iBlog 8 Now Happening!

For today and tomorrow iBlog 8 is happening at the UP College of Law, Malcolm Hall. Another fun filled day of learning and networking about what's new and what's going on in the Phlippine Blogging Scene. Now on its 8th year, it brings together bloggers from the metro and even from North Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao to join in this annual event.

I have attended iBlog since 2009 and have been looking forward to meet more blog friends and companies who support the online media.  The Agenda for the two days are as follows:




Day 1 AGENDA (May 25)


8:45 Introductions of bloggers in the audience, National Anthem


9:00 – 9:20 Unboxing the true potential of your blog (Carlo Ople)


How to get direct advertisers and investors in your blog. How to turn it into a full fledged online publishing business.


9:30 – 9:50 Creating a Blog Activation Campaign (Mark Joseph Delgado)


10:00 – 10:15 BREAK


10:15 – 11:00 SEO and Social Media Marketing Panel


On Site Optimization 101 (Sean Patrick Si)


Inbound Marketing – Merging SEO, Social, Content Marketing, Conversion Optimization and Online Branding (Jason Acidre)


Utilizing Blog Networks for SEO and Social Media Traffic (Kim Tyrone Agapito)


11:20 Keynote Talk: UNILAB


LUNCH


1:00 – 1:20 Blogging, social media and journalism: The use, misuse and abuse of freedom of expression (Danilo Arao)


1:30 – 1:50 Social Media and Social Change (Tonyo Cruz)


2:00 – 2:20 Unwritten Blogging Etiquettes (Gellie Anne Abogado)


2:30 – 3:00 Youth and Blogging: The Next Generation Bloggers Are Here (Lloyd Salac)


3:00 – 3:15 BREAK


3:15 – 3:35 Kasali Kayo: Reaching Out to Overseas Filipinos for the 2013 Elections via Social Media (James Jimenez)


3:45 – 4:05 Bloggers the new PR community (Boris Joaquin)


4:15 – 4:35 Financial Planning for Bloggers (Garry Zaldy De Castro)


Day 2 (May 26)


8:45 Introductions of bloggers in the audience, National Anthem


9:00 – 9:20 The Soul of Blogging (Rem Tanauan)


9:30 – 9:50 Politics of Blogging (Janette Toral)


10:00 – 10:15 BREAK


10:15 – 11:00 Blog Writing Panel


LUNCH


1:00 – 1:20 Teaching and Learning through EduBlogging (Noel Feria)


1:30 – 1:50 How to make your blog stand out from the crowd (Victorino Q. Abrugar)


2:00 – 3:00 Social Media Panel


Social Media Marketing Shiznit (Carlo Angelo Gonzales)


Optimizing your Blog thru Social Media. Using Hashtags, tags, and keywords (Jeoffrey Solas)
Twitter as an ally in learning (Arvin Antonio V. Ortiz)


Social Media in Business and Advocacy (Grace Bondad Nicolas)
3:15 – 3:30 BREAK
3:30 – 3:50 Social Media Legal Issues (Atty. JJ Disini)
4:00 – 4:20 Increasing Health Information Access through Blogging (Alvin Cloyd Dakis)


DAY 1 & 2 EMCEES / Co-Host are: Flow Galindez and Rod Magaru.


For more information go to http://iblogph.org/ also check out live streaming.