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Destinations to add to my Bucket List

Posted on October 11, 2011 by bong

My BUCKET LIST is getting longer and longer! Soon it is no longer appropriate to call it a “bucket List.” How does a “Bath Tub List” sound? Or even a “Swimming Pool List”? Thanks to the Internet, Facebook, and the … Continue reading →

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Air Mail what?

Posted on October 3, 2011 by bong

MY FRIEND Karen would probably kill me for blogging about this. But I’ll do it anyway. We had a funny exchange over a FaceBook status she posted on her wall very recently. Being in a cold and desolate place away … Continue reading →

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Now I get it why some Super Heroes ignore my friend requests on FaceBook

Posted on July 2, 2011 by bong

ASIDE FROM THE fact that they are all inherently anti social in the first place (why else are they wearing masks if they aren’t?), this is the primary reason why SOME of my favorite Super Heroes are NOT in my … Continue reading →

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Cyberslacking in the Philippine corporate culture

Posted on May 21, 2011 by bong

CYBERSLACKING, according to Wikipedia, refers to “staff who use their work internet access for personal reasons while maintaining the appearance of working.” It is also known as “goldbricking, “Buca-ing” cyberloafing or cyberbludging.” Nowadays cyberslacking is most associated with social media, … Continue reading →

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Bye Texting. Facebook and Twitter are the new kings of Pinoy messaging.

Posted on January 7, 2011 by bong

It’s True.  It’s official. I confirm it myself. Over the holidays I got more (and I made more) greetings through FaceBook than through text. I still had doubts that Facebook and Twitter are the new kings of Pinoy messaging, however, … Continue reading →

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Learning FaceBook

Posted on December 21, 2010 by bong

I haven’t heard of anybody needing to enroll in a course to learn to use FaceBook.  But if you believe you are an exception then here is a good place to start. Please note that you will need to have … Continue reading →

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Top Philippine Websites

Posted on December 20, 2010 by bong

This list shows that more and more Filipinos are turning to the Internet for local content like news and stuff to buy.  (Note:  Please do not confuse with list of most visited Website by Filipinos which is currently topped by … Continue reading →

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Human Relationships map the world!

Posted on December 18, 2010 by bong

This is fascinating!  Some folks in FaceBook produced a “surprisingly detailed map of the world” by feeding the gazillions of data they have in their database of FaceBook users into a software program to map people “connections” which represent human relationships.

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Wow, Microsoft attempted to buy FaceBook. Failed.

Posted on December 17, 2010 by bong

Wow, this news is HUGE!  And they managed to keep it under wraps for the last three years? Facebook Rejected Microsoft’s $15B Offer (from CIO.com) Imagine what might have been if Microsoft succeeded to buy FaceBook?  Will FaceBook be as … Continue reading →

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And the TIME Person Of The Year for 2010 is…

Posted on December 14, 2010 by bong

ME! (Who else?) Hey this is cool folks!  You can even send your TIME photo directly to your FaceBook profile. Go and make yourself the TIME Person of the Year 2010!

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Be Friendly, Be Healthy

Posted on August 5, 2010 by bong

I knew it!  Having lotsa friends is not only good for the soul, it is likewise good for the health.  And, believe it or not, there is scientific basis to this. A study conducted by researchers from the Brigham Young … Continue reading →

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Online Fatigue | Book Marathon

Posted on November 22, 2009 by bong

“The greatest truths are the simplest. †And so are the greatest men.” ~ Julius Charles Hare -o0o- I’ve been experiencing bouts of what I call ONLINE FATIGUE this past few weeks. †Although I manage to tweet some and blog some, … Continue reading →

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