Media mileage

It’s really amazing (but not exactly surprising) how much publicity the Mindanao Bloggers Summit has been getting. On the ‘net alone, the traffic generated by bloggers has been terrific! But ‘offline’ as well, there’s been some buzz going around, thanks to our avid supporters.

Twice now I’ve appeared on TV, as I was invited on two separate occasions to promote the event. The first time was on Talk Mindanao, which airs in various cities, and is hosted by the Mindanao Economic Development Council (MEDCo). In Davao, the monthly show airs on SkyCable’s Channel 28. That episode was taped more than a month ago, but I guess it’s still showing because I keep getting comments about it from people I meet.

The second time was just this morning on GMA. The producers of Una Ka Bai! found out about MBS1 (through Mo Billacura, I presume), and they asked me to come to the morning talk show. It was my very first time on live TV! :D

Of course, the local dailies have also carried news and feature items promoting the Summit. I’d like to thank my friends in the media for helping us get the word out about MBS1 in particular, and blogging in general.

It’s like a parent-child relationship — traditional media holding the hand of new media, the former nurturing the latter until it grows and matures. And the time will come when new media (all the various forms of communication powered by the Internet) will develop fully and become the dominant source of information worldwide. But until then, we bloggers still benefit from the wisdom and experience of our colleagues in traditional media.

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19 Responses to “Media mileage”
  1. Amadeo 25 October 2007 at 11:07 am #

    Since we come from great distances, we can only be with you in spirit and animo.

    Some liveblogging during the different segments of the summit maybe?

    More power!

  2. Peter 25 October 2007 at 2:30 pm #

    Keep up the good work Blogie. I watched this morning’s live program at GMA’s Una ka Bai! and thanks for the mention.

  3. Blogie 25 October 2007 at 6:10 pm #

    @Amadeo — There will be 6 Internet-enabled PCs for us during the Summit, and the whole place is a wifi hotspot for those who have laptops. So, I suppose someone will do live-blogging… :)

    @Peter — My pleasure!

  4. Beejing 25 October 2007 at 7:06 pm #

    More power!!!

  5. Jayclops 26 October 2007 at 8:12 am #

    Hi Blogs. We scheduled the rerun of the MBS along with the MICT in time for the weeklong EAGA event. Did u catch the episode?

  6. Blogie 26 October 2007 at 8:17 am #

    Hi Jay. No I didn’t, but some people I know did. :oops:

  7. suddenserenity 26 October 2007 at 12:01 pm #

    wow, artistahin naman talaga pang-TV ka na ngayon :P .

    great job bro and see you all tommrow.

  8. Blogie 26 October 2007 at 4:15 pm #

    LOL!! The things we do… :D

  9. Are-wee-der-yet 26 October 2007 at 4:15 pm #

    Wow sikat kana :) Good luck sa grand event bukas!!!

  10. Blogie 26 October 2007 at 4:53 pm #

    @Are-wee-der-yet — Thanks dude! Sana nandito ka rin, contributor ka pa naman ng blog na ‘to! :)

  11. ConradMiguel 26 October 2007 at 6:58 pm #

    Ui, instant artista na. See you tomorrow. ;D

    pautograph ha.. ;D

  12. Marco 28 October 2007 at 12:32 am #

    Had so much fun during the summit. What about Bloggers Christmas Party? hahah

  13. Marco 28 October 2007 at 12:39 am #

    by the way, can we get a certificate of attendance during the summit?hehe

  14. Aice 28 October 2007 at 4:44 am #

    Hi Blogie,
    Finally get to meet you personally, thanks for the hi although i was really too shy… ^_^

    I had fun at the summit specially I was one of the winners in HOSTING with DOMAIN name weeiii! never expected, … hmmm wen ko kaya un makuha? ^_^

    anyway, sorry medyo pagud na talaga ako sa summit kasi po wala pa ako tulog since Friday of 8pm night shift po working then yun.. sayang hindi na ako naka-attend sa party that night T_T

    sige lang better luch next time ^_^

    -> http://www.ice9web.com

  15. Blogie 28 October 2007 at 5:54 pm #

    @Marco — Yeah we’re planning on a Christmas Party, para itaon sa awarding ng You Got Blogged! contest. :)
    Certificate of Attendance? Sorry, wala eh…

    @Aice — It was good to finally meet you too! Sayang di tayo masyado nakapagkuwentuhan. Was running all over the place eh, wasn’t I? hehehehe!

  16. chubby doble 22 October 2008 at 10:25 am #

    I am the father of Charlotte Denise Doble, the child featured last Oct. 22 in Sikat Ka Kid! I am happy to watch my child & I give credits to GMA’s show Una Ka Bai! I would be very happy if I can have a copy of that clip/segment as a remembrance. I look forward to a positive response. Thank you!

  17. Blogie 22 October 2008 at 3:56 pm #

    @chubby doble — Hello there! Sorry but I’m not with GMA, and I don’t know how to go about getting transcripts of Una Ka Bai’s shows. Maybe you could try calling their office in Davao?

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