(Transcript: When bombs went off in Mumbai, the first thing I did was go to Flickr (click photo to see more) and YouTube to check photos and videos taken by people who might have witnessed it. These popular social networking websites now allow people to capture history. In today’s wired world, the unfolding of events can be documented almost instantaneously with technology. But can we describe this practice journalism?)
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(Ironically, I’m currently experiencing faster Internet despite this report. Go figure.)
Yes this explains the “intermittent” or slowing down of Internet services since this morning. Apparently, the 7.1 earthquake that hit Taiwan damaged major submarine fiber optic cables connecting the Philippines to the international networks.
Read the full story at INQUIRER.net.
On a side note, some business process outsourcing companies in the country suffered downtime due to this “unexpected” disaster. The impact of the damage is not yet known, or when will the services become normal. Abangan.
The quake has also forced RP BPO firms to revisit disaster preparedness. Read the rest of the story at INQUIRER.net.
I also did some searches in blogs and in some forums and found interesting reactions. You can read them here, here, and here.
I also found this interesting blog entry on how call centers reacted to this serious downtime.
Here’s more from TaiwanPinoy blog. It adds:
Repair is estimated to take 3 weeks, but Taiwan’s major telecom players are looking for satellite alternatives to alleviate the bottleneck.
This is my nth blog. But since it is here, I'm trying it out. Vox appears to be a cool blogging system because of the interface and simple ways to attach photos, audio, videos, etc. I will try this out for a while until I get the hang of it. In the meantime, you can also check my other blogs at Cyberbaguioboy or Erwin Oliva.
That's me on the guitar with a young, adoring fan (hahahaha).I think I was playing Eric Claption's Tears in Heaven when this photo was shot.(See the real video and the man himself.)
The Mission: Complete 101 preset tasks in a period of 1001 days.
The Criteria: Tasks must be specific (ie. no ambiguity in the wording) with a result that is either measurable or clearly defined. Tasks must also be realistic and stretching (ie. represent some amount of work on my part).
Start: Friday - November 10th, 2006.
End: Friday - August 7th, 2009.
1. Go backpacking around Europe.
2. Watch a play at Shakespeare's Globe Theatre (London).
3. Cover lower half of bedroom wall with my DVD collection. This means I have to buy more DVDs to accomplish this.
4. Volunteer for a charitable organization for each summer (ie. Habitat for Humanity, UN, etc).
5. Get an article published.
6. Graduate with honors from Harvard.
7. Get into a law school (Harvard, Yale, NYU or Stanford).
8. Build a proper portfolio of artwork.
9. See Broadway's The Apple Tree starring Kristin Chenoweth.
10. Catch Idina Menzel on tour.
11. See Tenacious D in concert.
12. Watch Saturday Night Live live.
13. Be a staff writer for the Harvard Lampoon.
14. Find/know my singing range and be good at it.
15. Finish a theatre dance workshop with Broadway Dance Center in NYC. (Ongoing - Spring 2007)
16. Land a lead role for an American Repertory Theatre production.
17. Watch 1 Broadway/Off-Broadway play/musical each month. (11.11.06: Off-Broadway's Great Expectations, 12.22.06: Broadway's The Wedding Singer: The Musical, 01.22.07: Broadway's Spring Awakening)
18. Make a travel blog/site.
19. Buy a huge teddy bear from FAO Schwarz.
20. Brave the Volcano Sundae ($100) at FAO Schwarz's café and live to blog about it. Haha!
21. Make a list of all my godchildren, get to know them (or know who they are) and send them gifts on their birthdays and Christmas.
22. Get a hair makeover.
23. Work for Sen. Hillary Clinton's 2008 Presidential campaign.
24. Make a video blog. (In my Multiply's video page - contacts view only.)
25. Produce a short film/documentary.
26. Use Nikon SLR 35mm again.
27. Update gadgets: dSLR, digital video camera, iPod and Bose Sounddock.
28. Buy the latest Final Cut Pro.
29. Have a photoshoot in a cemetery.
30. As promised Kai Huang, I will be infront of his lens.
31. Read 1 non-chick lit book each month - school requirements not included.
32. Watch one artsy fartsy movie each month at the Film Forum, Angelika or Quad Cinema.
33. Get down to a size 4.
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