Official: Yahoo! to Shut Its Office in Indonesia by The End of This Year

All those rumours finally come into reality. Yahoo has confirmed that they will shut their offices in several Southeast Asian countries, including the one in Indonesia by the end of this year. The trend has been started, as TechCrunch reported, by the closing of the office in Ho Chi Minh City in the third quarter of this year. Continue reading Official: Yahoo! to Shut Its Office in Indonesia by The End of This Year

Yahoo! Indonesia Plans to Downsize, Indonesian Tech Industry Players Keep Optimistic

The Yahoo! downsizing issue seems to have successfully driven people in tech industry mad. Although it’s not actually the first time Yahoo! plans of doing such thing, the news still shocked many. Continue reading Yahoo! Indonesia Plans to Downsize, Indonesian Tech Industry Players Keep Optimistic

Yahoo Office in Indonesia Is About to Be Closed, Reportedly by Next Year

In response to TechCrunch’s article which reported that Yahoo is currently looking to close its offices in Southeast Asia, including the one in Indonesia, we contacted a trusted informant who, sadly, confirmed that the giant will move all of its premises from Indonesia to its regional office in Singapore by next year. What is actually going on? Continue reading Yahoo Office in Indonesia Is About to Be Closed, Reportedly by Next Year

Aiming to Build Better Engagement with Users, Okezone Launches a Brand New Design

While big data is no longer a stranger to us, the implementation of such technology is still uncommon here in Indonesia. This is something that Roy Simangunsong, the CEO of Okezone, always wants to change. At least that’s reflected when the CEO launched the latest version of Okezone.com yesterday (6/10). Continue reading Aiming to Build Better Engagement with Users, Okezone Launches a Brand New Design

Okezone Luncurkan Versi Baru, Pertajam Fokus ke Desain, Data dan User

Big data mungkin sudah bukan istilah asing di telinga kita, namun pada kenyataannya terminologi tersebut masih jarang sekali diterapkan oleh korporasi di Indonesia. Namun hal ini bertolak belakang dengan filosofi CEO Okezone Roy Simangunsong yang hari ini secara resmi meluncurkan versi terbaru dari Okezone.com. Continue reading Okezone Luncurkan Versi Baru, Pertajam Fokus ke Desain, Data dan User

Raksasa Digital Cina Tencent Sangkal Rumor Akuisisi Okezone

Terkait informasi yang berkembang di ranah digital tentang akuisisi raksasa digital Cina Tencent terhadap Okezone, pihak MNC Tencent selaku perwakilan resmi Tencent di Indonesia mengkonfirmasi bahwa berita tersebut hanya rumor dan mereka tidak ingin berpendapat atau berkomentar terhadap hal-hal yang masih bersifat rumor.

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Country Manager Yahoo Indonesia Roy Simangunsong Mengundurkan Diri

Kami memperoleh konfirmasi bahwa Country Manager Yahoo Indonesia Roy Arnold Simangunsong telah mengundurkan diri dari posisinya. Hari terakhirnya di Yahoo Indonesia adalah 31 Januari yang lalu dan saat ini manajemen kantor Yahoo di Indonesia dipegang langsung oleh kantor regional Singapura. Roy diduga kuat akan menduduki posisi CEO Okezone yang baru saja dikabarkan diakuisisi oleh Tencent.

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A Chat With Yahoo Indonesia’s Roy Simangunsong About WPP Stream

Early this month, May 2-4 to be exact, myself and other 150 got the exclusive invitation to this unconference event called Stream Indonesia 2013 organized by WPP. The global event takes place early autumn each year and brings together over three hundred of the brightest and most innovative people in the creative, media and technology industries. Continue reading A Chat With Yahoo Indonesia’s Roy Simangunsong About WPP Stream

Indonesia Irresistible for Digital Advertising Companies as ad2c Launches Regional Office in Jakarta

Seems like today’s a day for incoming mobile ad companies to reveal themselves. India based ad2c announced today that it is setting up a regional office in Indonesia to serve the Southeast Asian market. Partnering with XL Axiata, Dentsu, Yahoo, and XM Gravity, the company sees tremendous opportunity in growing and seizing the Indonesian mobile consumer market.

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Yahoo Indonesia Fokus di Pendekatan Mobile dan Penambahan Value untuk Konten di Tahun 2013

Bertempat di kantor Yahoo Indonesia, Sentral Senayan II, Country Ambassador dan Sales Director Yahoo Indonesia Roy Simangunsong menjelaskan tentang pencapaian-pencapaian Yahoo Indonesia di tahun 2012 dan sedikit bocoran tentang fokusnya di tahun 2013. Menurut Roy, Yahoo akan fokus untuk penawaran video untuk pengguna, pendekatan mobile untuk semua perangkat dan penambahan value untuk konten-kontennya, seperti Berita, Olahraga, OMG! dan She, serta investasi untuk pengembangan industri digital di Indonesia.

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