Foursquare Localization for Indonesia

It's pretty cool that Foursquare is localized for Bahasa Indonesia, perhaps to compete with Koprol, a similar Indonesian clone startup that Yahoo acquired in 2010. Some thoughts on their website. Didn't get a chance to try out the app in Bahasa, though.

  1. Looks like they're iterating on their translations, which is awesome. Just weeks ago ago I was reading their Bahasa Indonesia About page and going, WTF?! Today's translation feels a lot more like natural Bahasa Indonesia. I peeked under the hood and it looks like they're using the Smartling translation management platform.
  2. a few weeks? months? ago:
  3. Foursquare menjadi pemandu bagi pengalaman dunia-nyata, yang membuat pengguna dapat menandai informasi tentang loka yang ingin dikunjungi, dan memunculkan informasi relevan tentang loka terdekat lainnya.
  4. now:
  5. Foursquare memudahkan kamu menjelajahi dunia nyata. Kami merancang alat bantu yang bisa kamu gunakan untuk terhubung dengan teman, menemukan tempat-tempat di sekitarmu, menghemat uang, dan memenangkan hadiah. Baik sedang merancang perjalanan keliling dunia, menyiapkan kumpul-kumpul dengan teman, atau mencoba menemukan hidangan terbaik di restoran setempat, foursquare bisa menjadi pendamping sempurnamu.  
  6. Video not localized :( Video caption urges user to check out the video to learn more about Foursquare, in Bahasa Indonesia.  
  7. Video probably isn't the best choice, anyway. Anecdotally, including from personal experience, loading a video in Jakarta tends to be a slow, frustrating experience. For regions with slower internet speeds, images might speak better than videos.
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