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Media, Social Media

Town And Country Apologizes For Glitch In Eligible Bachelors Issue

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IMG_2105MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – It was supposed to be an issue like no other, featuring the most sought after eligible Filipino bachelors.  But alas, it  fell victim to a glitch.

Town and Country magazine featured the Philippines’ most eligible bachelors that was supposed to elicit the ooh’s and aaah’s of the magazine’s  followers and subscribers.

It was supposed to be a Filipino version of TIME magazine’s ‘sexiest men alive.’

IMG_2106But alas, for some unexplained reason, former President NoyNoy Aquino was included in the bachelor list.  It turned off a lot of the magazine’s subscribers.

Unfortunately, the magazine’s’ print edition has been released.  There’s no turning back.

An erratum is not going to help at this point.

The magazine has apologized.

Diversity, Gender, LGBT, Social Media

Facebook Now Tracks If You’re Gay!

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IMG_2098.PNGMENLO PARK, California (The Adobo Chronicles, San Jose Bureau) – What happens on the Internet shows up on the Internet.

It is no secret that Facebook and other social media platforms track your every move — the places you go to, what you buy, your relationships, your financial accounts and more.

But who knew that Facebook also tracks your sexual orientation and gender preference?

If you’ve posted anything on your wall that’s closely linked to the LGBT community, then Facebook now tags you as such — gay!

This month, in celebration of PRIDE, gay men and women started noticing a new emoticon on their Facebook accounts.  And it’s rainbow-colored!

If you happen to be straight and the gay emoticon shows up, you are advised to contact Facebook immediately to correct the error.  If you do nothing, the gay tag will forever be on your FB account.

Media, Social Media, Technology

In Apparent Glitch, Rappler, Inquirer Listed As Fake Websites

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MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – Well, forget about the glitch that hit the Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI).  That was nothing compared to a major technical foul-up that listed Rappler and Inquirer as fake websites.

It happened in a Facebook App (Fakeblok) recently launched by the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP), in partnership with the Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility (CMFR) which was supposed to warn netizens that what they are reading on social media is fake or satire.

While The Adobo Chronicles was correctly listed as satire, both Rappler and Inquirer were included in the list of fake websites, along with others like ‘ Pinoy Trending News,’ ‘News Trend PH’ and ‘Asian Policy Press.’

When contacted by The  Adobo Chronicles, the board of NUJP — composed largely of Inquirer staff — said that it didn’t know how the glitch happened or who was responsible for the technical fiasco.

Many netizens who noticed the glitch however said that the listing and description on the error page seemed accurate for both Rappler and Inquirer.

NUJP and CMFR are working 24/7 to correct the glitch.