Silencing media to submission

Editorial 10/09/2016

Just as the Duterte administration continues to soak up on the warmth of its high survey ratings and the adulation of its followers, the national and local media find themselves in the crosshairs of the President’s apologists,…

‘To help banish or manage all disease’

Rina Jimenez-David 09/23/2016

In the movie “The Social Network,” which tells of the beginnings of what would be Facebook and the legal tussle over its ownership and management, FB founder and chief executive Mark Zuckerberg, played by Jesse Eisenberg, is…

CDN bags major awards for print, online

Margarette Managaytay 09/22/2016

IT was a combination of glitz and honor for Cebu Daily News last night as its entries to the prestigious Globe Media Excellence Awards (GMEA) bagged almost all major awards for the Print category and one for…

Social media wars

09/22/2016

The introduction of Web 2.0 has provided a platform for the instant interface of millions of people. But it has also created a new kind of culture — the culture of hate. Most cybercitizens are prejudiced against…

Netizen sued by lawyer backtracks, to apologize

Izobelle T. Pulgo 07/27/2016

The netizen who was sued by a lawyer over his derogatory comment on Facebook is now willing to offer an olive branch to put the matter behind them and put the issue to rest. Anrey Jay Nebres,…

On social media and Duterte’s snub

Stephen D. Capillas 06/09/2016

A survey ought to be done to gauge and compare which between traditional and social media have been more effective in influencing the Filipino populace into voting for the eventual winners in the just concluded May 9…

Tempest

Raymund Fernandez 06/07/2016

I wish President-Elect Rodrigo Duterte well. The last thing I wish for is that this country becomes ungovernable. It would be a waste if we went from hereon into a period of instability. And yet, the forces…

Before you ‘unfriend’ …

06/02/2016

THE 2016 electoral process has come to a close and the canvassing of votes has ended. Yet, the fallout of a particularly vitriolic political season continues. The popularity of social media as a platform for both discussion…

Surviving Facebook

Raymund Fernandez 04/23/2016

Take nothing seriously. What you see in the social networks has the value of literature. They suggest  reality but one must understand: They have as much value as fantasy. Otherwise, we end up feeling distraught when, in…

Maine Mendoza recovers hacked Instagram account

Niza Mariñas 03/02/2016

SOCIAL media and TV celebrity Maine Mendoza, half of the phenomenal loveteam AlDub (the other half is actor Alden Richards), has recovered her Instagram account, after it was hacked past midnight of Feb. 24. In her first…

Social media as tool for spreading the gospel

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Vanessa Claire Lucero 01/27/2016

Use social media to evangelize. This was the challenge posed by Bishop Robert Barron of Los Angeles, USA, in response to the growing number of Catholics who either stopped going to Mass or converted to other religions.…

How businesses can compete online

Vanessa Claire Lucero 12/06/2015

For businesses, having an online presence is no longer just an option but a necessity. Javier Vicente “JV” Rufino, director of Inquirer Mobile, said businesses “need to be where the people are” to remain relevant in this…

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