Jun23
This Sunday the Philippine-American Friendship Committee (PAFCOM) will be holding their annual parade and festival in Jersey City at Exchange Place. The parade will be starting at noon with exhibits open throughout the day and the Filipino Idol finals!
Look for the Aryty booth and make sure to get a free load for any prepaid Globe, Smart or Sun Cellular phone. Hope to see you there!
Jun21
Just in case you didn’t notice we slipped a new feature into Aryty last week allowing you to send load automatically! Using our new Schedule a Load you can have load sent on a reoccurring basis each week, certain days every month or on a special occasion like a birthday.
Scheduling load saves you time from logging into your account to send load and also keeps you out of trouble from forgetting to send load as well! 
You can pick the day you want load delivered to your loved one and even choose the local time in the Philippines you want them to get it. It doesn’t get any easier to buy or send Globe, Smart or Sun load!
When I went to the Philippines a few weeks back I created schedules to make sure I was automatically loaded every few days and scheduled load to some friends as well. Giving load is the best way to boost your popularity in the Philippines! hahaha
To create a schedule just log into your account and look for the schedule load link in “My Account” section. If you have any questions or suggestions of ways to improve it please make sure to let us know.
Jun18
We just got back to New York after spending the weekend in San Francisco at Fiesta Filipina. It was 2 amazing days of food, music and chatting with Aryty customers and friends who stopped by the Aryty booth to say hello. We also gave out Globe promos and free load for Filipinos living in the Bay Area to send to their loved ones in the Philippines.
We will be posting lots of pics and video from the event in the next day for you to check out or leave a comment. Here’s a few of the Aryty team.
Daniel with Kathy and April
Yoshiko-san trying to stay out of the sun!
Quick pic with the Aryty Angels 
Salamat sa photos Liber!
Jun15
I just arrived in San Francisco with some of the team for Fiesta Filipina 2007. The event will run June 16th and 17th at the Civic Center Plaza from 10am-6pm and is the largest Philippine Independence Day celebration in Northern California.
This is the second year Aryty has attended the Fiesta Filipina to let Filipinos know how easy it is to send Globe, Smart or Sun load to the Philippines. The weekend should be filled with great Filipino food, crafts and artistas performing from the Philippines! If you get a chance to come out make sure to stop by our booth and say Kamusta!
Nice to be back in San Francisco
Hope to see you there!
Jun11
This week classes start again in the Philippines as summer break comes to an end. Make sure to send a load to your nieces and nephews so they can text you from school.
Hey, I want the Weng Weng thermos too!
Of course all the cool kids will be bringing their Weng Weng lunchboxes out this year!
Jun05
Last Saturday, Karla Maquiling of Pinoy Centric assisted in arranging a lunch for us at the Shangri-La Hotel to present Aryty to a number of pro bloggers in Manila. It turned out to be nothing less than the perfect venue to exchange ideas and share more about Aryty with top Filipino bloggers “in the know” about the latest trends, technology and cultural issues taking place in the Philippines.
The influential blogging crew (a.k.a. BoB) included Jayvee Fernandez, Sasha Manuel, Gail dela Cruz Villanueva, Annalyn Jusay, Markku Seguerra, Ederic Eder, Mike Villar, Aileen Apolo and J. Angelo Racoma. I was also happy to see my friend Veronica Bartolome who just happened to be in Manila and made time to join us.
While it was nice to demonstrate how easy it is to buy Globe, Smart or Sun eload and discuss some of our future plans for Aryty the part I enjoyed the most was getting feedback and suggestions from the group. What a great opportunity to avail insight from some of the brightest in blogsphere! Conversation included subjects parang G-Cash, Smart Money, online loading, sari sari’s, OFW’s, remittances, new Aryty features and plenty about Globe, Smart and Sun loading habits.
The Roundtable
No Name Cafe Next Time?
Gail and Jayvee
Peace!
Salamat po!
You can check out these All Star’s blogs below. And if we missed you on this trip to Manila drop us a line so we can make sure to invite you to our next gathering! Hope to see you~
The Parody
Kutitots
Ajay’s Writings on the Wall
Rebelpixel Productions
ederic@cyberspace
Mike Villar
Stitching
The J Spot
Pinoy Centric
s’assombrir ange immortelle
A Bugged Life
May31
I’m finally in Manila and haven’t had a moment to stop! In between meetings, eating and sitting in traffic there has been little time for much else but it’s great to be back. Daniel, Aryty’s Creative Director has been busy meeting with local talents that work with us to build Aryty and snapping a photo diary of our trip along the way.
Hope to have a few moments to post some pics and blogs over the next few days! Never a dull moment in the load business.
Dashboard view of traffic in Ortigas Center
Time for bed now. (-o-)
May28
Hope you are enjoying your Memorial Day weekend. Tomorrow afternoon I leave Tokyo for Manila. I’m excited to get there but it’s always tough to say goodbye to Japan. Maybe Aryty should be helping Filipino’s here send load too!
Have a happy and safe Memorial Day!
Japanese Kawaii (^-^)
May27
Virtual goods continue to rise in popularity from acorns to Gaia gold. Now there is finally a one day summit focused on the market and opportunity for virtual economies.
The conference is being held on Friday, June 22nd at Stanford University and is being organized by a good friend Charles Hudson. Top venture capital firm Mohr Davidow Ventures is the event platinum sponsor. Some of the companies to be presenting include Gaia Online, Go Pets, Meez and Tencent. The crowd should include a full range of entrepreneurs, technologists and VC’s all in search of the next big thing.
If you have interest in virtual goods, virtual currencies, virtual economies or just want to learn more about an exploding market make sure not to miss this event. You can buy your ticket here to attend the Virtual Goods Summit 2007.
Get more information about:
Virtual Goods Summit 2007 at Stanford University’s Annenberg Auditorium
btw…isn’t load a virtual good? ok, let’s keep that between us
May26
I am on the way to the Philippines and have stopped over in Tokyo for a few days of rest and Nike Love. One of the first things I was reminded of upon arrival in Japan is the global reach of OFW’s.
It is estimated that over 200,000 Filipina OFW’s work in Japan as entertainers sending home more that a half billion dollars to their families in the Philippines. As the economy in Japan continues to improve there will probably be an increasing demand for even more labor from the Philippines. Not just entertainers but caregivers as well due to the aging population in Japan.
With so many Filipina’s sending money back from Japan I am sure they would love an easy way to buy load or send load to family in the Philippines. Maybe it’s time for Aryty accept Yen!
Services Targeting Filipina’s in Roppongi
