Well, someone did. Check out this trailer for 10 Things I Hate About Commandments.
(Via Philipp Lenssen.)
Saturday, May 20, 2006
Ten Commandments Parody Mashup
Can you imagine The Ten Commandments as a high school comedy?
Well, someone did. Check out this trailer for 10 Things I Hate About Commandments.
(Via Philipp Lenssen.)
Well, someone did. Check out this trailer for 10 Things I Hate About Commandments.
(Via Philipp Lenssen.)
Mobius Posts First YouTube Vid
Good to see Philippine game publisher Mobius post a YouTube vid for the first time.
While it ain't quite viral, it's real. A tad overproduced, but real.
I'd like to see more reality video marketing from Philippine businesses. After all, YouTube is huge in the Philippines. Ceteris paribus, social media savvy Filipinos would rather do business with real people than faceless corps.
(Via JC Cuneta.)
While it ain't quite viral, it's real. A tad overproduced, but real.
I'd like to see more reality video marketing from Philippine businesses. After all, YouTube is huge in the Philippines. Ceteris paribus, social media savvy Filipinos would rather do business with real people than faceless corps.
(Via JC Cuneta.)
Philippine Government Propagandist Calls Bloggers Elitist
Jepoy punches holes in a Philippine government progpagandist who calls bloggers "elitist" for pointing out the mathematical impossibility of a Philippine government propaganda site's traffic claims. Hilarious.
Filipina Bikini Cuties for Philippine Mobiles
Now here's a concept that works in a country full of cool phones and hot women.
Manila Faces offers MMS downloads of Filipina bikini cuties.
(Via Philippines4Men.)
Manila Faces offers MMS downloads of Filipina bikini cuties.
(Via Philippines4Men.)
Friday, May 19, 2006
Solid Snake on PS3 Price
Here's what iconic Playstation game hero Solid Snake has to say about the PS3's $600 price tag.
Of course, this is a parody mashup of two trailers from E3 2006. To paraphrase Snake, Sony wa kawata (Sony has changed).
Of course, this is a parody mashup of two trailers from E3 2006. To paraphrase Snake, Sony wa kawata (Sony has changed).
New YouTube Comedian Rising
In the grand new traditon of the Ask a Ninja ninja, comes rising YouTube comedian The Wine Kone.
Part of his charm is that he's doing about the same thing many of his viewers are doing: goofing off in front of a computer.
I suspect this guy's Filipino. After all, YouTube is a hit with Filipinos.
Part of his charm is that he's doing about the same thing many of his viewers are doing: goofing off in front of a computer.
I suspect this guy's Filipino. After all, YouTube is a hit with Filipinos.
Small Firm Blames Google for Crack Searchers
A small company called ServersCheck is suing Google because Google Suggest suggests "serverscheck crack" as a search query.
John Batelle calls search data the "Database of Intentions". If people want cracks, an accurate database of intentions should reflect that. ServersCheck should come up with better copy protection instead of blaming Google for its own incompetence.
read more | digg story
John Batelle calls search data the "Database of Intentions". If people want cracks, an accurate database of intentions should reflect that. ServersCheck should come up with better copy protection instead of blaming Google for its own incompetence.
read more | digg story
AOL Buys Video Ad Provider
AOL just bought a company that sticks ads in online videos.
Okay, AOL, before cluttering your upcoming video service with ads, how about fixing the damn thing? It sucks.
Okay, AOL, before cluttering your upcoming video service with ads, how about fixing the damn thing? It sucks.
Thursday, May 18, 2006
Google Reader on Google Personalized Homepage
Finally, Google does the obvious and puts Google Reader on the Google Personalized Homepage!
I particularly like the ability to open items in bubbles; I have enough tabs as it is. Since some feeds on my Personalized Homepage are duplicated in my Reader, this integration frees up space for other content. Google just came one step closer to becoming my one-stop shop.
Innovative new products are nice and all, but you've got to integrate them at some point. Integrating products after releasing them is a challenging strategy that puts velocity before synergy, but Google seems up to the challenge.
I particularly like the ability to open items in bubbles; I have enough tabs as it is. Since some feeds on my Personalized Homepage are duplicated in my Reader, this integration frees up space for other content. Google just came one step closer to becoming my one-stop shop.
Innovative new products are nice and all, but you've got to integrate them at some point. Integrating products after releasing them is a challenging strategy that puts velocity before synergy, but Google seems up to the challenge.
Inq7 Launches Feeds
I've been bugging Bobby Gantuangco about this for over a year, so I'm glad to see top Philippines news site Inq7 now sports feeds.
Good work, Bobby! Now they need to be discoverable by Firefox, Opera, and IE7. Given Internet Explorer's 83.88% market share, many people will discover feeds for the first time through IE7's feed discovery.
