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Twitter is huge in Indonesia, and it's sure to grow even more now that it has been translated to Indonesian by the community. In order to better understand Twitter trends and other social media metrics, SalingSilang created TuiTwit. It's a mobile web app used to access Twitter but with more features than the Twitter mobile website. It boasts over 500,000 users already. We reached out to Enda Nasution regarding the latest version of TuiTwit. 1. Tell us a little about TuiTwit. Tuitwit is a mobile web-based Indonesian Twitter client, originally developed by @judotens as his personal project ...
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Twitter Translated To Indonesian By the Community [INTERVIEW]
We have frequently written about Twitter's growing popularity in Indonesia. With the world's third largest userbase, Indonesia often makes the Trending Topics list. With all of that potential, Twitter used its translation center to make the Twitter experience accessible in the Indonesian language. According to this post over on the Twitter Blog: Indonesian and Dutch were the first language by community volunteers using Twitter Translation Center that opened earlier in the year. Volunteers translate twitter.com, support pages, desktop and mobile applications — everything except the Tweets. Then, a select group of the most active ...
Aug 2 2011
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How the #SaWitYoWit Twitter Hashtag Entertains During Ramadan
Who says Ramadan can't be fun? Having a laugh on Twitter is one way to get rid of boredom and forget hunger during fasting days. For Indonesians, making jokes on Twitter is a favorite internet pastime. Look for the hashtag #sawityowit on Twitter and you can see a stream of humor that’s a great means of whiling away the day. The hashtag is short for "Sahur With Your Twit.” It’s especially popular and active from 'sahur' (early breakfast at 3 a.m) before starting to fast until the afternoon when the fast ...
Jul 28 2011
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Creator of TwitterCounter and TheNextWeb Brings Us a Google+ Metrics Site [INTERVIEW]
As the number one Twitter metrics site, TwitterCounter.com is a great way to analyze and find Twitter statistics. The man behind that service is Boris Veldhuijzen van Zanten, also the founder of TheNextWeb and the annual TheNextWeb Conference. With all the buzz surrounding Google+ right now, Boris has jumped into action once again, putting his midas touch on a Google+ metrics service called SocialStatistics. We got in touch with the man himself to find out more about it. Here is our interview with him. 1. You have founded TwitterCounter, TheNextWeb, ...
Aug 2 2011
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Indonesia Trends Bittersweet Today: Floods, Football Grip the Twittersphere
What's hot on Twitter in Indonesia today? Support. But for a number of different causes. There are two topics caught the public's attention today. One is SUPPORT TIMNAS INDONESIA, an expression of support from football fans to the Indonesian National Team. They are taking over the Twitterverse as Indonesia hosts Turkmenistan this afternoon in Jakarta for the second leg of 2014 World Cup qualification. Proud Indonesians are showing so much support on Twitter that this became one of the trending topics not just locally but even worldwide. Interestingly enough, since Indonesia hasn’t ...
Jul 27 2011
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India’s Top Online Influencers [INFOGRAPHIC]
Who are India’s top online influencers? There are several different types of metrics to help us figure out who, but Edelman has recently introduced two new influencer measurement tools for the public: BlogLevel and TweetLevel. As the names suggest, each of these tools can measure your blog and Twitter influence, respectively. We tried Blog level and it’s pretty simple to use. Just key in your blog URL and the report is generated. Easy as that. We scored 63.3 in influence which is pretty decent, at least according to Edelman’s report. For ...
Jul 26 2011
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Indonesian Party Looks To Social Media To Win General Election
Indonesia's general election will take place in 2014, but already one of the biggest political parties in the country, Golkar, has laid out its plan to utilize social media sites - such as its Facebook page - to win votes. As we have said many times, Indonesia ranks among the top social media countries in Asia, and indeed the world -- so it is understandable that Golkar will try to win over the nation’s netizens. Sharif Cicip Sutardjo, the Golkar deputy chairman, looked at potential voters between 25 and 45 years ...
Jul 24 2011
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Hillary Clinton: U.S Will Support Indonesia Through Angel Investors
A spirit of entrepreneurship is brewing in Indonesia, and U.S Secretary Hillary Clinton's motivating speech today - at the Regional Entrepreneur Summit (RES) in Bali, Indonesia - has pushed that spirit to a higher level. The crowd seemed star-struck by Clinton's appearance - flashes from cameras didn’t stop throughout her entire speech, and the atmosphere was awesome. Clinton shared that entrepreneurship is very much in the blood of most Americans. Clinton's father, for one, is an entrepreneur who provided food, comfort, and security to her family. On a macro level, Clinton ...
Jul 22 2011
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Google Chairman Eric Schmidt: Asia is the future, not the U.S
“Entrepreneurs never give up.” That’s the opening line Google chairman Eric Schmidt said in front of an Indonesian crowd at the start of his keynote in the Regional Entrepreneur Summit (RES) in Bali, Indonesia. Schmidt thinks that Indonesia can be the next Brazil. “Indonesia has grown so quickly… at a growth rate that Americans will die for,” said Schmidt. “You know what I mean.” Schmidt explained that Indonesia has a loud democracy, a flourishing society, and an integrated media. With so many people on Facebook and Twitter, Indonesia is indeed ...
Aug 2 2011
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Indonesian President Warms Up To Social Media, But Still Some Resistance
An the ASEAN Ministerial Meeting last Tuesday, president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono stated: There is no government in the world that has all the answers to this new trend. ASEAN, too, must get into the act. We must be creative and open minded in harnessing the power of technology to promote people-to-people contact.” As we have reported previously, the president previously criticized the social media due to terrorism threats and slanderous news. But it seems he now realizes that at a broader level, the use of social media and other communication tools are ...
Aug 2 2011
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Indonesia’s Tifatul Sembiring: From Government Minister to Net Celeb
Fame is not always limited to just artists or musicians. Politicians - for better or worse - are often the center of attraction too. This is especially the case in today’s social media age, where the words and ideas of many political figures are often exposed raw to the world. Such fame has been attained by Tifatul Sembiring, the Indonesian Minister of Telecommunications and Information. Indonesia’s love/hate relationship with Tifatul is producing some interesting conversation in cyberspace recently. According to Famecount, Tifatul is ranked as number 24 on a list of ...
Jul 20 2011
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Intel Supports Indonesian Youth Conference With Twitter Campaign
As one of the sponsors of the Indonesian Youth Conference 2011, Intel Indonesia was committed to spreading inspirational stories for young people. Through the company “Warnai Hidupmu” (Color Your Life) movement on Twitter, Intel persuades its @komunitasintel followers to use PC as a productivity and creativity tool. Several days before the conference, @komunitasintel started the initiative by conducting a live Twitter interview with Yoris Sebastian, a young entrepreneur who founded Oh My Goodness Creative Consulting agency. Yoris (@yoris) shared not only his hope for young people but also his experience ...
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