iBlog7: Don’t Miss This Annual Blogging Event

Update 3/31/11: Tomorrow is iBlog7, if you are attending, kindly read “why advocate for internet safety” because this will serve as the intro to my presentation. I will go straight to the main points due to time constraints.

Whenever appropriate,  I  share with people that I am a 2nd generation blogger, and when  asked  how did I know that? My reply was … because of “iBlog“.

I started blogging around 2005 but I never knew there was an annual blogging event being held at UP. I missed the maiden summit but have been part of the yearly event since iBlog2. On the 2006 edition, I came to know  Janette Toral,  Abe Olandres of Yugatech, Angelo Racoma those that we now consider  the forefathers of “blogging”.  It was also thru iBlog2 when I submitted my wordpress.com blog to Angelo and Andre of Enthropia Philippines for consideration, and was subsequently awarded my  .com.ph domain [THIS BLOG]. To  date, this domain is being paid for by Enthropia [the group behind use.com.ph] and the hosting expense  were shared by Enthropia and Yuga’s Ploghost.

When asked  [mostly by participants of my Online Reputation Management seminar] why they should start blogging in an era dominated by Facebook and Twitter? My response, as always, is “smart use of social web can add value to you [your career or business], then site my personal experience:

• I became an Asst. Vice President for Human Resources Management partly because of this blog.
• Because of blogging, thanks to Noemi Dado and Blogwatch, I was one of the few bloggers given accreditation to cover the 1st National Computerized Election, PNoy’s Inauguration, PNoy’s 1st SONA and 25th EDSA Celebration. As a bonus, we were able to interview  most of the presidentiables and a few senatoriables last national election.
• Recognized as one of the top PH bloggers because Web Safety PH, won the 2010 Best Blog on Advocacy, awarded by the Philippine Blog Awards
• Yahoo! Philippines partnered with Web Safety PH for Yahoo Safely Philippines to jointly promote cyberwellness.
• Earned passive income, received cool offers , i.e. consulting jobs, speaking engagement and alike because of blogging
• Because of the online reputation and the network I built thru blogging, I now have a registered company.

Now all the lessons learned and the benefits reaped by different bloggers are  being shared in this yearly summit. I believe, these are enough reasons why you should not miss iBlog7 =).

iBlog is cool!

iBlog is one of the most anticipated annual blogging events. It’s organized by the UP College of Law and they’re helped by DigitalFilipino’s Janette Toral.

iBlog7 is divided into two days. The first day has content made for businesses and advanced bloggers. The second day is for newbie and would be bloggers. Below is the sked:

Day 1 (April 1, 2011)

9:00 – 9:15 Welcome
9:15 – 9:35 Sponsor Talk
9:45 – 10:05 Blogger Etiquette: How to be a Blogger with Integrity (Earth Rullan)

BREAK

10:45 – 11:05 Public Relations Success through Effective Social Media Management (Ruben Licera Jr.)
11:15 – 11:35 Be the Blogging and Social Media Champion in your Company (Regnard Raquedan)

BREAK

1:00 – 1:20 Blog Traffic 102 (Melvin Dichoso)
1:30 – 2:00 Organizing Online Contest (Jayson Biadog and another resource person)
2:15 – 2:35 Offline Marketing for your Blog (Ginger Arboleda)
2:45 – 3:05 Ten Power Blogging Advance Tips (Carlo Ople)

BREAK

3:45 – 4:05 Earning from Blogging (EJ Arboleda)
4:15 – 4:25 Are we ready for a National Bloggers Association or Professional Bloggers Association? (Janette Toral)

Raffle, Group Picture

Day 2 (April 2, 2011)

9:00 – 9:15 Welcome
9:15 – 9:35 Sponsor Talk
9:45 – 10:15 Blogging 101 (Jonel Uy & Jinkee Umali)

BREAK

11:00 – 11:20 Podcasting 101 (Adrian Jeric Peña)
11:30 – 11:50 Dealing with Writer’s Block (Roy Dela Cruz)

BREAK

1:00 – 2:00 Blogging for Advocacy (Sonnie Santos, Grace Nicolas, Gus Cosio, Ivan Henares)
2:15 – 2:35 Blog Traffic without SEO (Fitz Villafuerte)

BREAK

3:15 – 3:35 Your Blog and Facebook (Mon Macutay)
3:45 – 4:05 Building a Discussion Community (Michael Rubio)
4:15 – 4:35 Blogging, Social Networks, Online Relationships as Support System (Ria Tirazona)

I’ll be giving a talk on day 2. And I will share Web Safety PH strategies in advocating cyber wellness, and how it managed to attract partners and sponsors.

So what are you waiting for? Register NOW. Don’t worry, it’s free.