Publishing on Windows Phone Marketplace According to Puja Pramudya of Radya Labs

A few days ago we highlighted an issue with the Windows Phone Marketplace. A Slovenian developer, Matic Bitenc blogged about his difficulties in publishing his app called Toshl on Windows Phone Marketplace. Bitenc pointed at the lack of access for Slovenian developers even though Marketplace is already available to customers in the former Yugoslavian republic. As a result, Bitenc had to submit his app using a Microsoft Slovenia account.

We dug in to find out whether this is happening as well in Indonesia. The country already has its own Marketplace which debuted alongside the Nokia Lumia. We contacted Puja Pramudya, co-founder and developer at Bandung-based Radya Labs which specializes in Windows Phone platform. Radya Labs is arguably the most prolific Windows Phone app developer in the country, publishing apps for itself as well as for clients.

We asked Pramudya about the status of Windows Phone publishing in Indonesia and this is what he has to say about it.

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Does Google Care If Your App is Pirated or Not? (hint: maybe not)

A (not so) shocking news came to light recently that involves Google Play Store and Android game developer, MadFinger. “Dead Trigger” is a zombie-game published by MadFinger was put at the Play Market for $0.99, same price goes to their iOS version on the App Store.

After a while, MadFinger decided to relaunch the game as a free downloadable game on Google Play but still charge $0.99 on the App Store. The reason? The piracy level of the Android version of the game is too high. For some of us, this news did not come as a shock.

The question emerges, does Google care if your app is pirated or not? We know Apple does, but how about Google and other app store players?

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Kreavi Ready to Launch This August

After going through a live-beta phase since April, Kreavi will be officially launched on August 1. In the launching, Kreavi will introduce new features. One of Kreavi’s mainstay features is the Marketplace.

Marketplace feature is a feature for company or organization to look for creative talent. User can offer a job, promoting an event, hold a competition or look for collaboration partner.

In the 4 months of live beta, Kreavi claims to receive merry welcome from various parties. Thousands of people have registered to be Kreavi’s member and stored their portfolios on Kreavi.

Kreavi has also done some improvement after the beta phase. In addition to the new look, Kreavi also fixes the categorizing system. The categories are fewer to avoid confussion. Kreavi also provides Scrap Category for works considered not ready to be a a work qualified for industry.

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Kreavi Siap Diluncurkan 1 Agustus Mendatang

Setelah selama menjalani masa live-beta sejak April lalu, pada 1 Agustus nanti Kreavi akan resmi diluncurkan. Dalam peluncuran tersebut, Kreavi akan memperkenalkan fitur baru. Salah satu fitur yang akan menjadi andalan Kreavi adalah fitur Marketplace.

Fitur Marketplace merupakan fitur untuk perusahaan atau organisasi untuk mencari talenta kreatif yang mereka butuhkan. Pengguna dapat menawarkan pekerjaan, mempromosikan event, menyelenggarakan kompetisi atau mencari partner kerja sama.

Dalam masa 4 bulan live beta, Kreavi mengklaim telah mendapat sambutan meriah dari berbagai kalangan. Ribuan orang telah mendaftar menjadi anggota Kreavi dan menjadikan Kreavi sebagai tempat portofolio karya-karya mereka.

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IM2 Invites SMEs to Open Online Store on Tokoon

Indosat Mega Media (IM2) as a subsidiary of Indosat which focuses in the internet and multimedia service launches online store called Tokoon. Tokoon is an abbreviation of “Toko Online” – Online Store. With Tokoon, IM2 invites Small and Middle Enterprises (SMEs) which still doing conventional business to start targeting online market. Tokoon is IM2’s second attempt to attract SMEs after Kongkoow which pivoted into a marketplace a year ago. Kongkoow is now a gadget store but it’s not being maintained. Look wise, Tokoon is neater than its predecessor, although it cannot be said to be better than other marketplace.

As reported by Media Indonesia, IM2’s Chief Director, Ridwan F. Karsa guarantees the safety and easiness of transaction on Tokoon. This is done to build the trust because transaction happens without any face to face meeting between the seller and the buyer. To make this program a success, IM2 cooperates with the Ministry of Small and Middle Enterprises and managed to invite 100 SMEs from 8 cities in Indonesia.

Not only providing the counter, IM2 also assists and educates the player unfamiliar with online business. IM2 also provides several design templates so those who are not familiar with web design can customized the look of their online counter.

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RajaMobil Jazzes Up Online Automobile Trading Market

Online automobile trading competition market will be jazzed up with the launching of RajaMobil.com last Wednesday in Jakarta. RajaMobil is an automobile trading portal which aims to bridge trading transaction process between seller and buyer with internet as the medium.

