"Kami Tidak Takut... Sama Twitter!"
Just kidding. Actually we are very afraid of Twitter, especially its hardcore fanatics. But with Indonesian nationalism all over American social sites, we humbly ask your help to improve your country's own social site called Koprol, by trying it out for a few days and giving your input.
As a location-based social network, Koprol aims to 'unite' Indonesians as they roll around town in their day to day activities, by providing them a way to interact with comments, photos, reviews, based on where they are. Sometimes they use it to spontaneously meet in person and say hi.
We know that nationalist pride does not guarantee usage of local products (sometimes it results in free advertisement of foreign products), but who knows you would give Koprol a try.
Still not sure? You can read what bloggers say about Koprol.
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FOR MEMBERS:
Good news! Today on this Independence Day, we are announcing yet another feature release, based on your input as our valued beta testers:
Tweet from Koprol: People who are on both Koprol and Twitter has been asking for this for a long time. Koprollers can now send status updates to Twitter. Like we did with Facebook, but we're doing it Twitter-style: the tweets will include hashtags of your location, so Twitter users can click to find other tweets about the location.
What appears on Facebook:
having pizza @ Pizza Marzano, Senayan City
What appears on Twitter:
having pizza #PizzaMarzano #SenayanCity
To activate, go to "Sharing" in the Settings page.
We just have one tip: Make sure your Twitter followers would not mind getting cross posted with your status and location. We don't want to create another Plurkgate (see Kappachan's post)
Public Posts: Koprol has been a closed site (users are required to log in), but today we are opening up one type of page to the public, which is the individual post page. Anyone can now see your posts (the ones set to public), including the comments and a map. They also have their own short alphanumeric URL that will get linked from your tweets.
New homepage called "Friends & Nearby": Usually your homepage only lists people you follow, then you have to switch tabs to see other people around you. Now we are combining them into a new homepage titled "Friends & Nearby" where you will see everyone in the area above you. For instance, if you're checked in to Grand Indonesia, you will see everyone in Thamrin. If you're checked in to Pejompongan, you will see everyone in Bendungan Hilir.
Reviews in the main stream: You probably know that you can find place reviews on the sidebar. Well now we are showing the reviews on the main column as well. They will be merged with the stream, so you will not miss new reviews from your friends, and likewise your friends will always see your new reviews. Rate away!
Add Places: Hooray! This is probably the most wanted feature: Members can now add more places to Koprol. Whenever you're not able to find a specific place on Koprol, just scroll down to the bottom of the search page and suggest a new place. You don't have to worry about bogus places, because each suggestion will be checked by our admin. So go ahead, search all your favorite hangout places. If we don't have it, suggest it!
Email Notifications: You have the option of getting an email notification whenever somebody comments on your posts, mentions you, or sends you a message. This should be good for mobile push mail users like BlackBerry users. You can set notifications in the Settings page.
So those are the highlight of this Independence Day update. We also did many small fixes. Please try it out and later tell us what you like or don't like by clicking 'Send Feedback' like usual.
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UNTUK ANGGOTA:
Tepat dengan Hari Kemerdekaan R.I., kami mengumumkan fitur-fitur baru berdasarkan masukan anda selama ini.
Posting ke Twitter: Mereka yang memakai Koprol dan Twitter sudah minta ini dari dulu. Sekarang Koproller bisa kirim status ke Twitter. Seperti ke Facebook, tapi tentunya dengan gaya khas Twitter: tiap tweet mengandung hashtag lokasi anda, jadi pemakai Twitter bisa klik dan lihat status lain mengenai lokasi yang sama.
Yang muncul di Facebook:
jiahh meeting lagi @ Menara Jamsostek, Kuningan Barat
Yang muncul di Twitter:
jiahh meeting lagi #MenaraJamsostek #KuninganBarat
Untuk menghidupkan, kunjungi “Sharing” di halaman Settings.
Penting! Pastikan followers anda gak bakal ngambek bahwa anda melakukan cross-posting.
Posting Publik: selama ini orang harus log in untuk lihat Koprol, tapi hari ini kita mulai membuka sebagian ke umum, yaitu halaman per posting. Siapapun bisa lihat (asal memang disetel untuk publik), termasuk komentar dan peta. Halaman ini juga akan punya URL pendek yang di-link dari status Twitter.
Halaman depan baru “Friends & Nearby”: Biasanya halaman depan kita hanya berisi orang yang kita follow, lalu harus klik untuk lihat orang lain di sekitar kita. Sekarang kita menggabung kedua itu ke satu halaman yang kita namakan “Friends & Nearby” dimana anda bisa lihat semua orang di daerah satu level di atas anda. Contohnya, kalau anda check in di Bulungan, anda akan lihat semua orang di Kebayoran Baru. Bila anda check in di Mall Kelapa Gading, anda akan lihat semua orang di Kelapa Gading.
Review muncul di kolom tengah: Anda tahu kan review biasa muncul di samping. Nah sekarang review muncul di kolom utama. Digabung dalam stream, jadi anda pasti lihat review baru dari teman, dan teman anda juga lebih mudah melihat review terbaru anda. Ayo bikin review yang banyak.
Tambah Place: Akhirnya! Yang ditunggu-tunggu. Anggota bisa menambah tempat sendiri ke Koprol. Bila tidak menemukan suatu tempat, langsung saja scroll ke bawah dan sarankan tempat baru. Tidak usah takut orang nambah tempat yang fiktif, karena tiap permintaan akan diperiksa oleh admin. Ayo cari tempat favorit anda. Kalau gak ada, langsung sarankan saja.
Notifikasi lewat email: Anda bisa minta dikirimi email tiap kali ada orang yang menulis komentar untuk anda, menyebut nama anda, atau mengirim message. Ini bagus untuk pemakai push mail seperti yang punya BlackBerry. Silakan pilih notifikasi di halaman Settings.
Jadi itulah fitur-fitur terbesar edisi 17 Agustus. Kita juga bikin banyak perbaikan kecil lho. Silakan dicoba dan nanti bilang mana yang anda suka dan tidak suka dg klik ‘Send feedback’. Merdeka!
