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Taking a Stab at Mobile Advertising the Kakao Way

During the chat with Kakao co-CEO Sirgoo Lee on Thursday at Startup Asia, he also discussed about the popularity and direction of mobile advertising, specifically about Plus Friend, the premium branded channel that the company created to attract businesses to reach mobile consumers in a more effective way. Lee also dismissed the rumors that Kakao is going to IPO anytime soon as mentioned by Business Korea earlier this month.

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Indonesia Surpassed Japan as KakaoTalk’s Largest Market Outside of Korea

During Startup Asia on Thursday we had a chance to spend some time talking to Kakao co-CEO Sirgoo Lee who shared quite a bit of insight into how KakaoTalk performs in the Indonesian market, why Kakao’s games are not popular in the country, understanding and adapting to local market needs, and having Tencent as a major investor. As it turned out, Indonesia is now Kakao’s second largest market with 13 million registered users.

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Twitter Rombak Fitur Pencarian di Aplikasi iOS dan Android

Twitter kembali menambahkan fitur dan fungsi baru bagi aplikasi mobile yang tersedia pada sistem operasi iOS dan juga Android. Kali ini, media sosial yang baru saja menghadirkan custom timeline pada layanan TweetDeck telah menyematkan fitur pencarian cepat untuk mempermudah pengguna dalam mencari konten-konten yang diinginkan secara mudah dan praktis. Dengan hadirnya fitur ini, aplikasi mobile Twitter pada iOS dan juga Android tampil semakin sempurna. Continue reading Twitter Rombak Fitur Pencarian di Aplikasi iOS dan Android

KakaoTalk Growing Rapidly in Indonesia, Planning Something Big

Kakao is apparently comfortable with KakaoTalk’s position in Indonesia. Despite lagging in popularity compared to its competitors, KakaoTalk remains within the top 15 on Google Play in Indonesia and the company is pressing on with a new program that it claims will improve its revenue and popularity.

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Merah Putih Inc. Launches Kurio, a News Reader App for Mobile Devices

News junkies, get ready to add another news reader into your collection of news readers already filling up your smartphones. The latest player in the field is Kurio, an Indonesian take on the popular app category, built by a team of developers and designers at Merah Putih Inc. under the direction of David Wayne Ika, who is also the head of news aggregator site Lintas.me.

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Pouring Cold Water on Path for BlackBerry

The post regarding plans for Path on BlackBerry which was picked up from Path CEO Dave Morin’s interview with TV One on Friday morning apparently caused quite a stir among tech blogs around the world and a lot of BlackBerry fans seemed pretty happy and excited about it, but it’s best to hang on to that thought because we’re about to pour cold water on that news item.

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[Updated] Path CEO Dave Morin Announces Path for BlackBerry, Indonesia the Most Active Country on Path

Path co-founder Dave Morin had an interview with Indonesian TV station TV One this morning in which he shared the reason why he’s in town this week, what he thinks of Indonesian users and upcoming app updates and that Path is coming to BlackBerry next year.

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With 20 Million New Active Users, BBM is Off to a Strong Start

BlackBerry announced overnight that its recently released BBM apps for iOS and Android have gained 20 million active users in just one week, making the total 80 million including BlackBerry device customers. After reporting a million installs of its unauthorized Android app during the aborted launch day in September, the company has bounced back. Over the weekend it had removed the waiting list it originally imposed on consumers to manage the load on its servers, finally allowing anyone to sign up and use BBM on iOS or Android immediately.

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Google is Looking to Boost Internet Usage by Trialling WiFi Hotspot Partnerships in Jakarta

On Sunday, The Next Web linked to a report from Google Operating System, a blog dedicated to uncovering all news about Google, on the trial of city-wide wireless Internet hotspot roll out by Google in Jakarta. Yes, it’s embarrassing when you’re outscooped of your own city’s news by a foreign blog. The trial allows Android users in Jakarta to enjoy fast Google-powered WiFi connection at a handful of spots in the city. Contrary to popular beliefs, WiFi hotspots in Jakarta are plenty but many are carrier-dependent, simply unreliable, or a pain to register to.

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Twitter Dikabarkan Akan Segera Hentikan Layanan #Music

Baru saja genap satu semester dari peluncuran pertama kalinya, layanan Twitter #Music dikabarkan akan segera mendekati ajalnya (dihentikan layanannya). Kabar yang mungkin kurang sedap didengar bagi penikmat musik di ranah digital ini dipicu oleh perkembangan dan penetrasinya yang dianggap lambat dan “mengecewakan” dari sejumlah pihak. Continue reading Twitter Dikabarkan Akan Segera Hentikan Layanan #Music