iBlog5- 5th Philippine Blogging Summit
The bottom line is that blogging is like sex. You can’t fake it. You can’t fake passion. You can’t fake wanting to engage with the public. If you do, it will ultimately be an unsatisfying experience for both the blogger and their readers., Kevin Anderson
Behind me are Cebu Bloggers wearing T-shirts with “Blogger ko Bai”
As a newbie blogger in 2006, I dared volunteer for iBlog 2 as a moderator for speakers. I wanted to network with bloggers and also meet my idol bloggers. I am the type of person who is not easily star struck with celebrities or Hollywood stars. But that was the feeling I got when I met blogging idols like Abe “Yuga” Olandres and Manolo Quezon in the 2006 summit. The following year, I talked in iBlog 3 and my topic was “Personal Blogging Success”. *Gasps* I don’t want to minimize myself because success is very relative but there I was… The star-struck me in 2006 was now a speaker in 2007. The same thing happened in iBlog 4 in 2008.
This year…my role is a bit stress-free, well sort of . I was the The Time Keeper. You know the one that holds a piece of paper that notifies the speaker that they have 5 minutes or 2 minutes or Let’s wrap it up. I enjoyed it just as much as the previous iBlog summits. Every role or task counts to make the iBlog a success.
What was it like this year?
iBlog 5 was a blast. There were more bloggers this time compared to the previous years. I had a great time meeting new bloggers, old bloggers and even got to drag my husband in the afternoon.
Like Chilling with AJ with Fritz at the front row.
Enjoying livestreaming with AJ
Busy helping out at the front desk
Thrilled that I got to talk to Dean Jorge Bocobo, Leslie Bocobo, Dean’s cousin and my husband.
Watching as Mike Abundo hogs the mike.
Laughing at how BryanBoy got featured in the Preparing Bloggers for the 2010 Elections- COMELEC on Blogging & Bloggers by Dir. James Jimenez, COMELEC-EID Director
Bonding with Mommy bloggers, of course which I only did at the end of the summit.
And last but not the least! Laughing as the Patay Gutom Bloggers (PGB) requested a photo op with Carlo Ople. What fun!
I learn something new each year and aim to be a better blogger every year. To answer Anton Diaz‘ question “Are you evolving as a blogger?”
Yes, I am evolving as a blogger. I see myself in it for the long haul. Blogging empowers me to live a life of meaning and purpose.
As I have repeatedly written in one form or other, blogging is not about writing posts. Heck, that’s the least of your challenges. No, blogging is about cultivating a mutually beneficial relationships with an ever-growing online readership, and that’s hard work., Alister Cameron
Kudos to UP College of Law Internet and Society Program and Janette Toral.
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Great seeing you at iBlog5, Noemi! Of course, I can’t help but pick the brains of such great speakers.
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I remember you from IBlog2. I was so awed by your speech on Increasing Blog Traffic. I remember how you used “chicklets”
Ah yes, that was during the RSS reader wars. Google Reader eventually won those.
As we enter the status updater wars, chiclets are making a comeback. My bet’s on Twitter winning those.
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So DJB wears a cowboy hat, not a panama hat.
Yup cowboy hat with cowboy boots.
Hi Noemi!
It was nice seeing you and everyone else earlier. I had lots of fun even though I was only there in the afternoon. It kinda felt awkward though since I kept on getting referred to by speakers and people who asked questions, Lol.
Btw, let me share my entry on iBlog5: iBlog5 Coverage and Reasons why to go to iBlog6
All the best,
Carlo
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well you are popular, Carlo! you are the man.
Nice meeting you Mommy Noemi! It was really great to socialize with the bloggers whom I come across online in an event attended by several big wigs of the Pinoy blogging community.
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we hope you can have your blogging summit in Cebu, too.
Hopefully, when Cebu is ready for it, we will organize for it. But as of now, we’re still building the blocks and who knows, iBlog7 or iBlog8 might just be held in Cebu.
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wow, the mommy bloggers are there, too!
happy mom’s day, dear noemi!
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Happy Mother’s day, Raq.Today we have an exhibit for Mommy Blogging at the Rockwell Tent.
Thank you very much Noemi for all the help. I very much appreciate it. Cheers and hugs. Happy Mother’s Day!
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thanks Janette for letting me help out. It was my pleasure.
First of all, Happy Mother’s Day!
Thank you so much for being nice to me especially during the morning session. The Patay Gutom photo is made of win LOL
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Nakakaliw kayo, Patay Gutom Bloggers!
Happy mother’s day to you! I definitely agree! blogging is like sex. =p
They should get a bigger room next year!
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thanks for the greeting Louis. Yup a bigger room definitely
Ay! Kainggit naman kayo. I hope to be able to attend next year and if they will allow me to have a vacation by that time. Happy Mother’s Day Noemi!
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oh you should get a vacation. Dexter of techathand made sure his vacation was scheduled for iblog5. Thanks for the greeting!
i enjoyed the experience. sana maulit…
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i agree and hoping it will be just as fun or even more next year.
Fabulous set of speakers for this year’s iBlog! I wasn’t able to attend this year but I was there in 2008. I enjoyed the learning experience last year. iBlog is a wonderful gathering where people can share trends, thoughts, and ideas about the blogosphere.
Anton’s simple question “Are you evolving as a blogger?” is empowering.
serious bloggers want to evolve somehow. I constantly work on myself to attain that goal.
It was my very first blogging event that I attended.
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there are so many blogger events these days.Just make sure you are in plurk.
I think I have to sign up at plurk. I don’t have a plurk account yet. Just a twitter account.
Hopefully, I’ll meet you in the next bloggers event Noemi.
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It was nice meeting you at iblog5.. and hope to have a longer conversation with you in the future..
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I hope next year your vacation will fall on iblog6. till then.
Foe sure I will make sure it will
ang saya ng iblog5!
hehe
it was fun and quite organized. ang galing mo sa timekeeping noemi! hehe.
salamat. Pressured din ako to make sure they stick to the time.
big credit to the timekeeper!
otherwise, we would reach 10PM because of the interesting topics
I do hope there was more time for fellowship
haha thanks. As a timekeeper, I didn’t have time to socialize.
Nice to see you again Noimi, hope we can chat again sometime.
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Sayang hindi po ako nakapagpa-picture with you. See you na lang po sa next event. =)
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nice meeting you there at iblog po! See you next summit! punta rin kau ng cebu!
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