Manila Times Column

The Digital Intelligence Index

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Last February, I figured out that if the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) outbreak lasts longer, it is best to prepare a longer-term shift to remote work. Before the pandemic hit the Philippines, I could already see how it changed the way of life in China and how major hubs, technology companies could seize this opportunity […]

Tech News

Webex Innovation to provide smart & seamless collaboration in a hybrid future of work

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All new Webex app for meetings, messaging and calling announced with a ton of new functionality. Three brand new devices for workers including Webex Desk, Webex Desk Camera, and Webex Desk Hub. The new Webex App Hub, a premier collaboration app ecosystem that includes prebuilt integrations with Box, Dropbox, Salesforce, ServiceNow, MIRO, Workplace for Facebook.   It has […]

Social Networking

Is there life after Facebook?

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I can live without Facebook. I went through LiveJournal, Friendster, MySpace and Multiply. Facebook will be irrelevant one day. Even Twitter. And yes, some of us might go back to having individual websites or blogs with our unique domain names. President Rodrigo Duterte threatened to ban Facebook as some “advocacy” accounts were taken down because […]

Social Networking

Twitter launches search-prompt notification for gender-based violence

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In response to a surge in gender-based violence globally as a result of lockdowns during the COVID-19 pandemic, Twitter today launched local language search prompts in seven Asia-Pacific countries, including the Philippines. When people search on Twitter for Tagalog keywords associated with gender-based violence, they will see a notification in Tagalog directing them to the […]