Saturday’s conversations at SMB3 was about blogger outreach programmes (the theme was set way before I received the email) and I think it’s apt. I’ve had conversations with people from various companies asking “How do you decide who to invite?” or “How do you decide who are influencers?” or “How do you quantify influence” …

Saturday started with Social Media Breakfast 3 and then Sam’s 21st party happened at night, so I picked up Mr. Lazyass Johnny and headed to her new place at Thompson. So  we were the …

Sheylara and I were just talking about Social Media Breakfast: Singapore 3 and talking the pros and cons of expanding the team, one of the cons being politics, especially in Singapore’s blogosphere, where overnight, friends can become enemies and form opposite posses.I got emailed by someone anonymously (the person went through the trouble of creating ...

I’m very happy to share with everyone here in Asia that Hutch Carpenter got a job at Connectbeam via social media. I’m not going to rehash the whole story because I think he tells it better on his blog, but I just want to share how amazed I am that a job could be the ...

My Twitter usage has been down to practically zero since I started using Plurk. It’s a good thing because the way Plurk actually works is like a community, so I’m getting much more referrals via Plurk than I ever did via Twitter. I have to admit, though, that it’s a bad thing as well because ...

I’ve heard the conventional wisdom is to contact the girl after two days to show you’re not disinterested, but at the same time you’re not overly interested (even though you might very well be). I liken this to a job interview or meeting someone important that you want to stay in contact with. Would you ...

We’ve finally settled most of the details about SMB:S3 and the day is going to go something like this:1000 - 1045: Arrivals & Introductions1045 - 1130: Discussion topic: Blogger outreach programmes are catching on in Singapore. What does this mean for the company? For bloggers? For audiences?1130 - 1300: Brunch & free roam of the ...

I was out with Le Raine yesterday and she mentioned that the smart girls go out with the older guys, say 26 and up.So I looked at her and said “That’s very disturbing for a guy turning 24.”I see it not empirically, but anecdotally at least with my friends, dating guys many years older than ...

Now that the MTV Asia Awards are over, my stint as an MTV freelancer is over as well, so I headed back to the office to do my clearance and all that stuff. It was a very, very fun experience. Even though I left past 8:30pm almost everyday and with certain nights staying till past ...

How lifestreaming is transforming the internet has been quite well documented, and this week on ReadWriteWeb, the future of blogging has been revealed. And yes, it’s in the form of lifestreaming.Three thoughts:1) Does it work?I’d always thought of the “other” stuff that goes on in lifestreaming as a complement to blogging. They fill in the ...