You know that the digital industry is here to stay when you spot some unique scenarios of use for the mobile and online web.

In July 1999, I launched with my partners my first ever online venture – PinoyExchange.com. The website launched with a front page designed with Microsoft Powerpoint, and a hastily implemented third party message board software. To be honest, the site didn’t look like much, but we were the first Filipino stand alone message board out [...]

As the digital space in the Philippines gets bigger, you will find more and more people enter the industry seeking fame and fortune.  Every month new entrepreneurs are joining the digital gold rush looking to establish their mark.

Google’s biggest contribution to the Internet and the world of media advertising may not be the engineering prowess of its search engine.  The bigger innovation for Google is how they monetize their search ads.

Last year when Typhoon Ondoy struck the Philippines, something special happened in the social network sphere.

Last week, I spoke to a very successful local tycoon who wanted to explore opportunities in the Internet space. He was less concerned with digital marketing for his companies, instead, he wanted to explore online business opportunities for his group. His problem was, nobody in his present group of companies could really understand the online [...]


It’s a bit late to write about 2010 trends since we are already in the 2nd month of the year, but I’m still going to give it a shot. 2010 is all about financial opportunity in the digital space. More affordable devices, cheaper cost of access, more advertising money, and the democratization of mobile content [...]