The world is now without frontier. People are easily connected to each other by means of various IT media. The Indonesians and Jakarta people, in particular, are not the exception. As a country with a total population at around 230 million, the 4th rank in the world, Indonesia is quite potential for any business activities, as the purchasing power is steadily increasing.
In the last two decades, Indonesia has experienced an IT revolution that globally spread out and penetrated the country. The mobile phone started to penetrate the country in 1986 when most of the telecommunication media were the land-line telephones. The spectacular increase of the mobile-phone's users within that period has transformed the owner of the gadget from the haves to common people. Even today we can see, as a common view in Jakarta, a humble vegetable trader while pushing his merchandise carriage along with the alleys talks to his friend by using a hand-phone.
Five years ago, there were only 30 million subscribers connected to cellular networks, most of them were urban people. By 2008, the rural users outnumbering those living in the cities. By now, around 180 million people (78 percent of the populations) are connected to mobile phone networks. This means that almost every adult in the country possesses a mobile-phone.
Five years ago, there were only 30 million subscribers connected to cellular networks, most of them were urban people. By 2008, the rural users outnumbering those living in the cities. By now, around 180 million people (78 percent of the populations) are connected to mobile phone networks. This means that almost every adult in the country possesses a mobile-phone.
One of the big service providers in Indonesia had claimed that they alone had already 100 million customers. On the other side, the tele-stalls, called Wartel, which were flourishing at the early 2000s when most people still used land-line telephones, are now nose-diving due to the IT rapid development and the inexpensiveness of wireless communications.
Reverberated by the diminishing customers and tough competition among the stall owners, many tele-stall owners are in the process of liquidation or converting their business into internet stalls, called Warnet. But the similar problem appears today from the Warnet business as people can now easily access the information from the internet by means of their mobile phones or a laptop accessible to the internet network.
Commercial Internet services in Indonesia were basically just commenced in 1995. In 2000, the internet users were around 2 million represented 1.0 percent of the population. Seven years later, the users increased to 20 million and now they are about 30 million representing 12 percent of the population in the country, with enormous potential market ahead.
About 20 million of Indonesians use a variety of social-networking sites. The popularity of accessing social-networking sites over mobile phones has created a unique phenomenon in Indonesia. The number of people who use mobile phones to access the Internet is bypassing that of people who use computers for their Internet access. The lack of fixed-line infrastructure and the low price of mobile phones compared to computers have driven the phenomenon, especially in rural areas.
About 20 million of Indonesians use a variety of social-networking sites. The popularity of accessing social-networking sites over mobile phones has created a unique phenomenon in Indonesia. The number of people who use mobile phones to access the Internet is bypassing that of people who use computers for their Internet access. The lack of fixed-line infrastructure and the low price of mobile phones compared to computers have driven the phenomenon, especially in rural areas.
In Jakarta, among the active internet users who have their own blogs are still very low at around 130,000. They are from various layers of societies, including individuals such as students, lecturers, politicians, and businessmen as well as governmental institutions, social and political organizations, private offices, companies, and shopping centers for presenting their company profiles.
For those who are frequently blogging, their characteristics can be detected due to the topics selected, the linkage of the topics with other websites and to the seriousness to handle the topics.
Statistically almost every Jakarta resident possesses a hand-phone, and around half of the Jakarta population are internet users, representing 16% of the total users in the country. The same number of Jakarta residents are also accessible to a website from their mobile phones. Among 130,000 bloggers registered in Jakarta, around 85,000 use Blogspot.com and the remaining use Wordpress.com.
Due to the easiness to have a website, the number of blogs grows up rapidly. Those who are dealing with internet and website should have realized that there is a big market of potential users in Indonesia specifically in Jakarta. The figures confirm this fact.
Statistically almost every Jakarta resident possesses a hand-phone, and around half of the Jakarta population are internet users, representing 16% of the total users in the country. The same number of Jakarta residents are also accessible to a website from their mobile phones. Among 130,000 bloggers registered in Jakarta, around 85,000 use Blogspot.com and the remaining use Wordpress.com.
Due to the easiness to have a website, the number of blogs grows up rapidly. Those who are dealing with internet and website should have realized that there is a big market of potential users in Indonesia specifically in Jakarta. The figures confirm this fact.
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