After the class, I was not sure how to go about this week’s blog. I only decided on what to write last thursday. 
So here goes..
Wikinomics is a fun read and you would get a lot of insight from it. It gives you a lot of everything without making you hate reading. Attempting to describe how we would continue to improve in living with all these technology and chaos.
One particular concept caught my attention when I read the two chapters is PEER PRODUCTION or PEERING. It describes what happens when people collaborate to pursue improvement or growth. I also remembered one of my elective classes for this sem which is PA141 or popular culture. Peer production or even the net is a part of popular culture. It involves the collaboration and involvement between masses. People still decide how they would use the internet and what their favorites are. Reality check, even if there are a lot of social networks right now you still decide what to use (sometimes influenced by other people and your need). The rise of these social networking sites suggests as well as confirms the influence of many people combined. Facebook wouldn’t be what it is right now if people preferred not using it. It is popular since people deemed it necessary for them to engage in these kinds of technology.
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It is a fact that we usually buy stuff if it is either very needed or very popular, that is why companies highlight these qualities when selling their products. You would often see products being demonstrated on the television telling us about the product and that we really need to buy it even if we haven’t seen it or tried using it yet.
Another check is that businesses today who sell products don’t just appeal to their consumers by providing numerous advertisements instead they involve them in the process of production and selection of ideas. Competition becomes fairly higher as more and more people become involved, no more centralized power or dictatorship. You would see different businesses using everything that is popular from A(H1N1) to Michael Jackson, people see everything as opportunities to sell. In this very bloodthirsty economy, businesses strive to survive. But how do Filipino businesses compete with the others around the world? Simply innovation and passion, with the right amount of these two components you will standout. Just like some of the Filipino all over the world that made us proud to be Filipinos, we should embrace culture and be creative.
(Example is the increasing popularity of Filipino made furniture in the global market. Many prefer the items from the Philippines since they are unique pieces made from exceptional materials.)
In making yourself known or in trying to succeed you have to become the greater thinker, the greater doer. Overall, just try to be greater.
