This is only Koprol's first time mentioned in a newspaper, and already on the front page with a photo and the headline 'Beat It, Facebook!'?? Yikes. Now that's pressure.

Anita interviewed all four founders for a piece titled Social and Local: Network Lets Jakartans Share Their Scene:

A team of local software developers recently announced that they had developed a new social networking site similar to Plurk and Twitter that would allow Jakartans to communicate with each other and share tips about local hangouts.

Koprol.com is the brainchild of four self-confessed computer nerds who said they wanted to create a location-based microblogging service that could keep people informed about the latest events in some of Jakarta’s most popular hangouts, such as malls, restaurants and cafes.

They also got a comment from one of our beta testers:

Because it is still being tested, Koprol currently has a limited number of members. But those who are involved in the testing are already ecstatic about the site’s features and the fact that it is locally developed.

“The concept behind Koprol is good,” said Retno Nindya, a 24-year-old freelance graphic designer. “I am proud of the fact that it was developed by Indonesians.”

Read the whole article: Social and Local: Network Lets Jakartans Share Their Scene

Thank you, Janeman, for this one.

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We'd think the first mention of our secret project would be in an underground blog, but apparently it was on national television!

The Metro TV crew came to interview me (Satya), Fajar, Aria Rajasa and Rama Mamuaya about Indonesian social networking sites in general. Between takes we gave Aria and Rama a demo of Koprol. When the clip came up, our quotes were packaged as a profile of Koprol. Whoa!

Rama, Satya, Kania, Aria, Metro TV crew and Fajar