Vince Golangco

“Niche Dominators: Success Secrets Exposed” book launch & preview

Niche Dominators: Success Secrets Exposed is the follow-up book to one of the region’s bestselling business books, Secrets To Dominate Your Niche, which was also a bestseller in the Philippines and featured in the Entrepreneur (Philippines) magazine and The Philippine Star. Singaporean co-authors Thomas Fernandez, Chairman and CEO of PestBusters and Sant Qiu, Profit Strategist of Maneuver Marketing, share more of their real-life business strategies on how to…

Sun Life Financial’s “IT’S TIME!” – Financial Literacy talk with Pia Magalona & Bam Aquino

Sun Life Financial has an advocacy called “It’s Time!” They will be having a blogger event on February 27, with their advocates Pia Magalona and Bam Aquino. It’s Time! is Sun Life Financial’s advocacy on financial literacy, helping out to educate Filipinos on ways to make their money work for them and having it to [...]

Very Interesting Social Media Statistics: Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, Linkedin etc…

Here’s some VERY interesting social media statistics that I found on http://trak.in
It’s pretty amazing to see how quickly and how aggressively social media is growing. It has totally changed the communication landscape in the past few years.It’ll be even more interesting to see where it will take us in the next coming years.

Social Media Statistics
Facebook claims that 50% of active users log into the site each day. This would mean at least 175m users every 24 hours.
Twitter now has 75m user accounts, but only around 15m are active users on a regular basis.
LinkedIn has over 50m members worldwide..
Facebook currently has in excess of

Old Wisdom

First I was dying to finish high school and start college. And then, I was dying to finish college and start working. Then, I was dying to marry and have children. And then, I was dying for my children to grow old enough for school so I could return to work. But then, I was [...]

A Good Journey So Far

“Journeys are not measured in miles or kilometers, but by the number of friends you make” – Chinese Proverb

Importance of New Media Marketing TODAY

If’ you’re not starting your online marketing then you are seriously hurting yourself. It doesn’t have to be anything too complicated or strategic, but simply maintaining a Facebook or Twitter account may be enough to keep you in the loop.
Have a blog? Even better! The digital age is upon us and getting familiar with it is a necessity for you and your business to survive.
It’s quite a different market…

Forever Young SkateBoarding Video & Lyrics

My past couple of posts about staying young a LIVING got me thinking of this song, Forever Young. Gotta love the old school skating video too! Here’s the lyrics to it. – FOREVER YOUNG Let’s dance in style let’s dance for a while, Heaven can wait we’re only watching the skies, Hoping for the best [...]

Write the Best Headlines. EVER. (Digg teaches us how to get clicks)

If a tree falls in the forest but no one hears it, did the tree really fall? If you have the BEST blog post in the world, but no one clicks on it… well… you get my point.
Writing an eye catching / click suckling HEADLINE is often more important than the actual content itself. I mean, you can have the best story or blog post in the world, but if no one clicks on it to read it, then it’ll be nothing but another lost blog post in the vast spaces of the internet.
So here we “Digg” for help from Digg.com to see how to write the best blog titles or headlines. EVER. Let’s see which headlines got the most clicks from 2009 and what techniques we can use to get the same results!

How To Stay Forever Young

HOW TO STAY YOUNG 1. Throw out nonessential numbers. This includes age, weight and height. Let the doctors worry about them. That is why you pay ‘them.’ 2. Keep only cheerful friends. The grouches pull you down. 3. Keep learning. Learn more about the computer, crafts, gardening, whatever. Never let the brain idle. ‘An idle [...]

George Carlin’s Views on Aging

Thoughts from the late, great, absolutely brilliant,George Carlin.
Do you realize that the only time in our lives when we like to get old is when we’re kids? If you’re less than 10 years old, you’re so excited about aging that you think in fractions.
‘How old are you?’ ‘I’m four and a half!’ You’re never thirty-six and a half. You’re four and a half, going on five! That’s the key…

One Tip on How To Make People Like You Instantly

It’s no secret that the more people you know, the more likely you’re apt to achieve the dreams you set out for in life, or get that cup of sugar you desperately need to borrow. A network is power. It’s all about who knows you. It’s safe to say that the more people who know, [...]

“The Power of One” Quotes

“I am only one; but still I am one. I cannot do everything, but still I can do something. I will not refuse to do the something I can do.” -Helen Keller

Wonderful, Busy & Fun

How’s life?

PageRank Explained (What is PR?)

If you get caught between a geeked out crossfire of tech words, or a blogger gathering of epic proportions, then you may have heard the geekish holy grail known as a high “PageRank.” Being a new web citizen or new blogger, you’ve probably heard this term get thrown out by your internet consultant who continually brags about how his PageRank 5 (PR5) site had gotten a link from some other famous PR7 site… This of course, means as much to you as the meows your cat gives you as he stares at you from his little kitty corner known as your sink.

There is No Plan Baby, Thats the Fun in Life!

Smile Dance Sing Love Care Dream Swing Run Hear See Smell Feel Taste Touch Experience Breathe

Microsoft Bloggers Night

Microsoft is having a bloggers event night and all bloggers are invited. Date: Jan 28, 2010 Time: 6:00pm to 9:00pm Venue: 16F 6750 Ayala Office Tower, Ayala Ave,. Makati City, Philippines Email v-melval@microsoft.com to register Expect Technology Previews like Microsoft Office 14, Online Security, and online blogging resources. Meet other bloggers and the Microsoft folks. [...]

Real Leaf Paparazzi

I woke up, a bit dazed and confused. I think I must have been dehydrated or something, but I was totally out of it. I reach for something to drink, only to be disappointed by an empty water bottle. So instead I head downstairs to grab something refreshing. To my surprise, this is what I saw… I’m [...]

Asking the Right Questions

Random Person: “So what do you do?”
Vince: “I do a lot, but mostly I’m a creative writer and a travel blogger.”
Random Person: “Oh… so how do you make money with that?”
Vince: “Ummm…”

How To Start Your Personal Blog

Here’s a video of Hannah Villasis, author of the blog FlairCandy.com. Hannah won the 2009 award for “Best Personal Blog” at the Digital Filipino E-Commerce summit. FlairCandy gives us a brief talk on how to successfully start your own personal blog…

Pat Robertson signed a Pact with the Devil / How to help Haiti

Pat Robertson blames the catastrophic earthquake that killed millions in Haiti to a “Pact with the Devil.” But more importantly, Haiti still needs help. Here’s some ways you can help out…

Famous Last Words

Famous Last Words. It was provoking for me…so I thought you all might enjoy it too.
Go on, get out! Last words are for fools who haven’t said enough!
- Karl Marx, asked by his housekeeper what his last words were
Is someone hurt?
- Robert F. Kennedy, to his wife directly after he was shot and seconds before he fell into a coma.
Get these fucking nuns away from me.
- Norman Douglas