iBlog5 Postscript – of Mobile Blogging and the Elections

by edXcribe on May 10, 2009

I gave a talk at iBlog5 yesterday about Mobile Blogging 101. It was nice. Short and sweet. Simple. Spontaneous. I liked the interaction we got with the audience.

Update: See online video here c/o Janette: Mobile Blogging by Edwin 1/2 (2/2)

And, as usual, there were a few inputs that I had planned to give, but was not able to say it right there. I also got some good feedback from the audience and I’d like to clarify their questions and share it to readers. Good thing I can still put out these inputs through my blog ;-) .

For my iBlog5 postcript, I’d like to share my beginnings as a mobile blogger, my story about mobile blogging in the 2004 elections, my support for blogging (and mobile blogging) for the 2010 elections as well as a few thank you notes.

My first mobile blog post

My First Mobile Blogpost: Birth of Technobiography

My First Mobile Blogpost: Birth of Technobiography

When I was preparing for my talk at iBlog5, I looked into my blog archives and was pleasantly, um, pleased :D to find out that …

My first Technobiography blogpost in April 11, 2004 was actually written using Brosia, my cellphone circa 2003-2007.

I realized that when I started out blogging, I was already using an element of mobile blogging – using my cellphone to capture “urgent” thoughts. Urgent because I couldn’t sleep with this “Technobiography manifesto” running in my mind.

Mobile Blogging: Ganito ako nuon, ganito na tayo ngayon

At iBlog5 yesterday, it was an “old friend” reunion of sorts getting re-acquainted face-to-face with JM Tuazon.

You see, JM and I first met as volunteers of NAMFREL in the 2004 elections. JM and I had maintained an online interaction through the years via email or through each other’s blogs.

Wow, it’s been 5 years since our NAMFREL days in 2004.
And now we’re 365+1 days before the next election in 2010.

Which brings me to two thoughts:

  1. The beginnings of mobile blogging for elections in 2004
  2. and mobile blogging for the elections in 2010.

Ganito ako nuon, ganito tayo ngayon

Ganito ako nuon


I remember how in 2004, I was already mobile blogging even with the limited tools available. I didn’t have a wifi laptop or netbook back then. So I created ways to blog from my cellphone with the tools that I DID have.

At that time, I had a GPRS connection on Brosia, my cellphone. I didn’t want to be blogging directly from my phone to Blogspot’s website. Because it was still expensive back then (we were charged on a per kB basis back then). Not only was it expensive for me, but it was also slow and clanky for my purposes.

The solution I create was a combination of text messaging, an SMS-to-email service and Blogspot’s e-mail-to-blog feature to mobile blogging the elections on Technobiography.

The results of that solution, you will find at these blogposts in May 2004. (They include post-production updates done via desktop). I even had an election photo blog! Early bloomer pala ako :D

NAMFREL Photo blogging! -- Do you recognize that teenager in the photo?

NAMFREL Photo blogging! -- Do you recognize that teenager in a yellow shirt?

Ganito tayo ngayon

Yesterday, I presented a whole lot more highly developed tools for mobile blogging. (See my presentation , with links).

Towards the end, I made a call to action: “Create Value!”.

I also wanted to tie that in with the other talks that came in the afternoon, specifically Blogging for the elections.

I see the criticality of delivering timely blog posts, whether before, during or after the Elections.

“Timely” will mean different things for different situations and for different story-telling styles.

But when “timely” means “immediate” or “now”, mobile blogging will be a critical tool for bloggers to put out their story, even if (or *because*) the story is in its most plain, most pure, although plausibly incomplete.

I’d like to send this message to fellow-bloggers:

by blogging about the elections, we can contribute to the awareness, the transparency, and the general movement of citizen participation in the elections.

Thus, I enjoin fellow-bloggers to participate in blogging for the elections. You can do it in your own way. And you can also do it as part of a group. Janette has created the Blogging for Elections site. Feel free to approach Janette if you want to contribute.

