Suatu Hari di Majelis Imam Malik

Kurang lebih lima tahun yang lalu, tepatnya di waktu dhuha tanggal 7 November 2009 M, untuk pertama kali diri ini menginjakkan kaki di kampus impian penuntut ilmu sejagad. Tak terasa semua berjalan begitu cepat.. Dan kini ku telah berada dipenghujung senja. Terlalu banyak kenangan di kota ini. Sebelum...

Ini Dia 100 Headline Terbaik Kelas Dunia!

Saya masih diliputi penasaran yang mendalam dan penuh tanda tanya. Apa sih yang membuat sebuah tulisan dilirik oleh pembaca? konten yang great ya jelas! namun ada satu hal lagi yang tak kalah pentingnya, yaitu headline. Saya coba menjelajah website-website berbahasa Indonesia dan berbahasa Inggris. Dapet deh feel nya! Headline seperti "Inilah 10 Mobil yang Memiliki Jenis Kelamin" tidak hanya mampu...

Tariq ibn Ziyad

Ziyad was obsessed with Tariq ibn Ziyad, a mujahid and a hero of Islam, conqueror of Al-Andalus. Look at the wing that hang around his neck! that’s not Batman’s wing! He was imagining that he was Tariq ibn Ziyad who was cleaning the yard with his sword....

Why? How? What?

Why some organizations and some leaders are able to inspire where others aren’t? Link to this Talk: http://www.ted.com/talks/view/lang/en//id/848 ...

The Angry Birds Effect: The Damage to the U.S. Economy Caused by Angry Birds

Amazing facts: People play 200 million minutes of Angry Birds a day, and it could be costing businesses over $1.5 billion in lost wages, according to an estimate from Alexis Madrigal of the Atlantic. - Business Insider: Angry Birds Costing Businesses $1.5 Billion In Lost Wa...

Salah Kaprah Technology StartUps di Indonesia

A very good article about Technology StartUps in Indonesia by William Henley (@WilliamBot...

Salman Khan’s (of Khan Academy) Tools

“I use Camtasia Recorder ($200) + SmoothDraw3 (Free) + a Wacom Bamboo Tablet ($80) on a PC. I used to use ScreenVideoRecorder ($20) and Microsoft Paint (Free)…” (Salman Khan, Founder of Khan Acade...

Fuck Yeah Made in USA

A cool video blog about “Made in USA” – fuckyeahmadeinusa.tumblr....

I.e. Versus E.g.

I.e. and e.g. are both abbreviations for Latin terms. I.e. stands for “id est” and means “that is.” or “in the other words” E.g. stands for “exempli gratia”, which means “for example.” I.e.Use it to introduce a further clarification. Example:“I like to play cards, i.e., bridge and crazy eights.” You know that these are the only card games that I enjo...

Dialect Blog

Dialect Blog is a place for hobbyists, actors, linguists and curiosity-seekers to learn about and discuss the dialects of the English langua...

Tips Menulis Dahlan Iskan

Saya sering mengajarkan kepada wartawan kami agar jangan mengabaikan deskripsi. Yakni menceritakan hal-hal detil yang dianggap sepele, tapi sebenarnya penting. Sebuah tulisan yang deskripsinya kuat, begitu saya mengajarkan, bisa membawa pembaca seolah-olah menyaksikan sendiri suatu kejadian. Deskripsi yang kuat bisa membuat pembaca seolah-olah merasakan sendiri kejadian itu. Deskripsi yang kuat bahkan...

How to Pronounce INC.?

I asked a question to my favorite english teacher, coach Shane, about how to pronounce the word “INC.” I was curious about the answer. Coach Shane answered:“The pronunciation is the same as ‘ink’. So we would say ‘ink dot com’ I really like that magazine!”...

Tips: How to Keep Your Employees Happy While Pushing Them to Their Limit

Neil Patel, one of my favorite blogger & entrepreneur share some nice tips How to Keep Our Employees Happy while Pushing them to their lim...

I Ffffound Some Advice From A Former Business Student Turned Googler

I read a great and useful article at Techcrunch. Written by Aditya Mahesh, an associate product marketing manager at Google.  Check this out: http://techcrunch.com/2013/02/08/thoughts-from-a-former-business-student-turned-googl...

Goresan Pena Rhenald Kasali

I found it interesting! http://rhenald-kasali.blogspot....

The M & M’s

The M & M’s. The managers and the meetings. Those are the real problems in the modern office today. And this is why things don’t get done at work, it’s because of the M & M’s....

What Guy Kawasaki Learned From Steve Jobs

I got awesome article from Pak Fadil, written by Guy Kawasaki. He wrote about “what he learned from Steve Job...

People will pay for things they love

People are happy to pay for things that work well. Never be afraid to put a price on something. If you pour your heart into something and make it great, sell it. For real money. Even if there are free options, even if the market is flooded with free. People will pay for things they love. – Jason Fried of 37Sign...

Some Nice Quotes From Aki Sano, Founder & CEO Cookpad

“Probably, the most important thing for an entrepreneur is to find a problem you’re passionate about.” “It’s not the size of capital that matter, but whether you’re really solving real customer problem or not.” “Create something! If you succeeded, at least you’ll be successful for 5 years. If you failed, it doesn’t cost too much because you’re young and your lifestyle is not expensive.” “Create...

Remco Lupker Talks about E-Commerce in Indonesia and TokoBagus.com

I’ve just finished read a very inspiring interview with Remco Lupker, Co-founder of TokoBagus.com about E-Commerce in Indonesia and TokoBagus.com strategy. Please check the interview at penn-olson.c...

HubSpot “fires” their best employees by training them and encouraging them to advance in their careers.

Part of creating this environment of innovation is making the organization decentralized and flat. We want to empower the edges of the organization, and we want to let the people who really understand our customers make decisions. Now they can. - Brian Halligan of HubS...

Arab Glot

Cizkah told me about this beautiful and useful website: http://www.arabglot.com Let’s see one page of the website: http://www.arabglot.com/2013/10/special-forms-in-arabic-handwriting.html I hope it beneficial for you...

Mobile apps and mobile commerce sites big opportunity

Companies like eBay and Amazon are bringing in billions of dollars a year from their mobile apps and mobile commerce sites. Marketing firm Performics reported that49% of “heavy mobile web users” have made a purchase using a mobile device. – Reported by Mashable....

Free Apps is More Profitable than Paid Apps [?]

Please read the interesting part of the article entitled “Missing the dazzling profit potential of free apps” that I have read: The iPad app king of this autumn is Supercell, with “Clash of Clans” at No.1 and “Hay Day” at No.3  in the U.S. chart of highest grossing apps. “Clash of Clans” is also the No.1 iPhone revenue generator. Both games are free to download.  “Clash...

Tiga Kunci Mencetak Anak Didik yang Cerdas

Ketika awal pembentukan Yufid EDU, sahabat kami yang pertama kali diajak bergabung sebagai guru dan spesialis konten adalah saudara Andy Octavian, seorang anak bangsa yang jenius di bidang fisika, peraih medali emas olimpiade Fisika tingkat internasional pada tahun 2006 di Singapore. Dan sekarang Andy sedang bersiap-siap melanjutkan studi S3 di University of Birmingham setelah sebelumnya mencicipi...