Of cafes and bloggers

More than a few people have remarked -- online and offline -- that Davao is now free wifi country. Almost every coffee shop now offers free wireless Internet connectivity. And from those lonely days when I was practically the only one geeky enough at Basti's Brew, now there are plenty of laptop-toting people in Davao's cafés. But, whenever people hear "blogs" here, they either think of me (hehehe) or one of the features of Friendster.

Is this something that should be remedied? I think so. And that's why I've created this blog network: its ultimate purpose is to encourage more Dabawenyos to start blogging, thereby increasing awareness of the nature of blogs today.

Just last night I was talking to my friend, Ian M. There was a point when I was able to encourage him to start blogging... But due to his hectic schedules, he couldn't sustain it. Too bad, because I believe he has a lot to share. Ian is aware of the power of blogs as a medium of information dissemination (among other things), but because of his limited exposure to it, he apparently doesn't consider its potentials for his business seriously enough. It will take some more on my part to convince him.

What's in place: many free wifi hotspots. The next step: utilize this as a blogging resource for Dabawenyos! Well, I guess I have my work cut out for me!