosed Sum

Published by: yuga under: The Internet. 48 replies

posted: July 2nd, 2009

Leading classified ads site Sulit.com.ph has reportedly been sold to a foreign company for an undisclosed sum with negotiations going on as early as first quarter of this year.

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T3 Philippines Magazine officially shuts down

Published by: yuga under: The Internet. 22 replies

posted: May 29th, 2009

Last month, I posted the news about T3 Philippines scaling down their operations and focusing their efforts to online but today, I got word that Summit has officially closed its doors on T3.

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Does AyosDito have what it takes?

Published by: yuga under: The Internet. 61 replies

posted: May 20th, 2009

There’s a new player and town and it looks like it’s making a splash by dropping a wad of cash in advertising. People have been asking me about this new classified ad site called Ayos Dito.

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Poll: Do you do online banking?

Published by: yuga under: The Internet. 51 replies

posted: May 16th, 2009

Half a decade ago, having able to transact with your bank online is just a new idea. Today, it looks like banks are heavily promoting their online banking portals. But do people really use it?

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Who owns AkoMismo.org?

Published by: yuga under: The Internet. 68 replies

posted: May 5th, 2009

There’s been some buzz about this new campaign called Ako Mismo which started out as a star-studded TV ad followed by a members-only website.

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RIP: Geocities, 1995-2009

Published by: yuga under: The Internet , Yahoo. 36 replies

posted: April 24th, 2009

Yahoo has finally decided to shut down its long-time free-hosting service, Geocities. It was 10 years ago that Yahoo acquired Geocities for a huge sum of $3.57 billion.

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Canon Philippines opens Online eShop

Published by: yuga under: Photography , The Internet. 15 replies

posted: March 11th, 2009

In a press launch this earlier today, Canon Philippines announced they have opened an online store for local customers called Canon eShop.

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StatCounter Global Stats for the Philippines

Published by: yuga under: The Internet. 16 replies

posted: March 5th, 2009

Been using StatCounter for the longest time now and they just opened a new section for Global Stats that I thought were pretty interesting. The graphs below indicate the trends of internet users in the Philippines.

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Execs resign as Inquirer.net folds back to PDI

Published by: yuga under: Careers , The Internet. 40 replies

posted: February 20th, 2009

Based on accounts from several reliable sources, the operations of online publication Inquirer.net will be folding back and joining the Philippine Daily Inquirer publication anytime now.

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Pilipinas Anti-Piracy Team warns Downloaders

Published by: yuga under: The Internet. 80 replies

posted: February 18th, 2009

People downloading illegal copies of movies, tv shows, songs and softwares will be the next target by the BSA, according to a recent report from Inquirer.

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Why Copyright Infringement is a touchy subject?

Published by: yuga under: Blogosphere , The Internet. 21 replies

posted: February 1st, 2009

While discussing cases of copyright infringement over a dinner meeting the other night, I was told that when such cases go public and pushes thru in the courts, it becomes a sensitive issue — it’s because all of us have committed some copyright infringement of some sort at one time or another.

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Top 15 Website Properties Worldwide

Published by: yuga under: The Internet. 19 replies

posted: January 26th, 2009

comScore has released their latest report on worldwide internet audience and site traffic, citing 1 billion unique internet audience led by China at 179.7 million. The most popular web property is still Google.

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