BEFORE ANYTHING ELSE, allow us to clarify something — the mapping party was supposed to be held today, April 20, but because of several factors including the fact that there will be rotational brownouts starting today until the 24th, BukidnonOnline.com decided to postpone the Google Mapping Party for Bukidnon. So now the new target date is April 27, 2011. That’s a Wednesday.

BUT WAIT…we have more exciting news!

Not only will Bukidnon Online again be at the forefront of what’s believed to be a historical event – this Bukidnon blog will lead the first ever Google Mapping Party for Bukidnon – we will also have another first in the history of Bukidnon and we will hold it on the same day that we will hold the mapping party — the Mozilla Firefox 4 Launch in Bukidnon!

AND YES, WE HAVE GOODIES AND FREEBIES FOR ALL APPROVED PARTICIPANTS!!!

Now if you’re baffled as to what a mapping party is and as to how the Mozilla Firefox 4 launch works — here’s a brief overview:

A mapping party is an event where you, your friends and others who have (preferably) laptops with fast Internet connection gather in order to map their locale — in this case, Bukidnon, of course! This “mapping” can be done with the help and use of Google Map Maker and together, all cartographers (that means you, me and everyone else who will join this Bukidnon Google Mapping Party!) get to add and edit roads, streets, highways, business establishments, schools, banks and many more. Following a review for accuracy, new additions and edits are incorporated in Google Maps for millions of people around the world to see and use!

Take this example below for instance. Look at the “before” look of Lahore, India on the left. After the mapping party, check out what happened to the Google Map of Lahore on the right!

As you can see, a map of Bukidnon with correct street names, for instance, can really help tourists. Also, if you happen to be a Bukidnon business owner, this mapping party can also help boost your business since potential customers can now find it easier to locate you! 🙂

GREAT NEWS, YES? 😉

This BukidnonOnline.com-led Google Mapping Party for Bukidnon, by the way, is duly recognized by Google! Yey!

Now for the Firefox 4 Launch Party (which we will hold right before we conduct the mapping party!) — this is where we will celebrate (and download together!) the newest version of what’s recognized as the Philippines’ dominant browser on the desktop since early 2009 — Mozilla Firefox! They just released their newest version — Firefox 4 — and believe me, it’s their fastest and most efficient browser yet!

SO ARE YOU INTERESTED TO JOIN THESE TWO HISTORICAL EVENTS?

Here are the requirements:

1. You would need a Google Account (i.e. Gmail – if you already have a gmail.com address, that’ll do!) – if you still do not have one, just go to www.gmail.com and register for FREE
2. You must be able to bring a laptop (recommended), a netbook (recommended) or a desktop computer to the venue – your gadget/s must also be Internet-ready
3. Your smile! 🙂

Google Mapping Party for Bukidnon cum Mozilla Firefox 4 Launch Party!
April 27, 2011 (Wednesday)
Starting at 9 AM (whole day affair)
Venue: Malaybalay City. Exact venue details will only be shared to approved attendees

* an email and/or text message will be sent to all approved attendees.

* please register on or before April 24, 2011 NOON

We can’t promise you guys free meals and drinks just yet but we will do our very best to ask for sponsorships. Which reminds us — if there are any business owners out there who want to sponsor this first ever Bukidnon mapping party, please feel free to CONTACT US 🙂 We would appreciate meals, drinks and giveaways! We would also need an LCD projector and sound system so if you want to sponsor, please contact us as soon as possible 🙂 Thank you!

What we can promise you though, apart from the opportunity to meet new friends, are special goodies/freebies from Google and Mozilla Firefox!

So please if you’re interested, we need to have the final headcount as soon as possible.

PLEASE REGISTER BELOW. Registration is FREE.

You do not need to have a blog in order to join this mapping party 🙂 You also do not need any designing skills or any other technical skills to join this mapping party. Just good knowledge of your locale’s streets, shops, establishments, schools etc.

Also, please note that not everyone can receive t-shirts. Those who registered first and made the cut will be given priority. Everyone else will still receive goodies from Firefox, though 🙂

UPDATE: REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST!

Note: If you already registered before using the old form, you only need to register for the Firefox Launch Party form!!!

BE PART OF HISTORY!!!

This Google Mapping Party for Bukidnon cum Mozilla Firefox 4 Launch Party is proudly organized by BukidnonOnline.com and Mindanaoan.com

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