Catur PW.Com

That is the controversy video clip at YouTube perform by the Richter Scales’ “Here Comes Another Bubble”, a smart, clever sendup of Web 2.0 culture done to a Billy Joel tune “I didn’t start the fire”.
I don’t want to comment about the controversy, because it is solve already with version 1.1 of the video with (too-quick) credits at the end.

What interesting to me in this video was, the story behind this video clip, about a man who failed on the first dotcom bubble, and then he capture it smartly about google, facebook, digg, etc. And how high the success values of these companies today. They will never succeed without a great business planning, a solid teamwork, awesome programmer and designer, and many human resources that involve in the planning, sketching, developing and running the internet business.

Matt worried it gonna happened the second bubble, that will make all successfull dotcom businesses into ground zero. Are we ready for it?

It was not a joke and really need a hard works, all people in there are taking care each other as a solid teamwork, no matter they are business owner, geek programmer, web designer or event only an office boy that help you to buy lunches.

Today we are going to have a first FreSh (Freedom of Sharing) | Think . Act . Share ,meeting at Jakarta. A new community to build care each other, and share anything to improve our values, to prepare everything before it to late.

link:
get FreSh! | Think.Act.Share
Pertemuan Perdana FRESH
Temans, nyok ikutan FreSh (Freedom of Sharing) | Think . Act . Share
Forum Lintas Profesi

Is it really gonna be another bubble? Let’s just wait, pray and hope we all ready to face it, and will survival just like Amazon did it on the first bubble.

Can we do it? Yes we can … with FreSh!

Cheers!!

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It’s been 63rd Year Old, my beloved Nation declare our Independence Day ( August, 17, 1945). Release from colonialism, to become an independence nation.

Happy Birthday Indonesia ! God Bless You! and may it all the best for you. And may i would not disappointed you in every i do yesterday, today and the day in the future.

On Friday, August 15th, 2008, i attend on the TDA meeting, the launching of Tangandiatas.com Reborn. Great business portal for Indonesian small medium enterprises, where i become the member of TDA. This group were awesome group, that have a great spirit on developing their great business, as their president Iim Rusyamsi said that it is a new history for TDA. It begin with a personal blog from Roni Yuzirman writing about enterpreneurship, and then continued to off line networking, then it born a brand new portal, tangandiatas.com as a result from collaboration with virtual consulting (nukman luthfie).

At TDA meeting, what Riyeke Ustadiyanto (SEOKita.com) said that a new colonialism are now attacking our nation, make my fire nationalism flamed up. Keke (Riyeke) said that indonesian business website are being colonialism by other non-indonesian website, we are defeated in SEO on “indonesian tourism” related keywords, so when internet user are searching about indonesian tourism, they always pointed into non-indonesian travel agency, so the booking money are not going to indonesian.

I think it is not fair, but it is not their false too (non-indonesian travel agency website), but we can not stand here do nothing, what we should do no, is to fight it back, to gain the victory on our “SEO keywords”.

So it is right that indonesian already independence 63rd year ago, but the war never stop, we must war for SEO Keywords too. Well… the only difference on this war is, we don’t use hurt someone else, we do it on peace and full of respect and professionalism.

Happy Indonesian Independence Day, Build Your Never Give Up Spirit!

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It’s writen in American Standard Code for Information Interchange (ASCII) Code, but it can recognize your personal brand. Cool….

Try it yourself at www.typorganism.com/asciiomatic/

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My friend Yodhia Antariksa are now celebrating his 1000 blog subscribers of his great blog "Strategi + Manajemen" (Strategic Management Blog).

More subscriber registered on your blog article readers mean more opportunities to born blog evangelish, means more fan help you spread your words to the world.

Yodhia and I are the frequent reader of Nukman Luthfie blog, there i know about Yodhia, and we had meet once at Pesta Blogger 2007 at Blitz Megaplex Jakarta.

I remember July 24, 2007 when he announce though commenting on Nukman Luthfie blog about the launching of blog "Strategi + Manajemen" (Strategic Management Blog) to share his thoughts and knowledge with his blog reader about strategy and management.

1000 Blog Subscribers?… WOW!, that what i call a cool-achievement.

A notes from Yodhia habit on bloging, and how he is now reach 1000 subscribers:

• Yodhia are a focus blogger, he always write about strategic and management as his major expertise.
• Yodhia always put Awesomeness on each of his posting, on writing new posting, he always re-consider it again and again to make sure the post will be useful for his readers.

Now you can read his 3 Agenda of Awesomeness from "Strategi + Manajemen" blog by Yodhia special for the readers:

1. Make 5-10 minutes reading Strategi + Management Blog as the most productive and memorable time for daily readers.
2. Creating e-Book as Knowledge Gift for free, and freely to distribute it to others.
3. Create a printed Book to full-fill readers knowledge thirst in Strategic + Management.

