The Ako Mismo slogan tells us: “Ano ang gagawin mo para sa kinabukasan ng bayang ito? Ako Mismo ang kikilos para sa bayan ko”

Just like what other bloggers thought about the Ako Mismo, I think it’s a campaign that urges every Filipino to do by themselves the things that will help raise our nation again. The Ako Mismo has this message: “Simulan mo ang pagkilos sa muling pagbangon ng Pilipinas. Maliit man o malaki, ikaw mismo ang magsasabi kung ano ang gagawin mo.”

This afternoon, I registered at the Ako Mismo website. They collected my personal information including my cellphone number which at first made me confused whether I would continue the registration or not. I was wondering why should they need to collect personal information including my phone number, and how secure is their site?

After that, I checked the Wall of Commitments (click here) where you will find the commitments made by those who registered with the Ako Mismo. As of writing this post, there are 186,193 commitments posted already. Most of the commitments posted are serious ones like:

• Ako mismo tutulong paghubog sa sa mga darating na henerasyon
• Ako mismo tutulongan ang bayan
• Ako mimso magmahal sa kapatid nating muslim

But I wonder how sincere are the members of the Ako Mismo campaigns. I even noticed a funny commitment that says: “Ako Mismo Hindi ikaw ok!”

I hope that the Ako Mismo campaign will stand in a way we look at it now.

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But I think, it only happens if the internet user is coming from the Philippines. They call it geo-targeted ads.

But what made you write this post? Are you paid to review the AyosDito.PH?

No! This is not a paid post. I was just irritated by the ads. And besides, I want to see if a review post on AyosDito.PH will bring traffic to this blog… even just few traffic.

I googled the internet and found out that there are bloggers who already reviewed the site. But I know most of them are paid to write those positive reviews about the site.

Now, take a look at the screenshot from the Google Trends for the term “AyosDito.PH” below:

There’s a rise of Google searches in the midst of 2009 and it reaches already the 150 point.

But of course, the search volume for the “AyosDito.PH” is nothing compared to the search volume for the “Pinay Scandal“. But I believe that as the popularity of the AyosDito.PH continues to grow, the search volume for its domain will also grow just like what happened to the search volume for the domain “sulit.com.ph”.

But what is “AyosDito.Ph”?

“AyosDito.Ph” is a free online classified website. It’s similar to eBay, Craiglist, and Sulit Philippines. The ad can be your products or properties you sell, available jobs, business establishments, or services you’re offering.

For those who don’t know what “Ayos Dito” means, “Ayos Dito” is a Filipino statement for “It’s fine here“. It seems that the site is telling online sellers and buyers that in the”AyosDito.PH” everything is fine, safe and secured. There’s no scammers, and no spammers.

It’s like they’re saying that they are better compared to the sulit.com.ph and other online classified websites where scammers and spammers are making huge money.

But is it really safe to transact with the advertisers of the “AyosDito.PH”?

For now, we can’t tell yet. But I know that if there are people who are careless and easily be scammed, then there are scammers out there too.

Scammers are just waiting for the right time to attack.

Blogposts by other bloggers:

1. Join “My AyosDito Experience”, win an iPhone 3G, HP Mini-Note – By Janette Toral
2. AyosDito.PH, The Next Biggest Marketplace by AdaPhobic.
3. Does AyosDito Have What It Takes? by Yuga
4. Selling and Buying in the Philippines by Pinay Mommy Online
5. AyosDito.PH – Filipinos Free Online Classified by Karren Javier
6. AyosDito.PH – New Market Place in the Internet by Techy Kid
7. AyosDito.PH – Your Market Place in the Philippines by Micamyx

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Learning that your province has its own weekly newspaper is something that I am proud of. To let you know, our province has its own “Southern Leyte Times” which features news report and updates on what’s happening in Southern Leyte and the neighboring provinces.

The weekly paper has 8 pages. The first page is of course the front page. The second page features the Crime Watch of Mr. Anthony Kings. The next page contains the letters to the Editor. The fourth page is the commentary page which features commentary of Antonio Mendoza Reyes, Atty. Romeo R. Geniston and the Zoomlens. The other remaining pages contain news from other parts of the Philippines, Entertainment stories and games, and ads.

