Of All Names, Why Mine?

I saw an ad in the Philippine Daily Inquirer yesterday that more or less pissed the hell out of me. It was for “the country’s first mobile instant messenger”, Yehba. Yeah, you read that right, YEHBA. I dunno if they unknowingly picked that name, I don’t care, it’s too close to mine in pronunciation. Alleba… Continue reading Of All Names, Why Mine?

Google Webmaster Central

The new Google Webmaster Central brings together all the tools webmasters need to monitor and optimize the way the big G treats their sites. I think that it’s about time they came up with this. Gone are the days when we have to search for link:domain to check for backlinks. It’s all there at Webmaster… Continue reading Google Webmaster Central

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Davaoeños Eyeball

I had a little eyeball with other Davaoeño bloggers last night at the 51 Cafe near Victoria Plaza. It was nice to know that there’s more of us here in the city. Well, maybe just 6 more. It was my first time to meet Bloggie Robillo, Marc Javellana, Jim, Dominique, Floraine and Chris. Newly-mowed Jun… Continue reading Davaoeños Eyeball

Has My Blog Grown?

Am I doing things right with my blog? I only took the craft (semi-)seriously last June 2006. Using that as a starting point, let’s make an assessment using Abe’s 5 Ways to Check Blog Growth: Feedburner Subscribers – Then: 0 Now: 156 (it actually went up to about 3,000 but that’s obviously whacked) Alexa Rank… Continue reading Has My Blog Grown?

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Davao Rules Ituloy Angsulong

Looking at Dennis Agulo’s Seobunker, two entries from Davao City are making a killing in the rankings! Fellow Davaoeno Jun Macha-macallit (who’s kinda makulit) is currently in second place while Dennis himself is in the top 8. Wow, go team Davao!! Link love: (don’t forget my coffee and dessert guys) Ituloy Angsulong – Seobunker Ituloy… Continue reading Davao Rules Ituloy Angsulong

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PageRank Woot

I’ve been hearing about the PageRank update for more than a month, but it was only through the spankin’ new SEO Philippines forums that I realized it was officially showing up on my browser toolbar. This article’s title speaks for itself. This is the best ever PR update in the world! Haha. My homepage at… Continue reading PageRank Woot

The Blog Parteeh `07

Yuga’s Blog Parteeh `07 is shaping up to be the party of all parties as far as the Filipino blogosphere is concerned. I just wished it wasn’t as logistically inconvenient as it is to go — it’s going to be held in Makati City, but I’m in Davao City. What am I to do? I… Continue reading The Blog Parteeh `07

Apple iPhone Demo

I think I just had a tech orgasm. Touted as “a revolutionary mobile phone, a widescreen iPod, and a breakthrough Internet communications device”, the Apple iPhone uses a touchscreen navigation and comes with the Safari browser, integrated Google search and maps, free Yahoo push IMAP email (a la BlackBerry), runs OSX and widgets. The big… Continue reading Apple iPhone Demo

Text Link Ads Review

This is a paid post. One of the biggest challenges I face as a webmaster is optimizing my sites for search engines, onsite and offsite. Offsite SEO is the toughest. I try to stay away from spending money on SEO just because I pretend that my budget restricts me from doing so. However, learning the… Continue reading Text Link Ads Review