Upon searching google for my site today, I found out that Google has bestowed my blog the much coveted (at least for me) sitelinks.
I actually didn’t know what those sub-links under the main site link are called, but I regularly see them for popular blogs, and I’ve always wondered how to get them.
They’re sitelinks – how did I even get them? Does that mean Google loves me?
Continue reading Announcement: My Blog Just Got Google Sitelinks
For over a week now, I have been exclusively using Uber to get to work. I have a car – but traffic congestion, bad weather, parking costs and space unavailability, corrupt traffic policemen, road rage drivers, accident prone roads – have discouraged me from driving. Since I’m a doctor who take frequent car trips daily, Uber makes a lot of money from me.
This had me thinking – How can I turn the tables and make money from Uber or Grab Car?
Is it wise to invest in a car for Uber or Grab Car use?
Continue reading Investing in A Car for Uber / Grab Car? Is It Worth It? – Part 1
AlDub (stands for the love team of Alden Richards and Yaya Dub) is breaking all sorts of social media records recently. Ratings for Eat Bulaga, the show that features the two, are at their highest in years.
It is expected that many companies will cash in on the popularity of the AlDub phenomenon. To get the business of the millions of AlDub fans, these companies (especially the larger ones), should compensate Eat Bulaga, Alden and Maine Mendoza (who plays Yaya) for riding on the trend. This is especially true if the likeness of “AlDub” is used.
Wait…. Did Cebu Pacific just sign Alden and Maine as endorsers? Did Cebu Pacific even ask permission from the producers of Eat Bulaga?
Social media is in everything this days, even in finance and investments. Unfortunately, finance related stuff doesn’t really trend in social media; at least here in the Philippines. The hashtag #ParaSaEkonomiya (For the Economy) is often used these days, but most of the posts don’t really relate to the economy. Sadly that hashatag has become a punchline.
Beginning with this post, Finance MD will regularly feature social media posts related to Philippine finance and investments. #ParaSaEkonomiya indeed.
First up is the petition against the new Bureau of Customs rules on “Balikbayan” boxes. Why are a lot of people opposed to these new rules?
Continue reading #ParaSaEkonomiya : Philippine Finance Social Media Roundup
Celebrities Dennis Trillo, Tom Rodriguez and Daniel Matsunaga promote GoldXtreme, an Multi-Level Marketing (MLM) company, that is a subject of a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) advisory against illegal investments.
In your opinion, why do you think these celebrities are promoting GoldXtreme? Type your answer in the comments section
A. They think this is legit, and they are probably investors themselves
B. They may not be that smart
C. They don’t read or watch the news
D. They’ll do any gig that pays a lot of money
E. All of the above
See the photo proofs, courtesy of Instagram
Continue reading Celebrities Promote MLM Suspected of Being A Pyramid Scam
Senyora Santibanez @Senyora is the Philippines’ most popular twitter parody account, so much so that it is actually the 47th most popular among all twitter accounts in the country. It’s safe to say that she’s more famous and has more clout than most real celebrities in the Philippines.
Here are the impressive stats for @Senyora: (twitter account here)
With those stats, she must wield a lot of power – but does she even earn from it?
Continue reading @Senyora and Her Ilk – Are Parody Social Media Accounts the New Tastemakers?
In recent years, there has been a perception that Eat Bulaga, a Philippine noontime variety show, is for a more mature crowd. It’s the moms, dads, uncles, aunts and grandparents at home that still loyally watch them. Eat Bulaga’s rival, It’s Showtime, is reputed to more popular to the younger, more social media savvy crowd.
Fast Forward to 2015, Eat Bulaga connected big with the younger market through #AlDub. If there was a Philippine version of “breaking the internet”, the Aldub phenomenon did it on August 8.
If you want to see the August 8 episode that the netizens went crazy about, go the Eat Bulaga Facebook page here.
How did Eat Bulaga find success with younger audiences? Here’s how the show got things right.
Continue reading The ‘Eat Bulaga’ Lesson: How It Got To Younger Audiences Through #AlDub
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