Warung Fiksi Content

Blog Routinely with Schedule

A lot of people have blogs. Maybe you do too. However, some of them then have lost their patient to update it. Why? What is the solution? How to blog routinely with passion? Well, I don’t know the reasons why some bloggers became less enthusiastic with this platform, or why a blogger became the ex …

Google Books dan Ambisi Mendigitalisasi Buku Seluruh Dunia

Google Books dan Ambisi Mendigitalisasi Buku-buku di Seluruh Dunia

Google Books bisa jadi merupakan salah satu proyek gila. Mungkin lebih gila dari ide membuat ensiklopedia daring yang masif tetapi gratis. Melalui proyek ini, Google berniat mendigitalkan buku-buku di seluruh dunia. Ini sudah mereka lakukan sejak 2004.

Content is King

It’s an old saying that’s more and more proved true nowadays. But in this era of “copy-paste”, there are a lot of kings, I think. The content deluge is not beyond, it’s already here! They use content for marketing or self expression. The top companies have active blogs. Suddenly, every netizen is content writer. Spam …

Is Blog Still In?

Shakespeare to blog

This question came up my mind when I attended Deutsche Welle Global Media Forum in Bonn, Germany, a week ago. One of the events there was BOBs (Best of Blogs) Awarding. Blog might be promising type of media in 2005-2009. But now, the quantity is declining since the netizen prefer social media as microphone for their inner voice. What a bitter fact.

Keniscayaan E-Book

Read an e-book via notebook

Di penghujung 2006, Rachmania Arunita meluncurkan Lost in Love. Mendistribusikan melalui bluetooth ponsel, Nia menyebutnya e-book. “Ya hitung-hitung bikin gebrakan, sekaligus menggalang budaya membaca dan menulis,” katanya waktu itu. Media e-book dipilihnya untuk menghindari kerepotan dan membengkaknya biaya produksi-distribusi seperti yang pernah dia alami saat memasarkan Eiffel I’m in Love. Sayang, kalangan pembaca adem ayem saja menyambutnya. Novel digital memang belum populer. Tapi, siapa berani menyangkal, kita sedang menuju ke sana.