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May 07 2008

DigitalFilipino Club get-together

Published by Blogie under , DigitalFilipino Club, IT events, e-commerce, janette toral

E-commerce for Entrepreneurs After a long spell of being away from Davao, leading e-commerce advocate Janette Toral will be back in town for a long-awaited “eyeball” of DigitalFilipino Club members. In particular, the upcoming event will be the Davao E-Commerce and E-Business Owners Meet-Up, on 14 May 2008 (Wednesday).

Here’s the official press release:

The DigitalFilipino.com Club is organizing a networking event where e-business and e-commerce industry players can catch up and exchange updates in the industry.

Who can attend?
Anyone interested in e-commerce or e-business (entrepreneurs, business/technical decision makers, ad agencies, media advertisers, Internet marketers, payment gateway service providers, bloggers, web developers, web designers, Internet and e-commerce trainers / instructors) are more than welcome to attend.

Why attend?
Meeting local e-commerce entrepreneurs, enthusiasts, service providers, online movers and shakers. Let’s network for fun and professional purposes. Talk about developments in the industry. Any excuse to meet like-minded people on a Wednesday late afternoon.

If you’re interested to know more of the digital world and e-commerce, join us! For more information, please send me a message via my contact form.

Event: Davao E-Commerce and E-Business Owners Meet-Up
Date: 14 May 2008 (Wednesday)
Time: 4:00 to 7:00 PM
Venue: Toto’s Bar, Casa Leticia, J. Camus St., Davao City

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Oct 01 2007

Full-featured PayPal for Filipinos

Published by Blogie under IT entrepreneurship, Internet services, PayPal, e-commerce, technopreneurship

Good news to Filipinos! PayPal has now opened its full system to Philippine-based account holders. Previously, we could use PayPal only for remitting or paying, but not for accepting funds online. Now, we can accept moneys via the Internet, as well as make use of PayPal’s industry-strength and secure payment gateway facility. This is indeed a very welcome development, especially for those of us who are into technopreneurial activities.

I have yet to implement the PayPal shopping cart and payment gateway on one of my sites, but after reading through the documentation, I’m confident that PayPal can offer Filipinos a myriad opportunities for doing business online. What’s more, the basic system is practically free — except for the minimal transaction charges, there aren’t any setup fees or recurring monthly charges. Credit card purchases made on your site, for example, carry a minimum 2.5% charge, plus a US$0.30 fee per transaction. (more…)

Free online classifieds site

Published by Blogie under Davao businessmen, Internet, business portals, e-commerce

A strong indication that Dabawenyos have firmly stepped onto the digital world is the wide acceptance of Internet-based services. Davao’s I.T. industry leaders should really come up with hard figures because we have no clear picture of just how many Internet users there are, but judging by the traffic Davao websites get, we can get a good idea. An excellent example of such a high-traffic website is Davao Exchange (www.davaoexchange.com) — a free online classified ads site.

Davao Exchange was built from the ground up by Marc Javellana, a netrepreneur who staunchly believes in the power of the Internet as a springboard for emerging businesses. Marc is blessed with a solid background in computer programming, plus an acute sense for online commerce.

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MICT Congress update

Published by Blogie under BIMP EAGA, FOSS, IT conference, IT events, IT expo, MICT Congress, e-commerce, organizations

As Davao Chamber trustee Andre Fournier has pointed out, the Techno Kapehan has become a mainstay in Davao’s ICT arena. Initiated by the DCCCII, the Techno Kapehan is a once-a-month informal gathering of the city’s industry associations, businessmen, government officials and the media. This month’s session (23 May 2007) was hosted by NCCC Mall.

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SM’s I.T. park

Published by Blogie under IT investment, IT legislation, IT parks, e-commerce

It’s been written about in the news (and in some blogs) already that SM City Davao is planning to invest in an I.T. park project. In fact, the Davao City Sangguniang Panlungsod, through the authorship of Councilor Peter Laviña, has drafted a resolution to support this endeavor. The city dads wish to endorse the SM Davao I.T. park project to the Philippine Economic Zone Authority and other concerned government agencies.

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Mar 18 2007

DigitalFilipino eyeball

Published by Blogie under DigitalFilipino Club, Google, community-building, e-commerce, eyeball, technopreneurship

Right before the Davao Bloggers Party #1, Janette Toral, ever a huge supporter of Davao I.T., came back to Davao for another DigitalFilipino Club eyeball. There are currently only 6 members in Davao — but hopefully more will join us. This club is the country’s only e-commerce and technopreneurship private organization.

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