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Kilatis International (KiTV) Philippines: A Dream Come True, Self-Satisfaction

Few years ago, Sixto Baflor Lagare (Kit Kilatis for his program) felt the need to establish an Internet TV as the trend of technology gone emergent in the social networking sites. At first, he put a website in the Internet (www.kitv.ph). Then, a good friend of him challenges him that his program will be put into live streaming. And last, as they say, the rest is history.

Kitv.ph launched its first airing on October 1, 2011 known as Kilatis International Television (KiTV) Philippines.

Sixto Lagare’s advocacy to impart knowledge to the public is the main reason why he pursued the Internet T.V. As a radio commentator, he believes that more audience will be reached by his Internet TV. Major partst of Luzon have reached by its radio station while the live streaming catered the needs of the masses abroad.

The budget of the program will depend on the owner of live streaming. Cost includes the equipment to be used in the programs, the Internet connection, rentals and others.

Kitv.ph also showcases various programs and segments. They have this “Manila Cowboy”, a music program that mostly country music is played. The host also sings live. There is also Ed Rosales the “Machine Gun” whose format tackles different issues of the local barangays and municipalities and its crime. To address these issues of a specific local government unit, Rosales calls for the immediate official to deal with their problems. Juvy de Guzman’s program, on the other hand, promotes different talents of Filipino and he is also good in singing. They invite guests from the local government. It is entertaining and the same time educational.

The Internet TV also assists help especially to the people who encountered problems abroad especially from those in Middle East. They have volunteer correspondents there. They also join with the local government to solve the problem immediately.

He believes that the young generation can also do things for his country. He considers the famous ode of Jose Rizal to the youth, “Ang kabataan ay pag-asa ng bayan”. He encouraged young people to volunteer in the program because he believes that they can contribute for the common good of our society.

As long as there’s a program like the KiTV, Kit Kilatis will continue to serve the masses because of the unconditional fulfillment it brings to him.

Bernadeth Bueno

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Online Versions of Newspapers, TV and Radio: A new trend or a new threat?

Isn’t it amazing how the Internet has rapidly become a part of our everyday lives? From our personal needs like communicating to our work and school-related tasks like researching, internet can indeed be considered a necessity.

We saw the internet boom and, whether we admit it or not, everything had been more convenient since then, especially when it comes to the transformation of traditional media.

Gone were the days when newspapers specifically meant reading on paper and when television and radio shows only meant one time airing – either you watch it on time or you miss it.

Nowadays, thanks to the internet, these kinds of media can be accessed anytime and anywhere we want even without spending an extra centavo. Newspaper pages are now turned simply by clicking. Like environment advocates would say, it would be a great way to save the environment because online newspapers means there would be a lesser need to cut down trees and process them to be pieces of paper. Catching up with our favorite television shows we missed during work daysis also now possible. You don’t even need to have a recorder to be able to do that. Consequently, listening to music does not require carrying a bulky stereo set anymore.

Indeed, even media storage these days does not require you a big room or dozens of filing cabinet, all you need is a computer and an internet connection.

However, as much as there are advantages, online versions of traditional media also have its disadvantages. In the recent years, there is an evident decline in the rate of newspaper readership and, in turn, many newspaper publishing companies are briskly moving on the verge of bankruptcy. Even television viewership and radio listenership was not as high when internet was still an unknown media.

As time goes by, more and more people prefer the more convenient means of accessing newspapers, television and radio. While it can be considered a successful trend for the so-called new media, this phenomenon is taking its toll in the traditional media – serving more of a threat.

Online media can be more convenient but we can’t afford traditional media either.

Sadly, it seems to me that this is also becoming more of a battle between the two different medium (which will only be over when one of them has been totally extinct) when, in fact, they can help each other to flourish in their own ways.

Rica Marie Fernandez

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Online Diary: A share of thoughts, feelings, and more..

Since the introduction of the Internet, every article, be it news and other stories published is considered a blog. As how many people define it, a blog is simply a collection of someone’s personal experiences; an online diary or a journal.

What’s the difference?

During my high school years, I used to own a diary. But when I had discovered about blogging it became easier for me to share my thoughts and everything seems to be as easy as pie. During the age of the online media, people, young or old have the access to every website published in the web.

Since I started blogging, I have used different blog sites as a place to post my ideas: Blogger, WordPress, and Tumblr.

