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Re: Flatland

Marisa Duma — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:08:48 -0000

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Re: Violence in the Media: The Mariott Footage Afterthoughts

Marisa Duma — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 08:51:29 -0000

Read several complaints on the matter, so you're not the only one that does take it seriously. This might help. RT @ichaduma: Reading Pedoman Perilaku Penyiaran & Standar Program Siaran, Bab VIII, Pasal 28-30. For a short commentary.
Looks like I don't have to write one after all.

Re: Indonesia: From Friendster to Facebook

Marisa Duma — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 16:27:08 -0000

"Cheap BlackBerry knockoffs + large number of people stuck in bad traffic = Growth of mobile Internet"
Jeremy Wagstaff holds the key to the secret of the universe! Bad traffic, that answers practically everything.

Yes, the rates are fairly low, around 10%. Hopefully the new govt administration will soon both increase the rates also promote the usage of internet.
Indonesia has a distinct characteristic, this is something cultural rather than political however; it's accustomed to polarized, centralized authority. By "authority", it's varied from trends, media hype, and so forth. This 10%--from social media users to citizen journalists, you name it--makes up (sometimes even decides for) the rest.

This could be good or bad, depends. Bright side of it is, certain marketing or branding strategy wouldn't have to aim for the majority of numbers, and just get that 10% of the market. Jeremy Wagstaff mentioned "large number of people stuck in bad traffic", he referred to Jakarta, I reckon? That's exactly how the smaller part of local market represent the larger portion.

Another cultural issue, Indonesians are people that go out to shop. Online transaction is not a lifestyle necessity, online marketing in this case is a much more promising hotbed. The opportunity lies while people are going out to shop, they take a stroll (most likely in the mall, as in the video), say hello to neighbors and friends. This is where social media comes into the scene.

Don't have access to statistics required for now, just a personal observation. :)

Regards.

Re: Top 10 Funny Videos on YouTube

Marisa Duma — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 15:00:05 -0000

Sneezing baby panda's an all time favorite. :D

Re: 50 Ways to Take Your Blog to the Next Level

Marisa Duma — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 19:27:14 -0000

"Remember: even if your blog’s main goal is selling, be human, be interesting, be involved. This isn’t the old Internet. We have these nifty social tools that remind us to be human. Let’s use them that way."
Truly an insightful quote; let's use them that way, let's live that way.

Re: The Secret Fight Club

Marisa Duma — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 19:06:19 -0000

Quotations from "Fight Club", 1999
Novel by Chuck Palahniuk
Screenplay by Jim Uhls
Directed by David Fincher

When you have insomnia, you're never really asleep, and you're never really awake.

The things you own end up owning you. It's only after you lose everything that you're free to do anything.

Fuck Martha Stewart. Martha's polishing the brass on the Titanic; it's all going down, man.

I say never be complete. I say stop being perfect. I say let's evolve. Let the chips fall where they may.

How much can you know about yourself if you've never been in a fight?

Advertising has us chasing cars and clothes, working jobs we hate so we can buy shit we don't need.

We're the middle children of history... no purpose or place. We have no Great War, no Great Depression. Our great war is a spiritual war. Our great depression is our lives.

You're not your job. You're not how much money you have in the bank. You're not the car you drive. You're not the contents of your wallet. You're not your fucking khakis. You're the all-singing, all-dancing crap of the world.

No fear. No distractions. The ability to let that which does not matter truly slide.

Re: Social Media Monitoring Tools for Asia

Marisa Duma — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 12:05:32 -0000

"Social media is like a global cocktail party", well put. I do think successful social media-based branding is one that integrates with the ambiance of the party itself. Intelligent, subtle, yet entertaining.
Any plan to cover Southeast Asia region in specific?

Warmest regards from Indonesia.

Re: Choosing WordPress themes – paid vs free

Marisa Duma — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 05:39:40 -0000

Hello, Brandon! Got here from Twitter.

".. paid themes will be more carefully designed and perhaps have better support in place, and updates on a regular basis."
True. Not only carefully designed, but also personally designed. Even if you're looking for paid themes, be sure to seek a personalized service, signature designed only for you.
If you could grab a free theme and modify codes yourself, paying for a non-personalized theme would be a waste of money, you'd have to modify the codes anyways.

".. would you stick to a separate blog and photoblog, or go for a blended medium between the two, limiting things to one site?"
I'd go for blended. Check out creattica.com, or search for portfolio sites for photographers at smashingmagazine.com. Tons of resources there.
You could also improvise with post thumbnails (inserted in Custom Fields box). This way the index page will visually function as a photoblog or a gallery of images, and when you click a thumbnail, it directs you to a post.

Maintenance Mode plugin is highly recommended.

Hope it helps, and good luck with the redesign!

Re: Einstein never said that…

Marisa Duma — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 12:10:09 -0000

What an irony.

Computers, or internet as we know it, could simply process the sum of "12,100 results" and present an affirming notion that, yes it was Einstein's words, and it's a "fact". However, humans acquire the intuition, and driving motivation, in order to sense the depth of human behavior -- for instance understanding "quotes as a way to strengthen position" -- later on, to investigate the truth.

Thanks! ;)

Re: Menjadi Bagian Keluarga Batak

Marisa Duma — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 09:01:02 -0000

Wa. Have fun with the Bataks!

Re: The most underhyped Silicon Valley success: Meebo

Marisa Duma — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 08:53:28 -0000

Meebo's quite useful especially when online from office. Some companies disallow their employees from using instant messenger softwares, thus web chats such as Meebo can come in handy.

Re: Ping.fm / Blog / WordPress? Bots?! You betcha!

Marisa Duma — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 08:08:05 -0000

Been using WordPress software for ages so yeah this is great news -- looking forward for the plugin. I haven't signed up at Ping though because I don't have the beta code!

Can someone help me?

Re: How Do You Know When She’s the One?

Marisa Duma — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 08:08:58 -0000

Really good article. Even though not enough, considering there could be 10 or even 100 women that can be that way in a man's life.

Choosing one takes more. Perhaps a woman is the right one because the man simply loves her?

Re: Is Cooking Manly?

Marisa Duma — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 07:52:49 -0000

Don't know if it's manly or not -- but it sure is sexy.

Re: Leonardo DiCaprio is Nolan Bushnell in Atari

Marisa Duma — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 11:43:03 -0000

Not too keen on gaming, but the documentary value in the movie itself is worth watching and perhaps learning from.

Thanks for sharing this!

Re: Bechek Ojheck

Marisa Duma — Mon, 12 May 2008 23:20:47 -0000

Haha. Iseng banget.

Re: Demam (Internet) Seleb

Marisa Duma — Sun, 11 May 2008 00:47:30 -0000

Think.Web sepertinya seleblog-material juga, apalagi untuk niche graphic design. This blog truly deserves two thumbs up for the clean, sleek, and yet original-in-details design.

Salam kenal ya, di Jakarta juga kah?

Re: Ibu Muda: Penggosip Paling Efektif

Marisa Duma — Sun, 11 May 2008 00:26:51 -0000

Uhm, sepertinya banyak ibu muda tu di blog saya. :D