Allow me to share the recorded video of my lecture at WordCamp Philippines 2009 last September 19 (Saturday) at the Asian Institute of Management (AIM) in Makati City. I traveled from South Korea to the Philippines to show my support for the initiative of the Mindanao Bloggers in organizing this annual event which is in its second year.
My lecture titled “2010 elections and the bloggers’ obligation” focuses on citizen journalism, responsible blogging and what bloggers can do to help shape public opinion in time for the 2010 elections.
There was live streaming via Ustream.tv of the whole-day conference and the wordcampph channel has 16 video files uploaded in its archive.
I hope you’ll find the time to watch the proceedings of WordCamp Philippines 2009. It’s definitely worth it.
If you’re interested to watch my lecture, a substantial part of it has been recorded in the following Ustream.tv archived files:
- Part 1 – http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/2186399 (Note: My lecture starts at 31:53)
- Part 2 – http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/2186660
- Part 3 – http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/2186725
You may watch these three archived files now.
Anyway, some bloggers wrote about what they had learned from my lecture. Here is a partial list based on a quick Internet search as of this writing: (Updated: September 26, 11:20 p.m. and October 23, 6:33 p.m.)
- WordCamp Philippines 2009 (September 19) by Standard Web Standards
- My WordCamp 2009 Philippines Experience (September 20) by menardconnect.com
- WORDCAMP PHILIPPINES 2009 (September 20) by The Itinerant’s Path
- WordCamp Philippines 2009 Highlights (September 21) by Software Critics
- WordCamp Philippines 2009 (September 22) by GreenBucks
- WordCamp Philippines 2009 – With Great [Blogging] Power Comes Great Responsibility (September 26) by The Scrumptious Anime Blog
- WordCamp Philippines 2009 (October 11) by The Learning Life of Edward Palomo
To the bloggers who attended WordCamp 2009 or who viewed the live streaming last September 19: Please leave a comment if I failed to include your blog post about your reflections on citizen journalism, responsible blogging and the 2010 elections.
Thank you for reading and I wish you all the best.
Hi Prof. Danny,
Having you on the event is definitely a blessing. You have embraced the opportunity with much ardor and conviction. It was indeed a very fruitful yet concisely delivered talk.
It was an opportune moment worth being a part of. Thank you.
Reply: Thanks for the kind words. Good luck on your blogging and I wish you all the best!
Hello Sir!
Great talk at WordCamp Philippines 2009! :D
Reply: Thanks. All the best!
Prof. Danny,
I really enjoyed your session in WordCampPH 2009. Very enlightening for a new blogger like me.
Thank you and more power to you and your site.
Reply: Thanks. All the best, Menard!
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