Ibibo
Ibibo homepage as of April 2011 | |
Type of site | Social network service |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Gurgaon, India |
| Owner | Naspers and Tencent |
| Employees | 130 |
| URL | ibibo.com |
| Commercial | Yes |
| Registration | Required |
| Users | 3.7 million[1] |
Ibibo which stands for iBuild, iBond, is an Indian social networking site. It is an umbrella site that offers a variety of applications under its social network.
Ibibo was founded in January 2007 by Ashish Kashyap who had formerly served as the Head of Indian Sales and Operations for Google.[3] Kahsyap currently serves as the company's CEO.[4]
Ibibo is funded by the electronic media arm of South African company Naspers, MIH. China-based Tencent has expressed interest in a long term capital deal.[5]
The company has recently tied up with Fashion TV for a photography competition.[6][7]
Ibibo's iScream is a real-time product that allows ibibo users to broadcast their messages directly to all online ibibo users, via an SMS sent to 5676746 (India only), with MA as a prefix.[8]
Ibibo's tool iFreshface lets aspiring models feature and promote their modelling portfolios within the social network.[9]
Applications within ibibo
- Sawaal Questions and Answers
- Ibibo Blogs
- Ibibo Photos unlimited photo storage
- Ibibo Videos
- Ibibo iMobile
- Ibibo iSMS (Free SMS service)
- Ibibo Games
- Ibibo Mail
- Ibibo Messenger
- Ibibo Polls
- Ibibo Surveys
See these
References
- ^ Emerging rivals threaten Facebook's dominance
- ^ "ibibo.com - Traffic Details from Alexa". Alexa Internet, Inc. Retrieved 2011-01-01.
- ^ More professionals joining start-ups to create value
- ^ Emerging rivals threaten Facebook's dominance
- ^ HK-listed Tencent takes option to buy up to 50 pct of MIH India Global Internet
- ^ IBIBO ties up with FTV to launch the Ibibo FTV iFashion photographer
- ^ IBIBO ties up with FTV to launch the Ibibo FTV iFashion photographer
- ^ Medianama on ibibo iScream
- ^ The Hindu on iFreshface
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