
I was reading up on fellow blogger, Yuga’s post about the scarcity of messages he got (via SMS) this Christmas. This made me count mine.

It’s been a while since I wrote some tips for fellow bloggers.
With the advent of social media (read: Facebook, here in the Philippines), it makes your articles, ideas or media (video and photos) a lot more easier to share. The question now is: are you utilizing these “sharing tools” to its full potential?

Usually, “advice columns” are written by women. Here’s a reason why men aren’t born to do it.
Read the column after the break…
I’m giving away this unused (new),yet classic Ragnarok shirt in my Facebook contest.
Click here to check out the mechanics. Draw will be on August 1, 2011. Invite all your friends by sharing this post, willya? Thanks!

It’s official.
We’re now the official partner of LiveGamer. And you can now use Level Up Top Up cards to buy Facebook credits for your favorite games such as Warstorm, CityVille, FarmVille, Restaurant City, Zombie Lane, Texas Holdem Poker and much, much more!
See the “How To” after the break…

Here’s another reason why companies or brands should try to shift most of their resources to Facebook.
The entire web is declining. All EXCEPT Facebook. In this interesting study by Ben Elowitz, CEO of Webpaint, he gives some of his insights on why and what we can expect in the future.

Building and growing your Facebook fanpage, either for business or for your own personal “branding”, is just the start. Even if you pile up huge statistics in terms of “likes”, it wouldn’t mean Jack if your followers are not “engaged” or caught up either in your brand or personal niche. A lot of so-called ‘social media pundits’ will utter the words “engagement” or “viral” or “evangelism” but most, if at all, rarely know how to actually wave this magic wand, so to speak.
Again, I am NOT a Social Media expert. I’m a marketing professional. And yes, Digital Marketing is here to stay whether we like or not. Those in the industry that adapt to the trends and technology will be the ones to reap the benefits. What follows are my own personal notes on how I did (and still keep on doing it) based on personal experience;

Another “Achievement Unlocked” for the Level Up! team.
Score one for the official Facebook Page of Philippine Ragnarok Online. Recently, our fanpage landed at #9 among the top Brands in the Philippines in a survey by social media ranker Social Bakers. Wohoooo!
Our sister company, Smart leads the pack with over a million “likers”. Ragnarok, as of this writing, has around 232,000++ fans.

First I’d like to thank all the organizers of iBlog 7 for a successful event. Props to Janette Toral for letting me be a part of this year’s iBlog.
It was nice to meet with old and new bloggers alike and to reconnect with my blogging friends. Anyways, as a follow-up of my talk, I’d like to share with you some key points (for the benefit of those who were not able to attend)…