Great Works Yodhia, and Success for The Blog "Strategi + Manajemen"

What About You? Have Your Blog Share Awesomeness Yet?

photo credit: portalhr.com

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Friday, May 16, 2008. My Boss Hermawan kartajaya told me and other more than 100 markplus workshop participants about a story on his facebook account.

“This morning, someone new from my facebook contact propose me about a product he have. And I am sure all of the audience here can guess what is my answer.

Yes… the answer is “NO“.

” Think about this.
First, I don’t event needed the product
Second, He hardly express a hard-selling technique with me, although he is just connect with me yesterday.
Third, I don’t know anything about him. ”

” Well, I’m sure it will be a bit differ if he start it with a more polite ways. Getting more closer with me (offline or online ways), tell me more about the product with a very well maintained explaination.”

Well.. I guess My Boss decision for saying “NO” was best answer for this case. The Person that offering HK a product, it just get a introduction (skin-layer) and not yet trying to influence HK event far away from engaging with HK heart.

To explain this case, I create this “Direct Connecting to Heart Marketing” model to be a guide for building a good connectivity in term of personal branding development.

The most easiest ways on creating connection with other people/ other company is by “Reach” them, you can use a phone, email, or blogwalking on their blog by commenting on others blog article.

But “Reach” is only the skin-layer of connection. It’s what I call an ordinary Introduction. It will gain nothing if we don’t follow it up with Inner-layer “Influencing” which is mean, more frequently interactivity with them. Let them know more about You, share interest topics each others, make your own red-line that bind both of you more closer.

And then you will realize that, You and them are ready to “Engage” Deeper-Layer, create more great opportunities, because you are their close-friend now, both of you are in one big family connected by heart and emotion.

So what happend when you sell/ offering something to them?

Well… it is not guarantee 100% they will buy your product/ service/ others offering. But be sure it will create a good consideration for them to accept your offering.

In personal brand we need to build this good connectivity, with other person or company.

We are now moving from just a personal brand building to personal brand engagement, in an effort to increase our good connectivity loyalty.

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Today, on the opening of the "Pesta Blogger 2007" at Blitz Megaplex in Jakarta, Minister for Communications and Information Mohammad Nuh declared National Bloggers’ Day (Oct 27, 2008).

clipped from thejakartapost.com

Blogging party gets official stamp of approval

Mustaqim Adamrah, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta

Bloggers and internet publishing in Indonesia gained new legitimacy Saturday when Communications and Information Minister Muhammad Nuh declared Oct. 27 National Bloggers Day.

The announcement was made at Pesta Blogger (blogger party) 2007, Indonesia’s first large meeting of bloggers, which around 500 people attended.

"I can see today the Indonesian blogger community is developing the use of IT facilities and filling information gaps in the country with blogging," the former rector of East Java’s November 10 Institute of Technology said.

He said the gathering and blogging were both "revolutionary" and deserved support.

"Blogs can be educational, empowering and enlightening. That’s why I can guarantee you curbing blogs will never happen in this country," said Nuh.

Thanks to unspun for clipmarks info.

Fact:
Jakarta, Indonesia is top cities for blogging!: according to BusinessWeek, Jakarta, Indonesia is on par with cities like Beijing, Mumbai, Montreal, Philadelphia as one of the Top 30 cities for blog postings and comments activity! (thanks Bang Enda for the info link)

Pesta Blogger 2007, "The New Voice of Indonesia" as new Inspiring spirit, where prularist ideas will raise and full-fill our information needed.

Through blog it is time to us to speak, expresing our thought and participating in global information support. (as Enda Nasution said as chairman Pesta Blogger 2007)

Thanks Maverickand Bubu.com for this inspiring event and Thanks to All "Pesta Blogger" Steering Committe , Mas Budi Putra, Ndoro Kakung, Fatih, Mas Nukman, Bang Wimar (Pesta Blogger Party Moderator), Priyadi, Lita, Ong Hock Chuan, Mbak Shinta dan Mas Yosef Ardi , Good Work you do here, we all (indonesian bloggers) thanks you and a big appreciation for all of you.

More Review about Pesta Blogger 2007:
Oleh-oleh PestaBlogger07: Blogger pun Perlu Branding - Virtual.co.id/blog
Pesta Blogger 2007: Kopi Darat Blogger Se-Indonesia - perspektif.net
It’s National Bloggers Day in Indonesia today - theunspunblog.com
27th October is National Blogers’ Day - nilatanzil.blogspot.com
October 27 as National Blogger Day - fatihsyuhud.com
Kubu Pecas Ndahe
Pesta Blogger 2007 - kutukutubuku.com
Blogger Ditantang Menkominfo - Detik.com
Menkominfo: 27 Oktober, Hari Blogger Nasional - Detik.com

Me and my friend Andy OrangeMood

with Wimar Witoelar as Moderator on Blogger Party 2007 and Senior Blogger

with Priyadi and Nukman Lutfie My Great Mentor All the time.

