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.
- 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.
a few weeks? months? ago: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.
now:
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.
- Video not localized :(
Video caption urges user to check out the video to learn more about Foursquare, in Bahasa Indonesia.
- 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.
