Cebu Blog Camp 2010

I am attending Cebu Blog Camp 2010. The event has a theme of “Blogging, Expressions, and Opportunities.”

The first speaker of the event is Mica Rodriguez, a blogger slash film maker from Dagupan. She will be talking about Blogging 101: Basics of Blogging. The talk is geared towards newbie bloggers and attendees who have yet to start their own blog. She will be focusing on the anatomy or parts of a blog post and what blogging platforms to use.

Google Country Consultant, Aileen Apolo – de Jesus will be discussing Blogging with Blogger and Adsense. She will tackle Blogger as a blogging platform, minor customizations one can do with his blog on Blogger, and how to install Adsense on Blogger.

Photoblogging and Video Blogging will be discussed by Cebuano blogger Evannjohn Mendoza. He will discuss the basics of photography and creating videos. Both topics will be aimed at how these can be used for blogging purposes.

DigitalFilipino.com founder and book author Janette Toral will be tackling Food for the Blogs: Great sources of blog information and resources. She will discuss online resources for topics, information, themes, plug ins and other vital needs of bloggers. She will also give us ideas on where to find topic ideas and sources.

And I am one of the speakers, too. I will be speaking on the topic of “Blogging in the Community, for the Community.” My talk will probably be broken down into two parts: (1) building a community of bloggers, and (2) the community of bloggers within the context of a bigger community. I will be speaking as President of Davao Bloggers, with inputs from my experiences with Avatar Media and as a blogger.

Philippine Blog Awards’ Juned Sunido will be talking about Blog Ethics, the dos and don’ts of being a good blogger. This topic is very useful not just for newbie bloggers, but also for advanced bloggers with years of blogging experience.

Stop, Look and Read: How to make netizens notice your blog is Jayvee Fernandez‘s topic. As a pro-blogger, he will share his knowledge on marketing one’s blog, increasing online presence, and driving traffic to the blog. This is a topic of interest for bloggers who want to move out of just personal blogging and into niche blogging or blogging for profit.

Tonyo Cruz will be discussing Blogging and Citizens’ Journalism. He will focus on empowering citizens to use their blogs as a tool for journalism.

Hans Koch will be speaking on WP Install — An SEO Perspective. He will share techniques on boosting WordPress blogs to its maximum potential and on how to optimize WordPress blogs for SEO purposes. This is a topic that would interest a lot of intermediate bloggers.

Finally, Wilson Ng will talk about Blogging: Personal Branding. This topic will help participants get ideas on how to make their own blog stand out and how they can use their blog and convert it into their own brand.

Interesting topics, yes? And a credible panel of speakers, IMHO. Personally, I am very much looking forward to the talks of Jayvee, Juned, and Wilson.

The Cebu Blog Camp 2010

is co-presented by

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Jupiter Suites – Free Internet and Breakfast Hotel in Makati

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Jaypee Habaradas of JaypeeOnline.net

Cebu Blog Camp 2010 is an event organized by a group of Cebu Bloggers.

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WordPress is the blogging software that I use for both my free blogs hosted on WordPress.com, and several self-hosted blogs that I own and maintain including this TechnoMaria blog.

Last September 2, 2008, I spoke at the Philippine Youth Congress for IT (Y4IT) 2008 about WordPress. Noting that my audience would be mostly college students who are non-bloggers, and have probably never heard of WordPress, I took the introduction route and decided to take the Introduction route so the students would not be intimidated by WordPress.

I briefly discussed both WordPress.com and WordPress.org, how easy it is to use and install, and its potential uses.

Here’s the slideshow that I used:

I hope the presentation encouraged the students to blog, or use WordPress for other purposes. While I also use other blogging platforms, I can vouch for WordPress being user-friendly and versatile. I have more than 10 blogs running on it.

And there’s more to come from WordPress, during WordCamp Philippines, it’s lead developer Matt Mullenweg revealed some nifty innovations from Automattic including WordPress 2.7, and BuddyPress. More on this, in an upcoming blog entry.

For more information on WordPress and their other projects, visit Automattic.com and Ma.tt.

Presentation created using Microsoft Powerpoint 2007, converted to .ppt, and uploaded via SlideShare.net.

Sooo, you’re wondering why a Not So Techie Girl like me has decided to start a blog giving techie tips and advice? Why? Because I want to share what little techie skills and knowledge I have to encourage non-techies that they too can survive in the techie world.

In this blog, I will share some practical tips on

• Microsoft Word, Powerpoint, Excel, and Access
• Windows Movie Maker
• ULead Video Studio
• Snag It
• Google Mail, You Tube, and other Google Apps
• Yahoo Mail and Yahoo Messenger
• Basic SEO for non-SEO professionals
• WordPress and Blogger
• Picasa, Photobucket, Flickr
• Canon Ixus 70 (that’s my cam)
• Adobe Photoshop
• Adobe Image Ready
• Nokia phones
• Mozilla Firefox

And other such programs, applications, and software.

Expect that my demos, tutorials, and advice will be using layman’s terms and not-so-technical jargon that may or may not be easily understood by everybody. Please be patient.

Comment, suggestions, and violent reactions are very much welcome.

Love lots,

Your Not Quite Techie Girl Ria Jose