1. Blogger.

Blogger was created by Pyra Labs, which was bought by Google in 2003. Generally, the blogs are hosted by Google at a subdomain of blogspot.com. Blogger have been popular among bloggers. It allows every user to post unlimited items. In September 2009, new features were introduced including a new interface for post editing, improved image handling, Raw HTML Conversion, and other Google Docs-based implementations.

Blogger offers a template editing feature, which allows users to customize the Blogger template. While Google Adsense offers users to have some extra income simply by having hits and visits on their blog.

2. Wordpress.

WordPress is a free and open source blogging tool and content management system (CMS) powered by Hypertext Preprocessor (PHP) and "My Sequel" (MySQL). WordPress is currently the most popular CMS in use on the Internet. It was first released on May 27, 2003, by Matt Mullenweg as a fork of b2/cafelog.

It has many features including a plug-in architecture and a template system. Unless you’re a professional web designer, WordPress is the most complicated blog site. I have never maintained my WordPress blog since I cannot fully understand its features.

Unlike Blogger, themes at WordPress are being sold. But if you’re just an ordinary blogger and you want to make it easy when you blog, do not use WordPress.

3. Tumblr

Tumblr is a microblogging platform and social networking website that allows users to post text, images, videos, links, quotes and audio to their tumblelog. It was founded by David Karp in 2007 with Marco Arment as the lead developer.

One of its popular features, the Tumblr Dashboard contains all the posts from the people you are following, which can be reposted via ‘reblog’. Another feature is Ask button wherein people can send you messages and questions anonymously or not, depending on your chosen settings.

I’ve been an active Tumblr user since November 2009 alongside Facebook. Tumblr became my companion and because of its unique features I had never ceased using it.

All things have disadvantages, blogging isn’t always fun. In blogging, people can exercise their freedom of speech. But same goes with the regular writers, the freedom of speech and expression have its own limitations. You can blog or write whatever you want, but always remember, think before you click.

Sharmeyne Bontigao

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Online Diary: A share of thoughts, feelings, and more..

Since the introduction of the Internet, every article, be it news and other stories published is considered a blog. As how many people define it, a blog is simply a collection of someone’s personal experiences; an online diary or a journal.

  What’s the difference?

  During my high school years, I used to own a diary. But when I had discovered about blogging it became easier for me to share my thoughts and everything seems to be as easy as pie. During the age of the online media, people, young or old have the access to every website published in the web.

  Since I started blogging, I have used different blog sites as a place to post my ideas: Blogger, WordPress, and Tumblr.

  1. Blogger.

  Blogger was created by Pyra Labs, which was bought by Google in 2003. Generally, the blogs are hosted by Google at a subdomain of blogspot.com.

  Blogger have been popular among bloggers. It allows every user to post unlimited items. In September 2009, new features were introduced including a new interface for post editing, improved image handling, Raw HTML Conversion, and other Google Docs-based implementations.

  Blogger offers a template editing feature, which allows users to customize the Blogger template. While Google Adsense offers users to have some extra income simply by having hits and visits on their blog.

  2. Wordpress.

  WordPress is a free and open source blogging tool and content management system (CMS) powered by Hypertext Preprocessor (PHP) and "My Sequel" (MySQL). WordPress is currently the most popular CMS in use on the Internet. It was first released on May 27, 2003, by Matt Mullenweg as a fork of b2/cafelog.

  It has many features including a plug-in architecture and a template system. Unless you’re a professional web designer, WordPress is the most complicated blog site. I have never maintained my WordPress blog since I cannot fully understand its features.

  Unlike Blogger, themes at WordPress are being sold. But if you’re just an ordinary blogger and you want to make it easy when you blog, do not use WordPress.

  3. Tumblr

  Tumblr is a microblogging platform and social networking website that allows users to post text, images, videos, links, quotes and audio to their tumblelog. It was founded by David Karp  in 2007 with Marco Arment as the lead developer.

  One of its popular features, the Tumblr Dashboard contains all the posts from the people you are following, which can be reposted via ‘reblog’. Another feature is Ask button wherein people can send you messages and questions anonymously or not, depending on your chosen settings.

I’ve been an active Tumblr user since November 2009 alongside Facebook. Tumblr became my companion and because of its unique features I had never ceased using it.

All things have disadvantages, blogging isn’t always fun. In blogging, people can exercise their freedom of speech. But same goes with the regular writers, the freedom of speech and expression have its own limitations. You can blog or write whatever you want, but always remember, think before you click.

Sharmeyne Bontigao