BIGADDA
| Type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2007 |
| Headquarters |  Mumbai, India |
| Key people | Rajesh Sawhney, President |
| Owner | Reliance Entertainment |
| Slogan | Lets Catch Up |
| Website | blogs.bigadda.com |
| Type of site | Social network service |
| Advertising | Google, AdSense, Proprietary |
| Registration | Required |
| Available in | English |
| Launched | August 2007 |
| Current status | Active |
BIGADDA is a social networking website owned by Reliance Entertainment, part of the Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group. It claims to be the largest and the fastest growing youth networking site in India.
BIGADDA claims that the top 20 cities account for 45% users from within India while 40% of the users come from Tier III cities like Tuticorin, Bhilai, Amritsar, Guwahati, Surat, Nasik.[1]
Dataquest, a popular IT journal also featured BIGADDA along with sites like IndyaRocks & BharatStudent as one of the top 25 web 2.0 start-ups in India.[2]
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[edit] BIGADDA features
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Users can upload and share unlimited photos for free.
Users can upload and share music, and can listen to a varied range of songs.
An application platform that is OpenSocial v0.8 compliant is provided. It includes some games from Zapak (a partner site) and other applications.
[edit] Criticism
Bigadda's site looks like it offers free blog services, but in reality it doesn't.
Bigadda's site sells products online. They have a poor track record of dispatching ordered products. There were numerous instances where duplicate products were shipped instead of purchased originals, faulty products delivered, orders delayed for more than a month after receiving payment, etc. The customercare service is so poor that their primary lines are often redirected and some phone numbers suspiciously keep one on hold for hours together without any response repeating the pre-recorded message that all the customer service executives are busy.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "BIGADDA's userbase crosses three million mark". Economic Times. 2008-11-11. http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/Infotech/BigAddas_userbase_above_3_mn_mark/articleshow/3701081.cms. Retrieved 2009-06-12.
- ^ "Top Stories , Profiles". DataQuest. 2009-08-15. http://dqindia.ciol.com/content/top_stories/2009/109050803.asp. Retrieved 2009-06-12.
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