Blogs Building Communities in India

Two examples of blogs attempting to build community in India in completely new areas : ING Vysya is using a blog portal to provide services and encourage dialogues with persons interested in information and advice on Insurance. They explain why a blog in their context : Start your query session: You have already completed the first two steps and are now authorised to start posing questions to or leaving messages for your preferred advisor, via a special tool. You will see a response to your question or comment from your advisor, within a short while. This form of communication,called ‘blogging’, is private and only accessible by you or your advisoron our site. You have to be registered on the site, to make use of this service and start your own Private Blog with your selected advisor. Qt. What does blogging mean?Ans. Blogging is a new and unique way of communicating. It involves posting of messages by one person to another by way of sending messages to a special message box called ...

21:02:55 December 30, 2005, Friday (PST) Source: Dina Mehta: Social Tools Social Networks

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