India – Social Networking September 19, 2006
Posted by Pawan Agarwal in Consumer Internet India, Social Networking, Web 2.0, consumer internet.trackback
The fact that India has over 18 million Internet users in the age group of (15+) (Source:http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=137510) inspired me to do some research around social networking sites coming up in India.
It seems a lot is happening:
www.peopleaggregator.net – Open Social Networking, *Open Source P2P Social Network Engine*, Marc Canter (Broadband Mechanics: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marc_Canter) started it. Based on FOAF. v1.1 is already live.
Read more on http://slashdot.org/articles/04/03/30/2333258.shtml
Upcoming Social Networking Sites in India
www.Fropper.com – Gaining momentum in India, they are marketing heavily in India
www.yaari.com – Lot of Buzz around this, upcoming social networking site, customized to Indian user’s needs, that’s what they claim on there blogs.
www.linknsurf.com – Mobile Social Networking
www.goyaar.com – beta live
www.humsubka.com – Seems to be a MySpace clone
It’s interesting to note that, mobile social networking has also started to pick up in India.
I’ve been trying to figure out exactly what features are customized to India. Next post probably!
Pawan,
We are in the process of launching a social networking + music site for the Indian market, wanted to see your thoughts on the same. The site is called SaffronConnect – http://www.saffronconnect.com.
Basically, we allow Artists/content owners/bands to upload their profiles and content, price it for sale or offer ot free and get connected to a South Asian audience. Content from these artists can also pushed to channels such as iTunes, Yahoo Music etc.
Users can browse this content, connect to other users and set up their own social networking pages.
Thanks!
Krishna
Hi
I found Rediff Connexions to be a great place to network with Indians
http://connexions.rediff.com
cmae to noe bout this new site coming up soon by a major player in the industry called http://www.bigadda.com…although it hasn’t opened as yet, it promises to be the next BIG thing and also, you can access the site where currently voting is goin on for the logo, and vote urself…now only time will say how this site fares…
There are just too many indian social networking sites thse days… i have heare of desimartyni.com and nookkad.com are the latest…
Rhyo Communites http://www.rhyo.com is one of the exclusive social networks for indians in residing in united states
Try http://www.mobclique.com, it is new and offers social networking, classified ads, IM chatting, auction etc. seems to have a bit of everything.
thank you for sharing
thank you for sharing
thank you for sharing
I heard of a new social networking site for Indian students by the name of Social Synapse. http://www.socialsynapse.com . They are currently accepting beta testers.
Check out http://www.yoyoindia.com. a social networking and community platform offering a clean clutter free environment and rich user interface. Yoyoindia is looking to evolve as a premier destination for everything India.