Comments on: MSN tests web 2.0 waters through contribute and debate http://www.watblog.com/2007/05/06/msn-tests-web-2-0-waters-through-contribute-debate/ The Refreshing Blog on Web, Advertising and Technology in India! Thu, 08 Jan 2009 12:04:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Ekalavya http://www.watblog.com/2007/05/06/msn-tests-web-2-0-waters-through-contribute-debate/#comment-419 Ekalavya Tue, 08 May 2007 01:22:09 +0000 #comment-419 Lets not have a an MSN debate here! We all know about Sulekha. Sulekha has definitely been a pioneer in content aggregation. I think what Sanjeev meant wasn't a User Generated Content site but something like where you directly connect with people, find old friends and make new ones. I think we even mailed you guys (Assuming you are working at Sulekha.com) - about Social Networking on behalf of WAT Consult Lets not have a an MSN debate here!
We all know about Sulekha. Sulekha has definitely been a pioneer in content aggregation. I think what Sanjeev meant wasn't a User Generated Content site but something like where you directly connect with people, find old friends and make new ones.
I think we even mailed you guys (Assuming you are working at Sulekha.com) - about Social Networking on behalf of WAT Consult

]]> By: Truth_Revealer http://www.watblog.com/2007/05/06/msn-tests-web-2-0-waters-through-contribute-debate/#comment-418 Truth_Revealer Tue, 08 May 2007 01:05:25 +0000 #comment-418 A Social Networking site has user-generated content. Sulekha has been having that from 1998 and is a Web 2.0 pioneer among Indian Social Networking sites (http://www.nvp.com/news/nvppressDrill.aspx?prID=139). Sulekha offers, other than blogs, groups, event ticketing and other "channels" like movies, cricket, travel etc. services such as classifieds and yellow pages all under one roof. 95% of the content comes from members. What more definition is needed for a "pure" social-networking site, if I may ask? A Social Networking site has user-generated content. Sulekha has been having that from 1998 and is a Web 2.0 pioneer among Indian Social Networking sites (http://www.nvp.com/news/nvppressDrill.aspx?prID=139). Sulekha offers, other than blogs, groups, event ticketing and other "channels" like movies, cricket, travel etc. services such as classifieds and yellow pages all under one roof. 95% of the content comes from members. What more definition is needed for a "pure" social-networking site, if I may ask?

]]> By: Sanjeev Sharma http://www.watblog.com/2007/05/06/msn-tests-web-2-0-waters-through-contribute-debate/#comment-417 Sanjeev Sharma Mon, 07 May 2007 20:05:37 +0000 #comment-417 Sulekha in no way can be classified as a pure Social Networking site... When you hear about social networking - what comes to your mind is Orkut, Facebook, Myspace, Friendster, LinkedIn.... and even in India no one considers Sulekha as a Social Networking site. WATblog has covered a lot of social networks and as an avid reader of their blog i remember them doing a post on Sulekha too. Sulekha in no way can be classified as a pure Social Networking site…
When you hear about social networking - what comes to your mind is Orkut, Facebook, Myspace, Friendster, LinkedIn….
and even in India no one considers Sulekha as a Social Networking site.
WATblog has covered a lot of social networks and as an avid reader of their blog i remember them doing a post on Sulekha too.

]]> By: Truth_Revealer http://www.watblog.com/2007/05/06/msn-tests-web-2-0-waters-through-contribute-debate/#comment-416 Truth_Revealer Mon, 07 May 2007 06:55:45 +0000 #comment-416 The first Indian social networking site that got funding was Sulekha.com and it is not the recent NVP funding for $10M but way back when the Indigo Monsoon Group funded it around the year 2000. In other words, Sulekha.com had user-generated content before many current Indian websites even had a domain name registered. Just for your info. The first Indian social networking site that got funding was Sulekha.com and it is not the recent NVP funding for $10M but way back when the Indigo Monsoon Group funded it around the year 2000. In other words, Sulekha.com had user-generated content before many current Indian websites even had a domain name registered. Just for your info.

]]> By: Ekalavya http://www.watblog.com/2007/05/06/msn-tests-web-2-0-waters-through-contribute-debate/#comment-415 Ekalavya Sun, 06 May 2007 21:17:23 +0000 #comment-415 Hi Sudhanshu, We've been hounding Rajiv to rectify that! and he will hopefull do it soon. Cheers, Ekalavya Hi Sudhanshu,

We've been hounding Rajiv to rectify that! and he will hopefull do it soon.

Cheers,
Ekalavya

]]> By: Rajiv Dingra http://www.watblog.com/2007/05/06/msn-tests-web-2-0-waters-through-contribute-debate/#comment-414 Rajiv Dingra Sun, 06 May 2007 21:13:56 +0000 #comment-414 Yup Ive been getting a lot of dirty looks from everyone at WATblog! .. Its a software ugrade bug and im still trying to fix it.. but no one seeems to believe me! :( Yup Ive been getting a lot of dirty looks from everyone at WATblog! .. Its a software ugrade bug and im still trying to fix it.. but no one seeems to believe me! :(

]]> By: Sudhanshu http://www.watblog.com/2007/05/06/msn-tests-web-2-0-waters-through-contribute-debate/#comment-413 Sudhanshu Sun, 06 May 2007 20:58:06 +0000 #comment-413 great post. Just wanted to point out out that the all the authors links seem to be pointing to your name :), maybe you ought to fix that. Sudhanshu http://sudhanshuraheja.com great post.

Just wanted to point out out that the all the authors links seem to be pointing to your name :), maybe you ought to fix that.

Sudhanshu
http://sudhanshuraheja.com

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