tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6901365888031561187Fri, 06 Sep 2024 05:06:42 +0000insightsfeaturetechnopreneurconvergexgalleryprofilepartnersexhibitsPromoting innovative collaboration ecosystem in the Philippineshttp://convergexasia.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Convergex Asia)Blogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6901365888031561187.post-8041156409348227794Wed, 15 Oct 2008 10:26:00 +00002008-10-15T18:48:58.256+08:00featuregalleryHere are some of the interesting presentations available at slideshare.net:Social MediaView SlideShare presentation or Upload your own. (tags: networking network)Social network websites: best practices from leading servicesView SlideShare presentation or Upload your own. (tags: web2.0 socialplatform) Improving Interface DesignView SlideShare presentation or Upload your own. (tags: interface http://convergexasia.blogspot.com/2008/10/on-slidesharecom.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Convergex Asia)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6901365888031561187.post-4584245381908287386Thu, 09 Oct 2008 10:57:00 +00002008-10-09T19:16:39.884+08:00featuregalleryThis page requires a higher version browser"Product marketing manager of Google Asia-Pacific Jason Chuck explains to INQUIRER.net production specialist Janie Christine Octia how the Google Map Maker application works. The application is moderated and modified by the users who are allowed to input their local knowledge, data and information of the area, and or establishments. In this video, Chuck http://convergexasia.blogspot.com/2008/10/your-map-your-world.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Convergex Asia)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6901365888031561187.post-5540183234919925263Fri, 26 Sep 2008 05:39:00 +00002008-09-26T13:52:48.878+08:00convergexLast October 26, 2007, Forbes.com had this article on "A Decade of Disruption" and it's really interesting because of the the impact of these innovations in our lives in the last 10 years.The latest post can now be found in our social media, by clicking on the gallery above.Also, as part of our "disruption", we will transition our blog into a social media for the Filipino innovation http://convergexasia.blogspot.com/2008/09/disruptive-innovations.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Convergex Asia)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6901365888031561187.post-484780535863983678Mon, 15 Sep 2008 03:06:00 +00002008-09-26T13:52:14.404+08:00gallerytechnopreneurThis page requires a higher version browserIn a recent event, SAS Premiere Business Leadership conference, held at the Trident Hotel in India, INQUIRER.net multimedia reporter Lawrence Casiraya was able to interview one of the most popular Silicon Valley VCs and is also a well-known technology author - Mr. Guy Kawasaki.source: http://www.inquirer.net/var gaJsHost = (("https:" == http://convergexasia.blogspot.com/2008/09/more-about-great-guy.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Convergex Asia)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6901365888031561187.post-1759757051097456370Sat, 13 Sep 2008 00:34:00 +00002008-09-13T08:40:30.244+08:00featuregalleryIn a recent interview by Inquirer.net with our two key personalities in the field of Science and Technology, I found it interesting to note that despite of our country's limitation to become at par with the rest of our neighboring countries, the Department of Science and Technology is still doing its best to produce the experts which our country really need.This page requires a higher version http://convergexasia.blogspot.com/2008/09/our-countrys-s-today.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Convergex Asia)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6901365888031561187.post-4933248861981216014Wed, 10 Sep 2008 01:35:00 +00002008-09-13T08:40:03.189+08:00featuregalleryThis page requires a higher version browserIt was just around 2 weeks ago when I first noticed the solar initiative by the Nueva Ecija Provincial Government. From the poster that I saw, this was made possible by both Gov. Aurelio Umali and his wife, Cong. Cherry Umali.It's indeed an example of good governance in terms of providing basic services while helping our environment.This interview was http://convergexasia.blogspot.com/2008/09/solar-in-nueva-ecija.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Convergex Asia)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6901365888031561187.post-4711932006831376355Fri, 05 Sep 2008 08:23:00 +00002008-09-05T16:36:04.303+08:00technopreneurThis came as a surprise to me when I just received this afternoon an email from Sir Paco Sandejas of the Brain Gain Network about the demise of one of the most successful Filipino IT entrepreneur, Mr. Peter Valdes.In behalf of my family, we are in prayers with the family of Mr. Valdes.source: http://www.bgn.org/var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl." : "http://http://convergexasia.blogspot.com/2008/09/great-loss-to-filipino-it-community.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Convergex Asia)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6901365888031561187.post-1894037836886447216Thu, 28 Aug 2008 03:42:00 +00002008-08-28T11:48:59.334+08:00insightsIn a recent post by Erick Schonfeld of Techcrunch.com, it is interesting to note that despite the pervasiveness of online lifestyle that we enjoy now, there are concerns which we need to look deeper at, such as..."The Right to Use and Reuse Content: Consumers know that digital copies of songs, words, and videos are qualitatively different than physical copies, yet copyright law treats them the http://convergexasia.blogspot.com/2008/08/digital-rights-anyone.