The BlogCon Experience! -Trend Micro

Four days, four sessions and one blog conference. "May Kwenta Kwento Ko"

The famed bloggers and their ideas at its finest. 

Jayvee Fernandez.

 Abe Olandres..

The Guys Behind the Tunay Na Lalake Blog..

   Ryan Flores..

Knowing the Blogosphere is like discovering a new planet, you get to understand how it works and how much you can do with it.

Before the Trend Micro Blog Conference, I used to think blogs are just online diaries of an emo. After all these sessions, it changed my perception about blogs and got interested instantly, because you can make money out of it!

I was able to convince one of my good friends to come along with me on the 1st day of BlogCon, he brought his camera along and we were able to capture some good pics!


The blogcon kit was great! I really find it useful, a pen, a notebook and a hot shirt!

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 The Late Blog with Moh

The BlogCon Experience! -Trend Micro Day 4

Trend Micro BlogConf Day 4: Ryan Flores from our very own blog.trendmicro.com

Venue: 14th Floor Boracay Room, TrendLabs



At that time, I am already on the morning shift.. how unfortunate for the event... tsk tsk tsk.. Despite my efforts to ask permission from my Team Lead to attend the said event, it was all futile.. No favors for me daw 'coz I am bad boy.. This is not enough for me NOT to attend though so I used up my 1 hour lunch period to attend the session (is this obsession?).


Now, here's what happened:

• Went on break at 10:05AM.
• It's 10:20 and it hasn't started yet =(
• Some bits of Info I learned, Newsletters like Microsoft Bulletins all started from Blogs... cool.
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  Ryan Flores quoted Eva Chen's statement every time they meet she would say: "Oh! I enjoy reading blogs than financial statements!" on the next meeting, same statement again...
  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

I find it really educational how Ryan Flores presented his thoughts about blogging. At first I thought he was just going to talk about what's the best recipe for cooking and eating viruses but no, he is also a human being(peace!).


Tips from him that I really find useful:

• Treat it like a diary - Noteworthy Events are all Blogworthy!
• Read so you can write better - just like the quote "A good follower is a good leader"
• Have an advocacy write something bigger than oneself with conviction - Now this is Rockstar.

....and my 1 hour lunch was up.


Despite my cravings for the lunch at the end of the session, I had to rush all the way back to my cube in the 23rd floor. My heart was all screaming I want more blogging knowledge! Fortunately, they were broadcasting the event via twitter. Good thing I signed up for twitter the day before the blog con. 


Good news is I was able to hitch some lunch! Thanks to Twitter! Terrific Lunch was from Teriyaki Boy.

To the AV Technical Marketing of Trend Micro, you guys deserve a million clap-clap-clap for a job well done! I am indeed thankful for the blog conference that you have started as this re-kindled my desire to blog. Mind you, I started this blog site way back in 2007 and I was crappy back then! Again, I am thankful.


My Gratitude also goes to all the people who supported me in making this blog possible.



To the speakers, you were all blessed by the Almighty with these blogging talents, may you go out and spread the blogging wisdom and conquer the Philippines by the great BLOGOSPHERE!!


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 The Late Blog with Moh

The BlogCon Experience! -Trend Micro Day 3

Trend Micro BlogConf Day 3: The guys behind Tunay Na Lalake.

Venue: 14th Floor Boracay Room, TrendLabs

 Guys from TNL were rather unexpected! When they went into the room they looked like drinking buddies! On the side note, blogging is not racist, it's for the every all! Despite they're looks, they really have craft that a lot of people will get interested about, smart minds.

Blogging wise,  I learned a lot from the Guys Behind TNL:

• Collaborative Blogging is Powerful! It's like your in a team and everyone is helping one another.
• Timing is of the Essence! - Just like the newscasters, the earliest to post gets the most!
• You cannot please everyone - Learn to accept this fact.
• It is all about the content. 

Their unusual lingo where the word "shit", never absent from their speech definitely get us going along the conversation. Their ultimate goal? Bring comedy in our lives by reading their blog posts!

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 The Late Blog with Moh

The BlogCon Experience! -Trend Micro Day 2

 Trend Micro BlogConf Day 2: Abe Olandres of Yugatech.com
Venue: 14th Floor Boracay Room, TrendLabs

Mr. Abe Olandres's session was all about the technicalities of Blogging, I got inspired by this which made me blog this the day after the session: Shaping of a Blog Landscape

Master Yuga fearlessly introduced his history of blogging and what he is right now. What the heck would you feel if blogging alone can give you a car? What if blogging alone can give you a 6-digit salary? Sounds unrealistic? It is real.

