“Reverse Takeover”, mig33 Diakuisisi oleh Latin Gold dan Kini Terdaftar di Bursa Efek Australia

mig33 melakukan aksi korporasi yang mengejutkan dengan proses “reverse takeover” oleh Latin Gold, perusahaan tambang yang terdaftar di Bursa Efek Australia. Dengan aksi ini 100% kepemilikan mig33 ditukar dengan 720 juta lembar saham (69.5% kepemilikan) Latin Gold. Seperti yang dikemukakan oleh rilis pers Latin Gold, mig33 memiliki 3 juta pengguna aktif yang mengakses layanan ini dari platform Android, BlackBerry, WAP, dan web.

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Induk Mobil123, iCar Asia, Dapatkan Investasi Sebesar US$13 Juta Dari CarSales Ltd

iCar Asia Ltd hari ini secara resmi mengumumkan bahwa pihaknya telah menandatangani perjanjian investasi dengan perusahaan asal Australia CarSales Ltd di angka US$ 13 Juta. iCar Asia adalah salah satu pemain terbesar di segmen penjualan mobil online dan merupakan pemilik dan pengelola Mobil123. Continue reading Induk Mobil123, iCar Asia, Dapatkan Investasi Sebesar US$13 Juta Dari CarSales Ltd

iCar Asia closes $13 Million strategic investment deal from CarSales Ltd

iCar Asia Ltd today officially announce that it has signed a very significant investment deal from CarSales Ltd worth $13 Million. iCar Asia is one of Asia’s biggest online car sales network with properties in Indonesia (mobil123.com), Malaysia and Thailand. Continue reading iCar Asia closes $13 Million strategic investment deal from CarSales Ltd

Australia Tuding Taliban Gunakan Facebook Untuk Alat Mata-Mata Militer

Departemen Pertahanan Australia baru-baru ini merilis sebuah laporan mengenai penggunaan media sosial untuk lembaga militer dan intelijen. Menurut mereka, Taliban telah mendapatkan pengetahuan mengenai aktivitas tentara militer anti-Taliban dengan memata-matai mereka melalui jejaring sosial Facebook. Continue reading Australia Tuding Taliban Gunakan Facebook Untuk Alat Mata-Mata Militer

Australian Daily Deals Aggregator Blip A Deal Comes to Indonesia

Australian based deals aggregator Blip A Deal which was set up six months ago has made its way into 12 countries including Indonesia. In its press release, Blip A Deal has featured more than 10 thousand deals in 500 cities and has an app available for iOS and Android devices.

For Indonesia, Blip A Deal aggregates content from DealKeren, Lapar.com, NawarTrus, Hemat.com,  Evoucher, Outlet.co.id, and IndoGroupon!, Yep, they actually bypassed Groupon Disdus and picked up IndoGroupon instead which surprisingly is still around. Remember when I brought up the issue from a legal stand point?

What’s interesting about Blip A Deal is that they have managed to overcome the linguistic barrier and localized its service alongside the information in each country. If you check out the Indonesian section, all the information will be served in Indonesian. Aside from that, Blip A Deal aggregates deals form five cities, not just Jakarta.

I’m unaware of any explicit deals between Blip A Deal and the daily deals companies in Indonesia but the company’s brashness in establishing presence in several countries including Indonesia shows that there is still growth potential in the daily deals market even though a couple of sites such as DetikDeal and Maiplay have packed up and left.

Overall, the information displayed by DealGoing is still more pleasant to look at (both in interface and navigational respects) compared to Blip A Deal and this should push the company to pay more attention to such details if they’re going to compete better. Lastly, Blip A Deal probably should work on incorporating Groupon Disdus deals into its aggregator.

Agregator Daily Deals Australia “Blip A Deal” Rambah Indonesia

Ternyata tidak cuma agregator lokal macam DealGoing yang merambah pasar internasional. Blip A Deal yang berasal dari Australia dan didirikan enam bulan yang lalu telah merambah 12 negara di seluruh dunia, termasuk Indonesia. Menurut rilis persnya, Blip A Deal saat ini menampilkan 10 ribu deals di 500 kota dan juga tersedia sebagai aplikasi di platform iOS dan Android.

Khusus untuk Indonesia sendiri, Blip A Deal mengagregasi konten dari DealKeren, Lapar.com, NawarTrus, Hemat.com, Evoucher, Outlet.co.id, dan IndoGroupon! Yup, mereka melewatkan Groupon Disdus dan malah mengagregasi IndoGroupon yang ternyata masih bertahan. Masih ingat saat saya mengangkat issue IndoGroupon dari kacamata legal?

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