New media, reading culture
media
and Digital Native

Formal Educations :
Undergraduate (1998) – Gunadarma University, Computer Science
(www.gunadarma.ac.id)
Postgraduate (2002) Indonesia University, Communication Management
Postgraduate (2002) – Indonesia University Communication Management
(www.ui.ac.id)
Thesis : Communication Characteristic of Virtual Community
Daily Activities :
Daily Activities :
Senior Researcher @ ICT Watch (www.ictwatch.com)
VP Publisher Group @ Detikcom (www.detik.com)
Lecturer of Communication Technology Development & Cyber Journalism @
Communication Department, Pelita Harapan University (www.uph.edu)
Lecturer of IT Fundamental & e‐Business @ Management Department, Bina
Nusantara University (www.binus.edu)
International Workshop Experiences :
Open‐Net Initiative – Thailand
Digital Review Asia Pacific – Singapore
Global Knowledge – Malaysia
University ICT for Development – Vietnam
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Every generation has their own media

No “dial pad” ?
N “di l d” ?
Even sometimes only…

Every media has their own character

Every character has their own place

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are
printed
books
dead ?

Yet…
Yet

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This is one of my classroom

What are they
Doing ?

They do:
Explore * Manage * Share *
*) the knowledge

Their tools:

Q: So, does Internet promote reading culture?
Q: So, does Internet promote reading culture?
A: Yes, absolutely!
Q: What kind of “reading culture”?
A: The one for digital native !
A: The one for digital native*!
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*) A digital native is a person who has grown up with digital technology.
(wikipedia com)
wikipedia.com)
*) These teens were born into a digital world where they expect
to be able to create, consume, remix, and share material
(Pew Internet & American Life Project)
(Pew Internet & American Life Project)

Places for teens to
hang out?
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Forget the Mall !

The place to be is the social networking site

Get involved and take your position

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WHoever
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because
stands for :
Whenever…
Wherever…
Wherever
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Remember!
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Even any information is available on the internet
internet,
be aware as you may get trapped on the “paradox of choice” *
*) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Paradox_of_Choice