When I think about kids watching a TV show like American Idol or The Voice, then they think, ‘Oh, OK, that’s how you become a musician, you stand in line for eight fucking hours with 800 people at a convention center and then you sing your heart out for someone and then they tell you [...]
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Pertama saya tahu Miten, ketika dikasih spoiler album pertama Netral, di studio MMM Jakarta. Waktu itu sekitar tahun 1994, saat Puppen rekaman Not A Pup Ep disana. Saya ingat, Mas Harry ‘Gendut’, sound engineer in-house MMM, ngomong: Wah Bin. Lo harus dengerin ini nih, band baru. Namanya Netral. Gitarisnya jago banget”. Disatu sisi, mungkin Mas [...]
Sisi Hitam Membeli Lisensi Aplikasi Pengembang Indie
Ketika mendengar kabar Sparrow diakuisisi Google, saya nge-tweet: I pay for indie devs app’s license mostly to ‘support’ them. But once acquired, app become free. Next startup, pls just sell t-shirt. — Robin Malau (@lowrobb) July 20, 2012 Latar belakangnya begini. Saya sangat menikmati app (aplikasi/software) dari pengembang indie. Banyak talenta developer yang berani membuat [...]
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Angka Penjualan Imajinatif Ala Industri Rekaman #unresolved
Menyambung postingan saya sebelumnya, Ario menulis artikel ini. Penting dibaca. Selain pola pikirnya berurutan jadi artikelnya enak dibaca, juga karena menurut saya ini bisa disebut sebagai perspektif dari industri rekaman (Ini latar belakang Ario sebagai industry insider). Yang ingin saya bahas dari perspektif ini adalah soal angka penjualan yang hilang, atau ‘lost sales’ yang diyakini [...]
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How Your Dad’s Music Influences Your Taste
I wish my dad listened to Iron Maiden, but he didn’t. However, at the end, I’m glad I found ACDC, Kiss and Black Sabbath to grow up with. Happy Father’s Day, Dad! (RIP). Infographic via Sonos’ blog.
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Mengapa Kita Tidak Butuh ‘Statistik Irfan Bachdim’
Sepakbola nasional tidak pernah kekurangan pendukung. Sejak dulu, mendukung kesebelasan nasional adalah rutinitas bangsa. Di piala AFF kemarin, tidak terkecuali. Tapi, mungkin jadi lebih kelihatan dan terasa dukungannya karena sekarang ada situs-situs jejaring sosial. Sayangnya, dukungan tersebut tidak pernah belum berbuah prestasi. Penyebab tim nasional tidak berprestasi? Banyak. Silahkan salahkan siapa saja yang Anda mau. [...]
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100.000 Pageviews Later, I Finally Have a White-Looking Blog
I collect this blog’s traffic analytics since August 2007 using Google Analytics, eventhough i blog since May 2006. Since the first time i blog at Blogspot, i never made or use white design for this blog. Always black. I mean ALWAYS BLACK. But as of today, I decide to use white background, because unlike before, [...]
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Welcome People from Hard Rock Radio Bali
Hello, if you’re coming after hearing my interview on Hard Rock Radio Bali today, welcome to my website!! There are plenty of things you can find on this blog, since i blog since 2006. You can browse around to find things that interest you from 700+ articles here, or if you’d like to know more [...]
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How to Submit Your Tumblr Blog to Google
So you have a Tumblr blog and hope to get indexed quickly by Google. Here’s how: 1. Sign in to your Google Webmaster account. 2. Add your Tumblr blog URL to your website lists. 3. Verify your Tumblr blog. Copy the Metatag from your Google Webmaster. Now sign in to your Tumblr account. At Dashboard, [...]
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So I Jumped Into 365 Project Bandwagon
I bought the domain back in November 2009, but never had the time to manage a WordPress website for it. So, early this month, i decided to host the project on Tumblr, for its simplicity’s sake and because they have the best iPhone app for posting. I’m sure it’ll move to self hosted server sometime [...]