Entertainment is not prohibited in Islam. That is why during the period of the Prophet, there were many poets as sources of entertainment at that time. Islam has made guideline about the entertainment that should we followed. However, in this digital world, poems are not accepted as popular entertainment among the people. Thus, people are introduced with internet.
Internet is a learning tools and extraordinary entertainment that can be used in a number of modes to raise the ability of users in collecting information. The main components of internet are World Wide Web (WWW) and e-mail. In fact, entertainment internet functions as a popular medium of entertainment. Wide accesses of entertainment on the internet are including movies and videos. Search video will allow people to download concerts, shows and even video clips. So, people no need to go for that event which will waste the time and also the money. Usually, payment for a ticket’s concert is about RM300 compared to watch video through internet which is more and more cheap. Besides, downloading can help us to save time because we can forward or cut what is not important. Surely, this cannot be done during the live concert. In addition, question and answer or class can be broadcast in video on internet using window media player and real player. This is assumed as an entertainment medium because student nowadays are using modern lifestyle. They no longer used whiteboard and marker pen during their class. On the other hand, video help to present in way of more interesting and can attract people to give more attention. So, no repeating words have to deliver because people not give fully attention. In addition the introduction of youtube can help people to know about other countries for instances, war between Iran and Iraq, Palestinian and Israelian, the case of Bush was thrown with shoes by the reporter and others. The youtube allow watching other movies that are missed and not shown in this country yet. The box office films in Indonesia which is not shown in Malaysia yet can be watched in youtube. Besides, if we have anything to do and we missed any slot in TV, we can catch up through internet. In views of business people, video are important to promote their products in order to make the consumers know about their products. This is the best and effective marketing that many companies done. How this situation can categorise as entertainment? Okey, let’s imagine if business is done only by promoting face to face? For sure, people are not interested because usually salesperson will choose time that she/he can get many customer for example lunch time. This will disturb other people who are rushing. Using this method also need more money to pay for salesmen, wasting time, and not widen to all area or people but, by using video promoting people can watch when they have time. Moreover, people can glance for the advertisement on TV or board when they passing aside. Good video marketing can attract business people to deal for that product.
