by Jovie Cabais | Feb 17, 2013 | Tech Updates
Internet marketing guru Robin Gurney shared his expertise on Internet marketing to entrepreneurs and students on February 16, 2013 at the JJ’s Seafood Village. Gurney, who is now residing in Anda, Bohol with his family, is in the internet marketing business since 1997. He has worked as creative or strategic director on hundreds of internet projects for BBC, Adidas, British and Estonian governments and numerous banks, retail and tourism organisations. He has lectured at numerous international conferences and was digital marketing judge at ADC*E in Barcelona, 2010. Gurney emphasized important tips in marketing in the digital age that companies must be aware of. Among these tips are web presence through a company website and advertising through advertising channels like Google Adsense. He said that content is king and any company’s website should have the proper and updated content that will help sell the company’s product and services as well as retain existing customers. He described a company website as the only employee in the company that works 24/7 without need for food, vacation and benefits. He also showed examples on using tools like Google Analytics and Adwords. Gurney also gave tips to the students on how to engage in freelance work through the Internet. After the talk, Gurney encouraged the participants to help promote a community effort he is working on in Anda by going to the website http://www.andakidz.org. The free event was organized by Tech Talks – Tagbilaran with support from Ben Skelton and Auza.Net....
by Jovie Cabais | Feb 17, 2013 | Tech Updates
Auza.Net invites interested participants to the Website Management Forum to be held at JJ’s Seafood Village on February 23, 2013 at 1:00PM to 3:00PM. During the forum, Auza.Net will give an overview on website management and would be an opportunity for the participants to learn and share ideas on Internet based marketing. Jerome Auza, the technology consultant of Auza.Net, will demonstrate how to update websites built on WordPress as well as show the different types of websites that companies may choose to use for their company. Mr. Auza will also give an introduction to Internet marketing. The forum is free of charge but has limited seats available. Reservations are accepted via email at info@auza.net and through text or call at 09176220225. Look for Jovie. [/facebook]...
by Jovie Cabais | Feb 17, 2013 | Tech Updates
Internet marketing guru Robin Gurney shared his expertise on Internet marketing to entrepreneurs and students on February 16, 2013 at the JJ’s Seafood Village. Gurney, who is now residing in Anda, Bohol with his family, is in the internet marketing business since 1997. He has worked as creative or strategic director on hundreds of internet projects for BBC, Adidas, British and Estonian governments and numerous banks, retail and tourism organisations. He has lectured at numerous international conferences and was digital marketing judge at ADC*E in Barcelona, 2010. [caption: Robin Gurney] Gurney emphasized important tips in marketing in the digital age that companies must be aware of. Among these tips are web presence through a company website and advertising through advertising channels like Google Adsense. He said that content is king and any company’s website should have the proper and updated content that will help sell the company’s product and services as well as retain existing customers. He described a company website as the only employee in the company that works 24/7 without need for food, vacation and benefits. He also showed examples on using tools like Google Analytics and Adwords. [Caption: Participants listen to Robin Gurney who shared his expertise on Internet marketing.] Gurney also gave tips to the students on how to engage in freelance work through the Internet. After the talk, Gurney encouraged the participants to help promote a community effort he is working on in Anda by going to the website http://www.andakidz.org. The free event was organized by Tech Talks – Tagbilaran with support from Ben Skelton and Auza.Net. Share...
by Jovie Cabais | Jan 6, 2013 | Tech Updates
Boholanos said their final goodbye to the late Cong. Erico B. Aumentado as he was laid to rest yesterday, January 5, 2013 at the Victoria Memorial Park with a 21-gun salute after a requiem mass at 2PM at the St. Joseph Cathedral. Boholanos from all walks of life paid their respects to Aumentado who also served as the governor of the province from 2001-2010. Photo taken: http://www.lpp.gov.ph/GovernorsProfile/aumentado.html His remains were brought to the Bohol Provincial Capitol yesterday morning were a necrological service was held by the provincial government. A military helicopter dropped flowers and confetti near Rizal plaza and capitol grounds in honor of Aumentado who also served as a three-term governor of Bohol from 2001-2010. The last day of his wake was held at the Bohol Cultural Center were Boholanos from all walks of life were able to visit him. Aumentado was instrumental in key infrastructure projects in the province such as the concreting of the circumferential road and several highways interconnecting several towns, irrigation projects and electrification in rural areas. During his term as governor, the peace and order situation improved significantly and insurgency has become insignificant in the province in the meantime, providing livelihood opportunities for former rebels. He is survived by his wife Peregrina Adlaon Cabagnot-Aumentado, three sons, five daughters, 19 grandchildren and four great grandchildren Share...
by Jovie Cabais | Jan 6, 2013 | Tech Updates
Have you seen a strange square symbol that looks like it is made up of smaller squares just like the image below? It is called a QR Code, short for Quick Response Code, a two dimensional barcode system first used by the automotive industry in Japan. It later on spread throughout the world in various industries mainly due to its quick readability by a machine and its higher storage capacity. Using the Goggles App (yes, it’s goggles, not google), you point your android mobile phone’s camera to this image and it should be able to read the QR Code and show the title and URL of Auza.Net’s website. Clicking on the URL will open Auza.Net’s website on your mobile phone’s browser. There is also an equivalent app on the iOS platform. It is a very handy way of providing your new contacts a quick way to go to your website on their mobile devices without having to type your company’s website URL. It can be used also to store information for use in tracking systems, much like bar codes, but with much more characters stored in a single image. It has gained popularity in mobile phones because the user no longer needs to type a website URL which can be a hassle for users with the so called “fat fingers”. Now install the Goggles App and see where the QR-Code below takes you. Scan this QR-Code and see where it takes you!...
by Jovie Cabais | Sep 29, 2012 | Tech Updates
The much anticipated iPhone 5 and iOS 6 release the in past weekend would have been Apple, Inc.’s biggest success if not for the Apple Maps issues that users soon discovered after using their brand new iPhone 5 devices or upgrading their existing Apple devices to iOS 6. Apple dropped Google as the data provider for the map App in favor of Tomtom and Yelp who are competing providers for mapping data. Numerous articles online are bashing Apple for the map issues citing incorrect or missing information, most notably on public transport, incorrect search results for addresses and ridiculous images of many popular structures. A lot of examples of the issues are found at http://theamazingios6maps.tumblr.com. So how does the Apple Map compare to the Google Map if you are in Bohol? Let’s put it this way: Apple Map is still in its infancy. Fortunately, we locals don’t rely on any map app otherwise we’d be seriously lost. Let’s hope the tourists tag along a tour guide, even if they are in Tagbilaran City where Apple Map’s best effort would show you major streets inaccurately. For example, J.A. Clarin Street suddenly ended somewhere near the junction of Tamblot Street, and that’s after cutting through several blocks of houses and buildings. New streets are drawn like Tagbilaran East read further towards the sea from V.P. Inting Avenue which is already the coastline read. T. Butalid Extension slices through the St. Joseph Cathedral and CPG East Avenue is no longer connected to CPG Avenue. Apple Maps version of a major intersection in downtown Tagbilaran. Streets are mislabeled and JA Clarin appeared to...
