Tag: Social Network

IM2 Modified Kongkoow to be Online Marketplace

We have already discussed about Kongkoow which was established in 2008 by IM2, one of the Indosat subsidiary. That time, Kongkoow focused on some friendship sites and wished to be the “Indonesian-MySpace”. After 3 years, we knew that MySpace is down and Kongkoow did not get expected traction. Now, IM2 is swerved. They try to facilitate Kongkoow to be online marketplace for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs).

As stated on Tempo Interactive, Kongkoow will be the media for SMEs to sell on the internet. This will improve the IM2 business, which, by far, focuses on the infrastructure area. Later, IM2 will bundle the broadband internet connection service and this online shop place. It does not mentioned whether the support from IM2 covering the training to build online shop in Kongkoow.

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IM2 Modifikasi Kongkoow Menjadi Online Marketplace

Kami pernah mengulas Kongkoow yang didirikan oleh IM2, salah satu anak perusahaan Indosat, di tahun 2008. Kala itu Kongkoow fokus sebagai situs pertemanan dan berharap menjadi “MySpace-nya Indonesia”. Setelah 3 tahun, kita tahu MySpace tumbang dan Kongkoow tidak mendapatkan traction yang diharapkan. Kini IM2 banting setir. Pihaknya berusaha untuk menfasilitas Kongkoow menjadi online marketplace bagi Usaha Kecil Menengah (UKM).

Seperti dikutip dari Tempo Interaktif, Kongkoow akan menjadi sarana bagi UKM untuk berjualan di Internet. Ini melengkapi bisnis IM2 yang memang selama ini fokus ke area infrastruktur. Nantinya IM2 akan mem-bundling layanan koneksi Internet broadband dan ruang di toko online ini. Tidak disebutkan dukungan IM2ini  apakah tmencakup pelatihan pembuatan toko dan pengelolaannya di Kongkoow.

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Posterous Memperkenalkan Posterous Spaces, Ubah Platfrom Blogging Menjadi Social Network

Pada acara TechCrunch Disrupt SF, Posterous meluncurkan Posterous Spaces, inkarnasi terbaru dari layanan yang dikenal sebagai layanan blogging berbasis email. Spaces adalah Posterous yang didesain dan dibentuk ulang. Pada dasarnya Spaces menggabungkan layanan blog dan layanan Group dari Posterous, mengubahnya menjadi sesuatu yang menyerupai Google+ atau Tumblr dengan kemampuan berbagi yang selektif bukan hanya sebuah situs blog biasa.

Posterous telah menjadi salah satu situs blogging yang paling inovatif, mengandalkan blogging melalui email dengan cara yang tidak digunakan oleh layanan lain, namun beberapa waktu yang lalu, Posterous memutuskan untuk merilis tidak hanya satu tapi dua aplikasi mobile. PicPosterous, aplikasi mobile pertama, tetap tidak berubah sebagai sebuah aplikasi yang memungkinkan pengguna Posterous mengelola blog mereka sebagai album foto. Sedangkan aplikasi utama Posterous, mendapatkan update untuk mendukung arah baru perusahaan dengan fasilitas Spaces.

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Posterous introduces Posterous Spaces, turns blogging platform into social network

During TechCrunch Disrupt SF, Posterous unveiled Posterous Spaces, the latest incarnation of its email oriented blogging service. Spaces is Posterous redesigned and reimagined. It essentially merges Posterous’ blog and Groups services, turning it into something that resembles Google+ or Tumblr with selective sharing ability instead of a standard blog site.

Posterous had been one of the most innovative blogging sites, embracing email like no one else had before, but it decided a while ago to release not just one but two mobile apps. PicPosterous, its first mobile app, remains unchanged as an app that lets Posterous users manage their blogs as photo albums. Its primary Posterous app however, got itself an update earlier today to support the new direction the company is taking with Spaces.

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Another Location Based Social Network from Yogyakarta

Dailysocial readers must know the local location based social services such as Yahoo! Koprol, Urbanesia, and Personaflag, for Yogya, beside Personaflag there is another location based social service called t4nya.com.

This one social media is quite interesting, has a slight difference from the others and a little bit unique. The first approach is mark a favorite location and then user can add photos, give score and comment to the place they’ve visited before, able to find places, location and new relations.

It’s quiet interesting from UI and UX side and also user friendly. The users have been given the privilege to add important places or their own favorite location on the map. It’s easy to add places and the funny icons display in each category made me comfortable in using t4nya.com. Even though it’s still in beta version, t4nya.com is such an addictive social service.

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Koprol Perkenalkan Tampilan Baru, Rencana untuk Monetisasi Lewat ‘Stamps’

Kemarin pagi Koprol melangsungkan konferensi pers untuk memperingati satu tahun Koprol berada di bawah naungan Yahoo dan mengumumkan beberapa informasi yang berkaitan dengan fitur tambahan dan yang baru dari situs mobile maupun desktop. Meski tidak sedramatis acara Facebook yang diadakan malam sebelumnya di Palo Alto, California, acara Koprol menekankan arah perkembangan yang berhubungan dengan pertumbuhan dan keterlibatan pengguna.

Country Manager Yahoo Indonesia, Pontus Sonnerstedt mengatakan  dalam sebuah pernyataan, “Koprol… memberikan pengalaman digital yang bersentuhan dengan apa yangmenarik dan diminati oleh masyarakat. Karena internet telah menjadi bagian dari hidup kita, kami telah memprioritaskan untuk meningkatkan layanan-layanan Koprol untuk mempermudah para penggunauntuk mensosialisasikan platform kami.”

Koprol introduces revamped sites, plans to monetize further through stamps

Koprol’s belated anniversary press conference today hashed out several announcements regarding new features and enhancements to both the mobile site and the desktop site. While not as dramatic as Facebook’s event held last night in Palo Alto, Koprol’s event emphasizes the direction it’s taking in terms of growth and user engagement.

Yahoo! Indonesia country manager Pontus Sonnerstedt said on a statement, “Koprol… delivers digital experiences that engages people’s passions and interests. With the internet being an integral part of our lives, we have made it a priority to enhance the service offerings on Koprol to make it easier for users to socialize on our platform.”

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Google+ circles over Facebook, Twitter, and Skype

Let’s talk about the hottest thing on the Internet in the last few days and that is Google+. Google+ looks like the culmination of all the social network experiments that Google has been throwing out so far in the last several years. The network is only a few days old yet it already feels like it’s been around for a long time, and streams of posts have been flowing almost endlessly with hardly a slow down.

When you join Google+, you’re asked to create circles based on your relationship with the people listed on your screen. Now these circles are for you and you alone. None of the people listed will know what circle you’ve put them into and who their fellow circle members are. All they know is you’re following them.

This one-way relationship is what made Twitter popular and preferred by those who shun Facebook’s approach of mutual friendship. On Facebook, anyone who wants to consider you a friend has to be approved and while many may consider this as not that big of a deal, a lot of people are uncomfortable with this “forced” friendship. Continue reading Google+ circles over Facebook, Twitter, and Skype