My Photos with Indonesian Seleblogist, Me with Maylaffayza (left picture) and Me with Nila Tanzil (right picture).

Using Indonesian language or English language , don’t be afraid to wrong typing on your blog. Just Express about your-self and tell the world about it! ~ Maylaffayza at blogger party 2007

with My Friend Pitra (Bajing Loncat Media Ide) Very inspiring blogger.

More Photos’ at Flickr "Pesta Blogger 2007"

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date: 27th October 2007
place: Hard Rock Cafe Jakarta, Indonesia

Indonesian bloggers are gathering on their first big event,
Indonesian First Blogger Party 2007

It is our chance to meet the man behind great well-kown Indonesian blog such as "Blog Internet Marketing Indonesia", "PecasNdahe Blog", "Perspective by Wimar Witoelar" "Enda Nasution", "Priyadi", "Budi Putra", and many senior blogger that already stand out of crowd and makes their personal branding stronger.

It is limited invitation for 200 bloggers only who will invited to entrance the event freely, and another blogger who want to attend the event beside that special 200 blogger will be charge for IDR 200.000.

See details of the event at their official blog "PestaBlogger.Com"

Photo’s credit by Satya Witoelar

List of Indonesian First Blogger Party 2007 Speakers:
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Online marketing dan sales
Nukman Lutfie - Blog Internet Marketing Indonesia

Current issues
Wimar Witoelar - Perspektif Online

Women’s issues
Lita Mariana - Lita Mariana’s Weblog
Ratna Ariyanti (Atta) - negeri-senja.com

Technology
Priyadi Nurcahyo - Priyadi’s Place
Budi Putra - Budiputra.com

Personal Blog
Nila Tanzil - Life is Beautiful
Wicaksono - Ndorokakung.com
Enda Nasution - Enda Nasution Weblog

Celebrity Blog
Maylaffayza - I Play My Violin Like I Make Love
Angelina Sondakh - Angelina Sondakh’s diary

Bridge blogging
Ong Hock Chuan - Unspun
Fatih Syuhud - Blogger Indonesia A. Fatih Syuhud Weblog

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It is not easy to create an online business, it is need a lot of hard work and strong dedications.
Ollie, Christine and Angel started kutukutubuku.com on 2006, they start it while working in well-known IT consultant company.

But now, as business growing, kutukutubuku.com need more attentions, and as result Ollie and Angel choose to well-resign from their jobs, they decide to faced a new horizon as netpreneur, they decide to give more attentions to kutukutubuku.com.

My salutation for Ollie, Christine and Angel, and God Bless to all your move, success always!

from left to right: Angel, Ollie, Boyd (tokohelm.com), Christine, Nukman Lutfie (CEO Virtual Consulting), Catur PW (tokohelm.com)

God Bless, for New Office Opening Kutukutubuku.com

Related Articles from other website:
Syukuran Kantor Baru Kutukutubuku.com

Photo’s by Ollie (Salsabeela)

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This month, August 2007, i got this special online interview with Dan Schawbel, a 23 year old marketing consultant, business owner, web designer, and market strategist, he’s satisfying clients such as Reebok, Lycos, LoJack, and TechTarget Prior to EMC² in 2006. He has owned a web design business, GlobalSportsVillage.com.

His Very Special interest on personal branding, this is the way i found his blog. as you know, I am recently interested to develop my own personal branding image, to introduce who i am to my friends, clients and others professionals arround the globe. while sharing with others about personal branding. Then i start to know about Schawbel, and become his loyal blog readers. And now He is my best friend at online neighbourhood, he open my mind a wide-open about personal branding, he just like my mentor on my personal branding development.

On august 1, 2007 Schawbel launches a personal branding magazine, that developed from many Great Contribution from Great Peoples, such as Guy Kawasaki, Neil Patel, Lyn Chamberlin and others Great Authors. And he donating the magazine proceeds to the American Cancer Society.

And take a don’t you miss to read also, his great articles Successful Networking Through Personal Branding on Marketingprofs.com and Personal Branding - Changing the Game on Success.com

Schawbel is a personal branding force of nature. And force of nature isn’t just meant metaphorically.
Even though Schawbel works full-time in marketing for EMC² , he manages to find time to comment on virtually every personal branding blog.
Wendy Marx • Public Relations/Marketing Communications • President, Marx Communications, Inc. taken from Fast Company Blog

And here is my Interview with Dan Schawbel, i hope it can deliver a great perspective to you about how important a personal branding is, just like he did it to me. Enjoy!

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It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are.  ~e.e. cummings

Be outstanding, create a bold personality and style that differ you from others.
Be "The Man" among others man, make easy other people to identify who you really are.

Create your own brand image for the world, be consistent  and honest about your self.
No need to over promised, just try to become who you really are.

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