Tag Archives: Facebook

The Role of Social Media in Times of Crisis

It’s Sunday and a good 24 hours after the 8.9 quake hit Japan.  The death toll hasn’t stopped rising and Japan is buffeted with tsunamis, landslides, and now, the failure of two nuclear reactors.  The first one already exploded while … Continue reading

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Lisp4 No More

I was checking my stat counter and my blog has been getting a lot of hits on lisp4.  I just found out from Mike’s blog that Facebook is still blocked in Dong Nai province or was blocked just last March … Continue reading

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Vietnam Airlines Holds Photo Contest

And guess where?  In Facebook of course! The contest began last February 24 and will continue till March 6, 2011.  The theme is “Vietnam – Country and People” which is a pretty broad topic leaving professional photographers and amateurs a … Continue reading

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Facebook Hires Growth Manager for Vietnam

After reading this article about Vietnam slowly allowing it’s ISPs to access Facebook again, I just had to check for myself if Facebook indeed hired a Growth Manager for Vietnam. According to LinkedIn, Facebook has hired Tuoc Huynh to be … Continue reading

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Is Facebook back?

Is it just a fluke or is Facebook back?  If it’s back, is it back for good? Truly hope so.

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Facebook: I Got In!

I got in! I got in! I got in!  Yay! Not by Hotspot Shield!  But I actually had to edit my hosts file.  All thanks to Dylan Nguyen’s tips.  I used the first set of data under number 4.  Hope … Continue reading

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Goodbye Lisp4?

I admit it.  I am a social media animal.  But can you blame me? The attraction of getting an account in Facebook is that it keeps me connected with my family and friends back home and abroad.  It’s bad enough … Continue reading

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