Money Online

After Charice Pempengco, two more Filipinas are out for international recognition via the same route - YouTube.

I saw them first at the sidebar of Reyna Elena's blog and I thought they are good. Today I saw a post on The Filipino Web featuring the invitation of Ellen DeGenares to feature them on her show. Adding that they have a beautiful bathroom on the show.

That's because the two singers, Erin and Roxanne (Rin on the Rox) uses the bathroom as the stage where they record their videos.

Here's Ellen's invitation on her show

Indeed, the YouTube is fast becoming a great channel for Filipino artists to get discovered as they get viewed by most people all around the world... especially from the "audiences that matter."

And as you can see, aside from great singing talents, Rin and Rox are also blessed with head-turning beauty!(And I don't think I'm just being biased cause I'm stating a fact)

To see more of Rin on the Rox (while we can still reach them), you can catch them in their YouTube channel.

If you have been here before, you will notice that I have a new theme layout on this blog. This is all part making Money OnLine a more active blog than it was last year.

Aside from money and finance news and views, there would be also important announcements - entrepreneurship, career and of course money online.

Of course, there would still be contests that I would join, contests that I might sponsor, and other news about EntreCard and other blogging communities.

As it is, the site is still bare as old widgets were all deleted when I changed the template. Once finished in placing all the widgets, there would be ads spaces for widgets that are for rent too. You might want to check them if you are looking to advertise your blogs.

That will be all for now.

This is the new Money OnLine.

Just when everyone thinks that the Pacquiao - Hatton match is over, the latest news again reports the contrary - Manny Pacquiao has signed the contract and the Pacquiao-Hatton match is finally on!

This is a great news for all boxing fans all over the world, especially us Filipinos who are always eager to watch Pacman in action.

But the news that we have in the previous days have somewhat painted a different picture for the boxing match as well as people's perception of the Pambansang Kamao.

It's all about the money. That is how it appears to be, because the main reason for the negotiation to be stalled is the talk about money - the split on the match purse.

Fans would like a boxing match and they really couldn't care less whether how the proceeds of the fight is going to be split between the two fighters.

Boxing is about pride... and not about greed.

With the sport being highly commercialized, is there still a sense of pride in winning the match?

By the way, is there a title at stake in this match?

Or is this just for show too?

I have seen some EntreCard contest announcement during the first few days of 2009, but I waited for something BIG before I join my first contest for 2009... and I don't think anything can be bigger than this right now.

How big? Well, you can win A Gazillion of Entrecard plus One! And all I have to do join is post about the contest on my blog, mention the prize I want to win.

Of course, I want to first prize - 25,000 EC credits courtesy of Games, Downloads and Walkthroughs.

Other prizes and sponsors of the contest are as follows:

Games, Downloads, Walkthroughs - 25,000ec

Google Stalking - 20,001ec

Fragile Heart - 20,000ec

Atlanta Realtors - 10,000ec

The Beauty Denominator - 5,000ec

Norwegian Programmer - 5,000ec

nuke it dot org - 5000ec

Lofty Matters - 3000ec

Random Detox - 3000ec

Guilty Pleasures - 3000ec

Freebies - 3000ec

Project Kickass - 3000ec

Total Web Review - 3000ec

Realm of Prosperity - 2000ec

Fantasy Baseball Rankings - 2000ec

Webbiestuffs - 2000ec

Tazdog - 1500ec

Niacin Flush - 1000ec

Reading Lounge - 1000ec

Fendi Bags For Sale - 1000ec

Michael Aulia - 1000ec

Fish Oil Benefits - 1000ec

Better Interpersonal Communication - 1000ec

Singaporean in London - 1000ec

Diva Fabulosa - 1000ec

Expat wife blogging - 1000ec

Baby Frog Gifts For The Princess In Your Life - 1000ec

Health and Beauty Diva - 1000ec

Certified Pinoy Blogger - 1000ec

Make Money Online With Makoy - 1000ec

Versace Designer Sunglasses - 1000ec

Botany Extracts Aromatherapy Massage Oils - 1000ec

Makoy’s Take On The Arts And The Entertainment - 1000ec

Ken Armstrong Writing Stuff - 1000ec

PRIZES THAT ARE NOT CREDITS, BUT STILL SPECTACULAR

Total Web Review - 1 month text link ad, 1 month 125×125 ad and a Blog Review (that’s three separate prizes)

Momma Wannabe - 1 month text link ad

Charcotrip travel blog - 1 Month 125×125 ad.

Celebrity Pics - A mousepad.

Okay, so that's lots of prizes at stake. I'm sure I'm bound to win something, but I really got my eyes set on that 25,000 EC credits.

Like I said, if you want to join the contest, post about this on your blog and mention the prize you want to win. That will give you 1 point.

But if you like to getl 3 points (for better chances of winning), just include a copy of all the sponsors (link included) in your post.

Of course, don't forget to leave your comment (with a link to your post) at the contest's original link.

This contest will run until January 31, 2009 and will be chosen by Random.org - First and last place for randomness.

Come on guys! There's plenty of prizes for us.

I have to be honest, 2008 was not really a good year for this blog. But that is only as far as getting Money OnLine is concerned, because I was not able to get that much opportunities online for me to say that I was able to get my fair share of money online.

My first online contest last September 2008 was able to get me subscribers, but did not necessarily get me the required attention from Google. I thought the brief celebrity status I had in October will get me anything for this blog, but I was wrong again.

What others find easy to do, isn't exactly the case for me. But that doesn't mean I will stop trying. I guess, I just need to do some more, work harder, and search for more online opportunities.

Money online are not scarce, I would like to believe that. I just have to try harder.

It is not easy, but definitely not impossible!