Inquirer News Service
NEW interactive content firm Cube Interactive, a subsidiary of ePLDT and Infocom Technologies Inc., sees 20 million pesos in revenues by
CubeBlog, which has only been in existence since Oct. 10, has already developed quite a following, now having close to 1,000 registered members, Cube Interactive business manager Riel de Guzman said.
By The service, while similar to existing weblogs and online communities like Friendster and MySpace, is unique in the sense that it taps other media other than the Internet in providing the service to its users. Apart from the Internet aspect, CubeBlog also has a mobile, landline and even a television component that members can use. The mobile component of the service, dubbed MoBlog, allows users to register for free to CubeBlog as well as post digital photos, text messages and, eventually, videos to their pages. De Guzman said the mobile applications component of the service would be its main revenue driver as users would have to pay 2.50 pesos per text message and 5 pesos per picture sent via cellular phone to a member’s CubeBlog page. The Voiceblog, or CubeTLK, lets subscribers record personalized voice greetings that their „blog pals“ will be able to hear. This also allows users to post comments on other CubeBlog members’ sites using the Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. premium phone service hotline Comments may also be retrieved by calling the same number or by logging on to one’s CubeBlog site over the Internet. Calls to this number are charged 2.50 pesos a minute. CubeBlogs’ weblog functionality is similar to the popular blogspot.com online journals, a free service that allows users to express themselves by words and pictures for the whole The television aspect of the service, said Infocom president Cecilio Lorenzo, would follow in the future. This would make blog entries appear on selected television spots, similar to the scrolling text message feature of interactive TV shows. „Cube Interactive marks the beginning of Infocom’s transformation into a content powerhouse,“ ePLDT president and Infocom chair Ray Espinosa said. He said the Cube Interactive is the result of synergies between ePLDT content development arm Spoon Interactive and Infocom Interactive. By The service, while similar to existing weblogs and online communities like Friendster and MySpace, is unique in the sense that it taps other media other than the Internet in providing the service to its users. Apart from the Internet aspect, CubeBlog also has a mobile, landline and even a television component that members can use. The mobile component of the service, dubbed MoBlog, allows users to register for free to CubeBlog as well as post digital photos, text messages and, eventually, videos to their pages. De Guzman said the mobile applications component of the service would be its main revenue driver as users would have to pay 2.50 pesos per text message and 5 pesos per picture sent via cellular phone to a member’s CubeBlog page. The Voiceblog, or CubeTLK, lets subscribers record personalized voice greetings that their „blog pals“ will be able to hear. This also allows users to post comments on other CubeBlog members’ sites using the Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. premium phone service hotline Comments may also be retrieved by calling the same number or by logging on to one’s CubeBlog site over the Internet. Calls to this number are charged 2.50 pesos a minute. CubeBlogs’ weblog functionality is similar to the popular blogspot.com online journals, a free service that allows users to express themselves by words and pictures for the whole The television aspect of the service, said Infocom president Cecilio Lorenzo, would follow in the future. This would make blog entries appear on selected television spots, similar to the scrolling text message feature of interactive TV shows. „Cube Interactive marks the beginning of Infocom’s transformation into a content powerhouse,“ ePLDT president and Infocom chair Ray Espinosa said. He said the Cube Interactive is the result of synergies between ePLDT content development arm Spoon Interactive and Infocom Interactive.
CubeBlog, which has only been in existence since Oct. 10, has already developed quite a following, now having close to 1,000 registered members, Cube Interactive business manager Riel de Guzman said.