More than 40 thousand attendees packed the three-day Social Media Festival held in Jakarta last week from 22-24 September. The event, held by internet media companies SalingSilang and DailySocial took over all eight floors of fX Lifestyle X’nter in Central Jakarta. It recognized and celebrated the adoption and influence of social media by individuals and various organizations in Indonesia as the country features significantly among users of social networks and online services such as Facebook, Twitter, WordPress, Tumblr, Blogger, Mig33, and so on.

The event highlighted dozens of communities who take advantage of the internet, social media and technology to further their cause, raise awareness, and organize their activities. Musicians, filmmakers, actors, comedians, bloggers, talk show hosts, and various other professionals took part in the festivities to meet directly with members of the communities and engage offline in a way that may not be possible online.

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