http://wordpressphilippines.org Fri, 04 Jul 2008 10:36:48 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Gossip blog Chikatime mysteriously goes offline, months after it broke the controversial story about Brian Gorrell, DJ Montano, and the Gucci Gang. A few days ago it has limited its access to a selected number of readers only, but as of writing the site has exactly one blog post entitled ... http://wordpressphilippines.org/blog/gossip-blog-chikatime-taken-down/ WordPress.com announces they now officially supports offline access through Google Gears. This means a faster and more enjoyable blogging experience. To enable this feature, simply hit "Turbo" in your dashboard. After that Gears will download around 200 files and store them on your PC. It will also update them when needed automatically ... http://wordpressphilippines.org/news/wordpresscom-now-supports-google-gears/ WordPress 2.6 beta 2 is out. Ryan Boren posts the new features once more, also found at the WordPress Trac. Get it here. http://wordpressphilippines.org/news/wordpress-26-beta-2/ How about an intensive "reality" contest to find out who will be the next Blogging Idol? Show time! All the competitors have until the July 31 (midnight) to prove their blogging skills and to improve their RSS subscriber base. This contest, hosted by Daily Blog Tips, has begun! To participate, you must ... http://wordpressphilippines.org/blog/blogging-idol/ Quick Online Tips lists 5 new advertising networks for bloggers. Forbes Blog Network Technorati Media Unruly Media Adphilia BuzzLogic We mentioned Technorati Media, and here are four more advertising companies that might be of interest to your make money online endeavors. http://wordpressphilippines.org/blog/more-advertising-networks-for-bloggers/ This bloggers' event is brought to you by Pond's: For: All bloggers What: Taste of Beauty at Taste Asia (party!!!) When: July 4, 2008, Friday, 7:00 p.m. Where: Taste Asia (beside SM Hypermarket) at the Mall of Asia Register here. http://wordpressphilippines.org/blog/taste-of-beauty-at-taste-asia/ With all the talk about WordPress security vulnerabilities, every bit of protection helps. The WordPress Exploit Scanner plugin does just what it says: it looks for any suspicious behavior in your WordPress files and database tables. This WordPress plugin searches the files on your site for a few known strings sometimes ... http://wordpressphilippines.org/plugins/wordpress-plugin-wordpress-exploit-scanner/ Coca-Cola and SM Hypermarket is inviting all the Pinoy bloggers to a special party at Taste Asia: What: Buhay Coke ng Bloggers with SM Hypermarket (party ito!) When: June 27, 2008, Friday, 7:00 p.m. Where: Taste Asia (beside SM Hypermarket) at the Mall of Asia Why: Para magsaya! Loads of prizes up for grabs! To ... http://wordpressphilippines.org/blog/buhay-coke-ng-bloggers-with-sm-hypermarket/ WordPress fans, it's time to toast to our love of this awesome blogging CMS on Tuesday, July 1, 2008. The Unofficial International WordPress Day is hosted by WPCandy, and it will be one whole day of showing how much people adore WordPress. How do you participate? If you love WordPress as much ... http://wordpressphilippines.org/news/unofficial-international-wordpress-day-on-july-1/ Excited about the next new release of WordPress? Try WP 2.6 Beta 1. Ryan Boren lists the new features, which were mentioned previously here. Most notable ones are: post revisions, the "Press This" bookmarklet, offline access using Google Gears, theme preview, sortable galleries, etc. http://wordpressphilippines.org/news/wordpress-26-beta-1/