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We went to Toycon June 14-16, 2013 at the SM Megamall Megatrade hall. We should've gotten those Spock ears!

And last weekend, we went to Social Media Day. That sucked because people kept spewing out buzzwords without any real content. Also, people fell in line for the goodie bags but the organizers chucked that out the window and made everyone play musical chairs on the last moments of the over extended event. Also, if your band's going to play anywhere, please dress up.

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3 Points to Ponder on Social Media Day

So speaking at Manila's Social Media Day celebration yesterday was kind of fun... even if the hosts pretty much introduced me as the OLDEST PERSON IN THE ROOM.

 Hehe, just kidding Chuckie Dreyfuss. I wasn't really thinking that. :D

If you weren't there, here's a quick recap of my talk. 

I was actually asked to talk about my blog and how it grew, but I thought that might seem a little self-centered, so although I blabbed about the blog a little bit and how I started out... (and how much I sucked at drawing in the beginning)...

...I decided to focus instead on 3 points that I thought might be worth pondering on -- not just for bloggers, but for pretty much anyone active in social media.

Here's the first point:

We all have something unique to share, that only we can can bring to the world. As my regular stalkee Neil Gaiman says,

It's totally true. And it doesn't just apply to artists. So get out there and stop depriving the world of whatever it is that only YOU can bring to it. 

Point #2: 

You may have seen this quote before on the Fabstagram. I really do love it... and for good reason. Too often we're so caught up in the dopamine rush of likes and comments and retweets that we end up being swallowed into the big social media mob and losing our own identity. We start writing what we think will be popular, rather than what we really believe.

Let's quit that. While your point of view may not be super popular, at least it's yours. Take pride in that, and stop worrying so much about the numbers. Quality always trumps quantity. 

So find your own voice, make it a real voice, and lastly...

Point #3:

As I've said several times before, the whole point of living is really just to make the world a little better, in whatever way we can, with the tools at our disposal. If you can't make it better, then at at least try not to make it worse. :)

Your voice is more powerful than you think. The pen (or stylus, or keyboard) is mightier than the sword. Use your powers for good. 

That is all. Happy Social Media Day, everyone! 

p.s. Last day of voting for the Tatt Awards today - let's go! Vote out loud!