Welcome to the DigitalFilipino.com Club!

Meet like-minded people in the DigitalFilipino.com Club eager to learn and exchange ideas on e-commerce development, Internet advertising, search engine optimization, blog marketing, electronic payment, social networking, software process improvement, among others.

Join as individual, SME, or corporate club member! (club membership options)

After 5 years, get free membership and become an honorary member.

Events, Training, and Activities:

• Club members are invited to attend the Top 10 Emerging Influential Blogs 2010 Recognition Night on September 15 at Le Bistro Vert, Valero Street, Makati City. Please confirm your attendance with Janette and advise should you be contributing a prize.
• Reserve your slot for the "Sales Tactics Using Search Engine and Social Media Marketing" Workshop on September 28 to 30, 2010 at Room 207, Ateneo Graduate School of Business, Rockwell Center, Makati City from 9 am to 5 pm.
  

Research:

• comScore State of the Internet in Asia Pacific 2010
  
• Yahoo - ACNielsen Net Index 2010 (latest Internet user habits and demographics)
  
• Using Social Media to Foster Customer Loyalty (highlight lessons learned and winners of the Social Networking Awards 2010)
• Philippines Payment Gateway Comparison Guide
  A guide that can be used by club members when selecting the right payment gateway service provider locally. Also includes features, policies, and fees comparison of YesPayments, Asia Pacific E-Serv Corporation, Kaban, EasyPay, AsiaPay, and Payment Processing Corporation.
• International Payment Gateway Comparison Guide
  A guide that can be used by club members when selecting the right payment gateway service provider. Also includes features, policies, and fees comparison of Paypal, AlertyPay, CCNow, and 2CheckOut.

Tutorials:

• Handouts from recent talks:
  
• Lessons learned in designing and implementing a blog post campaign
• VOIP in Internet Marketing, Social Media, Search Marketing, and E-Commerce
  
• Just added the following handouts from our March 2010 webinar series:
• Introduction to Social Media and Networking Marketing for Business
• Blogging for Business
  
• Twitter, Plurk, and Microblogging for Business
• Social Networking for Business
• YouTube, Flickr, and Media Sharing for Business
• Social News and Bookmarking for Business
• Ratings and Reviews for Business
• Forums for Business
• Virtual Worlds and Games for Business
• Managing Social Media and Networking Marketing for Business

Announcements:

• Congratulations to the winners of the Social Networking Awards 2010!
• Handouts from the recent Social Networking Conference 2010 are now available for download.
• The Cacophony of User Generated Content is the Web
  Speaker: MARIA A. RESSA, Senior Vice-President, ABS-CBN News & Current Affairs and Managing Director, ANC
• The Future of Social Networking and Social Norms
  Speaker: PAUL PAPADIMITRIOU, Digital Intelligence Strategist, Driving Left, Limassol and Tokyo
• Social Media Advertising: Measuring Effectiveness
  Speaker: PAUL JOHN M. PEÑA, Head - Digital Marketing, Globe Telecom, Inc.
• Social Media Marketing Strategies Insights and Lessons Learned (Lola Techie / Kraft experience and perspective)
  Speakers: JUAN ARMANDO V. ROJO,Vice President, Corporate Brand and Communications, Bayan Telecommunications; ALEX DAN TACDERAS, Brand Manager, Kraft Foods
• Social Media to Promote Philippine Tourism
  Speaker: EDUARDO MAPA JR., Managing Director, Media Contacts Manila
• Using Social Media to Disseminate CSR Programs
  Speaker: ROSAN CRUZ, Assistant Vice President of Group Public Relations, BENPRES Holdings Corporation
• Harnessing the Power of Social Media by Yahoo!
  Speaker: JOEY ALARILLA, Social Media Editor, Yahoo! Southeast Asia
• Why 2010 is the Year of Mobile Social Networking
  Speaker: JIM AYSON, Senior Product Manager, VAS & DATA Services/WCD, SMART Communications Inc.
• Using Social Media in Political Campaign and Voters Education
  Speakers: RACQUEL CAGURANGAN, PoliticalArena.com and
  NICK B. FONTANILLA, Ph.D., President, The Asia-Pacific Centre for Research, Inc. and President, Philippine Marketing Association (PMA)
• How Brands are Becoming the Media (and Why Your Brand Should Do The Same)
  Speaker: LEAH CAMILLA R. BESA-JIMENEZ, General Manager, Proximity Philippines
• Pitching Social Media Marketing to Clients
  Speaker: BRAD GEISER, Co-Founder, GeiserMaclang Marketing Communications Inc.
• Using Social Media in Search Engine Marketing Campaigns and It Influences Your Search Engine Rankings
  Speaker: JANETTE TORAL, Founder, DigitalFilipino
• Is E-Mail Marketing Dead in the Age of Social Networks?
  Speaker: CHINIE HIDALGO-DIAZ, Marketing Director, Teleforce Asia Inc.
• Engaging Technology
  Speaker: JON-TJIN KEE, Senior Consultant, SEA, EyeBlaster
  
• Congratulations to newly weds - honorary members Jay and Aileen De Jesus!
• Congratulations to the winners of the DigitalFilipino Web Awards 2009!
  
