Insightful, Hopeful

I saw this feature article from CNN. This lists 25 sites that are leading the way for the new face of the internet, or what others call Net 2.0.
I've seen Net 1.0, which was exciting at the time. It was new, but websites were not so good to look at, because one had to have a decent knowledge of HTML to create a nice-looking site. But because of blogs, and the user friendly interface, one can easily create his/her own space. There's also podcasting (which I haven't tried), social networking like Friendster, YouTube, Google and other sites. Check it out at CNN.

I've been seeing some really interesting Pinoy sites. It's great that the Filipinos are making their presence in the internet. Here is a partial list of sites which I think are worth visiting:

Brain Gain Network (BGN) - for Philippine Technopreneurs

SME.COM.PH - news, forums and articles for Pinoy small and medium enterprise owners or wannabes

EAT.PH - Pinoy food

FilipinoWriter.com - creating a reading culture amongst Filipinos

I.PH -Pinoy blogs

Manily Daily Photo - see the Philippines through pictures taken by Analie Astorga-Motilla

Philippine Search Engines:

    MySearch.PH

    Tanikalang Ginto

 Blogs - apparently, there about a thousand blogs written by Pinoys, but Abe Olandres, the man behind pinoytechblog created a blog ring that caters to Pinoys. These includes:

    The Philippines According to Blogs

    Pinoy Travel Blog

    Pinoy Urban Living Blog 

Despite the various things I am into these days, I still did not miss the chance of trying out as contributor of Pinoy Tech Blog(PTB). This is my second time to try out. Last time, I wrote tech-related articles and the regular contributors would check out the aspirants' blog. This time, the format was changed and an "Open Mike" was introduced. I had no idea what an open mike was. Turns out, it is a live show where audience members may perform at the microphone, and the term was just used.

Anyway, I was lucky that two of my articles were chosen to be published on the site. These are about my new mp3 player and a cool stock photo site I found on the internet.

There were of course others who tried out (and I guess, again, I am the only woman), and I checked out their blogs. Some are definitely more tech-savvy than I am. I have not really written tech-related articles here or perhaps I should create a tech blog. The new contributors have not been announced, but nonetheless, I am happy for opportunity of having my articles published on PTB.

I one of my posts regarding studying languages, I shared some links and said that I would share more when time permits. I'm into my blog addiction mode again, so I am happy to share e-card sites for those who want to greet, annoy, or just say Hi to a loved one.

The Greetings
Cyber-cards
Funny Greetings
Mabuhay Cards
Postcards.Org
Care 2 (you have to sign-up to send cards)
Hallmark (click on free e-cards)
Virtual Florist
Anne Geddes cards (with super cute babies)