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Have you seen the new Notes on Facebook? Notes was part of Facebook to provide for longer updates, however, the old Facebook Notes was kind of boring and stale. Say goodbye to the old Facebook Notes The new Facebook Notes now allows you to add a cover photo, similar to Medium,  and even allows you to select Bold, Italics, Mono, and even add links just be simply highlighting the words and the option appears above the words. In comparison, the old Facebook Notes required you to know a little html that you have to enter before and after the text. So far, the new Facebook Notes only allows you to add photos, but hopefully, it could allow adding of videos and even let users put HTML for more advance users. Maybe Facebook should even allow users to add advertising in the post and earn from it, something similar to Google’s Adsense program. The new Facebook Notes will give the various online blogging publishers, eg Medium, Blogger, a run for the money. Google’s Blog...

She blogs, not with text, but with her doodles and they won her the Best Hidden Gem category given out at the recent Nuffnang Asia Pacific Bloggers Awards. Social PR chats with Yih Chien of dedoodleblog.blogspot.com to find out more about her and her blog. Who are you? Ie what is your blog name and your real name. Why did you come up with the blog title? My name is Yih Chien. And I am mastermind behind The Doodle Blog. The name of the blog is the best to describe the content of my blog. That's why I picked the name. =) What are you? In ten (or so) words, you would describe your blog as: … Funny and relaxing. Why do we need you? Why is your blog different? What makes it stand out from the crowd? Why is it special? I think every blog is unique. However, my standout point would be my doodles. I use to doodling to convey my feelings instead of words. It's easy to understand and it doesn't take a lot of time for the rest to understand my message. Editorial De...

You can call her Muthu the firefighter if you bump in today’s featured blogger Isabelle at the popular night club. Social PR chats with Isabelle to find out why she likes cows so much. Who are you? Ie what is your blog name and your real name. Why did you come up with the blog title? I am Isabelle. But you might also know me by my more provincial sounding Chinese name "Xiaoyun". Or "Muthu the firefighter" if you bump into me in clubs when I am high or not thinking staight. My blog "Isabelle Neo" is named after me and "weecloud" is just a word play on my chinese name. What are you? In ten (or so) words, you would describe your blog as: … I am a dreamer and an escapist with a quirky take on life. I blog about topics that interests me, in particular food, fashion, beauty, entertainment and travel. In addition, you also get to view the daily humdrums of (my) life through my eyes.  Editorial Deadline? Ie when should PRs NOT cal...

Philippines' no 1 ladies’s man evolving into a technological singularity. Social PR catches up with Philippines Blogger Mike Abundo on his “Gamechanging” blog. Who are you? Ie what is your blog name and your real name. Why did you come up with the blog title? My name is Mike Abundo, and my blog is called The Mike Abundo Effect . My blog's title comes from a phrase coined by PR guru Steve Rubel , in reference to Filipinos' rapid early adoption of YouTube. What are you? In ten (or so) words, you would describe your blog as: … The Mike Abundo Effect explores the rapidly growing intersection of technology and media, and how that intersection is changing your world. Why do we need you? Why is your blog different? What makes it stand out from the crowd? Why is it special? “Mike is truly a leading advocate for the responsible use of technology in everyday life. He has proven himself time and time again as a voice of reason in a sea of gobbledygook and technical ch...

Jay Baer of Convince & Convert wrote an interesting post about the differences between bloggers and reporters. His post can be found here but the main points can be found here. My comments can be found below. Bloggers are self-made Social PR: Most of the bloggers here started their blog from 0 readers to a few hundreds to thousands over the years. They create content that are of interest to them not because the brands tell them that it is important to write about them. Bloggers are time-starved Social PR: Many PR agencies often in the name of cost savings would like to combine their press conference to get bloggers in during the day. Unfortunately, most bloggers have a day job and are often unable to attend during the day. So it is important to understand this time factor. Bloggers need traffic and influence Social PR: Most of the blogger engagement in Singapore can be summarized in two activities, p...

She sees her blog as a pretty pink flamingo. Urban lifestyle blogger Holly Jean , who can’t wait to get invited to the Resorts World, answers Social PR’s questions about her blog and herself as a blogger. Who are you? Ie what is your blog name and your real name. Why did you come up with the blog title? I'm Holly Jean, and My Blog is titled A Thing (or Two) About Holly Jean because it's about my life and how I live it. What are you? In ten (or so) words, you would describe your blog as: … Humorous, light-hearted, yet thought-provoking urban lifestyle blog about relationships, beauty, fitness, fashion and food. Why do we need you? Why is your blog different? What makes it stand out from the crowd? Why is it special? I have good rapport and connection with a strong (and growing!) base of loyal readers. You can view my past advertorials/columns/articles here - http://hirehollyjean.blogspot.com/2008/11/creative-portfolio.html Perfect story? First, what kind of s...

He updates his blog daily and will post anything that catches his attention. A good blog post to him is one that makes full use of the multimedia aspect of the online medium. Social PR catches up with Alvin of Alvinology to find out more about the blogger and his blog. Who are you? Ie what is your blog name and your real name. Why did you come up with the blog title? Alvin is a 100% geek who spends a lot of time surfing the web. Alvinology is a light-hearted blog and the content is totally random, ranging from things Alvin experiences to web gossip – basically anything that catches his attention. What are you? In ten (or so) words, you would describe your blog as: … Random, hyper-local, geeky. Why do we need you? Why is your blog different? What makes it stand out from the crowd? Why is it special? I update on a daily basis, which is rare. I also try to include as much hyperlinks, videos, photos and graphics elements in my entries as best-suited to make full use ...

(Disclaimer: Blogger's Treat is my own project, working in conjunction with Podfire.sg .) Michael , Sabrina and me will be launching Blogger's Treat , with Podfire and her other shows, this Wednesday at Geek Terminal around 6pm. I bet most of you have questions, so let me provide you with the answers here so you can concentrate on the food on Wednesday if you going to the launch. What is Blogger's Treat? Blogger's Treat is a under 10 minutes videocast that features blogger's favourite and popular food haunt. It is created by bloggers, for bloggers and with bloggers. Each episode you will see a guest blogger bring the Blogger's Treat team to somewhere in Singapore to eat. As you can see, the "with bloggers" element is very strong here as we often let the guest blogger determine where their favourite food haunt is. We are limiting ourself to kopitiams, food stalls and small cafes because of budget. Hopefully, we can bring bloggers to high end restaurant...

It only took me 2 mins to start this blog but I know my own blogging style. But if your clients was to ask you what style they should adopt, it can be hard to put into words. It easier to put it on slides though as one of my colleague found this interesting slide that shows the various 25 styles of blogging. My suggestion is that you mix and match the styles instead of sticking just to one. | View | Upload your own