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Wednesday, September 21, 2011

Yahoo launches new social platform, Yahoo! Post

The Jakarta Post, Jakarta, Wed, 09/21/2011

Yahoo! Inc. on Wednesday announced Yahoo! Post, a new forum that allows users, particularly Indonesians, to search various topics and share interests online.

Yahoo! Post can be accessed through http://id.post.yahoo.com and is open to anyone with a Yahoo account.

Yahoo! Southeast Asia regional product marketing manager Aryo Kresnadi said Yahoo! Post was different to other web-based services because it combines search-based products with community features for content discovery.

“Usually, when we look for something using a search engine we get a link. In Yahoo! Post, we get a forum of discussion where we can get information as well as meet people with similar interests by simply entering a keyword,” Aryo said Wednesday.

Aryo added that Yahoo! Post offers three levels of participation: contributor, voter and forum moderator. Active members who contribute to a specific forum in Yahoo! Post can be promoted to higher levels.

They can also nominate themselves to become forum moderators by obtaining votes from other members.

A similar platform, KPost, has been available in Hong Kong and Korea since 2010.

Aryo said Yahoo! Post was part of Yahoo! efforts to innovate in Indonesia, one of the most important Internet markets in Southeast Asia.


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