Category Archives: Indian Social Networks

Indian Social Networks

Social Networking Kills Productivity for Indian Corporate Employees by 12.5% [ASSOCHAM Report]..Agree?

ASSOCHAM has come up with yet another ground breaking report (they have been slammed for some of their earlier reports) that mentions that social networking sites kills productivity of corporate employees by 12.5%.

The survey (sample size of 4000) was carried out in Delhi, Bangalore, Chennai, Cochin, Indore, Ahemdabad, Surat, Mumbai, Pune, Chandigarh, Dehradun, Luckow, Kanpur and survey claims that almost each day, an average corporate employee spends an hour in surfing social networking sites. Read More »

   

BigAdda claims 3 million users, 50% from Tier-II Cities

BigAdda claims 3 million users, 50% from Tier-II Cities

BigAdda claims a user base of 3 million (85% of the registered users are between the age group of 18 to 30 years with almost 32% being between 21 to 24 years). Barely 3 months back, they claimed 1.5 million … Read More »

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MingleBox changes track..focuses on Education

MingleBox changes track..focuses on Education

Minglebox,it seems has changed it’s track and instead of social networking is turning into a more useful social network – the new interface shows more focus on college courses, career advice etc. For instance, while registration, one can now opt … Read More »

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Yahoo India Launches Spotm – Social Networking Portal

Yahoo India Launches Spotm – Social Networking Portal

Yahoo India has launched SpotM, social network focused on Indian youth segment. Read More »

   

Big B’s Blog Contributes 25% to BigAdda’ Traffic?

Big B's Blog Contributes 25% to BigAdda' Traffic?

Big B has published his blog stats and here is a quick snapshot: Unique visitors – 1,05,0,520 since April Total number of visits since April ’08 – 2,37,0,000 approx, includes unique and regular visit Total page views since April – … Read More »

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BigAdda more user friendly than FaceBook/Orkut?

BigAdda more user friendly than FaceBook/Orkut?

What would be your first reaction if you come across a report that states BigAdda is more user friendlier than Facebook and orkut? Well, Juxtconsult has published a usability report (sample size: 200) that puts BigAdda (score: 6.9) ahead of … Read More »

   

BigAdda claims 1.5mn user base – targets 4-5mn$ in a year

BigAdda claims 1.5mn user base – targets 4-5mn$ in a year

BigAdda claims to have 1.5 million users and is adding 15,000 users daily. The social network is targeting 4-5mn$ in a year and is  betting big on it’s mobile presence. “We are reaching out to 40 mn internet users in … Read More »

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Rock On and Social Conversation @ Facebook vs. BigAdda

Rock On and Social Conversation @ Facebook vs. BigAdda

Rock On, the much awaited movie about a rock group’s journey  – story of 4 boys who “put together the greatest band this country has ever seen, but never make it. Ten years hence, fate conspires to bring them together … Read More »

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