#iBlog9 : the 9th Philippine Blogging Summit

iBlog 9

I was planning to make an announcement post about iBlog 9. But I guess it’s too late since iBlog9 will start in about 6 hours. It will be held at the Malcolm Theater, UP College of Law, UP Diliman, Quezon City from 8 am to 5 pm for two days (May 31 & June 1).

So before I sleep, I decided to make this personal post instead.

I have already been a speaker in a previous iBlog, last year or the year before that, so I’m glad to be back. I also hope to wake up early as I will be the first speaker and I’m talking about “Understanding the Blogger Psyche.”

Understanding the Blogger Psyche

It’s simply a sharing of my personal observations and  general analysis of Filipino bloggers’ characters and pysche from my five years of experiences and interactions in the Philippine blogging industry. I am no expert and have no degree in psychology so most of my examples and derivations are from actual experiences.

As my blog readers and subscribers, here’s an advance dibs on what I’m presenting later on.

Blogger Circles

Prizes for Questions

Please do tweet us with the hashtag #BloggerCircleS (in addition to #iBlog9) as I promote my newest baby – BloggerCircles.com. Right after my presentation which is about 9:40am, I will select 2 to 4 questions from Twitter with those hashtags and they will be given a small gift pack courtesy of @BloggerCircleS on Twitter.

You may also upload any of your photos in Facebook. Tag the Blogger Circles Facebook Page and I will choose one photo towards the end of the day at about 4pm. He/She will receive a Starbucks gift certificate. The winning entry will be messaged (or I will comment in the photo indicating he/she is the winner).

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Here’s the rest of the program speakers and their topics:

Day 1 AGENDA (May 31)

• 9:00 to 9:20 Flag ceremony, prayer, participant intro (limited)
• 9:20 – 9:40 Understanding the Blogger Psyche (Jonel Uy, BloggerCircles.com)
• 9:50 to 10:10 Blogging as an effective Content Marketing Tool for Businesses (Ben Francia, http://www.benfrancia.com)
• 10:20 to 10:35 break
• 10:35 – 10:55 Empowerment in Digital Marketing (Grace Bondad Nicolas, www.empoweredgrace.blogspot.com)
• 11:05 – 11:25 Working with brands either for your business or advocacy, and even both (Jeoffrey Solas, www.liberatingjepoy.com)
• 11:35 to 11:55 Sponsor Talk: Sun iMessenger: blog marketing case study (Louie Oviedo, President & CEO of Greetings Unlimited Inc.)
• 12:05 to 1:05 Lunch break
• 1:05 – 1:25 How to Get the Influencers Write About Your Startup (Jonha Revesencio, http://ijustdid.org)
• 1:35 – 1:55 Bloggers and political organizations – the road to 2016 (Mark Pere Madrona, rightonthemark.wordpress.com)
• 2:05 – 2:25 Fighting corruption online and offline (Angel Bombarda, www.bantay.ph)
• 2:35 to 2:55 Income & Opportunities through Blogging (Khoa Bui, www.secretsentrepreneur.com)
• 3:05 to 3:20 BREAK
• 3:20 to 3:40 Bloggers as Digital Influencers (Janette Toral, DigitalFilipino.com)
• 4:00 sponsor raffle, shirts raffle, and group photo

DAY 2 AGENDA (June 1)

• 9:00 to 9:20 Flag ceremony, prayer, participant intro (limited)
• 9:20 to 9:40 Blogging and Social Thought Leadership (Jason Cruz, http://jsncruz.com/)
• 9:50 to 10:10 Why do we blog? (Wendell Glenn Cagape, www.journeysandtravels.com)
• 10:20 to 10:35 break
• 10:35 to 10:55 The Art of Interviewing & Quoting (Arvin Ello, http://www.vintersections.com)
• 11:05 to 11:25 Blogging and Social Media Goodness (Carlo Angelo Gonzales, http://carloangelogonzales.com)
• 11:35 to 11:55 Sponsor Talk: Solaire Digital Marketing Case Study  (Jed Marcaida, rel=”nofollow” Digital Marketing Director, Solaire Resort and Casino)
• 12:05 to 1:05 Lunch
• 1:05 to 1:25 Building your Identity as a Video Blogger (Randolph Novino, http://pinoyscreencast.net)
• 1:35 to 1:55 The Rise of the Mommy bloggers in the Philippines (Rhodora Espiritu-Valdez, http://deliberatelymom.blogspot.com/)
• 2:05 to 2:25 Avoiding Information Redundancy (Jay Agonoy, http://deremoe.com)
• 2:35 to 2:55 Working as a homebased blogger (Christian Melanie Lee, www.eccentricyethappy.info)
• 3:05 to 3:20 Break
• 3:20 to 3:40 Q &A Legal Issues in Blogging (Atty. JJ Disini, Disini.ph)
• 4:00 to 4:20 The Future of Blogging: Greater or Less Influence? (Manuel L. Quezon III, http://quezon.ph)
• 4:30 sponsor raffle, shirts raffle, and group photo

EMCEE: Flow Galindez

More details at http://iblogph.org/. See you later at iBlog9: the 9th Philippine Blogging Summit!