The Links to Obertianism

Tagged

Tagged is a social network of general interest similar to MySpace and Facebook. In addition to allowing users to share photos and videos, it provides a window to Netvibes as a personalized start page.

Tagged has come under attack for questionable practices such as spamming for invites by searching through the user's email address book.



Jaxtr

Jaxtr brings voice to social networks and blogs. Jaxtr can be used to link my phones with my online network to receive the calls, voice messages and texts I want while keeping my phone number private. I can now call be called for free on my mobile without needing to download anything or use a headset. Just enter the phone number, your phone rings and jaxtr connects the call.

However, I can opt the phone to or not to receive calls. I can block callers or specify on a per-caller basis who can ring my phone and who gets routed to voicemail. The best thing about it is that Jaxtr is free. In the future, they will offer premium services for jaxtr power users, but the basic service will remain free. Depending on the phone plan, the service provider may charge fees for making local calls.

The only problem now is that... I still don't have a new mobile phone since I lost it in July



Wayn

WAYN is a social network for travelers and people, who love travel, want to share experiences, photos, keep track of all the contacts from around the world and make new friends based on where they have been, where they are going and where they are now. One feature is that you can find and contact people from your current location, from places you have been or plan to visit. WAYN list in Wiki guide allows you to find reviews and advice from people all around the world about places, events, or attractions.

What is scary is that a lot of people say that this is a spam site that inadvertently sends a spam message to every single person in your address book. What was thought was that someone should get back in touch with the owner of the account after sending what was probably another unbeknownst spam message but when you go through the process of signing up, and when you’re done WAYN wants to know the trips you’ve taken in your life. That’s something ridiculous, in the first place, and here it was thought to be a social metagroup of some sort.

I signed up though…


Hi5

I didn't know I have a Hi5 page until one of my friends sent me an invite and clicked on the link to register. To my surprise, I already have an existing account and had a number of friends linked to it. I don't even remember when, how and why I created an account on this site.

It's one of my unmaintained sites. It's too redundant to have Friendster, Multiply and Blogspot plus other networking sites which have the same functions as the first three mentioned. Others don't have those as they say so it's better to connect them to this network instead. Makes sense, though.

I actually thought this page is the Australian group's Hi5, hahaha!





Flixster

A movie buff like me should have a site like this. This page encases all the movies I like, all the DVDs in my collection and the flicks I have missed and wanted to watch.

It's amazing to collect all the ones I like in just one page. From the movies I have seen when I was still a kid to the underground movies I have seen only in select theaters to the critically-acclaimed releases only seen in Film Festivals around the metro. It's a little bit sad that some of the movies that I have seen and liked are not found in the list.

Have yourself a bucketful of popcorn, sit, relax and check out the movies!

iLike

This is the site where I listen to several artists and albums "I like" without the need of uploading these tracks to my webpage. The artists and albums are available online for ready listening and easy selection. It's a cool site. It's recommended for music lovers who can't live without hearing their favorite artists play in a day's life!

Ringo

One of my online accounts kept dormant and unmaintained. I don't even remember anymore who sent the invites for this. I was able to upload some pictures though, but when I found out that it isn't that popular and only a few people got interested opening such account with Ringo, I discontinued it and never got the chance to go back to it.

Facebook

One of the latest craze in networking sites which they say better than Friendster. It gives you an update to users you might know so you can connect to them, and the best deal is that you can catch them real time if they are online. And... that's one thing I despise because that's invading my privacy.

I was invited to create an account though, and I liked it somehow. Some of the people you can't find in Friendster are registered here. What's funny is, all the other people you are connected with in some other network sites are also here. 

Blogspot

My first Blog ever!

This was created when I was a Customer Service Representative in PeopleSupport Philippines back in 2005. It was influenced by my co-worker Francis Ortalla, among others, who are so hooked into blogging at that time. Francis was the one who brought me into the world of blogging, and surpisingly, I was able to create one in HTML codes which I was still learning at the time everyone else is already master of their own crafts. Then came Irate Eira (that's how I call Eira Aborde Ü, also one of my co-workers) who became my personal guru in developing my newly-born blog. Francis and Eira were hand-in-hand, as I may remember it, in criticizing my page. They laughed on it, praised it and gave their utmost support to make it the way I wanted it to be. 

I wanted my blog to show who I am, without me speaking. I wanted the page to describe me, without me showing myself in flesh. And here's the final product. My life story...

It soon became a white elephant. When my daughter was born, it was left all alone in the dark and my full attention was drawn to my my newly-born baby - Gelii. When I went back to it, I found it to be like an old rotten shoe that you don't wanna wear no more. That led me to switching to Multiply (it was again Francis who dragged me into this multiply craze, hahaha).

The page is still existing though... like a hermit in the Australian caves.

Friendster

My friendster account is one of the most significant creations that came into my life. This page was born at the time I met Sheryl Pedrigala, the girl who would become the partner I would be with for the rest of my life. Friendster helped open a line to a soon-to-be married life with my chosen partner, now my wife Sheryl Reyes. 

More significantly, it was my bestfriend Dennis Opiso who invited me to create this Friendster account. It was the same coincidence that Dennis was the one who introduced me to Sheryl. Both events happened at the same time. He connected me to the outside world and linked me to married life. 

Married life with Sheryl is an eternal blessing. Friendship with Dennis is a bond forever. Ergo, Friendster is an existence for the rest of my life.