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KakaoTalk Introduces Localized Kpop Emoticons Through Carrier Billing

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The text messaging war is definitely on in Indonesia. In recent weeks, representatives from WeChat, KakaoTalk, and Line have made their ways to Jakarta and held a number of events to get to know the market better as well as get in touch with their partners directly to expand and strengthen their partnerships. On Monday Kakao issued a press release announcing new emoticons for KakaoTalk users on iOS, Android, Windows Phone, and BlackBerry. These emoticons are official digital merchandise from high profile Kpop acts Girls Generation, KARA, SHINee, Rainbow, and Yoo Seung Ho.

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Ada di Posisi Manakah Anda di Era Perang SMS?

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Jon Russell dari The Next Web membicarakan kemungkinan atau efek dari kesepakatan Skype – Telkomsel yang berhubungan dengan pesan teks. Ketika orang mendengar nama Skype, hal pertama yang dipikirkan adalah sarana telepon gratis dan panggilan video antara pengguna Skype serta tarif panggilan murah untuk nomor landline serta ponsel biasa. Walaupun pesan teks gratis juga tersedia di Skype, brand ini tidak begitu identik atas fasilitas itu. Jika Skype ingin turut terjun dalam bidang ini – SMS, maka Skype harus melalui hambatan cukup berat.

Para pesaing Skype antara lain adalah BlackBerry Messenger, Yahoo! Messenger, mig33, Facebook Message, dan WhatsApp. Ada lebih banyak lagi pesaing lain tetapi beberapa nama ini adalah layanan yang cukup menonjol. Apple iMessage dan Google Messenger di aplikasi Android Google+ cukup layak untuk dimasukkan dalam peta persaingan, tetapi mereka masih dalam tahap awal dengan fitur, jangkauan, dan kehandalan yang masih terbatas dan karena itu masih belum cukup menarik bagi pengguna umum.

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Which Side are You on in the Text Messaging War?

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Jon Russell over at The Next Web brought up a possibility of what the Skype-Telkomsel deal means for messaging. When people think of Skype, the first thing that comes to mind is free phone and video calls between Skype users and reduced call rates to regular landline as well as mobile numbers. While free text messaging is certainly a part of Skype, the brand is not immediately identifiable with it. If Skype is going to make a challenge into this field, it has a mountain of competitors to conquer.

Competing with Skype in mobile instant messaging are big time players such as BlackBerry Messenger, Yahoo! Messenger, mig33, Facebook Message, and WhatsApp. There are many more but these are the prominent ones. Apple’s iMessage and Google’s Messenger in Google+ Android and iPhone apps are worth mentioning but they are still in early infancy with limited feature, reach, and reliability and thus not in a position to appeal greatly to the masses just yet.
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