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Quotable quotes from the Democracy & Disinformation Conference #FightDisinfo
The “Democracy and Disinformation,” Conference with 42 resource persons discussed ways to tackle fake news, other forms of disinformation, and how to fight back .For the first time. journalists,...
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Blogging for social good: 8 tips to responsible blogging and engagement
To curb the spread of disinformation or fake news, I do my share as a blogger by writing articles of national interest and those that educate the users of social media platforms on its judicious use...
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So why was Babae Ako influential in driving news?
Time identified “The Women of #BabaeAko” as the 25 most influential people on the internet. The contenders were evaluated by looking at their global impact on social media and their overall ability to...
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Five ways to use social media and technology for disaster preparedness
I am republishing my article that was published at the Manila Times on July 22, 2018 because of anonymous weather alerts getting the rounds of private messages. As Inday Varona said in her Facebook...
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Emergency Preparedness: The Go bag, Tropical Cyclone, Storm surge and Floods
I mentioned in my previous post that aside from being alert to weather bulletins, a family needs to have a preparedness plan during emergencies and a survival kit, which can just be a huge backpack or...
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A social media wish list for 2019
First published at Sunday Times & IT on December 30, 2018 I like looking back at the past, on my work as a columnist, blogger and advocate. The challenge is going through what needs improvement in...
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Possible security issues faced by the consumer in 2019
This was first published on Sunday Business & IT on January 6, 2019. Living Life well online 2018 was the year for data breaches which compromised the personal information of millions of...
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PH takes the global lead in time spent online, and on social media but is it...
First published on February 10, 2019 at Sunday Business and IT Filipinos are using the internet 10 hours a day. The global average is at two hours and 16 minutes. Brazil comes in second with nine...
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Social media’s influence on political participation depends on level of interest
The first thing I do when I wake up is to go through my Twitter feed for current events or engage with my followers. Not everyone is on twitter though. Facebook is still the number one social media...
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Aside from fact-checking, we need more truth-tellers
Adolf Hitler pointed out the principle of the Big Lie: People will believe a big lie sooner than a little one, and if you repeat it frequently enough people take it as gospel truth. Educating voters...
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Social media and its impact on Philippine elections
Now that the Philippine election day is next week, would social media have an impact in informing, and mobilizing voters? Or convince them to vote for a certain candidate? Social media was a...
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On Vico Sotto: From #ibaNaman to #ibaNa
Several pleasant surprises and upsets happened a few hours after voting ended on May 13, 2019. While awaiting in frustration for the media report from the transparency server of the Commission on...
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But what is the Digital Divide?
It is with great sadness to announce the passing of our friend and colleague Juned Sonido. He was a co-founder and Editorial Board Member of BlogWatch. Paying tribute to Juned is remembering his...
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Disinformation innovations used in the May 2019 Philippine elections
Three months after the May 2019 elections, the Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey results showed 80 percent were satisfied with the conduct of the elections. Two reports from Rappler Plus, and...
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How protest technology is being used by the leaderless movement in Hong Kong
Originally published at Manila Times, Sunday Business and IT, September 15, 2019 After the failure of the Umbrella Revolution in 2014, Hong Kong (HK) is going through another notable movement, the...
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How Google fights disinformation on YouTube
First published at the Sunday Times & IT , November 10, 2019 The words “misinformation,” “disinformation,” and “fake news” mean different things to different people. Google refers to...
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#ThisHappened : one of the top Twitter global news-related hashtags in 2019...
What were the year’s hot issues on Twitter? Every year, Twitter releases #ThisHappened, the most tweeted hashtags. Trending moments in the Philippines were in entertainment, Korean pop music, brands,...
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WT.Social, an alternative to Facebook and Twitter?
Frustrated with Facebook and Twitter for their “clickbait nonsense,” Jimmy Wales, a co-founder of Wikipedia, created WT.Social in October 2019. WT.Social is a social networking service, in which...
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Let’s work on a disaster information management system
How did you learn about the eruption of Taal Volcano on Jan. 12, 2020? Many of us got alerted in our social media feeds. During the long ride home from the beach, photos of Taal Volcano spewing ash...
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The power of the social media community in the time of COVID-19 pandemic
Originally published in Sunday Business & IT on March 22, 2020 How is everybody doing in the time of the Luzon lockdown or community quarantine in your province? Much as I want to help in the...
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