Geek at heart. Thats what my would describe myself. Im highly enthusiast about technology, internet developments, gadget and gizmos. Im living in the bleeding edge of technology and always exploit any new innovative solution and methods. Taking advantages of new technology and innovate to solve any daily problem we are facing everyday. My tagline “Making the world, simpler…” is trying to solve big problem with simple solution.
Arsyan, a web developer, programmer, or so he call himself a Devigner (Developer + Designer), studied BSc Computer Science degree in Nottingham University. His first internet glory days was back in 1998 where he developed one of the most popular mIRC script called “Orenscript” http://www.orensoft.com with a total of 80,000 downloads during those days. He was 15 years old back then.
He spends most of his free time experimenting on new web projects. In 2003 he developed a Malaysian Social Networking site called “Kawanster” http://www.kawanster.com and had more than 30,000 registered users. It was head to head between Friendster vs. Kawanster in the Malaysian internet-sphere at that time. The site was very active and was awaiting acquisition but nobody bothered back then in 2004. Social Net-work-what?
In 2005, whilst he was studying in the UK, he was inspired by a project by Kevin Rose called “Digg” http://www.digg.com. He cloned the website just to prove a point that a Malaysian can do it to, which he successfully completed. The cloned site was at http://www.digg.com.my it was running happily until a Cease & Decease lawyer letter came on his desk from Digg Inc. themselves. They have ordered him to shutdown or re-brand the site due to violating it’s IP rights. It was then rebranded to “Layann” http://www.layann.com and continued on as a Local Social News Website for Malaysians. Arsyan still owns the domain digg.com.my as Digg Inc. wasn’t interested in pursuing the domain name.
In 2007, he met Josh Lim at BBM (Big Bloggers Meeting) and got involve in a Malaysian web startup called “Advertlets” http://www.advertlets.com. He was a solo developer there and architected the entire back-end ad-publishing system for them. Advertlets has now become one of the biggest blog advertising network in Malaysia to date.
Not long after (7 month), he was head hunted by Timothy Tiah (Co-founder of Nuffnang) to jump ship to “Nuffnang” http://www.nuffnang.com, Advertlets main competitor company. Arsyan took the loot, jumped ship to work on Nuffnang 2.0. However, it did not last long, as he found himself incompatible to work within the vision of the company and left. Nuffnang is now bigger than > Advertlets in all aspects.
In 2008, he met James Chong, Exec. Vice President Product Strategies & Development of PacketOne Networks (P1) / CEO of RuumzNation Sdn. Bhd. and was brought in as a developer to work on a Malaysian social networking site called “ruumz” http://www.ruumz.com. Ruumz was a unique social networking site and had the most advance local social networking feature in that point of time. With it’s unique back-end of hybrid PHP / ASP.NET environment running concurrently, built-in with payment gateway with its own virtual currency called Blings! that is used to purchase virtual goods and Unlimited Music Download service which was first of its kind in Malaysia. After 2 years in the company, P1 pulled the plug on the project and the Ruumz team was disbanded.
In 2010, Arsyan joins “Friendster Inc.” http://www.friendster.com which is now known as “MOL Friendster” (Friendster has been acquired by MOL and its now part of the Berjaya Group). His mission now is to turn around Friendster into a Social Gaming Portal first and Social Network Portal second. He is currently working with Ruhani Rabin which is the Exec. Vice President Technology of MOL Friendster.
Kawanster.com Founder has now join Friendster.com, the irony… 
