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Redpages.ph (owned by Creative Online Media Inc) launched an online DIY website creator for small and medium enterprise – the Webexpress.ph. As we all know, one business can not afford not to have its own online presence. Speaking of “afford”, for this Redpage.ph service, this is absolutely free. The neg is, you’ll be using a redpage – subdomain for this service. Like, www.blink.redpage.ph.

UPDATE: I checked out the FAQ, and it says, they can host your site even if you own your domain name. I tested the service and used the aforementioned sample as our Redpage.ph website…

www.blink.redpage.ph

See the webexpress site, it has built-in templates and has this Web2.0 shiny look. Only, dunno if the Web2.0-ish look is still cool today. The sure cool thing is, it’s indeed an easy sign-up. I signed. But Redpages.ph – Webexpress will use some 24 hours before they can activate the account.

Some info…

It is completely free to create a website at webexpress.ph. With your free account, you are entitled to post up to 5 product photos with Description, 20 Selling leads and unlimited Buying leads. You can opt to upgrade your account for a small fee. But our free service is and will remain 100% feature packed.

Automatically listed in Redpages.ph. Redpages.ph is Philippine’s fastest growing online directory. Your website and products will be automatically listed into 3 categories. Thousands of Buyers browse and search Redpages.ph everyday.

Hosting Included ­ No Restrictions. We provide the hosting so you don’t need to pay for a hosting provider. We don’t impose arbitrary bandwidth restrictions, storage caps or limits on the number of pages allowed. Our hosting infrastructure is backed by an army of servers that provide reliable stability for your websites – all for free!

Professional Design. Deciding on a look for your website couldn’t be easier. We have dozens of professional designs to choose from and add more regularly. Want to bring your own? We have professional web designers who can customize your website.

Content Elements. A Variety of Content Elements. If you can imagine it, you can do it with Webexpress. Add Product photos, videos, maps, and photo galleries. Your own message center, SMS Manager, subscribe to Trade Alert and Posting Buying leads.

No advertising. We don’t place advertising on your site, and never will. Some “free” website providers force advertising to be placed on your site, but you won’t find that around here.

Publish to Your Own Domain. You can publish to your own domain name (ie. www.example.com instead of example.redpages.ph) and we’ll still host your website for free.

SEO Friendly. 8 out of 10 companies who created their websites with Webexpress top google search result. At Webexpress, you can customize your own keywords for Search Engine to crawl.

The website www.Psoop.com was recently launched online to make advertising online more secure, easier, and faster.Russel Gabiola, owner of Psoop.com, was challenged to reinvent the site and change the concept of Psoop from being a social bookmarking website to a free classifieds ad service. According to Russel, “The concept is not new but I believe Psoop.com is a catchy short domain. It used to be a social bookmarking site with no substance and I didn’t see growth in that. My hope for Psoop is that people will start to talk about it and post ads like crazy. It could be the next Craigslist, who knows? Advertisers now have the freedom to use their time online for more important things rather than wasting it on registration for posting ads. Even though the site does not require registration, it is built with spam protection and ads that violate posting rules will be removed.

“Placing ads at Psoop is easy as 1-2-3. Just fill out a simple form, upload an image and then submit. The ad is automatically added after submission and becomes visible to everyone. If the advertiser decides to change and edit the ad, he or she can just input the ad code sent to the email address provided and continue with the edit. Psoop.com also allows simple reply service to the ad by directly contacting the advertiser using the link displayed on the site. The advertiser automatically receives the reply to his or her email address and can exchange messages from there. Psoop.com accepts advertising from various categories such as product promotion, websites and domains for sale, job posts, and more. Additionally, advertisers may also choose to feature their ads on all the pages of the site for as low as $50.”

The popular online directory of Philippines, Red Pages is offering premium membership on the website only for P 8.888. The membership will enable businesses to gain buyers trust fast as well as in receiving more inquiries than the free members.