Unreliable News Paper

Actually, not all news reports included on this newspaper (Southern Leyte Times) are unreliable. But what made me consider this newspaper unreliable are those news reports that are defective, especially those written for the Crime Watch column.

Let’s examine the articles contained on this column (Southern Leyte Times, Volume 6, Number 478, page 2):

(1) Hunt for ex-convict launched

Content:

Sogod – A 42 year old man was stabbed at the corner of Osmena and Zamora Street her last weekend by an ex-convict for no apparent reason. Police identified the victim as Ronie Segales a resident of barangay Consolacion and his attacker as Melchor Bitor a resident of Barangay Zone II. Segales who was stabbed three times, was rushed to the Sogod District Hospital.

His assailant who fled after the incident is now being pursued by a police team who have orders to shoot to kill since the suspect is believed to be armed and dangerous.

My Reaction:

Let’s just forget the grammatical construction of the sentences. The real problem that I found from that article is the use of the term “weekend” in answering the question, “When did the crime happen? For me “this weekend” is not an accurate answer to the question WHEN because “this weekend” is forever.

(2) Another Fatal Motorcycle Accident

Content:

Barangay Ibarra, Maasin – A motorcycle accident has claimed the life of yet another Southern Leyteno. According to a police report the latest victim was SPO1 Jesus Jayvee Tan a member of the Southern Leyte Provincial Office and a resident of Barangay Ibarra. Tan was reportedly on a drug surveillance mission and was driving home when a dog suddenly crossed the road. The policeman suffered multiple head injuries and died before reaching the Provincial Hospital.

My Reaction:

Just like the first article, this article did not answer the question, “When did the incident happen”. And what about the rumors that this police officer was drunk when the accident happened? If it is true or not true that this police officer was drunk during the accident then why is it not clarified on that news?

(3) American Citizen Robbed

Content:

Benit, Malitbog – The house of a 66 year old American citizen residing here was burglarized by robbers who took off with P63,000 worth of jewelry and cash.

Rufina Laplapan Selko said the robbers had poisoned her dogs and entered through her slidding foor. Police have taken samples of the fingerprints they found there and will see if these match those of the household staff or their neighbors.

My Reaction:

This news report is actually talking about the incident that I talked already on my article, “‘Akyat-Bahay’ Theives in Southern Leyte”. I knew a lot of information on this incident because I am one of the victims of these thieves and I am one of the residents of that house.

Actually, that article is the main reason why I described the Southern Leyte Times as unreliable newspaper. To let you know the information contained on that news article, “American Citizen Robbed” is not accurate. Just for example:

1. The owner of the house is Rufina Laplana Selko not Rufina Laplapan Selko.
2. Rufina Laplana Selko is not actually residing in that place. She’s in USA.
3. Rufina Laplana Selko did not talk any of the news reporters. So how come that the writer of this news report got the information from Rufina Laplana Selko?
4. Lastly, the housebreakers or thieves or robbers entered the house through the sliding door not through the slidding foor.
5. The news report couldn’t answer the question, “When did the incident happen”.

Finale

Currently, the price of a copy of the Southern Leyte Times is PhP8.50 but you can buy it in stores for PhP10.00. And paying PhP10.00 for a newspaper that reports inaccurate news stories is just a waste of money.

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Pickaweb

Domain Names Registration

Domain names is actually free for every web hosting account that you opened. However, you can register domain names even if you will not open an account. Just pay the corresponding prices per year:

• .co.uk = £4.99
• .org.uk= £4.99
• .com  = £8.99
• .org   = £8.99
• .net   = £8.99
• .info   = £8.99
• .biz =£8.99
• .eu    = £9.49
• .mobi  = £13.99

Once you buy domain names with Pickaweb, you’ll be given full control of your registered domain names in changing DNS and contact details. You can even use the Pickaweb WhoIs Domain Search in searching for the info of particular domains. And of course, you can renew your own registered domain names through the Pickaweb feature in renewing domain names.

