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Crowdsourcing: more than just an online solution
My three thoughts on the Crowdsourcing Act of 2012: comments must be actionable, offline components must be present, and political barriers must be removed.
Internet libel: a new criminal offense in the Philippines
Criminalising Internelt libel will harm freedom of speech by forcing online (and offline) behaviour to change from one of critical and creative opinion-making to that of subservience.
Politics, social media and magic realism
Too surreal for words – it’s amazing where decisions could lead us.
Naming a bully, catching a plagiarist
How the Philippine online community responded to these events is an example of the power of social networks and the radical potential of social density. I think ‘emotional density’ (as part of social density) in these two cases played a bigger role in moving people to name the bully and scrutinise a Senator’s speech.
Crowdsourcing turns Philippine tourism’s new slogan into a meme
My interest in it lies primarily on the fact that it’s now becoming an internet meme: it’s a case where crowdsourcing has transformed a good slogan into a living one. A more valuable point of critique for me would be on whether the DOT and its ad agency integrated social touchpoints during the campaign development process, and if it actaully planned for the public to get on board the campaign by mashing up the slogan.
The best Christmas gift: help the storm victims in the Philippines
Friends, as the power of social stems from an innate sense of giving and sharing, I’m posting this appeal: amidst this season of giving, if you want to give a …
Social Business Series 1: Social media behaviours around the world
[Note: Aside from blogging about the impact of social media in society, I also want to popularise the concept of Social Business. I’ve decided to post regularly about a series …
Social web and social change: from the personal to the political and back again
[Originally published in Munting Nayon Magazine for the Filipino community in the Netherlands] I’ve been writing a lot about how the social web has become an inherent part of this …
Case study: Philippines tourism rebranding could have harnessed the wisdom of crowds
In brief: The short-lived Philippines tourism rebrand sorely lacked social touchpoints. Such a high-engagement brand should’ve leveraged public participation by strategically integrating the role of online influencers and social media …
Social media as platforms for good governance
Here’s my take on the furor in the Philippines over Mislang’s Twitter fiasco and the recent moves to regulate the use of social networks by government employees. This whole issue …
