{"id":67396,"date":"2020-09-27T14:03:17","date_gmt":"2020-09-27T06:03:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/?p=67396"},"modified":"2022-09-27T14:04:05","modified_gmt":"2022-09-27T06:04:05","slug":"kumu-app-enveloping-the-filipino-community-around-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/2020\/09\/27\/kumu-app-enveloping-the-filipino-community-around-the-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Kumu App: Enveloping the Filipino Community Around the World"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Filipino gatherings\u2013 from reunions to birthday parties, from festivals to weddings\u2013 are always laden with one main ingredient: the Filipinos&#8217; ever so colorful and animated stories about life, love, and well, play. It seems the more the community assemble together, the more vibrant a place gets. Like the Philippine embassy&#8217;s efforts to bring <a href=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/tips-guides\/2016\/01\/17\/sinulog-festival\/\">Sinulog\u00a0<\/a>to Germany or the Barrio Fiesta in Austria,\u00a0no one can get enough of the Filipino culture!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3974\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/business\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/08\/Kumu-5.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>IMAGE<\/em><em> courtesy of Kumu<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Therefore, nothing should separate artistic and wildly talented Filipinos around the world\u2013 not even by distance. This is where <strong>Kumu <\/strong>enters the scene. With Kumu as a <strong>&#8220;mobile playground&#8221;<\/strong> that enables Filipinos around the world to communicate through <strong>free messaging<\/strong> as well as <strong>live stream\u00a0shows,\u00a0<\/strong><strong>video and voice calls, <\/strong>and to\u00a0top all that, make money in<strong> fun and games<\/strong> through the <strong>&#8220;Quiz Mo &#8216;Ko,&#8221;<\/strong>\u00a0indeed\u00a0the Filipino innovation can bring communities together.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Kumu Explore: Who Is Telling Our Story?\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YKKy8_yknhc?start=90&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Getting Deeper\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Kumu can\u00a0incite the wittiest Filipino jokes, moreover, with its relatable sticker characters that are either to install your <strong>messages<\/strong> with nostalgia or with kick-you-in-the-gut laughter, or simply both.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3968\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/business\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/08\/Kumu-1-1024x295.png\" alt=\"\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3969\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/business\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/08\/Kumu-2-1024x299.png\" alt=\"\" \/><em><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">Stickers featuring <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">Heneral<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"> Luna, Apolinario Mabini characters grace Kumu&#8217;s messaging app. <\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Livestreams<\/strong> are also available within the application,<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>ideal as a virtual space to share the cities or museums you&#8217;ve been with to your friends and even as a platform for introducing new shops and other business ventures you and your family have.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3971\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/business\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/08\/28468098_710358635754826_2649403743937757184_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>Kumu also integrates live streaming in their platform.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"2 Blocks from Burgos X Fatburger\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fvJfGaqt_SI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Finally, what may come as one of the surprising factors of the application is the <strong>Quiz Mo Ko\u00a0<\/strong>game, a themed quiz show which can let you win up to <strong>Php 20,000<\/strong> when more players come to play, ideal for friends and family here and abroad.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3976\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/business\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/08\/39235672_859202934203728_215085257739730944_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>Quiz Mo Ko lets you win\u00a0cash when you play the game with friends at Kumu.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Like any other social media platform, join the fun by registering your e-mail address, validating your account through the activation code, and finding your friends, and adding them to your contacts via text message!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">For more information regarding Quiz Mo Ko\u00a0cash-out, beta testing, and other application feature, visit their website at <strong>www.kumu.ph\u00a0<\/strong>or their Facebook Page at <strong>www.facebook.com\/kumuPH. <\/strong>The app is available on The App Store and Google Play.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>Sources:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.kumu.ph\/our-story\/\">Kumu<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dfa.gov.ph\/news-from-our-foreign-service-posts\/3703-filipino-community-in-austria-celebrates-barrio-fiesta-2014\">Department of Foreign Affairs<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.gmanetwork.com\/news\/news\/pinoyabroad\/245676\/pinoys-abroad-celebrate-sinulog\/story\/\">GMA Network<br \/>\n<\/a>All Images are grabbed from Kumu&#8217;s Facebook Page and Website.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Looking for a mobile platform that will make you feel closer to the Philippines? 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