Who says blogging is only for the young? If there's anything that impresses me about this field we're in, it is finding out that the "oldies" are very much alive here too. Their presence only shows how diverse the demographics of the blogosphere could be and the fact that blogging is not limited to a particular lifestyle or age group proves that blogging is here to stay. For this week's Blog-O-Rama, I wrote about a doting father named Tatang Rome and Luchie G, a loving grandma who are blogging away and loving every minute of it. Get to know these baby boomers who ... Continue Reading...

How do you stand out in a field of commonplace blogs? Embark on a topical weblog and write about your field of expertise. This seems easy to do if you're a professional as Dr. Emer has done in his Parallel Universes. His blog is a virtual medical encyclopedia written in a language that the ordinary layman can understand. Read about my feature on Dr. Emer in this week's Blog-o-Rama. ... Continue Reading...

Drats. This week has been a horrible tsunami that I forgot to mention my Blog-O-Rama article has been online since Monday. It's interestingly called "How Blogging Started in the Philippines" and you may read it here. Doing the article made me realize the diverse personalities populating the blogosphere. It was enlightening to know that the field is not only dominated by the geeks or techies (collectivelly called the technogeeks) but also grandmoms, housewives, teenagers and the like. And the clincher is that the first person to have blogged in this country was a ... Continue Reading...

grfx by Polo, originally uploaded by ajay1.The second installment of my newspaper column on blogs is now online and am glad the oh-so-popular Sassy Lawyer has helped me spread the word by mentioning about it in her blog.The Philippine blog scene is exciting and so rich with materials that I shouldn't have a problem looking for suitable content in the next months or so.In the meantime, next week's discussion on "How Blogging Started in the Philippines" should be an interesting one. Look for it in the Manila Bulletin's Technews Section this Monday. ... Continue Reading...

Like any newbie who has blogged for less than a year or so, I don't pretend to be the most knowledgeable person in web publishing. As the saying goes in Tagalog: "Marami pa akong kakaining bigas." But that hasn't stopped me from being engrossed with what I consider to be one of the most amazing revolutions ever: the phenomenal growth of our blogosphere. This led me to propose to an editor of my former newspaper: "how about a section on blogs and Filipino bloggers?" The idea was just as soon approved and yesterday, my maiden article came out. I am happy yet sad that all ... Continue Reading...