Good work, Bobby! Now they need to be discoverable by Firefox, Opera, and IE7. Given Internet Explorer's 83.88% market share, many people will discover feeds for the first time through IE7's feed discovery.
Wednesday, May 17, 2006
There is No Excuse for Cookie-Cutter Pitches
Back when I was with eTelecare, my outbound sales teams defied the Draconian IT department by looking up potential customers on Friendster, generating better relationships and more sales. For the transparent generation, there is no excuse for cookie-cutter pitches.
That's why I feel bad for Robert Scoble, getting cookie-cutter pitches while his mom is dying.
That's why I feel bad for Robert Scoble, getting cookie-cutter pitches while his mom is dying.
AOL UnCut Autoplay Annoyance
Following a wave of social video services, AOL is readying its me-too entry: UnCut. Expect an announcement next week.
I don't like the five-minute length cap. Traditional online service that it is, AOL is clearly paranoid about copyright to the point of stifling creativity.
I definitely don't like the fact that UnCut's embedded player autoplays. That's interruption marketing -- you know, the kind Seth Godin says is dead. That's also an annoyance YouTube avoids. Anyone who embeds multiple videos on a single page using UnCut, is just asking discerning readers to go away.
The service is powered by VideoEgg, which also powers MySpace videos. Yes, it's a big boy using big-boy thinking, hiring a startup to copy a bigger startup.
I don't like the five-minute length cap. Traditional online service that it is, AOL is clearly paranoid about copyright to the point of stifling creativity.
I definitely don't like the fact that UnCut's embedded player autoplays. That's interruption marketing -- you know, the kind Seth Godin says is dead. That's also an annoyance YouTube avoids. Anyone who embeds multiple videos on a single page using UnCut, is just asking discerning readers to go away.
The service is powered by VideoEgg, which also powers MySpace videos. Yes, it's a big boy using big-boy thinking, hiring a startup to copy a bigger startup.
PC Mag Philippines Blog
PC Magazine Philippines is now working on a blog.
I'm a contributor, so expect to see some of my stuff there soon.
I'm a contributor, so expect to see some of my stuff there soon.
Tuesday, May 16, 2006
New Yahoo Layout
The new Yahoo homepage layout is much easier to navigate than the old one. That it looks best in 1024x768, while the old one looked best in 800x600, reflects growing screen sizes among the lowest common denominator that Yahoo idiotproofs itself for.
When will we see this on the Yahoo Philippines homepage? Come to think of it, when will Yahoo Philippines replace the pan-Asian non-Filipinos in its stock photography?
read more | digg story
When will we see this on the Yahoo Philippines homepage? Come to think of it, when will Yahoo Philippines replace the pan-Asian non-Filipinos in its stock photography?
read more | digg story
Monday, May 15, 2006
iBlog2 Interview
After my talk at iBlog2, I was interviewed by the Friedrich Naumann Foundation. They just released the interview in their podcast.
If you want to hear what Philippine blogging really needs, download the five-minute audio clip here.
Sunday, May 14, 2006
Miri Hanai Cooks Seafood Pasta
Now here's a way to get guys to watch cooking shows.
Japanese bikini model Miri Hanai shows us how to prepare seafood pasta.
The taller, bustier Anna Ohura is crossing over to music videos. I wonder if she can cook.
Japanese bikini model Miri Hanai shows us how to prepare seafood pasta.
The taller, bustier Anna Ohura is crossing over to music videos. I wonder if she can cook.
Full Metal Gear Solid 4 E3 Trailer
Because the first Metal Gear Solid 4 E3 2006 trailer left fans salivating for more, here's full fifteen-minute version.
Fans will recall Raiden broke free of government conditioning at the end of Metal Gear Solid 2. Creator Hideo Kojima promised we'd like Raiden by the end of MGS4. Indeed, Raiden stylishly and single-handedly taking out multiple Metal Gear Gekkos could signal a shift from whiny emo to kickass mofo.
Not considering the can of whoopass he opens in this trailer, the eyeshadow and black lipstick make Raiden look even gayer than he did in MGS2. Note that this guy supposedly has a girlfriend. Yes, I know, black eyeshadow reduces glare and black lipstick must help camo in that ninja suit -- but it still looks gay.
Fans will recall Raiden broke free of government conditioning at the end of Metal Gear Solid 2. Creator Hideo Kojima promised we'd like Raiden by the end of MGS4. Indeed, Raiden stylishly and single-handedly taking out multiple Metal Gear Gekkos could signal a shift from whiny emo to kickass mofo.
Not considering the can of whoopass he opens in this trailer, the eyeshadow and black lipstick make Raiden look even gayer than he did in MGS2. Note that this guy supposedly has a girlfriend. Yes, I know, black eyeshadow reduces glare and black lipstick must help camo in that ninja suit -- but it still looks gay.
