Kaskus

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Kaskus is an Indonesian internet forum site which is widely considered as the largest Indonesian online community. It ranks as the 8th most popular website in Indonesia and is one of two local sites in the top 10 (detik.com at 9th), positioning at 379th worldwide according to Alexa.com. It was established on November 6, 1999, by three Indonesian students (Andrew Darwis, RS, and BD) in the United States. As of October 30, 2009, Kaskus has more than 1,100,000 members. In August 2005 and September 2006, PC Magazine Indonesia voted Kaskus as The Best Indonesian communities twice (2005 & 2006). 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.

Name

"KASKUS" is also an acronym from "KASak KUSuk" which translated to be "gossiping" in English. The administrator of the community chose this name so that when people are in a rush for a chat, they can go to Kaskus.

Sub-forums

As of February 4, 2009, Kaskus has the following forums and sub-forums:

• CAS-CIS-CUS, which is a forum where users can devolve with the current hot issues happening around the world. The CAS-CIS-CUS has sub-forums such as: Welcome to Kaskus, The Lounge, Surat Pembaca, Berita & Politik, Business Board, Can You Solve This Game, Debate Club, Disturbing Picture, Education, English, Girls & Boys Corner, Heart to Heart, and Jokes & Cartoon.

• LOE-KE-LOE, which is a forum where users can really find their suitable community based on hobbies, lifestyle and the likes. The LOE-KE-LOE has sub-forums such as: All About Design, AMH (Anime Manga Haven), Arsitektur, Computer Stuff, Cooking mencooking + restaurant guide, Fitness & Health Body, Gadget & Gizmo, Games, Handphone & PDA, Health & Medical, Lifestyle, Model Kit & R/C, Movies, Music, My Pets, Otomotif, Outdoor Adventures & Nature Club, Photography, Sports, Supranatural, Tanaman, Travellers, and Wedding.

• FORUM JUAL BELI (FJB), perhaps one of the most active sub-forums in Kaskus, it is fast becoming the Indonesian Craigslist where members post pseudonymous ads selling (and looking for) everything from Rp 50.000 (±US$ 5) USB flash disks to Rp 150.000.000.000 (± US$ 15.000.000) land rights.

KaskusRadio

 KaskusRadio is an Indonesian Internet radio operated by Kaskus. It has more than 20 DJs and serves many kind of music.

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