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enty"three"year ol# Rio Sa$iyanto sells $ace mas%s, or co&erings, $or a'o(t )* cents each in central +a%arta, In#onesia He ma%es eno(gh money to '(y a cell phone that permits him to &isit !e'sites li%e Face'oo% an# T!itter, as !ell as $in#ing gaming applications, or apps t!enty"three"year"ol#, #e -) a.os/ $ace mas%s, m0scaras $aciales/ co&erings, anti$aces/ eno(gh money, el #inero s($iciente/ as !ell as, as1 como tam'i2n/ gaming applications, aplicaciones para 3(egos/ apps, aplicaciones in$orm0ticas/ Rio Sa$iyanto says e&ery a&erage person has a cellphone He li%es ha&ing one 'eca(se he can tal% to his $amily !hen he is a!ay $rom home An#, he is especially please# that he can (se it to listen to m(sic Mr Sa$iyanto4s phone has a %eypa# that ma%es it loo% li%e a 5lac%'erry a&erage person, persona prome#io/ a!ay $rom home, le3os #el hogar/ please#, satis$echo/ %eypa#, tecla#o/ that ma%es it loo% li%e, 6(e lo hace pareci#o a/ It is %no!n as a $eat(re phone or smartphone lite That is 'eca(se it is cheaper an# cannot per$orm as many actions as more a#&ance# phones li%e the Apple iPhone it is %no!n as, se lo conoce como/ cheaper, m0s 'arato/ cannot per$orm, no p(e#e e3ec(tar/ as many actions as, tantos rec(rsos como/ more a#&ance# phones, los tel2$onos m0s a&an7a#os como/ These #e&ices ma%e (p the ma3ority o$ cell phones sol# aro(n# the !orl# They ha&e pro&en more s(ccess$(l in places li%e In#onesia, !here some smartphones cost 8** #ollars or more Altho(gh many lo!er"income (sers are ne! to smartphones, they are 6(ic%ly learning to (se the technology #e&ices, #ispositi&os/ ma%e (p, constit(yen, compren#en/ ma3ority, mayor1a/ sol#, &en#i#os/ aro(n#, alre#e#or #e/ pro&en, pro'a#o/ s(ccess$(l, e9itosos/ li%e, como/ cost, c(estan/ altho(gh, a(n6(e/ lo!er"income (sers, (s(arios #e m0s 'a3os ingresos/ are ne! to, reci2n conocen los/ 6(ic%ly learning, apren#ien#o &elo7mente/ E##y Tam'oto is the managing #irector o$ the +a%arta o$$ice o$ the 5oston :ons(lting ;ro(p He e9plains the importance o$ ha&ing a mo'ile phone managing #irector, gerente general, #irector e3ec(ti&o/ e9plains, e9plica/ o$ ha&ing, #e poseer/ mo'ile phone, m<&il, cel(lar/ =It4s 'asically the !ay they get to %no! a'o(t employment opport(nities, the !ay they get to %no! a'o(t entreprene(rial opport(nities So the phone an# >

the smartphone is not 3(st a con&enience or in#(lgence, '(t, act(ally, it4s a 'ig part o$ #ay"to"#ay necessity? they !ay, la $orma en 6(e/ they get to %no! a'o(t, ellos tienen #e enterarse so're/ employment opport(nities, oport(ni#a#es la'orales/ entreprene(rial, empresariales/ not 3(st a con&enience, no s<lo (na como#i#a#/ in#(lgence, placer/ '(t, act(ally, sino, en reali#a#/ #ay"to"#ay necessity, necesi#a# coti#iana/ :ell man($act(rer No%ia o$$ers a ser&ice calle# @Li$e Tools@ For a small monthly payment, the company sen#s te9t messages to $armers The messages tell o$ !eather con#itions, crop prices, agric(lt(ral ne!s an# gi&e other a#&ice cell man($act(rer, el $a'ricante #e cel(lares/ o$$ers, o$rece/ li$e tools, herramientas &itales/ small monthly payment, pe6(e.o pago mens(al/ sen#s te9t messages, en&1a mensa3es #e te9to/ $armers, agric(ltores/ tell o$, comentan las/ !eather con#itions, con#iciones clim0ticas/ crop prices, las coti7aciones #e la cosecha/ agric(lt(ral ne!s, no&e#a#es agr1colas/ gi&e other a#&ice, #an conse3os e9tras/ Local '(sinessman Al#i Haryopratomo has #e&elope# a !ay $or small store o!ners to sell things li%e prepai# cellphone min(tes an# li$e ins(rance thro(gh te9t messages R(ma is the company that #e&elope# the technology The company is !or%ing on a system that !ill noti$y people a'o(t 3o's in their area local '(sinessman, el comerciante local/ #e&elope#, #esarrolla#o/ a !ay $or, (na $orma/ small store o!ners, los #(e.os #e pe6(e.as tien#as/ to sell things li%e, para 6(e &en#an cosas como/ prepai# cellphone min(tes, prepago #e min(tos #e com(nicaci<n cel(lar/ li$e ins(rance, seg(ro #e &i#a/ that !ill noti$y, 6(e in$ormar0/ At a recent #igital technology sho! in +a%arta, 'an%s o$$ere# no"interest $inancing $or cre#it car# p(rchases Marina L(th$iani manages a mo'ile shop in the area She sai# almost e&eryone can '(y a smartphone 'eca(se o$ competiti&e $inancing an# cre#it choices She says In#onesians li%e to '(y the latest #e&ices #igital tecnology sho!, m(estra #e tecnolog1a #igital/ no"interest $inancing, $inanciaci<n sin inter2s/ $or cre#it car# p(rchases, para las compras con tar3eta #e cr2#ito/ manages, a#ministra/ mo'ile shop, tien#a #e cel(lares/ in the area, en la 7ona/ almost e&eryone, casi to#os/ 'eca(se o$, #e'i#o a/ competiti&e $inancing, la$inanciaci<n competiti&a/ cre#it choices, &arie#a# #e cr2#itos/ lo%e to '(y, les g(sta comprar/ the latest #e&ices, los m0s recientes e6(ipos/ A report last +(ne 'y Semiocast, a French internet research company, sai# +a%arta !as the !orl#4s top t!eeting city, ahea# o$ To%yo an# Lon#on -

report, in$orme/ research company, empresa #e in&estigaci<n #e merca#o/ the !orl#@s top t!eeting city, la ci(#a# 6(e m0s At!eetsA Bmensa3es #e T!itterC en&1a en el m(n#o entero/ ahea# o$, por #elante #e