Do you find it FAIR? The Facebook “LIKE” Syndrome and Text Votes Fever Influence on Contests

November 6th, 2011Posted by Semidoppel

Am I the only one tired of this? Facebook “LIKES” for contest entry, text votes for a certain contestant, wherein the winner will be determined because of the number of votes they will garner. Is this the new way of judging? Obviously, this is the era when social media is fully utilized to entice readers [...]

As a Blogger, Up to What Extent Can You Stand for Your Principles?

September 16th, 2011Posted by Semidoppel

“If he rips of my arms, I’ll kick him to death. If he rips of my legs, I’ll bite him to death! If he rips of my head, I’ll stare him to death. And if he gouges out my eyes, I’ll curse him from beyond the grave!”

Are Bloggers Guilty of Impatient Journalism?

August 16th, 2011Posted by Semidoppel

Recently, there’s a news opinion I read which focuses on ethics of journalism. One of the points the author discussed was about the way how bloggers feed on news. It seems that some bloggers forgot the importance of when to limit themselves. The author set the “Christopher Lao flood incident” as an example wherein this poor [...]

I Want to Become a Better Blogger

January 12th, 2011Posted by Semidoppel

It’s been three years since I started to blog, and until I now, I am not sure if I am a good blogger. A self proclaimed blogger is what I am. Convinced by my long-time friend Jehzeel Laurente, he bought my first domain and taught me the basics. I don’t know HTML, thanks to the [...]

A Blogger’s Role: What We Should Do and What We Can Do (A Repost)

May 25th, 2010Posted by Semidoppel

I just want to repost this article, I felt glad when I saw that this article was in the “Recognitions Page” of Jehzeel Laurente, my mentor. He is the site owner of Jehzlau Concepts. I hope my fellow bloggers can benefit and learn something from it. What is a blogger? Why do he blog? What is his [...]

Improving Blog Traffic With Facebook

November 10th, 2009Posted by Semidoppel

Are you a blogger without a Facebook account? I suggest you should have one. About four months ago, I myself don’t have a Facebook account. I just signed up when I realized that I’m the only one in the office that doesn’t have one (LOL). Aside from the different games and applications that Facebook offers [...]

GUERILLA BLOGGER|Best Guide for Improving Our Blog

November 2nd, 2009Posted by Semidoppel

[ad#Google Adsense End of Post] I wish I have read this book written by Mr. Mahrgil Macuha and Mr. Zigfried Diaz the first time I decided to try blogging. Its title is “Guerilla Blogger” a book that will guide a blogger to optimize his blog site and to make money online. They provided very useful [...]