How was your weekend guys? Hope you all had fun and enjoyed the time you spent with family and friends or whatever activity you had this weekend. Anyways, here’s this week’s roundup. Hope you guys like it.
Pinoy Blogosphere
- Looking for another way to earn money? McBilly shares some tips on how to make money from event festivals.
- Having a hard time choosing between Windows or Linux? PinoyTechGuy’s article points out the advantages and disadvantages of choosing one over the other.
- Yahoo! Answers is becoming popular especially among students and a reliable source of knowledge or information to others. Abe Olandres of Yugatech asks this question: Is Yahoo! Answers the new Wikipedia?
- Allen of Silkenhut made a compilation of essential plugins that most WordPress users should have. A good resource list for WordPress newbies.
- As most of you guys know, Fil-American Internet sensation Christine Gambito or more commonlly known as HappySlip, is now in the Philippines. Here’s a video of her being featured in GMA 7’s 24 Oras.
- PayPal users in the Philippines can now withdraw funds to local bank accounts. For a list of the official PayPal bank codes and other information regarding this matter, visit PinoyMoneyTalk.
Around the Web
- Ever thought of creating an ebook based on your blog? With the WPTex WordPress plugin, you can easily turn your blog into a PDF ebook using Latex.
- So you think blogging has no risks? Mani Karthik of BloggingTips published this post that talks about the risks involved in blogging.
- Does your MyBlogLog community already have the seal of approval? If not, you better verify your MyBlogLog community and claim ownership. I already verified mine.
- Frustrated that your post doesn’t make it to Digg’s frontpage? BloggingMix’s article entitled Are You Getting DIGGsperate? might just help you get over your DIGGsperation.
- Connect with your blog visitors with the Socialize Me WordPress plugin. How? It greets your visitors referred by social networking websites like StumbleUpon, Facebook, Digg, Delicious, Pownce, Twitter, Bebo, MySpace with a link to your profile.
I’m glad to announce that just this weekend, JaypeeOnline has reached a milestone which is surpassing the 200 subscriber mark. Yay! I know it may not be a big deal for other bloggers but it is for me and my blog. Anyways, I had a pleasant surprise yesterday when my FeedBurner chicklet displayed 229 readers. To all my regular readers and subscribers, thank you so much for your continued support! It means a lot to me.
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@Blogoloco – Ok, thanks! No problem, just let me know earlier next time. Cheers! :D
there’s no need to apologise mate.
That would be lovely. Cheers mate.
@McBilly – Right, I totally forgot that you’re in Cebu and not in Manila. Sorry bout that. Yeah, there’s always next time. Happy blogging to you too! :D
Not entirely Jaypee! I would SO love to attend the bloggers party but it’s in Manila. And I live in Cebu. Hehe. You know, near Bacolod.. Remember? ;)
Meh. Maybe next time. Hehe. Anyway, thanks Jaypee. Happy Blogging!
@Blogoloco – You’re welcome! Sorry, if I knew about it earlier I would have added it to the roundup. Remind me next week so I can add it to next week’s roundup, ok? :)
@McBilly – Thanks! Yes, you guys in the Philippines are fortunate coz you get a chance to meet HappySlip in person. Are you attending the blogger’s party for HappySlip? Hope you had a great weekend too! :)
Thanks for all those links once again.
I maybe being cheeky but you can always add my promo on how you could potentially earn some extra dosh.:) no presure mate
Wow. Great summary Jaypee! Last week was an awesome week for the blogosphere because of the arrival of HappySlip and the opening of PayPal withdrawals here in the Philippines. Of course, there’s also Sinulog. Haha.
Thanks for the link love Jaypee. Hope you had a great weekend. :D
@Wayne – You’re most welcome! It’s a really cool plugin and it deserves the attention and reviews it’s getting. Btw, if you don’t mind me asking, how did you come up with the idea of creating the Socialize Me plugin?
Thanks for dropping by! :)
Hi and thanks for giving a mention to my Socialize Me! Plugin for WordPress.
Just in the middle of a series of updates based on the very generous comments & suggestions I’ve received.
Speak soon, and thanks again!