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Opportunities in Blogging

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Filipino’s are Enthusiastic

Digital Consumers

28M28M28M28M Filipinos Filipinos Filipinos Filipinos

are estimated to are estimated to are estimated to are estimated to

be connected. be connected. be connected. be connected.

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out of 3 people. out of 3 people. out of 3 people. out of 3 people.

81% 81% 81% 81% are below are below are below are below

30 years old30 years old30 years old30 years old

Almost Almost Almost Almost 11M 11M 11M 11M online gamers

1# 1# 1# 1# in Video

Consumption

66% have started/created a blog

90% have read a blog

42% regular blog readers

93%93%93%93%Part of a social Part of a social Part of a social Part of a social

network network network network –––– 16.2M 16.2M 16.2M 16.2M

active in active in active in active in FacebookFacebookFacebookFacebook

Estimated 40%40%40%40%of handsets are

2.5G/3G enabled

1 Billion 1 Billion 1 Billion 1 Billion SMS sent per daySMS sent per daySMS sent per daySMS sent per day

Almost Almost Almost Almost 78M78M78M78MFilipinos are on Filipinos are on Filipinos are on Filipinos are on

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Close to

5M5M5M5M Mobile

Internet Users

What is a blog again?

A Blog is a website perse..derived from weblog

• With a journal format

• Arranged in reversed chronological order

• Personal in tone

• Updated

Why people read (and participate) in blogs..

Blog talks to people openly, sincerely and

authentically – and we get to talk back.

Opportunity

Blogging& Social Media

What can Corporate blogs do?

• Humanize your business

• Improve your customer service

• Drive traffic to webpage

• Promote products and services

• Generate extra income

Staying Corporate but personal

Blogging on a personal note

Attract

Inform

Retain

Energize

Recruit

Respond

Blogging Big Picture

• Individual – Personal/Professional Dev’t.

• Business - Promoting a blogging generation of internet-based techno/social entrepreneurship across industries

• Community - To become proactive citizens promoting the dev’t of our community, country and culture.

• National – Partnering with other organizations & knowledge sharing through blogs

• International – Share what we do and know

• Media – Blogging as a distinct form of Media

• Governance – blog patrol, government transparency

Tips, Tricks and Tweaks to blogging

• Insight Blogging• Ambition• Meme

• Piggyback• Life

• Brand• Announcement• Link

• Interview• Event

• Live• Bridge

• Contact

• Video

• Podcasts

• Photo

• Review

• Evangelist

• List

• Survey

• Feature

• Repost

• Guest

• Classifieds

• Response

Why Facebook?

• #1 Site in the Philippines.

• More than 500M active users.

• 70% of users are outside US

• Average user has 130 followers/friends

• More than 70 translations

• More han 30 Billion pieces of content shared each month

Why Twitter?

• The most famous microblogging platform

• Has around 105,779,710 registered users

• An average of 300h people added everyday

• Gets 180M unique visitors per month

• 75% of its traffic are outside twit-o-sphere

• Twitter search engine gets 600M queries per day

Let your passion shape your blog.

Happy blogging.

Sources

• Blogging from Home – Janette Toral• Blogs Eye View / Conversation by Design – David

Armano

• Rajiv Dingra – Watblog.com• Chris Garrett – chrisg.com

• 25 Blogging Styles – Rohit Bhargava• Blogging basics - Mark Normand• Blogsessive.com – Alex Cristache

• Yahoo, Internet World Stats, AGB Nielsen 2008, Asia Digital Marketing Association, Smart, Globe

• Letsgosago.net - Jonel Uy• MySketchstudio.com – Misty Belardo• Social Media and WP – Rob Angeles

Industrial Engineer

Blog Entrepreneur

Blog Marketer

Volunteer

Blogger

Writer

Email:geohmedia@gmail.com

Engr. Vernon Joseph M. Go

GeOh MEdiaManaging Partner,

http://geohmedia.com/

@geohmedia

http://www.vernongo.com/

http://www.eventgeek.net/

http://investinghabits.com/

@VernonGo

Cebu Bloggers Society Inc.

President

www.cebubloggers.com

@cebubloggers

Thank you!