Twitter Dikabarkan Akan Segera Hentikan Layanan #Music

Baru saja genap satu semester dari peluncuran pertama kalinya, layanan Twitter #Music dikabarkan akan segera mendekati ajalnya (dihentikan layanannya). Kabar yang mungkin kurang sedap didengar bagi penikmat musik di ranah digital ini dipicu oleh perkembangan dan penetrasinya yang dianggap lambat dan “mengecewakan” dari sejumlah pihak. Continue reading Twitter Dikabarkan Akan Segera Hentikan Layanan #Music

Spotify Said to Expand Further Across Southeast Asia by December

Spotify has been on an international expansion drive recently having added Argentina, Greece, Taiwan, and Turkey to its markets earlier this month. While it now has 32 countries on its table, the company is still looking to add a few more apparently before the calendar year is over. Our sources say that The Philippines and Indonesia are next on its schedule alongside Thailand.

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Nokia Mix Radio, Pilihan Mendengarkan Streaming Musik Secara Legal

Era digital telah membawa dunia pada sebuah perubahan budaya hampir dari segala aspek kehidupan. Menempatkan tekanan kepada faktor penentu pengambilan keputusan yang saling bernteraksi dengan faktor-faktor lain seperti ketersediaan informasi atau keuangan individu dalam mendorong terhadap perubahan perilaku.
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[Manic Monday] Pengaruh Kesenjangan Digital Terhadap Layanan Digital

Kesenjangan digital adalah sebuah keadaaan di mana akses terhadap koneksi internet dan semua layanan yang tersedia melalu internet tidak merata. Pusat-pusat pemerintahan dan perdagangan, k0ta-kota besar di seluruh dunia mungkin semuanya sudah menikmati akses internet, tetapi masih banyak daerah di dunia yang masih belum terjangkau, terutama daerah-daerah pedesaan. Kondisi ini seperti dilema telur dan ayam, berhubung investasi untuk membangun jaringan ke pelosok itu cukup mahal, tapi potensi pengguna internet di daerah-daerah tersebut masih kecil. Ini sebabnya banyak program ‘internet masuk desa’ itu didukung oleh pemerintah ataupun program-program independen seperti yang dilakukan Google.

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[Manic Monday] The Digital Divide’s Effect On Planning Digital Services

The digital divide is a situation where access to the internet and services provided through it are not spread equally. Centres for government and trade, and the big cities all over the world probably all have internet access, yet many areas in the world have not received it, especially in rural areas. This condition is a chicken and egg predicament – the investment to build out a network to rural areas is very costly, but the potential of internet usage in those areas is relatively small. This is why most rural connectivity projects are government supported, or through independent projects like what Google is doing.
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Berawal Dari Hobi, Easytune Sukses Raih Animo Internasional

“Semua berada dalam genggaman Anda”, seperti itulah gaya hidup masa kini. Mudahnya akses internet dan membludaknya pengguna smartphone dan tablet bukan hanya tren, namun telah menciptakan sebuah budaya baru. Mulai dari kebutuhan akan informasi mengakses berita, hiburan, sosialisasi hingga belanja bisa melalui ponsel Anda. Internet telah menjadi kebutuhan yang tak terelakkan.

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[Manic Monday] The Essence Of Modern Indonesian Culture In Digital Products

The majority of Indonesians grew up with education in elementary school, which among other things taught about the variety of culture in Indonesia. Each province owns a large variety of cultural heritage, because of the various tribes that live in that area will always have their own language, food, clothing and dance. This cultural variety is taught to be one of Indonesia’s most precious resources that must be conserved, although practically, at least for elementary school kids, it is mostly memorising dances and wearing traditional clothing at the Independence Day parade.
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[Manic Monday] Esensi Budaya Modern Indonesia Dalam Produk Digital

Mayoritas warga Indonesia tumbuh dengan mengenyam pendidikan di SD, yang salah satunya mengajarkan beragamnya budaya di Indonesia. Masing-masing propinsi memiliki kekayaan budaya yang sangat beragam, karena suku-suku bangsa yang hidup di daerah tersebut pasti memiliki keragaman sendiri untuk bahasa, makanan, pakaian dan tari. Keragaman budaya ini diajarkan sebagai salah satu kekayaan Indonesia yang perlu dilestarikan, meskipun wujud praktisnya – paling tidak untuk anak umur SD – adalah menghafalkan tarian dan menggunakan baju tradisional daerah pada pawai hari Kemerdekaan.

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Nearly Half of Viki’s Viewers Prefer to Use Mobile Devices to Watch Its Videos

International TV show site Viki announced today that it has had more than 10.2 million installs of its mobile apps which are available on Android, BlackBerry, iOS, and Windows Phone. The number of installs marks nearly a 7x increase over the same period last year and more than 15% increase over the last quarter. Viki also released other statistics with regards to viewership behaviors which shows that iOS users watch 2.5 times more videos than Android users despite being fewer in numbers. It’s worth reminding that videos on Viki are all free to view.

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[DS Notes] How Much Is Apple Paying Music Labels for iTunes Radio?

We discussed a bit about music licensing fees on Monday specifically when it comes to digital playback. As it happens, the Wall Street Journal revealed the licensing structure that Apple has to pay for songs played through iTunes Radio and to nobody’s surprise, it’s not entirely straightforward. Apple pays US$0.13 per song played plus 15% of net advertising revenue on year one and it goes up to $0.14 and 19% on year two, but there are other qualifiers that will alter the final figures such as not having to pay royalty fees when the played songs are already in the person’s library or when it’s a promoted track, or when the song gets skipped before it reaches 20 seconds. But then Apple is only allowed to skip royalties for two songs per person per hour. Got that? Don’t forget, iTunes Radio is also designed to get people to buy more songs from iTunes.