Hanep Hataw Hero 2006 Anime Convention

Hanep Hataw Hero 2005 was a pretty damn big anime convention, so I have high expectations for Hanep Hataw Hero 2006. Since Filipino anime fans are a connected bunch, Hero TV’s Eric Go should do what TechCrunch does: promote a unique tag for all social media related to this event. Fans would use that tag for all related media they post on blogs, Flickr, YouTube, et cetera. That way, Hero can automatically encourage, aggregate, promote, and track consumer-generated multimedia online event buzz.

H3 2006 would become the first Philippine event to use a unique social media tag. Considering their online initiatives, I’m sure Eric’s bosses would applaud such innovation. May I suggest H32006.

Update, 90 minutes later: ACPI’s Joy Bacon, who has an anime convention across town on the same day, just called. I’m sending her code snippets to autoaggregate media tagged Toeinty.

Filipinos Still Clueless on Technopreneurship

Dondi Mapa used to say Filipinos need IT market education. While Filipinos are natural adopters of social media, we have a lot of work to do before becoming a race of digital prosumers.

Lauro Vives asks people on the street about technopreneurship. Conclusion: most have no fucking clue. These are the people who need Joey Alarilla’s book.