In this online automobile trading market, RajaMobil will not only compete with other automobile website such as Mobil123, but also facing general trading website such as Berniaga and TokoBagus. TokoBagus has claimed to own online automobile market in Indonesia by 75%.

According to Chief Executive Officer RajaMobil, Andi Silalahi –as reported by Kompas Otomotif – based on the data they have, 78% of people who want to buy a vehicle most likely has done a survey through the internet before deciding on which vehicle to buy. Therefore, online automotive business is very potential.

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IM2 Ajak UKM Buka Toko Online Melalui Tokoon

Indosat Mega Media (IM2) sebagai anak perusahaan Indosat yang fokus di layanan Internet dan multimedia meluncurkan toko online yang bernama Tokoon. Tokoon merupakan singkatan dari “Toko Online”. Melalui Tokoon, IM2 mengajak Usaha Kecil Menengah (UKM) yang selama ini melakukan bisnis secara konvensional untuk mulai membidik pasar online. Tokoon ini adalah usaha kedua IM2 untuk merangkul UKM, setelah Kongkoow yang setahun lalu pivot menjadi marketplace. Kongkoow sendiri sekarang menjadi toko gadget, tapi saya lihat sudah tidak dipelihara. Secara tampilan, Tokoon lebih rapi ketimbang pendahulunya, meskipun tidak bisa dibilang lebih baik ketimbang marketplace yang lain.

Seperti diberitakan oleh Media Indonesia, Direktur Utama IM2 Ridwan F. Karsa menjamin keamanan dan kemudahaan transaksi di Tokoon. Ini dilakukan untuk meningkatkan kepercayaan karena transaksi terjadi tanpa adanya pertemuan fisik antara pembeli dan penjual. Untuk menyukseskan program ini, IM2 bekerja sama dengan Kementerian UKM dan telah menjaring 100 UKM dari delapan kota di Indonesia.

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Telkomsel Develops Marketplace, Partners with MyAppsMall

Telkomsel is partnering with MyAppsMall in developing a app marketplace dedicated for Telkomsel customer. Many app for various types of cell phones and platforms are available inside the marketplace. One of the highlighted app is the Telkomsel version of Line chat app for Android user.

Other than Line app, MyAppsMall for Telkomsel user also provides many types of apps, games and wallpapers both free and paid. When visiting the marketplace, user can type in the brand and type of the cell phone they are using to filter displayed apps to match the cell phone.

Gideon Edie Purnomo, Head VAS, Applications and Device Management Group of Telkomsel, says that the cooperation between MyAppsMall and Telkomsel is done so user can easily get many interesting and qualified apps that fit the handset they are using.

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RajaMobil Ramaikan Pasar Jual Beli Mobil Online (Updated)

Pasar persaingan jual beli mobil online kini makin ramai dengan diluncurkannya RajaMobil.com, Rabu kemarin di Jakarta. RajaMobil merupakan sebuah portal jual beli mobil yang bertujuan untuk menjembatani proses transaksi jual beli antara penjual dan pembeli melalui perantara media internet.

Plaza Toyota, salah satu dealer resmi untuk mobil Toyota, kini juga memperluas bisnisnya dengan bisnis jual beli mobil secara online. Plaza Toyota meluncurkan Rajamobil.com, portal khusus jual-beli mobil. Peluncuran portal ini bertujuan untuk menjembatani proses transaksi jual beli antara penjual dan pembeli melalui perantara media internet.

Di pasar jual beli mobil online ini, RajaMobil akan bersaing tidak hanya dengan situs khusus beli mobil lainnya seperti Mobil123, tetapi juga akan berhadapan dengan situs jual beli umum seperti Berniaga dan TokoBagus. TokoBagus sendiri sempat mengklaim menguasai pasar jual beli mobil secara online di Indonesia dengan menguasai sekitar 75% pasar.

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Telkomsel Kerja Sama dengan MyAppsMall Kembangkan Marketplace

Telkomsel bekerja sama dengan MyAppsMall mengembangkan sebuah marketplace khusus aplikasi untuk pelanggan Telkomsel. Dalam marketplace tersebut, tersedia beragam aplikasi untuk berbagai macam handphone dan platform. Salah satu aplikasi yang disorot adalah aplikasi chatting Line khusus versi Telkomsel untuk pengguna Android.

Selain aplikasi Line, MyAppsMall untuk pelanggan Telkomsel juga menyediakan berbagai macam aplikasi, game, dan wallpaper baik yang gratis maupun berbayar. Saat mengunjungi marketplace tersebut, pengguna dapat memasukkan merk dan jenis handphone yang digunakan, untuk menyaring aplikasi yang ditampilkan agar sesuai dengan handphone tersebut.

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