Webhosting Services

Just like what I said earlier, domain names is free if you’ll open a web hosting account with the Pickaweb. You can choose from the web hosting packages they offered by considering your website needs. You can start from the Start Plan for only £2.98/year where you can use up to 10GB bandwidth. The next higher plans are Webmaster Plan for only £5.42/year with 20GB bandwidth, and Business Plan for £8.67/year with 30GB bandwidth.

Other Internet Services

Email hosting, website builder and design are actually part of the webhosting plans that Pickaweb offers. There are some features of it are free as long as you have a webhosting account, but there are others that you need to pay a little amount.

Reseller webhost

Now, if you want to start your own webhosting business, you can start by selling webhosting services using your own company but the services will be hosted by the Pickaweb.

Payment

If you have one of the major credit cards, then you can use it in paying for the services you signed-up with the Pickaweb. You can even use your paypal account for you convenient in using your credit card.

For more info about the Pickaweb Internet Services, please visit their website here.

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Valentine Joys.Com

The Valentine Joys.Com is a website that offers stuffs for your MySpace so that it will look like you are already celebrating Valentine’s day.  It has lots of MySpace Valentine images for background. You can also get MySpace Valentine banners, MySpace Valentine Clipart, MySpace Valentine Coloring, MySpace Valentine Contact Tables, MySpace Valentine Countdown, Valentine Crafts, Valentine Computer Cursor, Lovely MySpace Valentine Divider, Valentine’s Day eCard,  Valentine Fonts, Valentine’s Day Funny Pictures, Valentines Games, Valentines’ Day Gift Ideas, Valentine Graphics, Valentine History, Valentine humor, Valentine icons, Valentine Poems and Quotes, Valentine Screensaver and Wallpaper.

Click here to visit the site.

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This slogan is used by the webpage of the freecodesource.com for the friendster layouts. And as of writing this review, the friendster layouts of the freecodesource.com is on the top 4 of Google SERP when searching for friendster layouts.

The free friendster layouts available at this site are categorized into: Alcohol, Animals, Animated Backgrounds, Anime, Birthday, Butterflies, Cars/Vehicles, Cartoons, Causes/Awareness, Celebrities, Cinco De Mayo, Colorful, Dark, Default, Disney, Double Background, Easter, Emo, Fall, Fantasy, Fashion, Flashing, Flowers, Food/Candy, Games, General/Other, Girls Only, Guys Only, Halloween, Hearts, Icons, Love,  Mothers Day, Movies/TV, Music/Musicians, Nationalities, New Years, Patriotic, Pink, Playboy Bunny, Polka Dots, Quotes, Religious, Retro, Saint Patrick’s Day, Scenic, Sexy Girls, Sexy Guys, Solid Colors, Splatter,  Sports, Spring, Squares, Stars, Striped, Summer, Swirls, Table Background, Thanksgiving, Tiny, Valentines Day, Vintage, Western.

Almost all friendster layouts added on the archive of the site are contribution of the friendster users who are members of this site. There are also other friendster layouts added that are designed by those webmasters who want to gain backlinks from friendster profiles to their websites. And I guess, there thousands of friendster layouts published on this website.

You can visit the site by clicking here >>> freecodesource.com

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Friendster Layouts Org has these categories. The name of the category simply describes all the friendster layouts that fall under the particular category. For example, if you are looking for friendster layouts that are customized with graphics of cars, then just browse the “Car Layouts” category.

• Abstract Layouts
• Alcohol Layouts
• Animal Layouts
• Anime Layouts
• Brand / Company Layouts
• Car Layouts
• Cartoon Layouts
• Celebrity Layouts
• City / Place Layouts
• Color / Plain Layouts
• Drug Layouts
• Emo Layouts
• Food / Candy Layouts
• Game Layouts
• Girly Layouts
• Gothic Layouts
• Kid Layouts
• Love Layouts
• Movie Layouts
• Music Layouts
• Nature Layouts
• Punk Layouts
• Religious Layouts
• Science Layouts
• Sexy Layouts
• Sport Layouts
• TV Show Layouts
• Uncategorized Layouts

Every friendster layouts published and made available at Friendster Layouts Org can be previewed live for you to see how it looks if it will be installed into your friendster profile. The code that should be inserted for the CSS section of your friendster profile customization, and the code that should be inserted at the Media Section of your friendster profile are already available within the page of a certain friendster layout.