Being a Gadget blogger, he gets to review lots and lots of gadgets and as I understand it, the manufacturers of these gadgets even contact Master Yuga himself to review those gadgets! It wasn't clear though if he gets to keep them or not, but still, I like that!


 

Little did I know that there was an early bird prize of Php 500 SM gift check, and a Skull Candy Headset prize for coming in every session! san ka pa! Ang swerte lang ng mga nakakuha neto! Of course, I got envious and each session when they are about to draw the winner of the darn thing, my heart skipped a beat or two and in the end, I didn't win one hehehe... Maybe the Lord knows I won't use it, I'd just sell it in Tipidpc hekhekhek!

I did won one time though! eto career mode talaga...

On the BlogConf Day 3,  guest speakers at that time were the Guys of Tunay Na Lalake. The conference starts at 10AM and I went there 8:30AM! Beat that! Our beloved FMS where still setting up the chairs and the sound system back then and there I was, waiting for the Technical Marketing Team hekhekhek! ...


Here ya go.. 500 SM GC!! As I was called upon to face the crowd, the guys from TNL hailed! "THE BASTION OF CAPITALISM" Hell Yeah! ..whatever that means..I still got my 500 SM GC! Broadcasted via email:


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 The Late Blog with Moh

The BlogCon Experience! -Trend Micro Day 1

Trend Micro BlogConf Day 1: Jayvee Fernandez of Abuggedlife.com
Venue: Shanghai Bistro, Eastwood City


On the profile of our speaker Jayvee Fernandez, I am amazed that a teacher of a Master's Course blogs! So blogging is indeed for everyone! This guy doesn't use Windows, he is a MAC user! Oh My Gulay! Rich kid! 

So what have I learned from this guy and from this session?

• The term "TROLL" is actually used on a person whos' comments are to fire up the other readers to take away the conversation to something else rather than on the main topic itself
• Writing a blog is like having a superpower, the power of influence. As Spiderman would say,    "With great power comes great responsibility"
• Damn things that a blog can do for you if it gets a lot of traffic! Like free food, free gadgets,,, etc..

Great for me to get started with my blogging!

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 The Late Blog with Moh

It has been awhile... blogger.com

It is amazing that the fire of interest in blogging started with me way back November of 2007, and then died March of 2008. And now, after 2 sessions on the very first trend labs blog conference the fire has started burning once again.

Jayvee Fernandez of abuggedlife.com and Abe Olandres of Yugatech paid us a visit here to do some talks about blogging. I tell ya,, I learned a lot. I posted a blog in facebook and instead of rewriting, I'll copy and past it here. Here it is:

September 15, 2009 12:51pm

"I must say, that blogcon did influence me about writing a blog. I have been pondering whether or not I should blog or not. Thanks to Jayvee Fernandez(abuggedlife.com)

, he laid all the cards about blogging and what you can get from blogging. I never thought there is money in blogging hehe.. now I'm interested. ba't ngayon ko lang nalaman to? waahh!

Well anyways, Blogcon was last week, ever since then I kept thinking about writing, too lazy to do so until now.

It is interesting to know how powerful a blog is and its impact to the people who read. This made me think about blogging our experience with the customer service reps of GLOBE and SUN and how BAD the service we always get from them when we call. In this way, our voices will be heard and will be the key to make something bad into something good. It's awareness. hehe..

Before, I used to think BLOGS are for EMO's diaries about how dramatic and retarded life is for them.. Hindi pala. It is just about freedom of expression. What's great about it is, there are no rules. Jayvee also mentioned, you don't have to blog like everyday.. it really depends on you. Like he's style, he just blogs when he feels like it. I think that's what I'll do as well.

I don't really care if anyone reads this note or not, It's just me writing my thoughts. I checked on this blog site and I was definitely amused siempre xe puro kalokohan, sabe ko, kaya ko den to, KALOKOHAN eh!? wat da hek.. the site is http://tunaynalalake.blogspot.com/

Tomorrow is another session of Blogcon, this time the speaker is MR. Abe Olandes of Yugatech. He will talk about blogging for techy people. Exciting indeed! Bagong Kaalaman!

haayy,, punyeta

Moh"

I apologize, I have not learned yet the K.I.S.S. principle. apologies for the long blog. I'll do my best next time... sometime soon, I should be able to choose what my niche is and start blogging.