Website: GirlTalk -- Where the Girls Are Taking the Floor

I can't stress enough how important discussion forums are in one's online experience. Forums are about the most honest and most reliable source of information there is in the info-crazy world known as the internet.

Anyone can drop anything on cyberspace--a golden nugget, a worthy campaign, a piece of junk, a fake product testimonial, a self-serving comment. It would be helpful if a community exists that can somehow steer you to the right direction.


Luckily for us Filipina, there's GirlTalk, a subdomain and the official forum of FemaleNetwork, an online Philippine magazine targeted at the female audience. But don't be fooled by the name or the site's theme, GirlTalk is not limited to the girls, ladies and women only. Male members are welcome and equally appreciated.

Although I haven't flipped through the pages of the online magazine, I frequent the discussion boards, whether as a lurker or as a poster, and consider myself a GirlTalker. The sisses are generally very friendly, very smart and are more than willing to dish out their two cents and no-nonsense opinions. You can find various topics that will engage your attention and will soon entice you to post and join the community. From the mundane to the interesting, from the funny to the serious, from beauty secrets to fab finds, from looking for this item to selling this product, from kikay trinkets to the techie gadgets, from online to offline, there's something for you in GirlTalk.

So, what do I dig about GirlTalk?

It's the warm, friendly air that is so evident in the community. It's the weight of information that you can acquire from collective posts and replies. It's the reassuring confidence that forum members will help you in any way that they can--to give you what you're looking for, or tell you where you might find it.

Best of all, it's the way that GirlTalk understands what it means to be a girl or a woman today.