My action item: As for me, I will continue to provide mobile blogging demos that will help bloggers equip themselves with tools for the time they will need, either for blogging the elections or for blogging what else they are passionate about.

“Wrap-up”

I’d like to thank the organizers of iBlog5. It was a good experience.

I’m glad to hear from those who gave feedback that I had raised their awareness about Mobile Blogging. I take your feedback well and will be creating more demos to show you more clearly the mobile blogging tools available out there.

I learned a lot from the other iBlog5 speakers too. I’ll catch up on videos for the talks I missed.

I’d like to highlight the very well-though-out talk of Anton Diaz on taking Blogging to the next level. Excellent insights!

Salamat po, doktor!




  • Salamat po sa Baleno at sa VC Trading for my shirt (http://www.busyPrinting.com, vctradingcubao@gmail.com 0918-923-4883, 2F Farmers Plaza Cubao)
  • Salamat kay Erick sa super spiffy Technobiography sticker ni Honoria Purificacion.
    Erick’s sticker shop is at 2nd floor of Robinson’s Pioneer (malapit sa electronics area).
    Contact: Erick (0928-3315642) or Maricel (0928-3088061) — tell them “Technobiography.com” referred you.
My Technobiography shirt and My trusted laptop friend Honoria Purificacion, a true Pinay!

My Technobiography shirt and My trusted laptop friend Honoria Purificacion, a true Pinay!

  • Salamat sa iBlog5 organizers for having me as a speaker
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{ 31 comments… read them below or add one }

Snow May 10, 2009 at 12:48 pm

I really enjoyed listening to your mobile blogging 101!

Cheers, Snow ^_^

Snows last blog post..My iBlog5 Experience

Dexter | Techathand.net May 10, 2009 at 1:29 pm

Nice talk and presentation.. Nice to meet you in person, I hope it could be a longer conversation next time. At least we met :) .. You look different in the stage :) .. Kala ko rin dati matanda ka na :)

I am still preparing my updated post about iblog 5

Dexter | Techathand.nets last blog post..Live Blogging at Iblog 5

Janette Toral May 10, 2009 at 5:17 pm

Hello Edwin. Thank you very much for supporting the event. Mobile blogging is indeed the future and more will do such in the months to come. Cheers!

Paurong.com May 10, 2009 at 5:59 pm

it was so nice listening and learning from you, sir.

Rommel May 10, 2009 at 6:09 pm

Your lecture was very informative, Sir :]
One of the best moments of I Blog 5

I hope you can drop by my site :) Thanks.

Reggie May 11, 2009 at 12:48 am

congrats ka_edong! yeah, i do remember your first blog posts 5 years ago. like you, i also used to blog sending emails that gets posted automatically to my first personal blog.

mabuhay ka pare!

pmonchet May 11, 2009 at 4:51 am

Sir, Let me thank you for your very informative talk on mobile blogging. Although I have been hearing and reading about this, I got interested only upon hearing you talk about it. I tried to use it but my first attempt was not successful. hehehe

pmonchets last blog post..Happy Mother’s Day

Zorlone May 11, 2009 at 8:26 am

Ka-Edong,
I attended the iblog5 and listened to your “talk.” I have just been a blogger for 3 months and a day and focused my blog to creative writing. Been asking about using plurk and twitter on my mobile but phplurk and phtwitter failed in sending me a confirmation e-mail.

Anyway, if it doesn’t work, I’ll try to look for other means to do the “now blogging.”

Yesterday, while driving home, a flash heavy rain fell! Coming from NLEX, I turned to EDSA and I was surprised to see it was flooded! Took pictures with my mobile (carefully) and got decent snapshots of the traffic and flood. I wanted to do the “now blogging” but I haven’t programed my phone to do that (yet).

I might be using the pictures on my blog for my creative writing na lang.

Z

Zorlones last blog post..Simply A Mother

Carl May 11, 2009 at 6:14 pm

Your Mobile Blogging talk was really educational for us newbies.

