Bubblews Is Not Responding To My Inquiries

On January 26, 2013, my account balance in Bubblews reached more than $25 USD (see screenshot) so I went ahead and redeemed it. I filled up the Redemption Form and submitted it to Bubblews.

One day later, I contacted Bubblews using the website's contact form to follow-up my redemption request. I waited the next day but Bubblews never responded to my inquiry. I contacted Bubblews again using the website's contact form and waited another day but, like my previous inquiry or follow-up, Bubblews didn't respond to it.

I tried again for the third time but like my previous attempts, I didn't hear or received any replies from Bubblews. In a way, it was kinda pissing me off because other members of Bubblews were getting paid rather quickly. Besides, if there was any problems with my account then all Bubblews had to do was respond and tell me what the problem is.

Bubblews is not responding to my inquiries and I don't know why!

Right now, I have no idea what's keeping Bubblews from processing my redemption request nor as to why Bubblews is not responding to any of my inquiries or follow-ups. What's ironic about it is, Bubblews has this line on its contact page, "We will be sure to answer within 24 hours. We make customer service a priority."

It's been more than 24 hours since I first contacted Bubblews about my redemption request and I've yet to hear anything from anyone in Bubblews. I guess, Bubblews claim of answering within 24 hours is just a marketing gimmick which is absolutely not true at all.

For now, I'll continue to contact Bubblews everyday about my redemption request and hope someone will have a heart to, at least, respond to me.

Anyway, you can check-out all my posts or submissions in Bubblews by checking-out my Bubblews Profile.

Update: You'll find all my latest Bubblews posts at http://www.romeloitong.com/search/label/bubblews.

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MEGA, The New MegaUpload Is Here

MegaUpload is a free file sharing site where anyone who has access to the internet can upload and store various files for whatever purpose or use. Also, everyone can download these files as long as they know its web address or URL.

I don't remember using MegaUpload to store any of my files but I'm very familiar with it because I often use one of its sister site called MegaVideo to watch movies, animes, videos and television series online. If you were looking for a certain movie or vide then MegaVideo was a good place to look for one.

Unfortunately, MegaUpload and all its sister sites are no more. The US Federal Bureau of Investigation shut it down for allegedly pirating intellectual properties. I find this action of the FBI weird because sites like MediaFire, FileFactory, etc. are also used by many internet users to distribute intellectual properties illegally. While video sharing sites like YouTube, DailyMotion and others are filled with copyrighted movies and videos.

So, why are these other sites still operating? Shouldn't the FBI also shut them down for illegally distributing intellectual properties?

Anyway, MegaUpload maybe gone but its owner is back with a new file sharing website and it's called MEGA. The owner, Kim Dotcom, is marketing this new website as "The Privacy Company" because of the way it stores files.

You see, files stored in MEGA are encrypted and only the owners or uploaders of the files have the decryption keys needed to unlock them. This way, MEGA can deny any knowledge of what its users or members are uploading since MEGA won't have access to any of them.

Anyway, I'm not particularly interested with MEGA but I'm somewhat interested with how this new venture will affect Mr. Kim Dotcom's current legal issues.

If you are interested in learning more Kim Dotcom's MEGA then check it out at www.mega.co.nz.

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WebJunkiesBlog Copied My Content

I know I'm not the best writer in the world and I do make a lot of grammar and spelling mistakes but, at least, I try to write my own content.

Today, some text of my content that I wrote for my blog Kabalyero.Info appeared on a blog I do not own. The name of the blog is WebJunkiesBlog and it's currently the number 2 blog under gaming in TopBlogs.ph.

Specifically, my content or text appeared on a post titled How To Bypass Ragnarok Online 2 SEA Country (IP Adress) Block in WebJunkiesBlog. The entire blog post was based on three blog posts that I made in my Kabalyero.Info blog.

I don't mind if people write blog posts based on what I wrote in my blogs but I do mind if they copy what I wrote word-for-word and that's what the author of WebJunkiesBlog did. He copied some parts (if not all) of my blog posts word-for-word.

For example, in this screenshot, WebJunkiesBlog copied the text from my post about using PrivateTunnel in Kabalyero.Info.

Here is a screenshot of my post in Kabalyero.Info.

In this next screenshot, WebJunkiesBlog copied the text in my post about using WTFast in Kabalyero.Info. In fact, he copied more than just one sentence. He just removed some of the sentences that were in first person.

Here is a screenshot of my content as posted in Kabalyero.Info.

WebJunkiesBlog even used my YouTube videos but I don't have a problem with that. People can share my YouTube videos as much as they like. What I don't like is people copying my written content word-for-word.

Here is a screenshot of my YouTube videos in WebJunkiesBlog.

WebJunkiesBlog is getting thousands of views per day but the author of the blog is doing it by copying other blogger's or people's content. Google should really penalize blogs like WebJunkiesBlog because it's a Scraper. It's scraping content from other blogs and using it as its own.

You know what's funny about it? WebJunkiesBlog even has that DMCA Copyright Protected Logo in its sidebar. The author of WebJunkiesBlog is warning readers about Copyright Protection but he doesn't respect the Copyright of others. WTF!

Here are some more screenshots with side-by-side comparison.

It's also good to note that the author of WebJunkiesBlog wrote his post on January 16, 2013 while I wrote my post in Kabalyero.Info on January 4, 7 and 9, 2013. See the side-by-side screenshot below.

I really don't know what to do about this or where to report this problem. Unfortunately, all I can do is write a blog post about it and hope that something is done so that blogs like WebJunkiesBlog (and it's author named Leynard Ondar) are penalized for scraping and copying other blogger's or people's content.

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This Year's Street Dancing Competition At San Pablo City's Coco Festival Celebration 2013

My hometown of San Pablo City holds the Coco Festival Celebration every year. It's a week long celebration that leads to the City Fiesta and one of its highlights is the Street Dancing Competition.

This year's Street Dancing Competition happened on January 13, 2013 and, just like in previous years, the street dancers marched down Rizal Avenue and only danced for the judges. What the hell! Why are they only dancing for the judges?

If the street dancers are only going to dance for the judges then why bother marching all the way from San Pablo City Central School. They're just wasting time, energy and effort because they could all just wait somewhere near the judges and dance when it's their turn.

This is also the reason why the people watching the event are crowding certain locations of Rizal Avenue. Waiting for the street dancers along the street is a waste of time because they won't see anything. 

I don't know who came up with that idea but it has really messed up the Street Dancing Competition. Seriously, the street dancers shouldn't just dance for the judges, they should also dance for all the people that came to see them dance.

Anyway, I know that dancing non-stop from San Pablo City Central School to the City Plaza and back is very, very tasking for the body and that is why the organizers should reconsider letting small kids, like those in the Elementary, join the competition.

They could either limit the competition to High School and College Levels or change it into a Barangay Level Competition where only teens and adults could join. This way, the street dancers will have enough energy to muster dancing on the street for everyone, not just the judges.

To see more pictures of this year's San Pablo City Coco Festival Street Dancing Competition, please visit San Pablo City Online.

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