PicLyf #478 - The VERSION 1.0

My First Pic via Piclyf ver 1.0. Reminiscing my First Post of it,Twidl.it times, http://bit.ly/hogxHy. =)

My Comments: Philippine Web Awards Finalist - ARTS AND PORTFOLIO Category

This is the world wide web, and not just any world wide web, it is the PHILIPPINE web, so let's have some LOLZ.

Arts and Portfolio
* http://www.metromaniladirectory.com/ -- Why would a directory be part of this category?

* http://www.philippineartawards.org/ -- Typical of an 'artist' website, it uses dark tones. Why do most artists like dark colors?

* http://www.bridalbook.ph/ -- so so... It looks like since there is no wedding / bridal category, they thought of just placing it here.

* http://www.dottystylecreative.com/ -- Their home page clearly indicates their agency is located in Sydney, Australia. Duh, it's Philippine Web Awards.

* http://www.jeffsimonsdesign.com/ -- My 2nd bet.

* http://www.projectskyrocket.com/ -- Their website looks like it came out from one of Smashing Magazine's featured site. And, they have a tagline that sounds like Carsonified.

* http://www.manilafinancialcenter.com/ -- What does a financial website got to do with 'Arts & Portfolio'? Worse, it has this 'running' text at the very top of the page.

* http://www.manilasky.com/ -- It looks like this service provider created the other 2 nominees in this category. The best feature of their site is the rotating globe / earth at the top left -- it reminds me of the old Internet Explorer. And, yes, their home page has literally a sky, not only a sky but a moving sky.

From the looks of it, even this poopoo-looking site techboba can be a nominee of this category. There are still a lot of categories that needs my commentary, but they will to follow, if I have nothing better to do and if I need some comedy.

NowShowing.ph is Now Showing

After one week of announcement of NowShowing.ph's beta launch, it is now live according to Jason Torres' facebook status.

Their search shows Cebu cinemas right away, that's sweet.

I like that you can find quick links to most important details about the movie by hovering on it.

Then, details open on the same page.

If you're a movie buff, I know you would love NowShowing.ph -- better bookmark it now.

Piclyf: Our Story by Eric Su

I've known Piclyf way back Twidl.it times. A few would ask why I keep on using Piclyf when there are other picture-sharing tools. The thing is I'm not really much into the product, but of the Piclyf team, the people behind the product. It's rare that you can find people here that are courageous enough to go against all odds.

So it was nice to see one of the co-founders, Eric Su, in live talking about Piclyf -- the product, their team, and their story. I'd done a short rough interview of him some time ago, which you can find here.

Most of us only know about start-ups when they're no longer start-ups, which, for me, is just the tip/ending of the story. The real story is when they're still yet to be discovered. So below, you can view the video of Eric Su talking about Piclyf's story, taken during the last meetup, and find out how they were able to survive with only one-week worth of cash for the their start-up team.



I'm sorry for the crappy quality, and I was not able to finish the whole talk since I ran out of batt. You can also find below a (incomplete) video of Eric Su's The Startup Game.



You can check the following links for Eric's slide presentation used during the meetup.
* The Startup Game
* Startup Tips

NowShowing.ph -- Upcoming Web and iPhone App

Based on the blurb on their beta launching site, NowShowing.ph is a way for you to discover new movies, get the perfect schedule, and stay updated with upcoming titles. I'm thinking it's kind of ClicktheCity and SureSeats.

NowShowing.ph is a ProudCloud product according to Jason Torres' tweets, which then I assumed that Jason is one of the developers of it.

Haybol.ph -- an interactive Philippine Real Estate Listing

Haybol.ph is a Philippine real estate search tool. Or, if you have a property for leasing or selling, then you can post it on Haybol.ph for free. It's a web-based application so you can do all the listing online by yourself.

It has a ready set of forms online so you will be guided when making your listing.

If you are looking for a real estate properties -- house, building, lots, etc -- to buy or rent, Haybol.ph can help you with that. You might ask, "so what, I can do it in other classified ads sites or listing sites?" It integrates Google maps. What I like with Haybol.ph is that it gives me the different listings in an area in one view. This can free the buyers / renters from the hassle of having to scour the whole area just to find different available properties.

Haybol.ph is free for both seller / leaser and buyer / looker of properties so go and register for an account, and start checking in your property listings.

It is co-founded by Edge Dalmacio. And, it's incubated by Orange & Bronze, a Filipino-owned software development firm.

Photo shows CEO and co-founder of Orange & Bronze Software Labs (O&B) Calen Martin Legaspi (3rd from left), gesturing as he fields a question from the media during the company’s formal launch at the O&B headquarters in Makati City. Looking on are (from left): O&B developer and online search site haybol.ph co-founder Edge Dalmacio, O&B chief technology officer and co-founder Butch Landingin and O&B head of consulting services Mike Mallete.

via newsbytes.ph