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February 06, 2008

Silicon Valley in the Philippines?

There’s this three-year itch about the idea of having our own version of the Silicon Valley in the Philippines. Migs started the discussion just over 2 years ago and has been revived by Marie of Pinoy Web StartUp.

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June 10, 2007

Blog hopping, alive and unscathed!

I’m back, sort of. Blog hopping, replying to emails and catching up on a lot of readings. I dozed off right after I arrived home yesterday and after an almost 72 hours of grueling, un-amazing trip.

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Daily Blogs
November 30, 2006

Part-time Work-from-Home Web Copywriter Job

Here’s a request sent to me for a work from home job as a Web Copywriter. You or someone you know might be interested:

Scope

As a Web Copywriter, you be responsible for developing copy from concept to publication using established best practices for web copywriting. Copy requirements will vary from project to project (e.g. style, voice, etc.). Sometimes, you may also have to write for print.

Required Skills

- Expert knowledge of English grammar
- Expert knowledge of web copywriting techniques

Highly Desirable Skills, But Not Necessary

- Knowledge of (X)HTML
- Knowledge of website usability
- Knowledge of website accessibility

Education

Bachelors degree in English, Mass Communications, or equivalent (exceptional skills and experiences may be used as substitute)

Skills Matrix

If possible, please include in your résumé a detailed skill matrix categorizing your expertise as Basic, Standard, Advance, or Expert and indicate how many years experience you have in that skill as well as what was the last year you used that skill. Also, please include a brief narrative of your knowledge and experience in that particular skill.

Work Portfolio

Please make sure your résumé references examples of your work accompanied with an explanation of what you did to accomplish the task. If your résumé does not include this information, be prepared to provide examples upon request.

Make Your Résumé Stand Out

Here’s a résumé tip that will help you stand out from your competition: do not simply list your roles and responsibilities from previous employments; you should also list your accomplishments qualitatively and quantitatively.

About The Company

You will be working for a startup company that plans to offer web design and development services to small to medium-sized enterprises in the US (primarily).

The company is currently based in Hawaii with plans of opening an office in the Philippines when operational requirements necessitate it. An office in New Zealand is also planned for the future.

Opportunities

In this startup environment, your opinion will be highly valued and regarded. This is a great opportunity for those who are highly dedicated, motivated, and passionate about their careers and want to be recognized for their efforts.

When the need arises, there is a possibility that the company will sponsor qualified employees to relocate overseas.

Work Setup

This is a part time, work-from-home position. You will need to provide yourself with access to a computer, the Internet, and development tools required in the performance of your duties. Our primary means of communication will be via email, IM, and telephone.

How To Apply

Please send your résumé to kiphughes@gmail.com along with samples of
(or links to) your work.

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Careers
August 21, 2006

Wablet: How to NOT keep things in stealth mode.

A supposedly Philippine start-up company is secretly brewing a web IM service, much like Meebo. The IM is called Wablet and surprisingly got some attention from TechCrunch, though they obviously haven’t seen nor tried it yet.

Readers quickly filled them in providing clues from job sites and blogs of the in-house developers. Check out the sample Wablet IM on one of the Flash developer’s blog. His about page confirms it all:

Donald manages the entire division of Flash practitioners for a Philippine-based offshore outsourcing company… and primarily the lead Macromedia Flash Develoepr for FBM Software, a US based software development company with a development center in Manila, Philippines.

The company also posted some job ads for Web Developer and Linux Administrator back in late May at Jobvertise.

Pretty much similar to Friendster Mobs, only difference is that the latter uses Ajax while Wablet is implemented in Flash.

There goes the stealth mode. I suppose FBM Software doesn’t have any Company Blog Policy.

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Web 2.0
October 11, 2005

What happened to MyPhilippines.com?

Ok, first I used to work there as Design Executive back in 2001. A startup Philippine portal backed by the Ayalas, ImpactNET and DMCI Holdings, one cannot go wrong with it.

Dubbed as the next big portal after Yehey and PinoyCentral, MyPhilippines.com was using AltaVista’s proprietary search engine to crawl Philippine sites. It was also the sister company of PinoyExchange.com which is still alive and kicking but the stakeholders realized they have to part ways (and offices too). It has over 40+ employees when it started and trickled down to just 3 in it’s last months of operation.

Anyway, the company burned almosy half a million every month and only earned a measly Php50,000 in its 18 months of existence.

First off, the advertising model didn’t work back then. All banners and ads were just exchange deals. Then, they allowed kids straight from college to run a company and relied on gut feel. Good thing they had deep pockets or they wouldn’t have lasted a year.

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