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YGB! contest extended

Posted 17 September 2007 | By | Categories: Bulletins | No Comments

The You Got Blogged! DigitalFilipino.com / MindanaoBloggers.com Review-a-Blog Competition is now extended to 14 December 2007. As of this writing, there have only been 6 entries submitted — way below the 100 minimum that we are targeting. Ergo, in order to have more time to promote this online event, it has been decided that the [...]

A few blogs worth looking at

Posted 10 September 2007 | By | Categories: Featured Blogs | 3 Comments

The Mindanao Blog Directory now has a total of 135 blogs listed as of this writing (still none under the ARMM category though ). I’d like to take this chance to introduce you to a number of newly submitted ones — these are blogs by Mindanaoans who now live and blog outside Mindanao. Check ‘em [...]

100 blogs in the Directory

Posted 18 August 2007 | By | Categories: Bulletins | 15 Comments

Today we’ve breached the 100-blog mark!!! There are now 100 blogs listed in the Mindanao Blog Directory. Here’s a breakdown: Davao Region — 62 Northern Mindanao — 13 SOCCSKSARGEN — 12 Caraga — 5 Zamboanga Peninsula — 1 ARMM — 0 so far… Mindanao Lovers — 7 I hope that we’ll get many more from [...]

Thanks in advance!

Posted 15 August 2007 | By | Categories: Bulletins | 3 Comments

Madayaw!!! In behalf of my fellow organizers of the 1st Mindanao Bloggers Summit, I’d like to grab this chance to thank our first batch of sponsors. But before getting to those who came first, I’d like to announce that we’ve now signed up our pioneering external Major Sponsor, NoKiAHOST.com (P5/day webhosting) — that’s short for [...]

YGB! Entries after Week 2

Posted 14 August 2007 | By | Categories: Awards & Recognitions, Bulletins | 7 Comments

We now have 5 entries in the You Got Blogged! competition. Here they are: Review on “Alternat1ve Energy” This is the very first submission, written by Victor Uba, who reviewed Marc Javellana’s alternative-energy blog. Review : New*Davao A city arises Doris Calceña reviewed Shealthiel Oczon’s blog, which forms part of a growing number of blogs [...]

Blogsite update

Posted 11 August 2007 | By | Categories: Bulletins | 7 Comments

MindanaoBloggers.com’s sidebar space was getting kinda crowded, so I decided to take the site navigation links out to free up some precious real estate. Those links are now in the header area, right below the title. You’ll notice there’s now a third badge at the top of the sidebar. It’s for the Mindanao Blog Awards. [...]

YGB! update

Posted 11 August 2007 | By | Categories: Awards & Recognitions | No Comments

We now have 5 entries to the You Got Blogged! DigitalFilipino.com / MindanaoBloggers.com Review-a-Blog Competition (the first one listed is not an entry — it’s just a sample). And to date, we have more than 80 blogs already submitted in the Mindanao Blog Directory, all available for review! We’re trying to get more Mindanao blogs [...]

Review-writing competition opening salvo

Posted 01 August 2007 | By | Categories: Awards & Recognitions, Events | 21 Comments

It’s the first of August, and it’s the opening day of the You Got Blogged! DigitalFilipino.com / MindanaoBloggers.com Review-a-Blog Competition. Here’s an overview of the steps necessary to participate in this blog contest. Step 1 • Browse the Mindanao Blog Directory, and choose a blog that you’d like to review. Step 2 • Write a [...]

Spotlight on Mindanao blogs: a unique blog contest

Posted 28 July 2007 | By | Categories: Awards & Recognitions, Events | 13 Comments

Hello everybody! We’re running a one-of-a-kind blogging contest right here, and absolutely everyone is invited to participate! It’s called You Got Blogged! DigitalFilipino.com / MindanaoBloggers.com Review-a-Blog Competition. Quite a mouthful, yes, but so are the prizes! We’re giving away US$150 for the first prize… but this just might be for starters! This competition will involve [...]

The Usual Suspects

It’s final: MBS1 on 27 Oct

Posted 23 July 2007 | By | Categories: Bulletins, Events | 21 Comments

After taking into account several salient considerations surrounding the 1st Mindanao Bloggers Summit and the 6th Mindanao ICT Congress, the MBS1 organizing team has unanimously decided to set the Summit’s date on 27 October 2007 (Saturday). This is final. We apologize if this slight flip-flopping with the Summit’s event date has caused confusion or conflict. [...]

New date for MBS1

Posted 15 July 2007 | By | Categories: Bulletins, Events | 11 Comments

It’s official. The 1st Mindanao Bloggers Summit (MBS1) will now be held on 20 October 2007 (this is also a Saturday). This is in keeping with the decision of the people behind the Mindanao ICT Congress to move all the events a week earlier. We, the organizers of MBS1, sincerely apologize to anyone who might [...]

Summit date might be moved

Posted 14 July 2007 | By | Categories: Bulletins, Events | 7 Comments

The Mindanao Bloggers Summit, as has been mentioned before, is part of the larger 6th Mindnaao ICT Congress (MICT). As such, the Summit will stand to benefit from the promotions and marketing that the MICT organizers will do. However, it is apparently also under the mercy of the same organizers’ decisions. This week, the MICT [...]

Blogs Directory

Posted 11 July 2007 | By | Categories: Bulletins | 1 Comment

Hey there, bloggers of Mindanao!! Here’s yet another directory for you to submit your blogs to — right here on MindanaoBloggers.com. Just click on the Blog Directory link on the sidebar and you’re good to go! The Directory is arranged by region, and then by province (which lists all the towns and/or cities within its [...]

The Mindanao blog

Posted 10 July 2007 | By | Categories: Featured Blogs | 13 Comments

This is a feature of Bob Martin’s quintessential Mindanao blog. His blog is the best source of information (news & opinion) for anybody who’s traveling to the island of Mindanao, Philippines.

MBS1 Organizers

Sponsorship packages are out!

Posted 07 July 2007 | By | Categories: Bulletins | 2 Comments

Announcement of the publication of the sponsorship packages for the upcoming Mindanao Bloggers Summit. The program of activities has also been updated.