How the Fatih Syuhud Way plays

Jan 8, 2007
Every world has its own star. So it also goes for the world of Indonesia’s blogosphere. I would undoubtedly pick A. Fatih Syuhud, a researcher-turn-blogger, to be an Indonesian top blogger. This guy has made a significant achievement: Inspiring and encouraging many Indonesian bloggers to blog.

He is now accomplishing his PhD program on Islamic Studies in New Delhi, India. Syuhud entered the blogosphere almost three years ago. He’s not so much a pioneer or veteran blogger as a rising star.

He has a unique approach to hit the country’s blogosphere: Encouraging Indonesian bloggers to blog in English. He explained:

I’d love to see many more Indonesian bloggers blog in English, the most widely understood language in the world. So that the world knows and understands more about Indonesia by reading anything written by Blogger Indonesia

He has also been a role model for the teenage blogger. Syuhud doesn’t just post tips on how to blog in English or how blogging in English will benefit us, he also writes a weekly post in his blog entitled Blogger Indonesia of the Week. His key criterion is simple: The blog should be in English. Then he shortlists quality content or the blogger’s role in promoting blogging cultures and habits.

As a researcher and political scientist, he also writes many interesting posts on Indonesia’s political discourse as well as the problems faced by the Muslims in the world. He mainly blogs about this in a prominent citizen journalism blog, Global Voice Online.

His recent post is a New Year gift for Indonesia’s blogosphere. This Indonesian ambassador blogger wrote the Top Ten Blogger Indonesia 2006.

He admitted:

It’s interesting to note here that in the early stages when I started this feature, it was really hard to find any good English-speaking Indonesian blogs. So much so that I needed to blogwalk from blog to blog to find one or two links to another good blog.

One year after, however, I saw the turnaround: I’ve been facing difficulty, sometimes dilemmas, to prioritize which good blogs I should review–and promote–first!

Of course, he didn’t put his name in the list although he really deserves it.That’s why I wrote this special post to appreciate his tirelessly efforts and struggles to promote the Indonesian blog.

And he should not walk alone. I hope many Syuhuds will come, promoting and creating much quality content on the Net. The future blog will surely rely on content, content and content.

That’s how the Fatih Syuhud Way will play.

I have become more convinced that in the near future Indonesian content, along with the fast-growing content of other countries in the region, will color and shape the face of the region’s blogosphere.

Courtesy:
CNET Asia
Author: Budi Putra
Link: asia.cnet.com/blogs/toekangit/post.htm?id=61979905