UN-FAMOUS FIVE We look at some niche networks that you may not have heard about, but which could be right up your street
Man is a gregarious animal, so we learnt in school. Facebook is probably
the cool-est confirmation of the axiom, with every seventh person
liking Mark Zuckerberg’sg’s offering to the world (there werere 1.15
billion monthly Facebook users, according to the company’s quar-arterly
earnings report last month). Little wonder that several othersers have
tried their hands at making so-social media paying proposition. Most
failed, some succeeded, but there have been others that address select
audiences, and have succeeded after a fashion. We bring you five
less-familiar names.
Lift http://lift.do
“Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going,” as
the guy said. If you want to be good at something, anything, you need
to do it again and again, every day, day after day, till it becomes your
second nature, like brushing your teeth before going to bed (do you?).
‘Lift’ can help you stay motivated: it lets you keep tabs on your
activities, and also invite friends fromm Twitter and Facebook to join
you on Lift. Alternately, you can make e a new set of friends on Lift. .
There are groups such as s health and fitness, produc-tivity, personal
develop-ment happiness etc. You can also create te your own groups. Lift
is available as an App only for the he iPhone, for other er devices you
need to use the browser.
PETEREST http://www.peterest.com/
This site is for all things animal. Correction, for all things
pet-worthy. Animals, their antics, dressing up pet pooches in pretty
dress and posting pretty pictures… your friends on your regular social
networks (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram… etc) may not share your
enthusiasm, but on Peterest (it can be accessed by Web browser or via
their iPhone/Android app), you will find people who share your
enthusiasm. Share pictures of your dog’s hair-job, or your horse
prancing in your pearls, or your hamster just being himself… and see
what others are up to.
Play Up http://playup.com/
There is no sport like watching a game of cricket, said the wag.
Sport is always fun with friends, regardless dless of whether you are
watching or playing. Play Up p is a niche social media website for
sporting activities. . You can connect with other fans, see an event
calendar, r, and even share or view favourite moments from a game. me.
In case you like more than one sporting event, you can keep k a watch h
on them h together. You can also listen to radio commentary of games,
and keep up with news from global sporting communities. Play up has an
App for Android, iPhone and even the Windows Phone. You can also use it
via the Browser.
Qyuki http://www.qyuki.com/
This network comes from India, with AR Rahman and Shekhar Kapoor
backing it. Qyuki lets you share content you have developed, whether it
is a sketch, a photo, a video or a song. People can rate your creation
based on how it made them feel --- like, love, hope, joy, sorrow, pride,
anger, fear, humour, wonwonder or downright bored! One can also leave
comments, so if yyou are a budding artist, or just like looking at work
from bubudding artists, Qyuki lets you do it easily. There is even a
sesections for handpicked creations. The premiere section lelets you
look at content created by its founders, Kapur aand Rahman. There is an
app for Android and iPhone. For o others, use the web interface.
Quipio http://quip.io/
Have a quotable quote that you want to share? Build a Quip, share
it, get likes for your quotes or like other people’s quotes… Quipio is a
simple place for exchanging pithy ideas, like those dial- a- quotes or
your daily quote calendars that had become so popular not too long back.
Quipio is also avail- able via their Website and an Android/iPhone
application.
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