POPS FERNANDEZ: GET ONLINE A.S.A.P! - Part 2
by Glenda Venturanza, The Web Philippines, November/December 1997

And so, "The Web has created a different world I never imagined I'd get myself into."

What keeps her busy online? "Well, my site is very personal. I haven't really visited the others, but, with my site, we try to make it a bit more personal." This was an objective she concocted when she got disappointed with Winona Ryder's site. "I was quite excited to feed myself with information about her only to be disappointed that all she had there were photographs. It was good but I expected more. That's why I told myself my site would have a lot of information in it."

Pops' site sure is informative and entertaining. "Aside from the usual pictures and information about me and what I'm doing or what I've done, there's a lot about me personally. You see, most of the mails I get say they get shocked-'I didn't know you were like that' or whatever. They have more to say now, not just 'I want to watch you like this' or 'I saw you on this show.'"

Indeed, her site could be considered one of the most interactive sites with its Real Audio and Video features. Constantly updated, the site is a good place for fans to hear her songs or any of the performances she had on TV. "When my album comes out, we will put snippets of the songs in there for fans to listen to." Much can be expected of the site so much so now that the celebrity has won the Best Performer in a Video award for her recent MTV.

Soon, her visitors will be able to see her music videos and additional write-ups she herself will cook up. Clippings of her live performances in ASAP will continue to entertain Web addicts who have forgotten the term TV.

Like any other Netizen, she admits the tendency to be addicted to it. She found out that once you open the computer, time flies. "I give myself an hour to read and reply to my e-mails. After that, I get stuck and I'm just there. I don't know anymore how to turn it off! I'm really not a chatter but you tend to get addicted to it. All of a sudden, you're like...taktaktaktak (sounds of her fingernails tapping on the table accompanied her mimicry of someone typing).

Smilingly, she snapped out of the small act and said, "It is something we must all discover nowadays. Technology is different. Everything is going high-tech."

What sites appeal to her? Well, our fashionable singer here has been recently awarded #1 Best Dressed Female Celebrity by top Philippine fashion designers, and why not? She's got the looks that could bring out the glamor and style in any apparel. Now that technology allows one to search for anything under the sun, Pops goes online to visit fashion sites.

Aside from the CNN news site, golf is a very interesting subject for her and the Internet is the most convenient place to learn about the sport. "I got stuck there forever..." Other sites like Warner Brothers and Disney fancy her and the kids as well.

The home she has online is a home to most of her followers as well. She's waiting for more of her friends to come in and visit. Well, you won't regret it because she's a great host -TV or not.