“We are giving premium membership option to clients only for P 8.888 so that they are able to reach out to potential buyers & sellers in a better way. The membership fee is nominal if compared to the list of benefits clients will be getting. You will get a priority listing to buyer searches, a premium mini-website of the company as well as more inquiries in comparison to what free members get. If you are looking for a quick solution to expand your business, it is better to opt for premium listing,” said Dennis O. Ng, CEO of the company.

Red Pages is Philippines yellow pages, where both buyers and sellers can explore the market over a single platform. It gives you more opportunities to expand the business and reach out to selective clients in a faster way.

Many business owners whether big or small are posting buy and sell Philippines ads on the website and that too for free. Red Pages has also come up with notification service, where it will provide latest information about products and services to members via emails.

About Red Pages

The leading online directory in Philippines, Red Pages works with the aim of promoting local sellers and buyers over the World Wide Web. In order to give the most accurate information to members, the experts of Red Pages cross check every information they get from the member. You can create a website for free on the online directory to sell products or services to specific buyers.

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (OPENPRESS) March 26, 2010 — The partnership gives mySimplifieds visitors real time access to over 85,000 property listings for rent and sale found on iProperty.com Malaysia. Visitors looking to buy property who also visit mySimplifieds will now be able to view all iProperty.com listings in full detail with pictures, descriptions and property specifications. They are also able to send an enquiry to the advertiser directly via mySimplifieds.com.

“Our goal is to be the No.1 online classifieds portal in the country. Forging a partnership with the strongest players in each industry, has given us a huge advantage over other classifieds portals. We’re thrilled to have iProperty.com join us,” said Aishah Ali, Managing Director of mySimplifieds.com.

“Teaming up with mySimplifieds.com is a fantastic opportunity for iProperty.com Malaysia to extend our reach to new audiences. Our advertisers stand to benefit from this new influx of traffic as it increases the exposure of their listings which ultimately leads to an increase in sales,” said Patrick Grove, Executive Chairman of the iProperty.com Group.

iProperty.com Malaysia hosts the largest and most comprehensive online database of properties for sale and rent. It is used by over 500,000 property hunters who view over 10 million pages of properties every month. The website is the one-stop information centre for all things real estate with news and a host of real estate resources and tools to keep its visitors informed. iProperty.com Malaysia is home to over 80,000 property listings for sale and rent advertised by over 4,000 real estate agents and property developers.

MySimplifieds harnesses the full potential of Web2.0 and social networks to make BUYING and SELLING simpler via various online features and functionalities. Unique to mySimplifieds, the portal allows users to create an additional access to promote their classified items via other websites, blog widgets, popular social networks (Facebook, Friendster), and mobile using WAP. Users can grab great deals online and on mobile for almost anything ranging from properties and gadgets, to tour packages, cars and books.

About iProperty.com Malaysia
iProperty.com Malaysia is the country’s No.1 property and real estate website in all key metrics (as confirmed by: ComScore, Frost & Sullivan, Alexa.com and most recently, Google Ad Planner). Working with Malaysia’s top developers and more than 4,000 real estate agents, the website offers the largest online database of properties for sale and rent in the country. iProperty.com Malaysia also publishes a monthly magazine.

About IPGA Limited
Listed on the Australian Securities Exchange, IPGA Limited (ASX: IPP) owns Asia’s No. 1 network of property websites under the iProperty.com umbrella brand. The Company is focused on developing and operating Internet-based real estate portals with other complementary offerings in Asian markets. It currently operates consumer and business online property portals in the markets of Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong, India and the Philippines. With further expansion planned, IPGA is continuously working to capitalise on its market-leading positions and the rapidly growing online property advertising market throughout the region.

iProperty.com Network
Singapore: iProperty.com Singapore
Malaysia: iProperty.com Malaysia
Hong Kong: GoHome.com.hk and House18.com
India: iProperty.com India
Philippines: iProperty.com Philippines
Events: iProperty.com EXPO
Luxury: iLuxuryasia.com

Until now, running a shop on Multiply has technically been a violation of our terms of service. As long as you didn’t spam anyone though, we simply looked the other way and let you go about your business. I know that this policy didn’t exactly give you all a lot of comfort, so I’m happy to announce that we’ve updated our terms of service to reflect the fact that running a shop on Multiply is now an officially endorsed activity.

