'Blogging is beyond tweets, status updates'

MANILA, Philippines - Even with the popularity of "tweets" or updates on Twitter and short status messages on Facebook, long and meaningful blog entries are still very much relevant to Filipinos today.

This is what a group of Filipinos believe, saying that sharing one's life on the web is not just about "bragging" and "no-nonsense status updates," but about content with depth, which can be achieved through well-written blog entries.

Citing Matt Mullenweg, founding developer of popular open-source blogging software WordPress, they said "there's still more that can be said in just 140 characters."

Freelance writers Jude Cartalaba and Lizza Villanueva, book authors Alex Lacson and Aileen Santos, coach Pia Nazareno-Acevedo, fashion designer Ulysses King, food blogger Chun Valencia and photo hobbyist Gerum Quiming have joined forces to teach Filipinos how to write online in a workshop to be held on March 19 and 20 at TheROOM in Quezon City.

Called WWW - What to Write on the Web: A Writing Workshop that Works, the 2-day event will feature a series of talks on how to effectively communicate through blogs as well as the impact of online writing on today's generation and ways to profit from such activity.

Only 30 slots will be allocated for the workshop. For more information, send an e-mail tojudecartalabaonline@gmail.com or contact (63915) 910-9015.

are you a computer addict?

you feel empty when you are not surfing the net. you wake up early or stay up late working on the computer. you believe your best friends are those whom you met only online.
these are all symptoms of a new form of addiction that has emerged only in recent years-computer addiction.

cant just stop
the definition of computer addiction is quite fuzzy because the term covers a wide range of addictions. but most experts agree that when you use the computer so often that you cant already do your other activities, and if you are unable to stop using the computer despite negative consequences, you are already a computer addict.
there are those people who are literally addicted to the computer as a physical object. they become addicted to activities performed addicted to activities performed on a computer like instant messaging, playing online games, checking email, and reading blogs or posts on newsgroups. these activities are collectively referred to as computer-mediated communication (CMC). on the other hand, computer addiction focused on internet use is often called internet addiction disorder (IAD).

Symptoms
as with any addiction, there are also signs in computer addiction. Maressa Hecht Orzack, a psychologist from Harvard University in the United States, came up with a list of signs and symptoms of computer addiction:

here are the symptoms you have to watch out for:
* you use the computer for pleasure, gratification, or relief from stress.
* you feel irritable and out of control or depressed when you're not using the computer.
* you spend increasing amounts of time and money on hardware, software, magazines, and computer-related activities.
* you neglect work, school, or family obligations.
* you lie about the amount of time spent on computer activities.
* you fail to control your computer use, even if you have tried so many times already.

Negative Effects :
excessive computer use affects your social, emotional, and physical, well-being. as you spend more and more time on the computer, you spend less and less time for your family and friends, thus relationships begin to suffer.
using a mouse and a keyboard for many hours every day can lead to repetitive stress injuries. sitting at computer desks for a long time causes for a long time causes back problems. late-night computer sessions cut into sleep time, leading to sleep deprivation.
someone who spends hours at a computer is obviously not getting any exercise, so computer addiction can indirectly lead to poor overall physical condition and even obesity.

so do you consider your self as a computer addict?
for me ? YES, iam .. LOL

I missed my blog!

whew its two days i wasnt able to get online coz were renovating our house and i have to vacate the place and whew our place is a messed right now.. hehehe but its almost done.. hopefully before new year...

And i really missed to blog, to post new issues and new informations..




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