Arvin Ello May 15, 2009 at 4:29 am

Hi Edwin! It was nice meeting you at iBlog5 Summit. Hope to talk to you longer soon. BTW, at first, you seemed a little nervous onstage. But you did a terrific job there. You gave us the information that we needed. (BTW, it was my first time at the summit).

You have that certain charisma for people. Actually, you can run for an election! hehe.

Thanks for posting a link to my site. I appreciate it a lot! I’ll do the same for you real soon.

Arvin Ellos last blog post..Britains Got Talent 2009 – Shaheen Jafargholi’s Audition (12 Year Old Singer)

JM May 16, 2009 at 2:25 pm

YUCK Ka Edong! Hahaha. Did you really have to post that picture?! LOL.

It was great to be re-acquainted with you during iBlog! Grabe, five years! I still remember first seeing your blog. You’re probably one of the early bloggers I’ve known personally. So much has changed since then! Still, ikaw pa rin ang kauna-unahang Best Technology Blog winner ng online Philippine Blog Awards! He he he.

Looking forward to civic initiatives for the elections, Ka Edong. And if god permits, hopefully I’d be able to turn my own blog into a citizen journ blog for the elections. Please do update me if you’ve heard of such initiatives.

Again, nice talk Ka Edong, and nice meeting you…again! :D

JMs last blog post..Brawl gone wrong

ka edong May 17, 2009 at 11:19 pm

thanks, I appreciate your note, Carl.

ka edong May 17, 2009 at 11:20 pm

Thanks for your feedback, Arvin.
Yes, I still get the jitters when I speak. glad to hear you benefited from my talk ;-) .

We sure could continue our interaction online.

Keep on blogging! … to the next level! …

ka edong May 17, 2009 at 11:21 pm

hey JM! hahaha! wasn’t it fun finding that photo from way back. Parang “time capsule”, ‘di ba?

will remember you if I encounter civic initiatives. ;-)

ka edong May 17, 2009 at 11:23 pm

hey dexter!
Yes, it was nice meeting you in person … for a few seconds! :D . next time, kwentuhan tayo

ka edong May 17, 2009 at 11:25 pm

@ snow – Thanks snow :-) . And i enjoyed delivering that talk as well .

Keep
on blogging!

ka edong May 17, 2009 at 11:26 pm

@ janette – The pleasure was mine, janette. Congratulations!

Btw, i seem to have
dropped my usb inside the auditorium. If the organizers find a blue
cruzer usb, its probably mine. Thanks.

ka edong May 17, 2009 at 11:27 pm

Thanks, paurong :-) . Masaya ako’ng makatanggap ng feedback mula sa
iyo.

Keep on blogging… To the next level :-) !

ka edong May 17, 2009 at 11:38 pm

@ pmonchet, That’s all part of the learning. Sabi nga: failure is just postponed
success. Keep trying, all the info you need can be found online :-)
.

To blogging to the next level!



ka edong May 17, 2009 at 11:39 pm

Thanks for your kind words! Ill visit your site when i’m
in surfing mode (im currently in mobile email mode ) ;-) .

Here’s to
bloggign to the next level!

ka edong May 17, 2009 at 11:40 pm

Thanks bro! It’s been years, biro mo? Reg against the machine! :-) . Glad we’re keeping touch, buddy.

ka edong May 17, 2009 at 11:41 pm

Zorlone, thanks for sharing you story.

Stay safe, kaibigan! ;-)

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beth December 9, 2009 at 5:56 pm

Hi Ka edong,

Need your reply po,i lost my CP last monday 12.07.2009 @ araneta coliseum. how can i block my CP? i tried to visit NTc website but nothing post there regarding CP blocking nor tried to call their no. but nobody answering the phone.. huhuhu nawawalan nako pag asa.. kaasar yung kumuha nun, di man lang naawa sa kapwa nia! hhmmmp!

any way ka edong please email me at betty03_18@yahoo.com.. i tried also to email you at ka_edong@hotmail.com pero bumabalik xa sakin.. bat ganun?

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