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.
Nothing wrong with it really. A lot of forums and websites require people to sign up before allowing them to enter and see what’s inside. AkoMismo is also giving away a branded dog tag for members.
This is not uncoommon. Other sites also offer free stuff when you sign up. I used to moderate a forum back in 2001 that pays members a certain amount for every post they make.
One has to admit it’s a clever online marketing gimmick. What put the campaign under scrutiny was the socio-political angle and the secrecy of the organizers behind it.
I don’t think AkoMismo.org site is really that anonymous. Here are some public information about the site:
Domain Registrant: akomismo.org
Tribal DDB
McKinley, Taguig City
Philippines
tribalddbph@gmail.com
Created March 16, 2009
IP WhoIs: 125.5.116.82
INFOCOM Technologies Inc
3/F PLDT Tower I
6799 Ayala Avenue, Makati City
*****@vitro.epldt.net
Well, at least we know who owns the domain and the ad agency is Tribal DDB (they do digital marketing worldwide) and the server is hosted at the PLDT Vitro data center.
P.S. — About the privacy concern with the alleged Smart/PLDT’s data-mining of personal information, didn’t thousands of people already freely gave those details to Red Mobile/Smart in exchange for a free SIM before?
nice to read all the comments… interesting. a whole lot of speculations…
unfortunately, most are quick to judge and the more negative the “chismis” the more they believe it. sign of the times i guess. i urge everyone to get their facts straight so they can move forward to better things. some speculations are simply outrageous.
now i’m more amazed to see how blogs and forwarded emails (i hope they’re happy with the attention they’re getting) are now treated as reliable sources when in fact, if you disect their posts/emails and try to imagine they’re thinking process just to arrive at whatever, it screams “I’m confused!” “Help me!” “Where are you taking me!” “This must be evil.. its evil.. huwahahahaha.. let me put my fault finding cap on.. this is too good to be true! something or someone evil is behind this..”(*musical score ala silence of the lambs). sad – how naive. well composed but shallow.
Don’t get me wrong, there are reliable sources such as this blog – yugatech, kudos to you. that’s why i decided to break silence here.
i think ako mismo was suppose to inspire you to be more pro-active… but i can see now that there are still a few of us who would rather be told what to do vs just doing it. think about it… most blogs i’ve read was hitting the true essence of ako mismo – bulls eye! they knew what it was about. they felt it… but the temptation of adding controversy was oh too sweet to resist.
for me, the silence of ako mismo for 3-4 days (i think) was brilliant. the silence was deafening to the point that you can now hear yourself. i’ve seen a couple of blogs who found their way (negative or positive) to this realization – ako mismo. congratulations… now you don’t need someone or something to dictate to you what YOU can or cannot do.
di ako makapaniwala na may mga nagsisign-up just to have that silly DogTag and not because of their advocacy… hahahahaha…
wag lang sana gamitin sa pulitika…
i also signed up. i know where to get that dog tag. but not for free, me nagbebenta na somewhere in quiapo, nakabili kapitbahay namin. very business minded talaga pinoy. tsk tsk tsk.
AKO MISMO ay walang paki alam sa mga political ads/campaign under the veil of a private foundation… sana si obama nalang president natin just like puerto rico.
how can i join on that organization AKO MISMO….and can i get a dog tag….
kindly email me if its possible to join on your org and pls…i want a dog tag….
ako mismo di na mag bubulakbol sa paaralan..
mag aaral na ng mabuti para sa bayang pilipinas..
at sa aking sarili at sa aking pamilya.
magi2ngx mabuting tao. halimbawa ng isang makataong pilipino..
sa isip sa salita at sa gawa..
akomismo.org is actually a campaign to start change into ourselves.it is also an initiative for all of us to be socially and environmentally responsible for the development of our country…
i want to join AKOMISMO IF THIS IS NOT FOR THE POLITICAL CAMPAIGN, HOW CAN I JOIN?
HOW CAN I GET THE DOG TAG???
I got my dogtag during ako mismo concert last june 12… galing ni ely buendia.. anyway… it was sold for 40pesos and once you have the dogtag you can enter the concert. so ticket at souveneir mo na cya nung event…. but i doubt it if you can buy this elsewhere… my mga fake sa divisoria near 168 but sobrang malayo ang itsura… and its sold at 130 pesos… im still trying to get more from my friend na organizer ng event.
xAn nAkA2biLi nG dOgtAg.?
what is this all about ? is it for campaign only? but any ways its a good stand for all filipino youth out there who still believe that we can change our country for good in the near future,.where can i get or buy this dog tag or even the shirt?hehehe .,.,..,thnx
hi fpoe fpanoh fpoe mging member ng akomismo nkabili nua kasi akoh ng akomismo dogtag….
I’m curious with this “Ako Mismo Dog Tag” that people have been talking about. Even my high school friends we’re selling real dog tags. Without knowing what it is, I searched the net and it looks like a lot of people are looking forward to have one. Is this a trend to the fashionistas around Philippines? You say it’s an organization, then what could their purpose be? I don’t care whether actors or actresses are the ones who’s advertising this dog tags cause well I certainly am not a fan of local artists.
Aside from that, what’s with their name as “Ako Mismo” Ako mismo what? If it’s a way of saying “Proud to be a Filipino” then a tag won’t make any difference if the person itself isn’t making any move at all. If it’s that EASY to make a difference then I bet buying a million, no, a trillion or a gazillion of these dog tags…would change the world? Lol. No material thing would help us Filipino to change, it’s up to us if we’ll take action or not. Then, dog tags aren’t necessary. I peeked at ako mismo design and one thing popped up in my mind: the design is so simple that anyone who knows more in making a design can make better ones. Much better that can really symbolize all of the Filipinos in making a change. Want to change something? Then, take action and forget those dog tags. Leave it be with those mutts.
ako mismo ang magtuturo sa aking mga kaklase ng tamang pagboto.. sasabihin ko na hindi nabibili ng katiting na pera ang kanilang mga boto. at tututlong ako na magprisinta ng libre sa pagbabantay sa araw ng botohan
AKO MISMO ipagmamalaki ko na NOYPI ako…