Lessons From Mozilla

I was so lucky to have been able to attend this talk about Mozilla. This is one of the greatest organizations in the entire world and with 400 Million users worldwide it's but a good business model. Learning about it first hand was such an honor and it coincides with my day job. Speaking for the event was Gen Kanai the Director of Asia Business Development. His experience working with Mozilla and other reputable multinational companies was quite impressive. He shared his insights on how it became so successful and how the business model worked even if it meant that contributions would actually come from millions of people who did this for free; all for the love of Mozilla!

I'm sharing with you excerpts from the actual talk. As you can probably see on his slideshow, results can vary. We are after all a miniscule amount of people compared to what Mozilla.org is. If you try these management techniques take it with a grain of salt. Make it your own but keep in mind that this has already been proven effective with them. You might as well try it out if you manage people like I do.

This was in the Asian Institute of Management in Makati City. I was under dressed but I survived!

Thank you so much to Asia Society Philippine Foundation Inc. for inviting me to cover this event!

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About Asia Society

"Asia Society is a non profit organization with a mission to promote understanding of Asia through education,lectures, films, exhibitions, conferences, seminars and travel- study tours."

About Mr Gen Kanai "Mr. Gen Kanai is responsible for business development for Mozilla in Asia, community marketing and development. He was also part of the organization responsible for the launch of Technocrati Japan. He also worked for Sony Marketing of Japan, Sony Electronics, Inc., and Toyota Motor Sales, USA Inc.among others."

To get in touch with Asia Society and their projects simply call (+632)7524374 and (+632)8108938 or visit their website at http://asiasociety.org/centers/philippines

The Slapshock Experience

It was such an honor to meet one of the most influential rock bands in Philippine history. If you hear the name "Slapshock" and you live in the Philippines; you probably would faint while in the presence of the greatest, internationally acclaimed rap metal - metal core band this land has ever produced.

They signed up again with Polyeast Records (formerly EMI) and working with them has been an a great decision "Jamir (vocalist) said". Working them has been beneficial and this would help them produce better music in the coming months so make sure you stake out their albums as soon as it hit the shelves soon!


I listened to their last album called "Carino Brutal" which was released in late 2009 and I was impressed to say the least with the carrier single with the same name. Their gigs here and in the US probably would tell you how great their songwriting and music is. Take a moment and watch this!

I wish I had their energy and join that mosh pit! I'll surely be bashing a couple of people for sure! Did you see those Americans too? Imagine our own rock gods being worshiped by them... it's such a wonderful feeling that they REPRESENT!!!!

Another interesting video that I saw is a collaboration between Southeast Asian countries. Who made the cut and got us on this? Of course Slapshock!

I'm so proud of these guys... Jamir was a highschool batchmate so I'm not surprised about the overwhelming talent that he has! With Lee Nadela on bass, Lean Ansing and Jerry Basco on guitar the silent but deadly Chi Evora on drums, how in the world can we go wrong with that?!

I'd like to take this bit and thank Slapshock for the nice afternoon... Dickies, Red Horse and Polyeast Records for making this possible!



P.S. Watch out for the intimate interview we had with them after the contract signing! (To be posted soon on HD video)


Kapish!

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The Snickers War VS Hungerlings!

You know that time of the day when you already had lunch, dinner or snack but you still feel hungry? I often end up either sleeping it off; because I go all grumpy and rowdy/really if not violent when I see other people happy. I need that certain sugar rush to bring me back to reality and keep me sane in this crazy world. Would you believe I look like this when I'm possessed by a hungerling?! >>>>

You won't see me smiling or making jokes or worse I play tricks on ordinary humans so I can get satisfied with whatever I want to do that day (like throw bombs and fake candies!). Oooh and it only starts from there!

Last April 15, 2011 we were invited to an afternoon of fun and games over at Snickers. Yeah it's the candy bar everyone loves. I was thinking this might be the actual cure to this hungerling symptom so I signed up and got in the mood for war!

Our main tools for warfare: Laptops and Internet connection.

Mommy Bloggers also held the same armaments as we did. They were real troopers!

This is really serious... real serious! They did not let their guard down!

Even after their turns, they watched from the sidelines.

When they finished, everyone was happy and there were no signs of hungerling exposure!

There was only one winner when we went on full alert! How did we win? That's easy!

We played the Snickers Hungerlings Attack over at http://www.snickersgame.com/ ; you can choose to play via keyboard or via your webcam and you'll have the chance to win these fabulous prizes!


Playstation 3 consoles, HP Mini and GSHOCK watches... Need I say more? So go ahead and point your browsers and get those hungerlings a dose of their own medicine! Just register and play the online game now, if you get the highest scores you'll surely win all these goodies!

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The BUM "My Story" Collection

BUM Equipment's "My Story" Collection

I just recently attended an intimate bloggers event from makers of BUM Equipment. What's great is that I'll be joining the contest too so you must make sure you don't beat me okay? Ha-ha! Seriously, I felt so special when I got there. Their niche market is EMO/slightly dark rock style and this is what they hope you would be able to communicate through photos while wearing their new line

It's called the "My Story" Collection... and it's available now in your favorite department stores nationwide. You can easily identify them on labeled swing tags that come along with it. If you join you'll have the chance to win gadgets like an IPAD2!!! Nope not an just the ordinary IPAD but the new IPAD2!!! OMG! OMG OMG!!

My photography friends, you now know what to do! We've got to get our creative juices flowing and make sure that our fashion shoots would coincide with this theme. We'll be winning that hard to get IPAD2 I'm sure!

Here are some of the highlights that evening!

Dino Imperial graced the event together with the designers, web masters and marketing managers of BUM.

Dino Imperial also shared his views on his own fashion statement. The clothes are easy, mix and match with your existing ones while keeping your individuality through the dark/emo vibe it exudes. He loves prints of graffiti, skulls, things of that nature and this was a perfect fit for him!

Make sure you get the store's branch where you got it from so you would be able to fill up the form completely online!

Belated Happy Birthday Dino! =)


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