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Philippine Long Distance Telephone (PLDT) chairman Manuel V Pangilinan commonly referred to as MVP is now on twitter. His account which officially goes online today is @iamMVP . Tweeted by Smart Communications, MVP is now inviting everyone to follow his tweets. PLDT is the largest communication company in the country and is a leading provider of wired and wireless communication services such as telephone, internet, satellite TVs and many more.

Popular pop/R&B singer and a YouTube superstar Justin Bieber hits 14 Million Twitter followers. Bieber, the voice behind the songs "Baby" and "Never say Never"  is one of the most powerful celebrities nowadays especially on the aspect of Social Media presence. For comparison, Lady Gaga has 15 Million followers and Oprah Winfrey has 8 Million

Image by asalga via Flickr Trending on twitter now and in other Social Media tools is the infamous " Anti-Planking Act of 2011 ". This was actually a law proposed by Quezon City Representative Winston Castelo which aims to penalize the act. Planking is is an activity consisting of lying face down in an unusual or incongruous location ( Wikipedia ). This has been one of the fads of protesting and has gained public attention during the transport stike last Monday. Of course netizens reacted quickly in their ire to the propoed law which many think is overly reactive. What is your opinion regarding the infamous "Anti-Planking Act of 2011"?

Image via CrunchBase Department of Education (DepEd) recently joined PAGASA in twitter! While PAGASA is twitting weather updates, DepEd twits class suspension announcements. DepEd's official twitter account is @DepEd_PH . Follow @DepEd_PH on twitter and receive timely updates. Recently, several government agencies has been using social media channels to facilitate fast distribution of information. Among them are the president's office @govph , MMDA @mmda , and PAGASA @dost_pagasa . Hopefully, this move by DepEd will help solve the issues of late announcements which most students and employees have been complaining about in the past years. I personally experience many trouble because of this. Here's my experience: When I was studying in college in Manila a few years ago, I have to travel at least 2 hours from home to school everyday. So when rainy seasons come, it poses a problem. There has been several times in my five years in college when after exerting...

This week begins with a tragic event ( Manila Hostage Incident ). To have a little relaxation, let's talk something funny... Miss Philippines Venus Raj answer to the final question in the 2010 Miss Universe beauty pageant became a hot topic in the country. The word "major major" , echoing Venus's answer ,is one of the trending topics on twitter. It even became a popular punchline among Filipinos jokes.

Just this afternoon, I tried to open my twitter account to see my latest twits and here's what I saw. Yes, worlds leading microblogging network hangs out because of heavy traffic. Twitter has proven itself as the fastest way of getting the latest news around the world. It's real-time microblogging capability has enabled many to send out news faster and in a more efficient manner than conventional methods. Now, twitter has grown so big, so as the twits that it carry. Social networking has changed the face of the internet. We getting deeper into the Information Age!