If you would like to run a shop on Multiply, all you have to do is identify yourself as an online seller. To do this, click on “my account” at the top of any page and then on “My Account Info”. In the Account Type field just check the box to indicate that your account is an online shop. That’s it! Once you make this change, you’ll see “Online Seller” appear below your headshot on your site (or “Premium Seller” if you have a Premium account).

Please help us spread the word on this. You will need to check this box in order to continue to run your shop on Multiply, but we understand that it will take time for everyone to get the message.

Also, please continue to be mindful of our spam policy. Sending unsolicited personal messages, or posting to groups, for the purpose of promoting your shop is considered spam and could result in the cancellation of your account.

Being officially supported and having the ability to identify yourself as an online seller is a great first step, but we have more to come. In the near future we’ll start adding features designed explicitly for you to help you better run your business on Multiply. The reason for this group is to allow you to help guide us in those efforts.

For now, thanks for your continued support of Multiply and I’ll be back in touch soon with many, many questions.

From Multiply.com

The Federation of Philippine Industries, Inc., in partnership with the Federation of Filipino-Chinese Chambers of Commerce has launched a campaign for Filipinos to patronize locally made products under the banner “BUY PINOY, BUY LOCAL”.

This movement is in adherence to Administrative Order No. 227, dated May 27, 2008 issued by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. Said Order directs all national government agencies (NGAs), local government units (LGUs), government owned and controlled corporations (GOCCs), government financial institutions (GFIs), State Universities and Colleges, Military and Police Units to give preference in the procurement of materials and supplies produced, made and manufactured in the Philippines.

Among the reasons for the campaign, the Federation says, are as follows: First – “The concept of “Buy Pinoy, Buy Local” is widely acknowledged as an effective shield of our country against the current global crisis”.

Secondly – “The project is also in tandem with our advocacy on anti-smuggling”. “It will greatly minimize smuggling which is the mother of all corruption – as the saying goes: “When the buying stops, smuggling stops.

“Thirdly – “Buying anything local under any campaign banner would result to import substitution and increase capacity utilizations of our factories, which will in turn generate additional employment as well as revenues for the government to fund the basic needs of our people.”

Likewise, this campaign is anchored on our Constitution’s mandate that: “The State shall promote the preferential use of Filipino labor, domestic materials and locally produced goods and adopt measures that help make them competitive”. Hence, with this constitutional provision, as Filipinos, we are obliged to patronize locally made products.

From PIA.

701Search Pte Ltd has launched its latest classified website www.AyosDito.ph to serve the Filipino community.Ayosdito.ph is managed by 701Search, Inc, incorporated in November 2008 as a subsidiary of 701 Search Pte Ltd, which was established in Sept 2006 as a joint venture between Southeast Asia\’s leading media organisation Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) and Norwegian media group Schibsted ASA.

First launched on 2 March 2009, www.AyosDito.ph has the map of the Philippines on its home page, with its 16 regions and provinces marked out (Refer to Appendix 1 for a screen shot of its homepage). Offered as a free service for all Filipinos and residents, it allows buyers and sellers to target the relevant populace within their same locality and who are interested in eight broad categories of popular items – Vehicles, Properties, Electronics, Home and Personal Items, Leisure/Sports/Hobbies, Business-to- Business, Jobs and Services, and others. (Refer to Appendix 2 for a detailed listing under each broad category).

