By Anna Valmero
INQUIRER.net
THE proliferation of weblog tool and publishing platforms, such as Blogspot, Wordpress and its evolution to include multimedia content such as art sketches, photographs, music and video drove a shift in paradigm of publishing and sharing information. Everyone has power to become an author and publisher.
In the corporate space, executives use blogs to deliver opinion on the industry and information on their products and offerings. Then there’s the personal blog. For most of us, the blog has become the extension of dairies, chronicling personal events and a sentimental log of personal statements on almost anything. For some, it becomes a therapy to deal with pain or loss. Still, others try to provide entertainment by dishing out entries of a fictional, intelligent house help.
Sharing anecdotes, opinions or thoughts is inherent to us Filipinos. Given this and the blog, it is all but possible to turn the Filipino blogosphere as social catalyst for positive change. The act of blogging in itself is a form of struggle to express opinion.
The written (or typed for online) word is mightier than the sword. The word stares back at readers, compelling them to react and argue with the string of letters. And with the comments box even more accessible now than ever, opinions are poured upon — making a collective output from the thoughts of bloggers and readers. Blogs pave way for more open, wider discussion of critical topics. Everyone has liberty to voice and fight for their ideas on an equal platform. Yes, it paves way for us to agree to disagree.
Blog technology and good English are assets Filipinos can use to unite words into stories and demand change. I believe it is high time most Filipino blogs move beyond being online diaries. Wear a different lens to discover blogging in a new perspective: a platform to contribute to positive change.
Type a satire, a fictional story or a funny anecdote of social issues relevant to Filipinos. We have a thousand topics to write on news we see, hear or read. Awareness without action is not enough — react, disagree and discuss the Filipino social reality.
12 Feedbacks on "Be a catalyst, write blogs"
Eterio
Weblogs is Everywhere since 2007 where Time Magazine voted us all, as the year of blogging and the surfacing of Electronic Politicians like Senator Trillanes who won the philippine senate election without serving its constituents where it really matters of what issue on his electoral platform.
Jethro Trogo
Tell that to people who just rip off articles from the net and repost in the interest of adsense.
Ed Ching
And may I add to what was written here: BE ALWAYS RESPONSIBLE in the kind of words you will be using whenever you will post a blog entry.
Its not enough that you criticize over a certain issue. All criticisms should be backed up by evidences or well-researched sources.
michael
Miss Anna..i’m very much interested in joining the blogging community here at PDI but am not sure how to go about it. I would very much appreciate your kind help. Thanks
admin
Michael, you can send your contributions to us via e-mail.
snow
blogging should be a passion first before plunging into a money-making scheme.
Pweng Bee
Admin, I also want to join the blogging community here at PDI like Michael and I do not know where to go. What you mean by sending the contributions by via email is to use the contact form?
Jenn
I wonder if you accept blog posts written in Filipino Language.
I usually blog in Filipino, and I also know some people who blog in Filipino.
We blog in Filipino because our blog posts are for Filipinos.
I am looking forward to your reply. Thanks.
admin
sure Jenn.
anna valmero
Hi Snow, blogging starts as a passion. Nevertheless, there are Filipino bloggers, actually there is a community, who also are happy they are earning from their blog sites through ads.
roger lasquite
ang mga Pinoy kahit saang panig ng mundo pagnag-kita-kita at nagkakilala e sa wikang Pilipino o Tagalog sila nagkakaintindihan,’me mga narinig pa nga ako na,yung mga anak nila e tagalog na ang gusto nilang maging usap at syempre inglis din,hirap ano po? at mahalaga e kahit paano you can talk and read and write in english,dahil napakarami rin naman talaga na hirap sa lengwahe at ayaw tuloy sumali o nahihiya sa mga diskusyon.
roger lasquite
kaya lang alam ko malalim na usapin ito,at syempre debate at pag-aaral pa rin at talakayan at usapan na naman,lalo na yung sa mga eksperto,ngayon e headline ito sa isang dyaryo ‘Bid to revive dying languages,-unspoken. National Post.At hmmm,napapanahon sa mga usapan.Hirap ano po?
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