Alodia Among Most Influential Filipinas

As otaku rise in influence across Philippine society, so does the queen of Philippine otaku. Uno Magazine has named Filipina gamer-blogger-cosplayer idol Alodia Gosiengfiao as one of the most influential women in the Philippines.

To give you an idea of Uno’s standards of influence for this list, Alodia’s on the same page as former Philippine president and Time 1986 Woman of the Year Corazon Aquino. Welcome to the new geek nation.

(Photo by Tricia Gosingtian.)

Making Your Business a Meme

Because the Internet is a many-to-many medium, word of mouth rules Internet marketing. Succeeding online means making your business a meme. That’s one of the reasons Filipina otaku queen Alodia Gosiengfiao is so successful online: her personal brand invites memetic mutation.

Online media maven Veronica Belmont explains the dos and don’ts of making your business a meme. Just like any meme, her presentation is easy to absorb and pass around: it takes only five minutes.