Searching for Indonesia on the Web<\/p>\n
By Jules Bell<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): What is Indonesia's presence on the Internet?
\nCan you shop for batik, stroll through the nation's galleries or
\nsearch for an Indonesian site in the sea of online data? Of
\ncourse you can, you just need to know where to look.<\/p>\n
The two greatest problems with the world wide wonder, the
\nInternet, are that often you end up with a world wide wait, or a
\nworld wide wallow. The sheer quantity of information is both the
\nInternet's best attraction, and the Web's most difficult hurdle.<\/p>\n
The solution is a search engine, that allows you to enter key
\nwords or phrases and returns the most probable pages for you to
\nbrowse. That is fine if you want international sites, but what do
\nyou do if you are looking for country specific sites or topics,
\nlike a recipe for sate sauce for example?<\/p>\n
A good place to start is searchindonesia.com, an excellent and
\nfast Indonesian specific search engine and navigation directory.
\nClearly styled and simple to use, this site offers features such
\nas a top 10 site listing, a "search for Indonesian people"
\nfunction and an Indonesian Internet directory.<\/p>\n
The directory is in the form of numerous categories such as
\nentertainment, recreation or education. These are well organized
\nand comprehensive, so the chances of finding what you are looking
\nfor here are pretty good.<\/p>\n
Two other useful search engines and directories are
\nindoseek.co.id and indocenter.co.id. Another option is the
\nIndonesian Yellowpages site, yellowpages.co.id\/hotsites, which
\nhas no general search engine, but contains an impressive
\ndirectory. Clicking on the health hyperlink, for example, takes
\nyou to a page listing 47 Indonesian health sites; from an allergy
\nrelated page to Zanadu Executive Health Spa in Jakarta, where you
\ncan experience the "delicate art of relaxation". How does that
\nsound?<\/p>\n
Another strategy when looking for a site is to try the topic
\nor company's name with co.id or .com attached, as in
\nexample.co.id, or the Pertamina's site Pertamina.co.id. A search
\nengine will find your site, but taking an educated guess is worth
\na try for larger companies and popular topics.<\/p>\n
It is also interesting to check whether your business or
\npersonal name is a web site yet -- such as dharma.com or
\ndharma.co.id -- and either be jealous or think about buying
\nyourself some personal e-real estate.<\/p>\n
For an Indonesian address or .id domain name, among other
\ncompanies, id Domreg at rs.or.id will register you an address.
\nAnother way is through an Internet service provider (ISP) such as
\ncbn.net or indo.net.id. These companies specialize in connecting
\nyou to the Net, but also offer personal and corporate web page
\nhosting services.<\/p>\n
Alternatively, if you want an American-based address with
\na .com domain extension then there is no shortage of companies
\nhappy to do this for you, at a price. An example of this type of
\nsite is register.com. Not a bad idea for a birthday present for
\nthe person with everything.<\/p>\n
The number of sites is growing rapidly, but there are already
\nmore specific-content Indonesian sites than you could shake a
\nmouse at. Browsing the search engines and directories is the best
\nway to start exploring and to get an overall picture of
\nIndonesia's presence on the Web, and ultimately find what you are
\nlooking for. Happy surfing.<\/p>",
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