Thank God for the BlackBerry

I’M writing this entry from my BlackBerry. Why? Power is out, and I am currently fighting the summer heat and the irritating mosquitoes feasting on my toes.

Thanks to the power of wireless technology and the Internet, I can still post a brief entry.

I remember this same scenario during Milenyo, the super typhoon that rendered Metro Manila powerless. It was back to basics. But some people who managed to find power kept on blogging.

Everybody can blog now, given the access to technology. It has, as my fellow blogger and editor Joey Alarilla says, become a “commodity.” So how do you differentiate yourself now from millions of blogs? Content is crucial. Like a poem, it should appeal to the senses. People want to feel, see, hear, and soon taste the stuff we write. They also want to react immediately. They can now say yay! or boo! through the comments section.

So please feel free to interact with us not only through words but also pictures and videos. With that, I hope our conversation becomes interesting. Imagine how we started as kids? We called it show and tell.

By the way, I am Erwin Oliva, technology reporter for INQUIRER.net. I’ve been blogging for close to three years now under the name Cyberbaguioboy. Why do I blog? I want to strike a conversation with you. I want to know what you think. I believe news is no longer about us telling you what it is. We hope to go back to the very reason we write. And that is to give voice to the voiceless. Let yourself be heard.

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