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Convergex Asia)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6901365888031561187.post-4139391542207329171Tue, 26 Aug 2008 08:34:00 +00002008-08-26T16:34:31.203+08:00insightsAccording to the Commission on Elections recent announcement and I quote,"As of August 12, sixty percent (60%) of 5170 precincts in the entire Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) has already transmitted results of the elections. For Maguindanao, 95.2% of the total number of precincts has already transmitted poll results. It was followed by Shariff Kabunsuan with 91.01% and Basilan, 69.53%http://convergexasia.blogspot.com/2008/08/big-leap-in-our-elections.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Convergex Asia)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6901365888031561187.post-884945789518220196Fri, 22 Aug 2008 10:39:00 +00002008-08-22T18:49:59.951+08:00insightsLast August 19, 2008, Josh Chasin of comScore.com, amplified the impact of online advertising these days and I quote:"Online display advertising works. At my company, we have done hundreds of studies demonstrating the ROI of different kinds of online advertising. In one case study recently presented, we found that, among consumers exposed to a campaign, click-through accounted for only 10% of http://convergexasia.blogspot.com/2008/08/on-online-ads.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Convergex Asia)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6901365888031561187.post-5699694667816301291Wed, 06 Aug 2008 13:05:00 +00002008-08-06T22:16:24.137+08:00galleryinsightsThis is a very interesting topic about innovation, according to Sir Guy Kawasaki who is a VC based in California and has the following ventures: Nononina and Garage Technology Ventures.Just take note that this is almost an hour presentation, but is a worthwhile topic!Please check out on his site, http://www.guykawasaki.com/, and definitely, you will learn a lot from the Guy!var gaJsHost = (("http://convergexasia.blogspot.com/2008/08/innovation-according-to-sir-kawasaki.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Convergex Asia)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6901365888031561187.post-3018690989226890169Sun, 06 Jul 2008 12:49:00 +00002008-07-06T21:33:08.407+08:00featureinsightsIn a recent blog by Dave Knox, "Lessons of the Square Watermelon", it is quite interesting to learn that sometimes we can still think out-of-the-box to improve on something which we normally considered as normal or something that we take for granted already.Like in the case of the watermelon which some people in Japan were able to make this into square shape. And that's really great!I'd also likehttp://convergexasia.blogspot.com/2008/07/square-watermelon-anyone.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Convergex Asia)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6901365888031561187.post-1882700094303125600Mon, 30 Jun 2008 18:40:00 +00002008-07-01T03:26:50.151+08:00insightsNow that Bill Gates had officially transferred all his functions to his successors in Microsoft recently, it is indeed a new chapter in his life with focus more on philanthropy and a new vision to change the world.I then realize that his success story was such an inspiration to me. How he lived his geek life at an early age, how he started with his pals Paul Allen and Steve Ballmer, and how they http://convergexasia.blogspot.com/2008/07/childhood-inspiration.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Convergex Asia)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6901365888031561187.post-4034032645588188114Fri, 23 May 2008 17:01:00 +00002008-05-27T11:18:55.429+08:00profiletechnopreneurHis World-Class RecognitionFor the past few years, he has been consistently in Forbes’ Midas List and has been praised for having “developed advanced chip designs that helped put Silicon Valley on the map.”In 1997, he received the prestigious Master Entrepreneur of the Year (in the US) award from Ernst & Young.His Entrepreneurial Achievements He is the managing partner and founder of Tallwoodhttp://convergexasia.blogspot.com/2008/05/truly-inspiring.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Convergex Asia)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6901365888031561187.post-5483941661720902858Mon, 19 May 2008 14:12:00 +00002008-05-20T00:01:27.520+08:00insightspartners"I get a lot of fresh ideas and these are very enriching."This is one of the best things that I have learned from my recent interview with Mr. Federico "Dickie" Gonzales. As one of the leading personalities in the area of technopreneurship and innovation in the country, Dickie is someone who:* is very active in leading the annual Philippine Emerging Start-ups Open (PESO Challenge) as President/http://convergexasia.blogspot.com/2008/05/fresh-new-ideas.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Convergex Asia)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6901365888031561187.post-8992275415397379389Tue, 13 May 2008 14:47:00 +00002008-05-13T23:09:12.101+08:00featureThe last few days generated more excitement for the social networking world. MySpace and Facebook recently announced their respective tools to become more open and connected to other social networking sites. Others such as Friendster, Orkut and Bebo are expected to follow this development.And now comes Google Friend Connect - a service that helps website owners grow traffic by enabling any site http://convergexasia.blogspot.com/2008/05/socnets-2-b-connected.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Convergex Asia)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6901365888031561187.post-1310559420115118540Thu, 08 May 2008 21:04:00 +00002008-05-09T05:47:35.519+08:00featureWith so many productivity tools now available online such as email, it is worth your while if you will have your PC-based documents become online too.Not just long ago, the Big G launched its own online productivity tools - the Google Docs. It has wordprocessing and spreadsheet, somewhat similar to MS Office and OpenOffice.And just this May 6, there's a new kid on the block which can help one http://convergexasia.blogspot.com/2008/05/doing-more-online.