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Harpoen Launches Version 2, Emphasizes on Discovery

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Harpoen Ltd. today launches Harpoen 2.0, a significant overhaul of the “digital graffiti” app launched back in March 2012. Eschewing much of the interface of version 1 but still keeping the overall look and theme, Harpoen 2 is the result of a rethinking of how the app is being used by its most active users as well as maintaining the idea behind the app which aims to get people to leave notes, messages, remarks, and memories about particular places.

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New Koprol is Coming Soon

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The startup that once became the pride of Indonesian digital ecosystem  is coming back to life. The revival of Koprol, following the shutdown by Yahoo on August 28, is marked by its new revamped site — still accessible from the old Koprol.com. There’s no further update on the site yet, but anyone who would like to become beta tester for this new version of Koprol may tweet to @koprol by telling which town will he/she be representing to. The trademarks and domain names of Koprol is now, as expected, associated to Barito Labs, founded by three former Koprol co-founders.

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Harpoen Mencoba Pasar Amerika Serikat

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Haruskah startup Indonesia memiliki target yang tinggi dan mencoba menggarap pasar luar negeri atau haruskah mereka tetap fokus pada pasar lokal dan melayani konsumen lokal? Jawabaan dari pertanyaan ini tentu saja bergantung dari produk dan sumber daya yang dimiliki para founder tetapi hal ini layak untuk dipikirkan lebih lanjut. Sentimen nasionalisme cukup tinggi di negara ini dan kebanyakan founder startup tidak tertarik untuk memasuki pasar international karena beberapa alasan.

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Harpoen Heads to the US

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Should local startups aim high and try to hit the overseas market or should they stick to the local scene and serve the local consumers? The answer clearly depends on the product and the resources available to the founders but it’s something worth thinking about. The majority of Indonesia’s tech startups are aiming at the local market. Nationalist sentiment is very high in the country and most startup founders aren’t interested in tackling the international market for various reasons.

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Masa Depan Bouncity: Terintegrasi dengan Platform Social Gaming Milik Qeon

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Menyusul berita sebelumnya tentang akuisisi Bouncity oleh Qeon Interactive, mantan CTO dan co-founder Bouncity, Jeffry Anthony memberitahu kami tentang Bouncity dan masa depan layanan ini. Jeffry adalah satu-satunya co-founder (total ada 4 co-founder Bouncity) yang masih bertahan di perusahaan ini dan bergabung bersama Qeon menjadi CTO. Ia kini mengurusi pengembangan platfrom social gaming Qeon.

Pertama-tama, Jeffry memberi tahu kami tentang proses akuisisi. Bouncity diakuisisi pada bulan Juni 2012 oleh PT Qeon Interactive, sebuah perusahaan penyedia Value Added Service yang menjalankan dan mengoperasikan Qeon Social Networking Service (SNS). Qeon juga merupakan perusahaan penerbit game online yang berhasil meluncurkan Shadow Company pertama kali di Indonesia sebelum negara lain. Qeon Interactive juga merupakan bagian dari Midplaza Group, yang juga memiliki Biznet, gedung Midplaza, Intercontinental Hotel dan Ayana Resort.

Qeon Interactive mengakuisisi Bouncity dengan jumlah yang tidak diumumkan. Dengan kesepakatan ini, PT Qeon Interactive akan memiliki hak untuk mengoperasikan platform Bouncity, termasuk aplikasi mobile dan database yang dimiliki, serta mempertahankan anggota tim pengembangan mereka.

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Bouncity’s Future: Integrated Into Qeon’s Social Gaming Platform

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Following the recent news of Bouncity acquisition by Qeon Interactive, former Bouncity CTO and co-founder, Jeffry Anthony approaches us about Bouncity and its future. Anthony is the only co-founder (there are initially four of them) who still remains with the company and joining Qeon as the CTO. He’s in now charge with the development of Qeon social gaming platform.

First, he told us about the acquisition process. Bouncity was acquired on June 2012 by PT Qeon Interactive, an Internet Value Added Service provider which runs and operates Qeon Social Networking Service (SNS) and also an online game publishing company which managed to launch Shadow Company first in Indonesia before any other countries.Qeon Interactive is also a part of Midplaza Group, which owns Biznet, Midplaza building, Intercontinental Hotel, and Ayana Resort.

