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Social media for social good
Tonyo Cruz
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Bloggers
Bloggers share common
concerns and issues with other
bloggers
Bloggers share common
concerns and issues with non-
bloggers
We all belong to a national
community of bloggers, to our
individual communities, to ourmany networks -- whether in
school, work, church, etc.
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#betterinternet
Expensive, limited-access,
substandard, poor quality
internet access is bad for
everyone
Bad for bloggers, for business,
for media, for others
Together, we defeated the
proposed data cap and instead
asked government to focus onissues of access, pricing and
quality of service
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Typhoon Ondoy 2009
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What we did
Blogs featured lists of ways to
help
Google Maps of where disaster
struck, where help is most
needed
Twitter for urgent calls for help,
for gathering resources and
volunteers
Paypal donations
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Sendong 2011
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Bloggers took lead
CDO Bloggers and Iligan
Bloggers launched relief drives
and coordinated with other
groups and companies
Bloggers from elsewhere in PH
pitched in
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2010 Elections Citizen journalism
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All presidentiables Except for one (Estrada)
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Bloggers as media! Accredited by Comelec in 2010
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DTI draft rules
Sought to regulate and impose
fees on all online promotions
with common rules for
individual bloggers AND
companies and agencies
Apparently, the drafting of the
rules has been deferred
indefinitely due to protests and
criticisms and calls for wider
consultation
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Filipina Writing Project Going positive
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Twestival Manila 2011 Level up for TweetUps
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Arab Spring Social Media-Powered!
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Blogging from personal to social
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Social media tools for social good
Facebook Page
Twitter (and hashtags)
Online petitions
Blogging
Anonymous Blogging
Maps
Video
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Do it for others, for kids,
for a better future
Go social, go for social good
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Thank you
Follow me on Twitter:
@tonyocruz
Read my blogs: tonyocruz.com
and on
asiancorrespondent.com
Get more info on social media
for social good and social
change at
informationactivism.org
