From Effective Measure: Growth spurt in mobile Internet in the Philippines

Over 35% of Filipino Internet users adopt mobile Internet

A growth spurt in mobile Internet use in South East Asia (SEA) resulted in an over 35% of Filipino Internet users to adopt mobile Internet- placing Philippines third in SEA for mobile use. Compared to March 2011, mobile Internet use among Filipinos increased by over 48% in April 2011.

Effective Measure Regional Director (SEA) Russell Conrad credits this growth to the increasing popularity of Smartphones, “Along with the boom of Smartphones throughout the region, a growing number of consumers, including over half a million Filipino Internet users, are adopting mobile Internet to access infotainment, conduct business and engage in e-commerce while on the go.

Comparison of the increase in mobile Internet use in SEA from March to April 2011:

The following details the browsing patterns of Filipino mobile Internet users in April 2011:

• Mobile Internet users stayed on a webpage at an average of 51 seconds, 22 seconds more than PC users
• Each session on mobile Internet lasted for at an average of 5.42 minutes, 34 seconds more than a PC session
• Mobile internet users viewed an average of 7 pages per session, 4 pages less than PC users

“The progress of the Philippines market is deeply encouraging. The increased activity seen on mobile Internet provides an opportunity for businesses to target the Philippines market and establish mobile-friendly interfaces to strengthen an online presence,” said Conrad.

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Most likely this study included mobile internet usage over WiFi, not just mobile data usage. Not sure what had caused the sudden surge between March & April 2011. Feature phones? The iPad? Android phones?

What's your take on this?

From SomeE-cards: The 30 best obnoxious responses to misspellings on Facebook.

I couldn't stop laughing out loud while reading these. And, yes, I was at my office desk while going through them.

Original post here.

Are you someone whose day can be ruined by witnessing clumsy spelling all over the world's largest social network? Then this delightful list will let you live vicariously through the venom of others who aren't afraid to publicly challenge and humiliate sloppy wordsmiths. NOTE: If you see any improper spelling in this paragraph, please respond obnoxiously. (Via Lamebook)

The benefits of proper spelling >>

(NOTE: This self-edit wasn't so much "obnoxious" as "utterly brilliant.")

UPDATE (4/11/11): Two new additions feature a confusing movie recommendation and death-defying spelling. (Via Lamebook, Failbook)

UPDATE (4/11/11): Woman inadvertently confesses to bestiality.

UPDATE (4/15/11): Four new gems including a failed teacher, a liar, and a "no"-nothing. (ViaFailbook)

UPDATE (4/15/11): Rock and roll all night with the wrong person.

UPDATE (4/23/11): Seven special new ways to constructively humiliate someone on Facebook. (Via Lamebook, Failbook)

UPDATED (4/28/11): 5 new additions include sex with mothers, grandfathers, and churchgoers. (ViaLamebook, Failbook)

A New Way Bloggers Can Earn Money From Their Blogs: Real Estate Plugs

ProBloggers usually earn from their blogs by allotting display ad space on their posts via Google AdSense or other networks like NuffNang. Some bloggers with sufficient regular traffic sometimes get writing jobs where they get paid to write or put up a special post about a product, service or a topic.


Here's another way for bloggers to earn: commissions from real estate leads. Similar to paid blogging, the blogger can post a write-up about a specific real estate property and include the contact info of a specific agent selling that property. The deal is that the agent will give a certain commission to the blogger should the lead end up as a closed sale.


For example, here's my friend, Ryan Florendo's offer for bloggers who can provide leads for him for the Megaworld development he's selling, ViceRoy@Fort Bonifacio:

How to earn more by just blogging?
Hi I’m Ryan L. Florendo, Junior Property Consultant from Megaworld Corporation. I am now starting my campaign of extending my network of clients by asking for the services of bloggers to write about our properties here in Forbestown Center & McKinley Hill and at the same time promote me as the direct contact for the projects. This will enable me to tap more clients through the followers of the blogs.  

In return, I am willing to give 10% of my commission for every closed sales generated from the networks of bloggers. This will be a favorable deal for each blogger since the more exposure that I receive, the more chances of closing deals and the bigger the rewards. Are you in? If interested, please contact me at 09064206365.

Care to give it a try and possibly earn extra income? Give Ryan a call or text. :)