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Today, November 15, 2021, the stations of Manila Broadcasting Company (MBC) rebranded themselves. On this post, we compare the old and new, and why I’m liking the changes. Let’s go with the change we saw the most during this transition: DZRH. What’s running on my mind is logo oversimplification. Here’s a funny example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LoYP2mEJDJs There. There we go. DZRH’s new logo gave up on the mic, which I believe is the second iconic element next to the callsign. I’m calling you guys out with my mic on hand - where is the mic? ...

I’m sure most of you probably know that I was part of an anime blog before, and during that time I received a copy of a book from our guest for this episode. It’s called “Otaku Journalism: A Guide to Geek Reporting in the Digital Age,” and I have kept it in my Kindle ever since. It’s been almost 10 years since she started to write the book in 2012 as the “new media guide for aspiring journalists and bloggers with geek inclinations.” ...

Al Barcenas of Deremoe posted this I Am a Hero manga review from 2013, says it has one of the best story-telling in the industry. The Deremoe Archive exists on this website to give tribute to the brand which led me to get deep into the anime community - and along the way, get introduced to the events industry, which is where I’m working now. ...

Just before I cap off the day, I’d like to share with everyone that NIJISANJI is recorded in the World Intellectual Property Organization’s Global Brand Database as a worldwide trademark. Image from the WIPO IP Portal - Click the image to visit the result. If we look closely, there are classifications under this trademark (called “The International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks” or the Nice Classification), which means that anything indicated below that has the NIJISANJI name on it is protected by copyright laws worldwide. ...

Desk Diaries are still here. It’s been a long time since I wrote one. I am taking a rest from work. I’m also kinda tipsy from the 2nd jab of the Moderna vaccine at Vaccine-con. I will refer to it as such because “Mega Vaccination Area” at SM Megatrade Hall is a mouthful to speak of. Besides, I missed Megatrade Hall so much - it’s been a home to many, many, many events. For this entry, let me be delirious until I can. ...

Over 150 million people use Discord, based on a Quartz report from July (unfortunately, the report’s paywalled). Imagine tapping into that 150 million people, stealing their data and using it for malicious purposes. Just today, VTuber Kitsui Akira had her Discord account stolen without her noticing. Taking into account that she doesn’t click on anything malicious and all, her account’s still stolen. PSA I have been logged out of my Discord & I can't log back in;; And even if I reset password, it says the email doesn't exist. Apparently my account is online right now. Please ignore it if it sends you any messages;; I'm really scared rn, that acc is really important to me.. ...

EA’s Battlefield Mobile is coming to the Philippines - and it has opened the door to everyone who want to try the game firsthand! As an expansion of the Battlefield franchise, this is a different game from the upcoming Battlefield 2042: “The game lets players engage in epic army-scale warfare through iconic Conquest and other fan-favorite modes in an HD console quality build for mobile, all with robust text, chat and high-fidelity sound.” ...

Interacting with Virtual YouTubers is fun, especially if both of you are interested in one or more topics. On this episode, I got Virtual YouTuber Terumi Koizumi talk about branding on this hour-long episode. Given that we mentioned a lot of references, it’s much more appropriate to include the show notes for this episode here. We talked about a lot of brands, mostly local in nature. Then the rest of the discussion is allotted to various topics like television broadcasting - which reminds me of her brutal tweet. ...

As with every Desk Diary, I’ll start with a thought: I miss travelling so much. Most especially, I miss going to Singapore. My First and Last Journey overseas before this pandemic happened isn’t enough. At all. This, on top of missing going to physical events - because a lot has happened last weekend. Setting aside the World Cosplay Summit wherein the Philippines successfully bagged its first major award (I’ll talk about it later), I saw events like Otakon in the US and Dokomi in Germany popping on my news feed. ...

For the first time in its run since 2013, the Philippines gets a major award in the World Cosplay Summit. Philippine representative Team Namikaze composed of notable cosplayers Jin Joson and AC Hernandez wins the Brother Award for best costume, a major award in the annual global cosplay tournament. The moment when Team Namikaze is give nthe Brother Award for the best costume, along with reactions from World Cosplay Summit alumni in the Philippine broadcast of the Summit streamed live on Kumu (@amboxnational on Kumu) ...