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As promised, here’s the update on our listing of the Top Philippine Blogs based on Alexa rank which we published last month.

A few changes occurred in the top blogs’ list for May. FleshAsiaDaily.com, a blog about babes and celebrities, jumped four notches to rank at #6. This month’s biggest gainer is Jehzlau-Concepts.com, which zoomed to 15th from 29th place in April. Also for this month, six new blogs entered the Top 50.

Without further ado, here’s the list of the Top 50 Philippine Blogs, ranked based on the 3-month traffic rank in Alexa. A list of this month’s Top Gainers and Losers also follows.

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Alexa started implementing its new ranking system yesterday and websites have now been re-ranked as a result. It will surely have its share of criticisms still but, whether we like it or not, there is no doubt that Alexa remains a primary reference tool in ranking websites.

And so we are using it here to show a ranking of the top blogs in the Philippines. Eugene made a commendable effort compiling the list last month but we updated it to show the new Alexa ranks and included other Filipino blogs not mentioned in the list.

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Jericho from the PMT Forum noticed last week that when he Googled the bakeshop “Red Ribbon,” what appeared at the top of the search results was, surprisingly, the website of Red Ribbon’s competitor, Goldilocks.

I did the same search but to narrow down the results, I used the keywords “Red Ribbon Bakeshop” and, indeed, the website of Goldilocks Bakeshop appears as the #3 result.

This surely is a rewarding online tactic for the Goldilocks website. Any visitor searching for Red Ribbon in Google might, upon finding Goldilocks’ site on top of the results, decide to buy from Goldilocks instead of Red Ribbon. It’s like wanting to eat a McDonald’s burger but discovering that a Jollibee store is just a few steps away while the closest McDonald’s outlet is a kilometer away.

Now, you ask, how come the Goldilocks website was on top of the search results for “Red Ribbon” and “Red Ribbon Bakeshop?”

Blame it on Search Engine Optimization or SEO.

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The best way to a blogger’s heart is, undeniably, through his stomach.

Malls in the Philippines apparently know this, which explains why SM Hypermarket already conducted two Taste Asia Bloggers’ Parties and newly-opened Trinoma Mall is having one next year.

The Trinoma Food Tour, originally slated on December 14, has been moved to January 9, 2008, Wednesday, to accommodate more bloggers and more restaurants in Trinoma who want to participate in the event.

If you want to join the Trinoma Bloggers Food Trip, email blogger@teamyehey.com your Full Name, Blog Name, Blog URL, Email Address, and Mobile Phone Number. Expect to receive a reply from them within two days. Only 150 bloggers will be invited so register early.

More details in Yehey’s Trinoma page.

You joining?

Buzz: PinoyMoneyTalk (PMT) — that’s us! — won the People’s Choice Award for the Blogs category in the recently concluded 10th Philippine Web Awards (PWA). Woot! We thank all PMT members and supporters who voted for us.

Yeah we know, the People’s Choice Award is not necessarily the people’s choice but nevertheless it says something about the people of PMT. (By the way, we didn’t pay anyone to vote for us. LOL.)

We wholeheartedly share this trophy to all who supported and continue to support PinoyMoneyTalk.

Bust: Apparently, the names of the winners were not engraved in the trophies yet so all winners have to return the awards so that the PWA organizers can have the website names and URLs etched on the trophies. They promised, however, to return the trophies in less than a month.

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A friend working at the Land Transportation Office (LTO) of the Philippines buzzed me at Yahoo! Messenger to inform me that the LTO website (www.lto.gov.ph) has been hacked and defaced by a Turkish hacker.

I went to the site a few minutes ago and, true enough, the site was hacked. As of this writing, this what appears in the front page of www.lto.gov.ph.

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Here I go bloghopping again on a Saturday. Today, I'm sharing you interesting posts I found from blogs that I read. If you want your blog to be mentioned here, link back or post a comment so I can go visit your blog next time.

Here's what I saw in other blogs this week: 

• MichelleMalkin comments on Friday's Glorietta mall "bombing".
• Dexter of TechatHand finds some unusually delicious-looking USBs. Bon appetit!
• If you're trying to juggle between having a job and continuing to blog, read Allen's post on Silkenhut to find out how he does it.
• In case you're looking for the official websites of the cities in Metro Manila, Jeffrey of ManilaBlog has the information.
• Teejay of PinoyTech has a tip on how not to forget things. The strategy does sound simple but it certainly works!

Happy weekend and happy bloghopping to all!

It's the second week of my bloghopping extravaganza. Again, this is done for you to find out what I'm reading and also a way to share the link love to blogs that I read. If you want your blog to be mentioned here, link back or post a comment so I can go visit your blog next time.

Here are interesting posts I saw in other blogs in the Philippine blogosphere: 

• Karl of MimiandKarl.com shares a photo of him with the Pambansang Kamao Manny Pacquiao. Woot!
• McBilly of McBilly.com lists down 10 of his "shameless" blogging mistakes as a preblogger. Now that he knows what went wrong, there's no way to go for him but up! Good luck!
• Michael of Basapa.com answers some of the questions about blogging that his readers asked of him. Take it from an "old-timer".
• Marhgil of Macuha.com talks about earning $20+ during his first week with the WidgetBucks advertising program. Congrats!
• Noemi of AboutMyRecovery.com tells us about her delight watching some Pinoy bloggers enjoying Nintendo Wii. You should have tried it yourself, Noemi! 

Happy weekend and happy bloghopping to all!

Starting this week, I will go bloghopping looking for and linking to interesting blog posts in the blogosphere. That's one way for you to find out what I'm reading and also a way to share the link love to blogs that I read.

If you want your blog to be mentioned here, link back or post a comment so I can go visit your blog next time.  

Without further ado, here are the first victims.

• Jehzeel asks in his blog: if someone is to give you a gift, would you go for a Mac or a PC?
• Jaypee discovers another phishing email that spoofs PayPal.
• Karlo of PinoyBlogero explains how you can take advantage of a traffic upsurge in your blog.
• Andrew of the Alleba Blog cites another US TV show that supposedly "insulted" the Philippines - again.
• Manolo Quezon mentions a new impeachment complaint filed against Pres. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, accusing her of betraying the public trust for failing to act on an alleged bribery attempt related to the National Broadband Network (NBN) deal.
• Markku of RebelPixel writes about the Toblerone-sponsored "National Thank You Day" to be held on October 20.

Happy weekend and happy bloghopping! 

The mob is at it again. Filipinos have recently forwarded emails, posted blog entries, and signed online petitions decrying the supposedly “racist” remark that Teri Hatcher’s character in the US TV show Desperate Housewives uttered in last week’s season premiere.

The “offending” line:

Okay, before we go any further, can I check those diplomas because I just wanna make sure that they’re not from some med school in the Philippines.

A clip of the scene is here:

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