BlogExplosion for Sale Again

Top blog traffic exchange BlogExplosion is up for sale again. The Philippines is consistently among the top ten countries on the exchange, and the price is well within reach of Philippine companies. Any takers?

Dvorak's Formula for Provoking Mac Fans

Ever since I was a kid, I knew John C. Dvorak had guts.



When he explained to Dave Winer last night his step-by-step formula for provoking Mac fans, I was reminded why this guy kicks ass. He's one of the reasons I write for PC Magazine Philippines.

Tom's Secret MySpace Profile

Turns out MySpace founder Tom Anderson keeps a secret profile...



...and it's almost as hot as my public profile.

The Customer Holds the Value

Chris Saad comments on information abundance and attention scarcity, taking the idea in an interesting direction:

If scarcity creates value then the balance of power has shifted.

In the old world products were scarce - this meant that companies who provided product could profit from the demand.

In the digital world, where abundance is key (creating a digital copy costs next to nothing) it is a customer's attention that has become scarce. This means that the customer now holds the value - not the company.

The customer holds the value. Nice.

Philippine Bank Hasn't Heard of Google

If I said a Philippine bank hasn't heard of Google, you'd think I was crazy, right?

Wrong. Banco de Oro apparently hasn't, much to the dismay of local AdSense publishers.

This is symptomatic of a deeper problem. Too many Philippine businesses cannot grasp the concept of automated online prosumer microtransactions. The Long Tail of production is inconceivable to them.

Such businesses see consumers as nothing more than, as Jerry Michalski puts it, "gullets who live only to gulp products and crap cash". How dare a consumer actually produce digital products and earn cash!? How dare some crazy Internet company facilitate such blasphemy!? It must one of those crazy Internet frauds we see on TV! ¡Qué horror! ¡Qué barbaridad!

Francine Prieto Blogger Blogs Maria Ozawa

Robert J. Koehler, who blogged Filipina actress Francine Prieto's nude photoshoot in Korea, celebrates multiculturalism by featuring Japanese-French-Canadian adult film actress Maria Ozawa.



I like his taste in women. Subscribed!

Rival Game Publishers Sponsor Cosplays at Same Event

Rival Philippine game publishers Level Up and IPVG are both sponsoring cosplay activities at the same event this Saturday.

While Level Up's allowing only 25 cosplayers, IPVG posts rules for a free-for-all. Wonder who'll win this customer evangelism brawl.

Moby Speaks on Net Neutrality

After the Ninja, Moby speaks on net neutrality.



Like Moby, I've brutally beaten people into understanding the importance of an open 'Net. Don't make me come after you.

Google Launches Spreadsheet Tomorrow

A word processor, a calendar, and tomorrow, a spreadsheet.

Take a sneak peek here. The Google Office is near.

A Thought for 6.06.06

Here's a thought for 6.06.06.

The next time you're tempted to tell someone to go to Hell, hold your tongue. You don't want to give them free travel advice.

Anime Purpose-Designed for Viral Marketing?

Some modern anime seem purpose-designed for viral marketing.



Azumanga Daioh's simple and surreal characters readily lend themselves to AMVs.



Naruto's modular and replicable costumes readily lend themselves to cosplay.

Remember that Japanese is the majority language of the blogosphere. These guys understand user-created content. Is it mere coincidence that some modern anime lend themselves so readily to such specific forms of consumer evangelism, or are anime studios deliberately designing their content for fan mashability?

Jenna Jameson on YouTube

The adult entertainment industry was the among first to embrace Web 1.0, so I'm not surprised it's embracing Web 2.0.

Check out Jenna Jameson's exclusive YouTube interview.

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DJ Maria Ozawa and the Ancient Market for Sex Symbols

Japanese-French-Canadian AV idol Maria Ozawa can play the guitar. Recently, she worked a truntable for the first time.



You gotta love a girl who stretches herself in new directions. In Maria, we see some ancient geisha skills marketed for modern times: conversation (blogging) and music (guitar, turntable).

The Web is restoring the personal, creative, conversational nature of ancient markets. That includes the market for sex symbols.