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ZALORA

   Zalora — the first fashion retail website in the Philippines that’s home to the best established local and international brands, as well as up-and-coming independent brands. They offer free shipping, cash-on-delivery, 30 days return and 3-hour delivery within Metro Manila!

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Internet strikes back: Anonymous' Operation Megaupload explained

From RT.com Given that Megaupload boasts an audience of 500 million users daily, a reaction was expected. Only minutes after the Web began digesting the news, that response came by way of thousands of upset users, many aligned to the online collective Anonymous.

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Mobile Internet in France versus the Philippines

Like I already did one year ago comparing mobile plans in France and in the UK, I am now writing a little review of my experience of mobile internet plans in the Philippines compared to France. Once again, you will see that France fails, and French people have good reasons to feel like cash cows sometimes…

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Place-Based Networks: A New Kind of Social Network

Imagine if the Internet worked the way the real world does – and that physical places still helped build connection and community.

That’s the idea behind Place-Based Networks; it’s mobile, social technology to help you connect with people based on your shared interest in a place.

Perspectives

Twitter Censorship

Last January 2011, Twitter boldly blogged that "The Tweets Must Flow" in light of the Arab Spring -- the revolutions in Arab countries namely Egypt and Tunisia which used social network platforms to spread the word quickly. But today, Twitter is taking the exact opposite stance.

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[VIDEO] Visual Math

Math has always been taught in an abstract fashion that it makes it difficult for visual thinkers to fully comprehend concepts. Luckily, some cultures do math in a more visual way.

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[VIDEO] What is ACTA? Familiarize yourself because they will keep on trying

Pat yourself on the back because you downed SOPA and PIPA. We all came together globally to stop censorship and control of free information. But do not celebrate just yet. Do you think 'they' will stop trying? Enter ACTA, stage left. Find out what this is and how it can kill the internet and your freedom as well.

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SEO Basics: Four Simplified and Easy to Apply SEO Writing Tips for Bloggers

I have done a bit of SEO article writing through my freelance work and believe me, Search Engine Optimization is one complicated process – in the sense that you’ll have to really study it and use applications and online tools so you will succeed at it. I am no SEO expert but I think I’m doing fairly well in SEO ...

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[VIDEO] Paying for your attention

GOOD Magazine made this video infographic on just how much companies pay for advertising to get your attention. They truly will bleed the cash just to get you to buy things you do not need. Check this clip out.

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Stanford University's Open Classroom

An Ivy League offering high quality free courses online? Take a look at Stanford University's Open Classroom that features full courses and videos that's free for the whole world to study. In addition to that, the prestigious Ivy League is also uploading their course curricula. We truly live in an era of information sharing.

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Learning European Languages

Do you want to learn European languages online and for free? Well, Busuu.com is your answer to have your daily dose of chosen European language to study. You can learn Spanish, German, French, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Polish, and Turkish through this outstanding website.

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Ninhao.com To Learn Mandarin

The future is rosy for people who are adept in the Mandarin language. Foreign analysts say that China is the future and it will be number one.

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Social media to the rescue

Was it any surprise that social media was the fastest to respond to the Sendong aftermath in Cagayan de Oro and Iligan? Check out which of these you saw in your facebook or twitter feeds. Which one did you support? Progressive Pinoys, CDO and Iligan will be requiring aid until the first months of 2012. Please do not tire in ...

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A Southeast Asian Adventure

For all the travelers out there who would love to know more about Southeast Asia, noplacetobe.com is a perfect website for you to visit and enjoy.

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Pinoytechblog.com At Your Convenience

Filipinos in the Philippines will be delighted to know everything that is related to local technology through pinoytechblog.com. This fabulous website was created last July 2005. It has been this long since it existed and it has been featured in tech magazines, on newspapers, and on television.

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New York At Its Best

New York is one of the greatest cities in the world. It is the melting pot of global cultures. Your dream of knowing everything you want about The Big Apple can be real through nymag.com.

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Filipino E-Books Library? Oh Yes!

Let's face it. Fully Booked, Powerbooks, even National Bookstore is too expensive for most of the Filipino population? We do not have any readily accessible public libraries and your local public school is already lucky to have up-to-date choices. Book exchange clubs are among the elite as well. How then do we enrich the minds of eager Filipinos who want ...

Fun & Me-Time

[VIDEO] Street performer beatboxes dubstep

This guy goes hard! Watch and feel his street down-tempo.

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[VIDEO] Elite hackers' warning to the corrupt and power-hungry

An elite group of hackers issue a warning to corrupt and power-hungry government officials and business owners. They have already cracked police database and attacked multiple intelligence agency sites among many others. One cannot help but side with these freedom-fighters against an oppressive force behind the curtains. Watch and read and judge for yourselves.

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Open Source Learning

In the OpenCourseWare movement, the future of learning is on your laptop.

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Duffel Trip Planner: A Review

You can now easily find a trip planner on the Internet to help you organize your travel plans more easily. One interesting online trip planner I've found is the Duffel Trip Planner. I decided to try this out to help me arrange my upcoming travel plans.

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On TechCrunch and Ethics

Ethical issues concerning TechCrunch that all journalists should be wary of.

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Everything You Want to Know about Group Discount Websites

Group discount websites have become very popular because they offer really good bargains, some as much as 90%. It looks too good to be true. The question is: is it?

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"Faster than light" particles threaten Einstein

From Reuters >> Sub-atomic particles apparently traveling faster than light could force a major rethink of theories about how the cosmos works and even allow dreams of time travel and extra dimensions, scientists said on Friday.

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[VIDEO] Startup Weekend Manila

From manila.startupweekend.org >> Startup Weekend is an intense 54 hour event which focuses on building a web or mobile application which could form the basis of a credible business over the course of a weekend. The weekend brings together people with different skillsets - primarily software developers, graphics designers and business people - to build applications and develop a commercial ...

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[VIDEO] The NEW Facebook

The hegemony in social networks just revamped everything -- new features, privacy, and look.
Check it out and see for yourself. What do you think?

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Full Body Scanning Kiosk Creates Custom Fit

Mybestfit is a shopping technology that scans a person’s body to match their personal measurements with clothing, sizes, and styles stocked by nearby retailers.

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Why Google+ is an education game-changer

It's been a week since I snagged a Google+ invite, and while it's fun to hit the reset button on my personal social media life, what I'm really interested in is how the service is going to impact teaching and learning. There's a good chance that Google+ is going to become a powerful communication and collaboration tool in the classroom. ...

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Climate Scientist Rap Video

It's nerdy, ironic, hipsterific and viral.

A youtube rap video on climate change spreads awareness without the heavy, overly-serious atmosphere that goes along with it. Watch it.

Politics & Business

Groupon to Partner with Grocery Stores

What happens when Groupon offers regular coupons from grocery stores? Use your imagination!

Social Responsibility

Google X Nonprofit World

You know that the nonprofit world is growing in clout and scope when the internet hedgemon offers yet another online tool that has the potential be a nonprofit S.O.P.