Tag Archives: social networking

26 Apr

Orkut, Facebook, Twitter from Train will soon be Reality

By Guest Author 2 Comments

Staying connected while travelling on train may soon be a reality. The Passenger Amenities Committee of Indian railways is mulling over various solutions for infotainment on board, amongst which is a touch-screen based computer unit that would allow you to … Read More »

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15 Sep

Yahoo Mail is a Social Network..Will that Help?

By Guest Author 4 Comments
Yahoo Mail is a Social Network..Will that Help?

Yahoo is adding all the features of a social network in its mail service. Read More »

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23 Feb

Cyworld: Unique social networking revenue model

By sinha 4 Comments

[Guest post by Sangeet Paul - he handles corporate development and strategy at Intuit.] Social networking is at a point where a lot of us are almost bored to death with the daily launch of new networks. Strangely enough, not … Read More »

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09 Feb

No Social Networking/External Email access for Indian Diplomats

By sinha 2 Comments
No Social Networking/External Email access for Indian Diplomats

Indian government earlier asked it’s employees to not use Yahoo/Gmail accounts citing lack of control over these email servers as the reason. And now, the government has upped the ban by blocking social networks, external email services, picture sharing sites … Read More »

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05 May

FaceBook Apps – Fun dominates Dating!

By sinha 6 Comments
FaceBook Apps - Fun dominates Dating!

MySpace is for hep kids, and FaceBook though started as a upstart college network is now turning into a fun place. OF the 23,160 FaceBook apps, fun based apps dominate the usage: Top 5 companies with most popular FaceBook app … Read More »

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18 Sep

Flickr’s mantra of building online communities

By sinha 8 Comments

Flickr is one of the most successful web2.0 companies. More than the product (and it’s features), Flickr’s success can be largely credited to it’s loyal community base. Flickr could have been easily turned into a porn picture sharing site, or … Read More »

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13 Sep

How do VCs evaluate social networking startups/products?

By sinha 4 Comments

Way back during my presentation at Barcamp, somebody asked me – “How do you define the success parameters for a social network?” While I don’t know the right answer [is there any?], here is how few VCs [to be more … Read More »

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