Kaskus
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| Founded | 1999 | ||
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| Founder(s) | Andrew Darwis | ||
| Headquarters | Jakarta, Indonesia | ||
| Area served | Worldwide | ||
| Owner | PT Darta Media Indonesia | ||
| Slogan | The Largest Indonesian Community | ||
| Website | kaskus.us m.kaskus.us(WAP) |
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| Type of site | Internet Forum, Classifieds | ||
| Advertising | Some | ||
| Registration | Optional | ||
| Available in | Indonesian | ||
| Launched | 6 November 2000 | ||
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Kaskus is an Indonesian internet forum site which claims itself as the largest Indonesian online community. It ranks as the 6th most popular website in Indonesia[weasel words] and is one of two local sites in the top 10 (detik.com at 9th), positioning at 241 worldwide according to Alexa.com. It was established on November 6, 1999, by three Indonesian students (Andrew Darwis, Ronald Stephanus, and Budi Dharmawan) in the United States. As of January 17, 2012, Kaskus has 3,912,623 registered accounts and 520,406,955 total posts. In August 2005 and September 2006, PC Magazine Indonesia voted Kaskus as The Best Indonesian communities twice (2005 & 2006).[1] Registration is required for new users to participate in the community, and every registered member has the privilege to access more than twenty sub-forums on various subjects. The community runs on the vBulletin forum software.
On May 23, 2006, the internet domain has been changed from .com to .us in response to a computer virus called Brontok that attacked the servers.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ PC Magazine Indonesia - "Best Website 2005"
- ^ Symantec Security Response - W32.Rontokbro.X@mm