Qeon Interactive acquired Bouncity for an undisclosed amount of cash in a transaction in which PT Qeon Interactive receive the rights to operate Bouncity platform, including its mobile applications and databases, and to retain all members of the development teams.

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Bouncity Kini Dimiliki oleh Penerbit Game Qeon

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Kami akhirnya mendapatkan konfirmasi bahwa layanan berbasis lokasi Bouncity telah dijual ke penerbit game Qeon untuk nilai yang tidak diungkapkan. Menurut sumber yang mengetahui perihal penjualan ini, kesepakatan Bouncity dilakukan di bulan Juni sebelum dua orang bagian penting dari tim, Kevin Osmond dan Richard Fang, keluar dari perusahaan. Kevin dan Richard kini berkolaborasi dan mendirikan perusahaan konsultan bernama Weekend Inc.

Qeon sendiri adalah pemain baru di industri penerbit game. Produk mereka saat ini adalah Shadow Company, sebuah online game First Person Shooter (FPS) yang diluncurkan bulan April. Sementara Bouncity memiliki proses gamifikasi pada layanannya, kami belum yakin tentang masa depan Bouncity di bawah kepemilikan manajemen Qeon. Qeon adalah bagian dari grup MidPlaza dan memiliki relasi yang cukup dekat dengan Biznet.

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Bouncity Sold to Game Publisher Qeon (UPDATED)

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We finally get confirmation that location based service Bouncity has been sold to game publisher Qeon for undisclosed amount. The previous owner, PhaseDev, is now focusing on the other two services under its management, Wayang Force and Tiket, while buzzing around with new stealth stuffs. According to source close to this matter, the Bouncity’s deal is closed on June before two of its key players, Kevin Osmond and Richard Fang, departing. Osmond and Fang are now collaborating to create consulting gig named Weekend Inc.

Qeon itself is a new player in game publishing industry. Its current product is Shadow Company, a First Person Shooter (FPS) online game that was launched in April. While Bouncity has some gamification process in the service, we are still not quite sure about the future of Bouncity under Qeon management. Qeon is part of MidPlaza group and having tight relationship with Biznet.

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Yahoo! Koprol to Relaunch In May, Refocuses on Neighborhoods

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DailySocial made our way downtown Wednesday morning to Yahoo Indonesia’s offices at Sentra Senayan II to take a sneak peak at what the people there were up to. Hours earlier came news that Sunnyvale is going to wield the axe this week over 2000 employees across the globe. A massive layoff is coming. The mood at Yahoo Indonesia though, showed nothing of the sort. Instead, we were greeted like it was any other day and they still held meetings, discussions, and doing things as per their daily grind.

We’re not going to talk about the layoffs though. We were there to check out what they were doing with Koprol, the location based service that Yahoo bought back in May 2010. We have written plenty about the service from cheerleading them to admonishing them for having fallen far behind the competitors and even against the new kid on the block, Path. We were shown what they call Koprol 2.0. If you think the redesign that they did last year was 2.0, it wasn’t. This is a major rework. The core of Koprol is still there but it’s a brand new service that more accurately reflects how Koprol is actually used by the majority of its users.

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Update Foursquare: Manado Menangkan Kompetisi Global City Badge

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Foursquare baru saja mengumumkan pemenang kompetisi Global City Badge berdasarkan semua list yang dibuat oleh pengguna Foursquare di seluruh dunia. Dari 20 kota pemenang, Manado adalah satu-satunya kota di Indonesia yang terpilih. Mereka akan menemani Bangkok, Rio de Jeneiro, Buenos Aires, dan Jakarta yang memang sudah direncanakan untuk dibuatkan badge-nya oleh tim Foursquare. Badge untuk kota Jakarta dan Manado akan tersedia dalam waktu dekat.

Kontes Global City Badge ini mengikuti kesuksesan Foursquare menggelar kontes #visitUS untuk kota-kota di Amerika Serikat yang diadakan sebelumnya. Kompetisi ini dibagi menjadi enam region, di mana kota-kota di Indonesia (ternyata) termasuk dalam kawasan Oceania. Manado memenangkan kompetisi ini berdasarkan list yang dibuat oleh Bastianos, di mana dia berbagi 50 tempat (venue) yang menarik baginya di kota Manado.

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