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From Island Rose, the largest retailer and wholesaler of roses in the Philippines, comes an innovative approach of expressing feelings of affirmation to family and friends. Through Island Rose Facebook Applications, hi-tech hopeless romantics may send real and virtual flowers plus gifts to loved ones anywhere in the Philippines.

These new applications allow all Facebook enthusiasts to send flowers and special presents to fellow Facebook aficionados. To add the human touch, Island Rose Applications provide Facebook members with an option to enclose a personalized message for every chosen Island Rose flower. Furthermore, the said applications will also be added to the Facebook profile page.

“The Island Rose Flower Application we developed allows all Facebook users to send virtual flowers, as well as purchase and send real flowers to their special someone all over the Philippines.” says Vince Yamat, the CEO of Ubersoft, Inc.

“We want to provide convenience to our customers, as well as reach broader clientele for Island Rose. And being present in a large online community such as Facebook will help us achieve these goals.” says Dustin Andaya, Island Rose’s Vice President and Marketing Director.

In addition to the wide selection of fresh and genuine flowers, all Facebook fans may also choose among other Island Rose products from pure Belgian sweets and chocolates, Deluxe fruit crates, varieties of teddy bears, aromatic scents, as well as accessories from flower vase to personal journal set. The Island Rose Gift Application permits Facebook supporters to virtually send these gifts to Facebook friends and purchase these special gifts for loved ones.

Both Island Rose Flower and Island Rose Gift Applications are designed and developed by Ubersoft, Inc. for Island Rose to reach broader market in the Philippines, by being part of the largest and fastest growing online social network community, Facebook. It also aims to provide convenience to “techy romantics” within the country, by providing a new venue where they can get great gift ideas for any occasions.

To add both applications, simply type for Island Rose Flower or Island Rose Gift on the Facebook search field once logged in to your Facebook account.

About Island Rose
Island Rose (http://www.islandrose.net ) is the trademark brand of Philippine Cut Flower Corporation – the leading provider of fresh roses to retail florists for over 20 years in the Philippines. It also offers a wide variety of special gift items for different occasions.

About Ubersoft, Inc.
Ubersoft Inc. (http://www.ubersoft-inc.com ) is a web and mobile entertainment solutions company engaged in developing direct-to-consumer and business applications for media companies and wireless carriers in Southeast Asia and North America.

Top 5 Winners of BNSP Best Seller of the Year 2008 Promo

becypher: Benjamin Castro – Cellphone
maryjane08: Mary Jane Maulion – MP3
buyshopnet: Rose Elegino – Watch
blizzard23: Ronald Morabe – Watch
Automobilico: Catherine Luciano - USB Flash Drive

Consolation Prizes( BNSP T-Shirts ):

mykaella: no name
mark23: Mark M Mendoza
juntacio75: Jovencio G Tacio jr
homesbytess: Tess Resuello
mbeth_325: Guillermo A Panganiban
lance24: Malvin T Leaño
jojoalyas: Justin K Ragpala
norel_mc: Norel M Macairan
sweetanne12: Anne A Adriosula
_marcus: Marcus B Espiritu
gfnialas: Claire Can Monillas
kizz16: Kizz Lim Angara
shernan20: Shernan S. Sampang
lancute03: Lanie R Villegas

To claim your prizes: Visit our office located at 128 Safety Center, Sun Valley Drive Km. 15 West Service Road South Superhighway 1700 Paranaque City. Please bring valid ID.

Info picked up from here.

Visit BNSP to buy and sell online in the Philippines.

Due to some unforeseen circumstances, eComEx 2008 will be RE-SCHEDULED to a later date sometime in early 2009.

The rescheduled date will be announced on the official website, www.ecomex.com.ph, as soon as possible.

As the date of eComEx has been moved, the nomination period of the eDWARDS (PiSO eCommerce Development Awards) will be extended.

Nomination period will be extended until December 31, 2008.

And, once the final nominees have been named, the Online Voting Period for the Final Nominees will be from January 9, 2009 to February 29, 2009.