The DigitalFilipino Web Awards aims to advocate the use of Internet and e-Commerce for business development, through the identification, promotion, and highlighting of best e-Commerce practices from various websites in the Philippines.

Tuesday, May 8, 2007

June 18 to 20: Advance E-Commerce Training for Winners

All DigitalFilipino.com Web Awards and Philippine Schools Cyberfair 2007 Winners are invited to send a representative to the forthcoming Advance E-Commerce Training this June 18 to 20 at the APEC Digital Opportunity Center (ADOC) Laboratory, National Computer Center / Commission on Information and Communications Technology, C.P. Garcia Avenue, U.P. Diliman Quezon City (beside PhilVocs).

All winners are entitled to send one representative during the training. Just e-mail me the name of your representative, e-mail address, and contact number for proper coordination at digitalfilipino (at) gmail.com

DigitalFilipino.com Club SME members can also send 1 representative while Corporate members can send 2 representatives. Please confirm for food count purposes.

The training program shall be as follows:

June 18: Search Engine Optimization Workshop

  • 9 am to 10 am: Enhancing your website pages for search engine optimization
  • 10:30 to 12 noon: Landing Page Optimization: How to Raise Conversions (Marc Macalua)
  • 1 pm to 3:00 pm: Launching an Internet Advertising campaign and Website Metrics Monitoring (Aileen Apolo, Google)
  • 3:30 pm to 5 pm: Tapping blogs for marketing promotion

June 19: Mobile Marketing and E-Commerce Policy Review

  • 9 am to 12 noon Mobile Phone or SMS Campaign Marketing, Set-Up, and Monitoring (Erick Kalugdan, InfoTxt)
  • 1 pm to 3 pm E-Commerce Law Review, Evidence Handling, and Reporting Procedure for CyberCrime Incidents
  • 3:30 to 5 pm DTI Guidelines Review: SME-FIT, Data Privacy Guidelines for the Private Sector, and Consumer Protection in E-Commerce Transactions

June 20: Online Payment Workshop

  • 9 am to 12 noon: Online Payment Solutions and Set-Up Demos
  • 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm Mobile and Micro Payments Acceptance
  • 3:30 to 5:00 pm Fraud Detection (Paul Hubbard, YesPayments)

There will be 1 computer assigned for every 2 participants. However, you are encouraged to bring a laptop during the workshop.

Friday, April 27, 2007

DigitalFilipino.com Web Awards News and Blog Coverage

Our sincerest thanks to everyone who have covered and written about this event.


(iWatch news feature taken April 27, 2007 by RPN Channel 9 featuring three winners: Pinoy Travel Blog, Philippine ROSE Online, CANVAS. Recorded using a Palm Treo 680.)

Media and blog coverage:

ADOC ICT Awards Winners


Cheers to the winners of the ADOC ICT Awards!

First place: RegaloService
Second place: Philippine Realty Showroom
Third place: Canvas

The three winners were selected by the APEC Digital Opportunity Center and got the following prizes:
  • ADOC ICT Award 3rd Place (SOHO Pack: Scanner, 4-gigabyte Pen Drive, and a Printer)
  • ADOC ICT Award 2nd Place (Laptop)
  • ADOC ICT Award 1st Place (ADOC Week participation on July 24 to 27, 2007 in Taiwan and Laptop)

The ADOC ICT Award 1st Place shall get to participate in the ADOC Week that includes the following:

  • A round-trip ticket from Manila to Taipei, economy class.
  • Up to four nights accommodation in Taipei
  • Daily meals & transportation to all ADOC events* (27th July -Lunch only)
  • Daily allowance for up to five days, each day for US$10
  • Travel insurance up to US$ 30,000
  • An ADOC ICT Award 2007
  • Participation in Events & Activities: ADOC Plenary 2007, ADOC Gala Night 2007, Visit to ICT High-tech science park, Trip to world's tallest building, 101.
Congratulations!

Winners: DigitalFilipino.com Web Awards 2007


We would like to extend our congratulations to the following winners of the DigitalFilipino.com Web Awards 2007.

Most grateful to the APEC Digital Opportunity Center for supporting this endeavor and giving very nice prizes to the top three (3) ADOC Award winners.
  1. Apparel / Fashion Category - Kamiseta
  2. Art Category - Canvas
  3. Association / Organization Category - Atikha Overseas Workers and Communities Initiative
  4. Auction / Shopping Portal Category - MyAyala
  5. Automotive Category - Ford Philippines
  6. Beauty Category - FemaleNetwork
  7. Blog - Personal Category - Touched by an Angel
  8. Blog - Professional Category - Manuel Viloria
  9. Books Category - Booktopia
  10. Community Category - SEO Philippines Forum
  11. Computer / Consumer Electronics Category - PC Express
  12. Consumer Banking / Bills Payment Category - HSBC Philippines
  13. Corporate / Professional Category - Syntactics
  14. Education Category - De La Salle University - Manila
  15. Games Category - Philippine R.O.S.E. Online
  16. Gifts Category - RegaloService
  17. Home Furnishings Category - Cebu Rattan Company
  18. Insurance Category - Sun Life Financial
  19. Music / Movie/ Film Category - PhilMusic
  20. Newspaper Category - Inquirer.net
  21. Pharmaceuticals Category - Philippine Herbal Medicine Site
  22. Podcast Category - Viloria.com Pinoy Podcast
  23. Politics Category - Senator Aquilino Pimentel Jr.
  24. Real Estate Category - Philippine Realty Showroom
  25. Services Category - Chikka
  26. Social Networking Category - Itzamatch
  27. Telecom / Value Added Services Category - Globe Kababayan
  28. Tourism Category - Pinoy Travel Blog
  29. Travel Category - Lakbay Pilipinas

The simple recognition ceremony was held last April 27, Friday, 9 am to 2:30 pm at the Penthouse of the Board of Investments Building, Gil Puyat Avenue (corner Paseo de Roxas), Makati City. Thank you very much to the Board of Investments (IT Investments Group) for supporting this endeavour and Office of Policy Research Director (and E-Commerce Law Monitoring Point Person) Ludy Yaptinchay for gracing the occassion.

Thanks to all club members who participated in this program by:

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