• Handouts from the recent DigitalFilipino E-Commerce Summit are now available for download by club members.
• State of Internet and Mobile Commerce Market Growth (Donald Patrick Lim, President and CEO of Yehey! Corporation)
• Creating a Niche and Identifying Your Online Target Market (Stephanie Caragos, President and CEO of Syntactics Inc.)
• Search Engine Friendly Web Design: Making Site Visitors Click! and BF Homes Properties case study sharing (Jan Alvin Pabellon, Vice President for Business Development at IT Group, Inc. and Arnold Alvarez, General Manager, BF Homes Properties)
• The End of Faceless Brands: How the Internet has Forced Brand Marketing to Personalize (Brad Geiser, Co-Founder, GeiserMaclang Marketing Communications)
• Technology Presentation: Delivering  Advanced Search Engine via Next-Generation Networks (Ryan Ricardo, Sales & Marketing Head, DataOne Asia (Phils.), Inc)
• E-Commerce as a viable retail market outlet for SMEs (RegaloService, e-Philippines Adventure Travel, and MyAyala experience sharing)
  (Ma. Regina Bundang, CEO, RegaloService.com; Russell Ri, CEO, e-Philippines Adventure Travel and Destinations; Roy Platon, Managing Director, MyAyala)
• Improving E-Commerce Sales Performance (Dustin Andaya, CEO, IslandRose.net)
• Challenges and Opportunities in MOBILE MONEY TRANSFER: Implementation of GCASH (Rizza Maniego-Eala, President, G-Xchange, Inc.)
• The Future of E-Commerce is Mobile (Chito Bustamante, CEO, Chikka.com)
• E-Commerce Policies and E-Government Growth in the Philippines (Dir. Maria Lourdes Yaptinchay, Supervising Director, Department of Trade and Industry E-Commerce Office)
• Building Online Trust & Making E-Commerce Secure Against Fraud (Jovel Cipriano, CEO, PinoyDelikasi and Mannix Pabalan, General Manager, AyosDito.ph)
• Making Self-Service Advertising Platform Work for You: Going Beyond Clicks (Aileen Apolo, Country Consultant for the Philippines, Google and Carlo Ople, Global Digital Marketing Head, Friendster)
• Why running an e-commerce business is similar to growing WHEATGRASS & Technology Presentation: Moving towards the 4TH GENERATION of E-commerce (Edward Ling, CEO of Platform2U.com Philippines and Eddie Lee, CIO of Platform2U.com)

Photo gallery:

• E-Commerce Law 10th Anniversary Celebration (June 7, 2010)
• DigitalFilipino E-Commerce Summit and Web Awards 2009 (November 12 and 13, 2009)
• DigitalFilipino Web Awards 2008
  
• Low Cost E-Commerce Website Development Workshop (May 15 to 17, 2008)
• Manila, Cebu, and Davao E-Commerce and E-Business Owners Meet-up (May 9, 13, and 14, 2008)
• Manila and Cebu: Blogging, Web, and E-Commerce Workshop (January 31 to February 11, 2008)
• DigitalFilipino.com Club 31st Networking event (January 22, 2008)
• DigitalFilipino.com Club 30th networking event, Christmas party, and Filipina Writing Project recognition night (November 28, 2007)
• ICT for business, advocacy, communications, and research (November 22 to 29, 2007)

Templates:

• Search Engine Optimization Worksheet - this template is for website owners who are currently planning or improving their website for search engine visibility. It includes a guide in recording your products & services, customer profile, keyword discovery, competition analysis, on-page optimization, link request log, and link tracking.

• Simple Website Requirements Template - includes guide for creation of website functional requirements, keyword research, and style guide creation. I also included a domain name tracking worksheet and web host comparison format.

• Web Navigation Planning and Analysis Template
  This 8-woksheets template is useful for site owners planning to put a new web site or revise an existing one.

Knowledge-sharing (download):

• Philippines Top 100 Blogs (presented at DigitalFilipino Club and Bloggers Eyeball in Davao, Cebu, and Manila)
• Women Empowerment in the Age of ICT (Gwen Nava, Aileen Apolo, Joan Pinon, and Reggie Bundang) (photos)
• Social Networking and eBusiness Conference Philippines 2008 materials (Friendster, Groovenet, Itzamatch, DigitalFilipino Club, Proximity, Syndeo::Media, Level-Up Games, Asia Pay, YesPayments, Yehey, Avatrian LLC, Chikka, Morph Labs, and Philippine Commons) (photos)
• E-Commerce Policy Development Workshop (Janette Toral) (photos)

Blogging from Home is now available and can be purchased here. All club members are entitled to a free copy.

E-Books

• Self-Publishing Guide (version 1)

• Global Internet User Statistics (as of June 2007)
• Young Filipino Internet User Report 2007
• Reasons for Going Online, Internet Access Point, and Online Gaming Habits

Opportunities:

• Club members who have the skill in writing articles can also join our content development program. Corporate and SME club members in need of content may also outsource their needs through this program.
• If you have a website or blog, join our advertising revenue program for club members. Corporate and SME club members in need of buzz marketing help may also place ads through this program.
• Check out our club member job openings and eyeball photos too.

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The DigitalFilipino.com Club is a community that started in December 25, 2003. The club has technology briefing and get-together four (4) to twelve (12) times a year in different parts of the country, fostering networking and collaboration among members. Presentation papers and reports are uploaded on a monthly basis.

Our members are composed of individuals and companies from various sectors with common interest in areas such as Internet, e-commerce, research, outsourcing, wireless, Internet security, and software process improvement.

Join us as an individual, SME or corporate club member today!

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