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Prepaid Nation. Or How Online Services Companies Can Make Money in Indonesia

The other day Pando published a story about how being “big in Indonesia” is like a kiss of death for Path. In a similar way, this seems to apply to other companies like BlackBerry, Friendster, Multiply, and Koprol, though obviously not to all international technology companies. With that in mind, what failed them and why is Indonesia such a tough market to crack financially?

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Online Services In The Eyes of Indonesian University Students [Part 2]

When asking about the most well known or successful mobile devices, platforms, and Internet services, the expected answers would be iPhone, Android, Facebook, Twitter, Google, and so on. These names tend to dominate the discussion among industry insiders primarily because the majority of them use those products and presumably it’s what certain surveys and discoveries show, which tend to reflect consumers aged 25 and above. But what about the teens or university students? How do they see the tech landscape? Check out part two of our discussion with teens on tech below. Don’t forget to read part one.

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Online Services In The Eyes of Indonesian University Students [Part 1]

When asking about the most well known or successful mobile devices, platforms, and Internet services, the expected answers would be iPhone, Android, Facebook, Twitter, Google, and so on. These names tend to dominate the discussion among industry insiders primarily because the majority of them use those products and presumably it’s what certain surveys and discoveries show, which tend to reflect consumers aged 25 and above. But what about the teens or university students? How do they see the tech landscape?

Continue reading Online Services In The Eyes of Indonesian University Students [Part 1]