According to her, the conventional media (or the press) –which is known as the fourth estate– and blogging as the new estate are going to complement each other. “As long as the rules of the game and boundaries are mutually respected, there are many things to be learned from each other,” she said.

Jennie also mentioned Asia Blogging Network (ABN) as a maneuver of the new estate from Indonesia:

…a collective effort to unify Indonesian and other Asian blogs has been executed through the establishment of AsiaBlogging.com, which might eventually form a group of influential pundits and opinionated bloggers and broadcasters. Such a unifying effort is an admirable accomplishment, as the selection process would elevate the credibility of Indonesian and Asian bloggers as equal counterparts to the conventional press.

We hope our blog network could mean something for the world of blogging and Web 2.0 and could be one of trusted sources and readings in the new media era.

Jeanie Santoso exposed some cool facts about Indonesia. I personally would like to suggest her (and of course Google!) to amplify this snowball effect to previous week news regarding Jakarta as one of four Asia’s cities under The Blog Belt.

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Read Ikhlasul Amal’s posting on Blogging Tips blog.

Two members of the AsiaBlogging.com’s team have been involved since the beginning of the project. We hope that Mr. Anton will find blog to be a very useful medium for his communication needs.
Welcome to the blogosphere!

As an observer of Indonesian Internet and media, Roy asked whether AsiaBlogging would take back Internet from currently running Web 2.0 to previous state with centralised content. Budi responded by explaining that AsiaBlogging is still focused on blogs: personal journalism and opinion. It is organised, but it shows different taste and style with mainstream media. Answering Roy, Budi also told two conditions for a writer to join Asia Blogging: must love writing, and must choose a specific theme to write. “Writing for money” type of writer is not suggested to join AsiaBlogging.

Talking to Isyana, Roy questioned the motivation for a writer to join AsiaBlogging. Isyana told that she loves writing, and she sees the opportunity for writers to improve and to grow by joining AsiaBlogging: the system, the community, the chance to grow, etc. She said that after join AsiaBlogging, she keeps her focus only for writing, neglecting all technical aspects etc.

Roy also mentioned that AsiaBlogging is the first initiative in Asia for its kind, and fourth in the world. Concluding the programme, Budi said that AsiaBlogging just opened the opportunity. He’s expecting better authors to join and develop AsiaBlogging together, and better system to be applied.

This time BR blogs with AsiaBlogging: Art and Tech, located at mytechblogs.com/budirahardjo. This is the first blog here bearing the writer’s name as the directory name. This is the first (but surely not the last) blog discussing multi-topics in single blog: art and technology (no wonder for this geek). This is the first bilingual blog in AsiaBlogging, written en anglais et indonesien. This is also the first blog with homework and assignments for the readers (he’s a tough lecturer, I guess). And this is also the first blog here to be celebrated on a Starbucks café (Bandung Supermall). Unfortunately, I could not join the party. But we can celebrate the blog by paying a visit and leaving comments there. Welcome aboard, BR!

CEO and founder of ABN, Budi Putra, and a blog writer of ABN, will be the guest on the program. So, don’t miss it! :-)

• Peluncuran Jaringan Blog Asia (Koran Tempo, June 6, 2007)
• Para blogger bergabung ke AsiaBlogging.com (Bisnis Indonesia, June 6, 2007)
• Blogger Indonesia Bersiap Masuk Jaringan Asia (Okezone, June 7, 2007)