Posted by karlopogi in Open Mike | 9 Comments
Yahoo! launches “Pinoy Connect”
In honor of the sacrifices and efforts of the overseas Filipino workers and their families, Yahoo! together with the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA), AYALA Foundation’s GILAS, and the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) launched a new service called “Pinoy Connect”, a global initiative dedicated to overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and their families in the Philippines.
It is part of an educational campaign to build awareness of the options available for your communication needs at home and abroad specifically Yahoo! Services like Y!Mail for webmail, Y!Messenger for instant messaging, Y!Photos for photo sharing, Y!Groups for making friends or “Making barkadas online”, and Y!Mobile for sending sms or as we know it in Filipino as ”texting”.
source:abs-cbnNEWS.com
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It’s great that they are launching this initiative.
I use all these options that are mentioned here. Yahoo is definitely the more popular platform for Filipinos, especially when it comes to Yahoo Groups and email.
I think using IM in combination with SMS is something that should be emphasized, because I don’t feel this is widely being utilized.
I myself use Chikka as well as Yahoo IM. I’ve always preferred Chikka for SMS, however.
Have the same goal at eOFW (http://eofw.edongskey.com) – Financial and Communications services for the OFW
Good to see similar efforts in other fronts.
Notice none of the telcos are directly involved — for reasons that are obvious.
check out the Pinoy Connect website here:
http://www.yahoo.com.ph/pinoy
Nice idea, but why does it take a foreign company to tie up with the OWWA and the other groups? Obviously they want to push their products. Maybe it’s part of their plan to become profitable – taking advantage of markets where they lead.
The site has a small bug, did you see it?
About IM, there’s Yahoo! Go Mobile which includes a mobile Y!M, and stores Y! mail in your inbox. I’m using the Nokia S60 version.
what’s the bug, migs?
You didn’t look at the project proponents hard enough didja..
I think they’re editting the site as we speak. That “partners” link wasn’t there when I visited noontime today.
partner daw si Rex Navarrete …. ? hmmmm….
(but i still don’t see the bug. I won’t go hunting it down).
Yahoo over SMS and Chikka will still cost the SMS user P2.50 to reply. That’s still a bit expensive. Ever tried the TxTPortal function of YehBA* instead? Or maybe just simply Yahoo/MSN to YehBA* Mobile Messenger.
how doe the yahoo become profitble?