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Minglebox shifts from campus to education and career
Minglebox the first social network which got funded in India seems to have changed tracks with regards to their social network.They have changed their focus to providing MBA, Education oriented, Study abroad and counselling oriented content. A clear intrusion into the territory of Bharatstudent.com which is run by [...]

Linkedin.com the professional network which according to this research has been touted as the most popular network in India and which was recently in the news for looking out for local tie ups in India to grow its Indian userbase has launched its app platform.
Linkedin app platform is an open social based platform called InApps. [...]

This is just in: BigAdda.com Reliance ADAG backed social network has tied up with Jivox the video advertising platform which recently recieved 10.7 million $’s in funding will power both the video technology on Bigadda as well as the ad serving and monetizaton of videos via its Jivox’s Premium Video Network. After the addition of [...]

Social entrepreneurship is fast growing popular and the opportunity in it is far beyond the buzz. Personally, I am of the opinion that growth in India will eventually move out of the big cities and happen int he rural confines of our country. I believe that the value waiting to be unlocked in our hinterlands is enoromous. Of course social entrepreneurship doesn’t just mean you have to work in villages. It is about empowering the underprivileged wherever they might be.

I hope the two buzzwords of our time social media and social entrepreneurship work together and grow to completely alter the value chain and entrepreneurial eco system for the better.

Perhaps the success of Orkut in India (compared to its performance elsewhere) or the growing Indian mobile Internet market, whatever be the reason, Yahoo has started what’s currently called SpotM - an India specific, web and mobile powered social network.

ADAG’s BigAdda has reportedly set targets to the tune of $4-5 Million US in revenue in the next 12 months. “We have projected to have a revenue of US $ 4-5 mn within next 12 months and majority of it will be coming from advertisements,” BigAdda.com COO Shivanandan Pare.

Do you think Orkut is losing its charm in the social networking market? Do you think that the nature of social networking is evolving, what with Twitter, Plurk and FriendFeed?

The long weekend gave ample time for me to catch up with some long lost friends. And is the case with long lost friends the topic turned to each others work. Surprised that my work meant blogging, tweeting and telling companies how to use Orkut, they lamented on how most of these are banned at their workplace. The latest in the casualty ward being my favorite boy Twitter. I find it extremely narrow on the part of firms to simply ban any medium that has traces of creating a non productive workforce. Banning is not a solution, in its broadest sense it is colloquial and only leads to resentment.

Social networking is fun. At least, it used to be. When Orkut started, it used to be a real good time pass for jobless people like you. New friends kept poring in, very old acquaintances, who were out of touch for a long time, started sending you teasers, meeting plans were hatched on Orkut and you, being early users, started creating communities on a lot of your passions…

This post manages to give a beautiful insight into the life of an average college going teen who is , recently, been getting himself acquainted with the various social networking sites that spoil you for choices. A must read…

By the way, WATBlog wishes you Happy Independence Day!

Much like the early part of this decade MT has come up with the direction for blogging platforms to move ahead. Yesterday the MT blog announced the launch of Movable Type 4.2 and Movable Type Pro. While ver. 4.2 claims to have cured MT’s chronic slowness and offers easier customization it the Pro that really means some serious business.

One of the most popular games on Facebook, Scrabulous, that has been responsible for countless wasted internet hours, has been wiped off the site. The game is no longer accessible for Facebook’s members from US and Canada.

While still largely lagging behind Google and Yahoo with the market share and the search rankings, Microsoft yesterday announced that it had expanded its deal with Facebook and will now be integrating its Live Search right into the popular social network. Microsoft already has a 1.6% stake in Facebook which it bought at $240 million while valuing Facebook at a whopping $15 billion.

Meebo has announced a ‘Community IM’ feature with a select few partner sites.This products lets the members of the partner sites to chat instantaneously with each other. An important aspect of this product by Meebo is that it is a ‘federated system’.

 
Social networking powering Enterprise networks is not a new idea. However, we are yet to see an actual project go live with a prominent presence of social networks and tools backing them. This comes at a time when people see Enterprise 2.0 hitting the $4 billion mark in the next 5 years.
 
The times, as Bob [...]

Visa, that card business major that Sachin splendidly promotes in India, has launched a Facebook App targeting small business owners. It is not breaking news really, with a lot of mainstream media as well as the net ones talking about it since yesterday. However, what should interest you really is, especially if you own a small business, is a $100 credit to advertise on Facebook that you get if you are the first 20,000 members to use the app.