Visit and check the available designs at Friendster Layouts Org by clicking here.

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Friendster-Layouts.Com is currently the most popular website that caters the friendster users with beautifyl Friendster Layouts, Friendster Profile Design or simply the Friendster Profile Background.

The Friendster Layouts that are made available on this site are created by its members who know how to design a background for the Friendster (Freindster) Profile. They started to produce the Friendster Layouts on December 2006 and successfully made 33 designs on that month. As the time goes by, members successfully made hundreds of designs monthly.

Visit the site here and check their newly designed Friendster Profile layouts.

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The SilkenHut

Last July 2007, Allen decided to create his own self-hosted Wordpress blog that will contain blogging tips and tutorials based on his knowledge and lessons he learned from the experiments he did and from reading other blogs.

Currently, the Silkenhut blog is ranked by the Alexa as the number 508,770th and  is ranked 137,861st at the Technorati. We couldn’t tell the exact number of the unique visitors the blog has because Allen didn’t mention it on his blog, but I guess the blog is currently has few unique visitors.

The Theme

The blog is currently using the 3 column design made by certain Dave. The design is good and is using an attractive color. If you are reading my blog since January 2007, you probably knew already that I hate the way the side bars are placed.

I already mentioned important things that should be considered in designing 3 column blog like this at my post, “Things To Consider When Designing 3 Column Blog.”

The Content

Your topic is good. However, you should make sure to show your authority to the topic you are writing.

Remember that tons of visitors will flock into your blog if they consider you an expert or an authority to the topic you are talking about. Since you are talking about tips on blogging, so let your visitors think that you have enough knowledge related to blogging.

Okay… You’re new to professional blogging, but that doesn’t mean that you don’t or even can’t have authority to the topic you choose, “Tips on Blogging“. If the 13-Year Old Filipino blogger succeed in blogging, then you can succeed on this too. Consider reading my post “Even Idiot can be an Expert, Be an Expert Like Carl Ocab.”

So, since your blog is still new, it is better if you regularly post your write-ups at your blog. Publishing 1 post a day is better than posting 3 write-ups in 1 day and then nothing on the next days. If you can write 2 or more write-ups in one day but you are not sure if you can publish even 1 write-ups on the next day, then you better set the TIME-STAMP of your posts. To know how to TIME-STAMP your post, read my posts: “Time Stamping Your Posts“, and  “Returning To My Blogging Base“.

Finale

Please don’t be embarrassed if I was talking negative things about your blog. Just want to help you and your blog. Reade my post, “Even Idiots Can Blog Better Than Smart Blogger“.

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To let you know, several review-posts I published on this blog were rejected by the ReviewMe advertisers. That’s really disappointing but what can I do. I am just an idiot who blog as if I am a smart one.

Failure can’t stop me

It’s true that I am really disappointed by what I experienced at the ReviewMe and it led me to decide to stop writing paid reviews. Take note that only paid reviews will be stopped which means, I will continue writing free review of products, services, and websites.

Yes! my future reviews will be for free. I will not be asking anything as a return of reviewing products, services, or websites. To learn how to review, and enhancing my skills in reviewing are enough and will serve as your payment as I feature your products, services, or websites at this blog.

Want to be reviewed?

I know that some of you want your products, services, or websites to be reviewed and be featured at this blog. So, now is your chance. Contact me immediately and do the following:

• Give me the URL of your blog, or website that you want to be reviewed.
• Send your product to me and let me use it for 1 month so that I can write fair review of your product. Don’t worry I will return it to you.
• Give me the URL of your websites that offer a particular services.

In you email me, tell me directly that you want me to write a review of something and give me the info as stated above. Below is the example on how to tell me to write a review:

SELaplana,

Please review my blog at http://myblog.com. Thank you so much.

Yours,

Your Name

However, if you want me to review a product, you can email me like this:

SELaplana,

Please give me your address, so that I can send you immediately the product that should be reviewed.

Thank you,

Your Name

So, I will be waiting for your email. Click here to contact me.

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