Having matured from its early 2000s Internet obsession with Friendster, it seems Indonesia has become something of a Web force, embracing everything from Facebook to Foursquare catching people off guard with some uncommon swarms.
So writes Sarah Lacy of Techcrunch. This article is a nice roundup of a week of on and off focus on Indonesia by technology nerds from around the world. Do give yourself some time to read the full article over at Techcrunch.
P.S. If you feel like following the latest in “Indonesian tech” and meeting some of these amazing people, you might want to keep a close eye on (and take part in) BarCamp Indonesia (Twitter account: @BarCampID).
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Tags: indonesia, startup, technology
June 2, 2010 at 5:18 pm |
Someone asked me the same question: what the bleep is going on in Indonesian internet world? To which I answered: I can tell you my assumptions and what I know now, which you can use to prove myself wrong by tomorrow.
Glad you’ve started a blog in English -hopefully we’ll have some great discussions here that can involve people with different experiences.
June 2, 2010 at 6:04 pm |
Hi mas Tito, to be frank, I really don’t have a choice. I need to start and maintain this blog to pass Sean Cubitt’s Net Communications course, which I’m sure you’re very aware of.
Having said that, I think I’ll continue this blog to share #Techtalk(s) that require much more than 140 characters.
Speaking of Indonesia, sometime I love to imagine what our “very social” and creative population can do with proper internet infrastructure. Hopefully the nation will be able to catch up soon. Concepts like e-learning, gadgets like the iPad, are “Western concepts” that requires fast internet connection to live to its full potential. Dial up might be enough for Facebook, and some blogging, but that’s about it.
June 2, 2010 at 9:27 pm |
lol…i was just discussing this topic with my Indonesian friend at today’s lunch time. Facebook and twitter are our social world, we can’t live without them now. and with mobile internet (talking about my BB here), these sites seems to be with us 24/7. leading to better/worst?
June 2, 2010 at 9:32 pm |
I think it largely depends on you. Personally, for me, it has been great. Great for relationships. Great for business. Just remember to do it in moderation. Too much of anything, I think, can’t be good.
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