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Farooqui attended the State University of New York at Binghamton from where he obtained a Bachelor's in Science degree with concentration in Management Information Systems and Finance. |
Farooqui attended the State University of New York at Binghamton from where he obtained a Bachelor's in Science degree with concentration in Management Information Systems and Finance. |
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Faisal's management and leadership at Mouthshut.com has given rise to multi-faceted innovative approach to many aspects of consumer review community with social networks. His thoughts on integrating consumer-generated content with mobile phone and social media has been well recognized at international conferences. In December 2007, he was invited to speak at the joint session of Messaging Asia- Mobile TV Conference in Singapore. <ref>[[http://www.terrapinn.com/2007/mobiletvhk/SpeakerList.stm]]</ref> |
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Earlier in January 2007, the India chapter of GSM Congress invited Faisal to talk about revenue generation from UGC on mobile at its annual gathering. <ref> [[http://72.14.235.132/search?q=cache:-wEX6v-q0Y0J:coai.com/docs/GSM_India_brochure%25202007.pdf+India+GSM+faisal+farooqui&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=5&gl=in&client=firefox-a]]</ref> |
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== References == |
== References == |
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Revision as of 14:32, 21 December 2008
Faisal Farooqui | |
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| Born | 23 April India |
| Occupation(s) | CEO, MouthShut.com |
| Website | MouthShut.com |
Faisal I. Farooqui (born: 23 April) is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of MouthShut.com, a leading user-generated consumer review website.
According to the Economic Times, India's largest business newspaper, Faisal Farooqui pioneered the auto-rickshaw advertising in India[1]
According to the Wall Street Journal [2] websites such as Mouthshut.com and youtube are alternative channels for advertisers to get consumer feedback.
In an interview to CNBC available on YouTube.com, Faisal reveals that the inspiration for MouthShut.com came to him while he was at school at State University of New York at Binghamton. He reveals the reasons why he chose the name "MouthShut" for a platform that encourages consumers to voice their opinion [3]
In 2003, Faisal Farooqui was in the news when he presented a seminal finding and suggested the integration of CRM systems and Market Research. This was at the prestigious Technovate seminar of European Society for Opinion and Market Research (ESOMAR), held in Cannes, France in [January 2003][4]
Faisal was featured on the cover page of Winning Edge- marketing magazine, June 2008 issue. Burn your boats before you start on your entrepreneurial venture advised Faisal to a bunch of aspiring tech startups at a workshop at IIM - Ahmedabad in June 2008 [5]
Early Career
After obtaining his degree from SUNY-Binghamton in 1999, Faisal started working as a consultant with American Management System, now acquired by CGI Systems, in Fairfax, Virginia. He later quit, to launch MouthShut.com in 2000 [6]
Farooqui attended the State University of New York at Binghamton from where he obtained a Bachelor's in Science degree with concentration in Management Information Systems and Finance.
User Generated Content and Mobile Devices
Faisal's management and leadership at Mouthshut.com has given rise to multi-faceted innovative approach to many aspects of consumer review community with social networks. His thoughts on integrating consumer-generated content with mobile phone and social media has been well recognized at international conferences. In December 2007, he was invited to speak at the joint session of Messaging Asia- Mobile TV Conference in Singapore. [7]
Earlier in January 2007, the India chapter of GSM Congress invited Faisal to talk about revenue generation from UGC on mobile at its annual gathering. [8]
References
- ^ Chunnu, Munnu left out as autos load dotcom ads- Internet -Infotech-The Economic Times
- ^ Firms discover the power of you - livemint
- ^ YouTube - Faisal Farooqui - MouthShut.com India - CNBC Young Turks
- ^ ESOMAR - Publications
- ^ (http://tarundua.net/destination/summers/ahmedabad/2)
- ^ (http://www.expresscomputeronline.com/20051003/technologylife02.shtml)
- ^ [[1]]
- ^ [[2]]