Tag: social
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Google Plus Invite
Google+ or Google Plus is the newest social networking platform to hit the net. Many say that it looks just like Facebook. Do we really need another Facebook clone, or are there things that Google Plus does differently? Well, that’s up to us to find out. Want a free Google Plus invite? Leave a comment…
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Facebook’s new profile page disliked by users
Some time yesterday Facebook introduced the new Profile layout. Initially you had to click on a special link before it gets activated. Now apparently Facebook has decided to make the changes permanent. Like many of Facebook’s layout changes, this immediately caused an uproar in the community. Unlike in the past, the latest update is more…
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What is Follow Friday on Twitter?
As a long time Twitter user I always see Tweeps tweeting Follow Friday but I never really understood the real concept behind Follow Friday. I always felt that it was just a bunch of people spamming some those keywords to create a “follow train” and eventually became very popular. I decided to do some research…
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De Quiros to GMA: Your days are numbered
Conrado de Quiros recently published a scathing piece on his column on the Philippine Daily Inquirer, entitled “May araw din kayo”. For non-Taglog speakers, the closest English translation I could think of is “Your time will come”. While I think this is a good translation, it doesn’t really translate the true emotion behind “May araw…
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Modus operandi of the most common crimes in the Metro Manila, Philippines
Crime is everywhere. It can happen to anyone at the most unexpected times. As good citizens it is our duty to practice due diligence in order to mitigate criminal activity. To combat crime we must keep ourselves informed of the various modus opeandi (modes of operation) of criminals. I recently received a very informative e-mail…
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Parenting
Parenting Sometimes I find myself wondering Of how my life would have been Or could have been A lot more exciting, A lot less distressing, Maybe even interesting If it hand’t been For my parents meddling In things I find myself in But then I would not have been If it hadn’t been For their…
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Cyberfucked
Things I do when I’m bored: 1. Make random rubbish posts on other blogs on the intarweb 2. Play with my cat 3. Work on my plans for world domination 4. Attempt to hack into government networks (requirement for item #3) Things I do when I’m extremely bored: Rid the society of unwanted lower life…
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Latest Twitter updates include search and AJAXification(tm)
It was bound to happen, one way or another. Today, my worst fears have been confirmed. All was well as I logged in to my blessed Twitter account. Everything appeared to be normal. But wait, something seems amiss. There’s a new search box below the favorites link, and when did Twitter have a home link?…
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The Ninth Beatitude
Blessed are the geeks, for they shall inherit … cyberspace. Dennison Uy May 1, 2009
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On Solomonic Wisdom
Jaime Garchitorena has written a piece on Solomonic Wisdom that particularly interested me. Having spent most of my childhood going to Bible studies and such, I eventually came to a point where I outgrew these stories. I found many of them rather silly and bordering on fantasy. Walking through the ocean floor of the dead…