racoma.com.phJ. Angelo Racoma on technology, economics, writing, problogging, and getting things done

Microsoft Philippines is running a promo entitled Microsoft Hardware Christmas Photo Contest via distributor MSI-ECS. You can win PhP 15,000, PhP 10,000 or PhP 5,000 simply by submitting a photo of yourself in a Christmas-themed scene with any new Microsoft hardware. This includes mice, keyboards, webcams, and the like.

Simply send your photos to asingzon (at) msi-ecs.com.ph up to December 31, 2010. Note that items must be purchased at participating retailers:

* Octagon (SM Megamall, SM North EDSA, Festival Mall, Park Square, SM MOA, Alabang Town Center, Cebu branches)
* Silicon Valley / Digital Alley (SM Megamall, SM North EDSA, Digital Alley Greenbelt)

Got home this midnight from the “first SEO Philippines BeerCon”:http://www.macalua.com/2006/10/23/seo-philippines-beercon-2006/ (hey, it’s October, after all!). I’m too tired to give a detailed explanation of everything that happened, so let me just use the ol’ trusty bullet points.

* Mr. “SEO Philippines”:http://seophilippines.org “Marc Macalua”:http://www.macalua.com talked on the mission of SEO Philippines as an organization, and as well its plans (and hopes) for the foreseeable future. We want to help professionalize the SEO and search engine marketing industry in the country.
* New Google country consultant Aileen Apolo gave her keynote about Google’s strategies and how the Philippines fits in. She also said (reiterated, actually) that she’s Google’s eyes and ears here in the Philippines. She’s out to feel the market and the environment, particularly on what we need and how Google can best serve (and earn from) us.
* Marc also explained the mechanics of the second SEO Philippines keyword ranking contest. This time, it’s a triple jackpot system–we’ll be fighting for top positions in Google, Yahoo! and MSN.
* *Second contest keywords: ituloy angsulong*
* First monthly raffle of an 80GB iPod was held.
* Buffet dinner, finger-foods and free-flowing beer!
* Great band: *Peppermint Jam*. We had a great serving of ’80s music rendered in acoustic fashion.

Some of whom I met tonight: Anton, Migs, Abe, Jozzua, Erwin, Jayvee, and of course Marc. (Who else?)

Thanks to the sponsors for another great techie meet-up event! In this case, Lakeside SQL was there. Did I miss anyone?