Peering Behavior Trends surf People Indonesia

What activities do you do when accessing the Internet? Based on studies Yahoo! Net Index 2011, the activities that most people do Indonesia when accessing the Internet are surfing on social networking. "The numbers increased dramatically compared to two years ago," said Deputy Managing Director Suresh Subramanian TNS Indonesia in Jakarta, Tuesday. The findings were obtained in a study of 2770 respondents in a number of major cities in the country, such as Jakarta, Bogor, Tangerang, Bekasi, Depok, Bandung, Semarang, Yogyakarta, Surabaya, Medan and Makassar from January to March this year. A total of 89 percent of respondents stated that online activity is most often done accessing social networking services, like Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn. Not surprisingly, Indonesia was ranked second as Facebook users in the world and in the third position to service microblogging site Twitter. Whereas in a similar survey conducted in 2009 and 2010 shows, interest in Internet users to a new social networking 58-77 percent. The high users of social media in Indonesia, according to Suresh, because the easier the access the Internet, either through personal computers or mobile phones. But behind the ease of Internet access, said Suresh, there are cultural factors that led to a wave of social networking users in Indonesia directly membeludak. "The culture or attitude need not shy to make them face to face, making it more comfortable to speak his mind through social media," he says. Suresh estimate the high public interest on social networking will not subside until the next few years. "Social media is difficult unstoppable because basically everyone wants and enjoys sharing," he says. Suresh however believe that one day the number of users of these services will be stable. Also visited social media, the next most frequent activity carried out is to use search engines, instant messaging services , e-mail, and read the news. Suresh said that along with the many users of social networking, there is a change in selecting and sharing with friends online. "They're more selective," he said. Unlike before, when the user memampangkan her identity, such as full name, home address, e-mail, and the number who can be contacted, now they only bring up a little information about him. From the survey also found that people more open to buying and selling services online or e-commerce. "But they do not believe the payment model online, "said Suresh. Most of the overseers of commercial sites just do product research, price comparisons, and confirm the purchase. If there is a suitable product, they then pay via bank transfer or cash. (date)