Former Multiply Country Manager Daniel Tumiwa Heads Garuda Indonesia’s...
Former Multiply Country Manager for Indonesia, Daniel Tumiwa, joins Garuda Indonesia to lead their digital commerce business as Vice President of E-Commerce. Travel business in Indonesia has been under...
View ArticleVincent Putera on Hackathon and Pintails
Following AngelHack Jakarta, we caught up with Vincent Putera to talk a little bit about his new app Pintails and why he joined AngelHack. Among so many e-commerce models, Pintails seems quite unique....
View ArticlePT Multipolar Technology to Hold IPO, Strengthening Enterprise Service and...
PT Multipolar Technology, a PT Multipolar subsidiary in IT business will hold an IPO on July 8, 2013. It will offer 20% of total shares, to raise up to 187.5 billion Rupiah to strengthen its business...
View ArticlePartnering with MNC Group, Thailand’s Zocial Inc Enters Indonesian Market for...
Thailand’s Zocial Inc enters Indonesian market to offer two products in social network monitoring. Partnering with media conglomerate MNC Group, Zocial targets Indonesia’s large population and its...
View ArticleFokado Founder Launches Multifunction TaDa! Gift Card
After months in development, Antonius Taufan, who co-founded Fokado following his term at Founder Institute, officially launched his second company Giftcard.co.id. The service actually went live in...
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Indonesia a growth market for WhatsApp, but 27B daily IMs ridiculous
Indonesians are a very social and “chatty” market, but 27 billion daily WhatsApp messages from the country alone seems to be a ridiculous number. This morning The Jakarta Post published a story based...
View ArticleIndonesian Music Streaming Service Ohdio Gets a Revamp and Mobile Access
Streaming music service Ohdio has gone through a significant makeover of its services. The changes include a move from ohd.io to ohdio.fm (which reminds us of last.fm) a simplified new logo, a new look...
View ArticleSecure Communications App Reline Opens Registration For Beta Testers
At AngelHack Jakarta, a number of teams produced quite a few solid product prototypes but none incited more debate than Reline, an app that facilitates secure communications for mobile devices. Never...
View ArticleLack of Privacy Policy Trips Up Indonesian App Developers When Submitting...
Ahead of the Build conference on Wednesday night in Jakarta, Microsoft emphasized a number of aspects that software developers should take note when submitting apps to the Windows Store or Windows...
View Article[DS Notes] Instagram Accounts Hacked, Sending Photos of Fruits
Middle of the night, weekend, what a time to take over Instagram accounts right? If you received an email from Instagram informing you that your account may have been compromised, it’s most likely...
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[Manic Monday] Licensing Music For Digital Services
Running a business that licenses something for digital services is not easy. First of all, the legal basis of a licensing business depends on the protection of intellectual property rights, which in...
View Article[DS Notes] How Much Is Apple Paying Music Labels for iTunes Radio?
We discussed a bit about music licensing fees on Monday specifically when it comes to digital playback. As it happens, the Wall Street Journal revealed the licensing structure that Apple has to pay for...
View Article[DS Notes] Greater Calls For Encryption Following NSA Spill
As the fallout of the Edward Snowden case continues, American journalism professor Jeff Jarvis posted an opinion piece for Guardian arguing for increased encryption for private communications. He...
View ArticleNearly Half of Viki’s Viewers Prefer to Use Mobile Devices to Watch Its Videos
International TV show site Viki announced today that it has had more than 10.2 million installs of its mobile apps which are available on Android, BlackBerry, iOS, and Windows Phone. The number of...
View ArticleOgilvy & Mather and Google Launch Indonesia Innovates to Recognize Indonesian...
On Wednesday Ogilvy & Mather held a joint event with Google Indonesia to recognize six Indonesian entrepreneurs whose work on technology have made a difference in people’s lives. Indonesia...
View ArticleBNI Reveals Mobile Credit Card Reader for iOS
Bank Negara Indonesia (BNI) at its 67th anniversary celebration on Friday, much to our surprise, launched a new kind of mobile EDC (electronic data capture) for credit card payments, which can be used...
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[Manic Monday] Esensi Dari modern Budaya Indonesia Dalam Produk Digital
Mayoritas masyarakat Indonesia tumbuh dengan pendidikan di sekolah dasar, yang antara lain mengajarkan tentang berbagai budaya di Indonesia. Setiap provinsi memiliki berbagai macam warisan budaya,...
View ArticleDigital Receipts App Bill.E Wins Startup Weekend Jakarta 2013
Startup Weekend Jakarta 2013 concluded on Sunday with digital receipts app Bill.E as the winning project. Held over the weekend at Prasetiya Mulya Business School, the event attracted more than 200...
View ArticleWhat Premium Subscription? Path Goes Sticker Happy With Latest Update
Earlier today Jalur released its latest update for iOS and Android which brings increased use of stickers within its app, a QR code to add friends and redesigned interface for iOS. The changes reveal...
View ArticleTalking about Startup Weekend Winning App Bill.E With Project Leader Chrissa...
Following Startup Weekend Jakarta, we caught up with Chrissa Mahtani, project lead for competition winner Bill.e to find out a little more about the app and what her plans are for further development...
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