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Convergex Asia)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6901365888031561187.post-4913172127710118388Mon, 05 May 2008 14:18:00 +00002008-05-05T23:29:33.538+08:00insightsNow that Microsoft had walked away with its almost 4-month old $ 47.5 billion acquisition bid on Yahoo, its stocks had risen today (10:27AM ET) by almost a dollar (or $ 29.88) while Yahoo had stumbled to $ 24.24 compared from $ 28.67 last Friday.And the real winner for this acquisition game is the Big G (Google), wherein, its stocks rose from $ 581.29 last Friday to $ 593.75 today. Though the Bighttp://convergexasia.blogspot.com/2008/05/its-numbers-game.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Convergex Asia)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6901365888031561187.post-1999101665132570668Thu, 01 May 2008 15:59:00 +00002008-05-02T00:45:33.989+08:00convergexAfter having the popularity of blogging and social networks, there are new things happening in the Web 2.0. A lot more experience, more visual and making us more connected to our colleagues, friends and families.Some of these are now what we are testing which we can eventually build upon and integrate in our blog. We believe that these will help us provide more exciting functionalities and http://convergexasia.blogspot.com/2008/05/next-stage.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Convergex Asia)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6901365888031561187.post-5398727447356575712Mon, 28 Apr 2008 03:20:00 +00002008-04-28T12:14:43.660+08:00insightsAmong the latest developments in the tech sector today which got my interest is from Ben Kunz of BusinessWeek.com entitled "The Real Threat to Google".From his article, I would like to emphasize one main point - that Google's biggest threat may not be Microsoft or Yahoo, but may be Apple!As the on-going takeover bid by Microsoft on Yahoo seems to be taking forever, Google is doing everything to http://convergexasia.blogspot.com/2008/04/mobile-ads-next-frontier.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Convergex Asia)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6901365888031561187.post-6791826778305766036Sat, 12 Apr 2008 16:33:00 +00002008-04-25T02:21:52.035+08:00profileFor our second feature of our personalities in the technology sector, I'd like to share with you someone who is one of the luminaries in the academic community and he is also involved with one of the biggest computer organizations in the Philippines.His specializations are into computer technology, geographic information systems and database.He has doctorate, masters and undergraduate degrees in http://convergexasia.blogspot.com/2008/04/starts-from-simple-idea.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Convergex Asia)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6901365888031561187.post-1907618954507446981Tue, 08 Apr 2008 20:15:00 +00002008-04-09T05:00:07.401+08:00featureAs part of our compilation of ranking (based on Alexa.com) the most popular destinations on the Net, here are the top 25 Filipino websites well-known in the technology, academe, media and government sectors (list is by ranking, domain, Alexa.com rank, location):levelupgames.ph - 1,806. Makati City e-games.com.ph - 2,613. Makati City inquirer.net - 2,619. Makati City tipidpc.com - 2,701. Pasig http://convergexasia.blogspot.com/2008/04/philippines-top-websites.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Convergex Asia)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6901365888031561187.post-7682954849237694980Wed, 02 Apr 2008 15:15:00 +00002008-04-08T21:23:29.722+08:00featureIn 2004, Pres. Bush announced that man will go back to the moon and beyond in the coming decades. Within that year, NASA was successful in landing robots in Mars.As I can recall, it was also in that year when SpaceShipOne was able to travel in space and won in a competition. For its breakthrough, I later learned that Virgin Group had invested in it and had that ambitious plan of creating space http://convergexasia.blogspot.com/2008/04/goog-virg-mars.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Convergex Asia)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6901365888031561187.post-6492949391604528556Mon, 31 Mar 2008 14:26:00 +00002008-04-08T21:23:20.953+08:00profile “Go for it - astronomy and astrophysics are rich and exciting fields that offer plenty of opportunities for young scientists to contribute. Master the basics, keep up with the latest discoveries, don't stop asking questions - and finding answers."When I recently learned about this whiz kid, I became truly amazed with her achievements as a student and as a young scientist.She was a consistent http://convergexasia.blogspot.com/2008/03/go-for-it.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Convergex Asia)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6901365888031561187.post-7174906706764386974Tue, 25 Mar 2008 19:57:00 +00002008-04-08T21:23:11.885+08:00technopreneurAs we continue to feature the best of the best in the field of technology, this time we will feature the biggest names around Asia, Japan and India.This is ranked according to company name, market value ($bil), sales ($bil) and country:I. SemiconductorMediaTek. 17.2. 1.7. Taiwan. Taiwan Semiconductor Mfg. 48.4. 9.7. Taiwan.II. Software and ServicesInfosys Technologies. 27.4. 3.2. India.Satyam http://convergexasia.blogspot.com/2008/03/asias-power-bloc.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Convergex Asia)0