Raj Anand Raj Anand

Passionate about Innovation in Social Media.

Should I build customised social network or use template driven ? [kwiqq]

This question gets asked almost every other day . Best answered as soon as possible. Customised Social Network: Social networks built on the request from a client Template Driven Social Network: Social Networks built using tools available online Ok so right at the start of developing Kwiqq the problem we wanted to solve is: “How [...]

Social networks for startups [kwiqq]

Earlier I blogged about some professional social networks for individuals running their business: Professional social networks with a twist. Obviously the requirements of a startup are very different to an established business. This blog entry is dedicated to the startups and their needs. Further online networking can be a little frustrating, often connecting with the [...]

Is cuil less relevant search engine although quicker [kwiqq]

cuil is a news browser launched today which claims to search more pages on the web, than any search engine. Three times as many as Google and ten times as many as Microsoft. I like the idea of a startup taking on the giants.  The secret to cuil is the way it handles web queries, [...]

Kwiqq Thank You Dinner [kwiqq]

Kwiqq celebrated its second summer in business with the Kwiqq thank you dinner. Time to let our hair down and enjoy some time off with our staff, contractors and non-executives. This year’s thank you party was organised by Pierre Charvet our intern from France on the 24th July (Thursday). The evening began with drinks at [...]

White Paper: Top 25 Social Website Tools [kwiqq]

Kwiqq has recently been working with Kendall Copywriting to prepare a list of top 25 social tools. Available for free: 25 Top Social Website Tools (high res) and also available in (low res format). You can also download in PDF format if you wish. The paper has been divided into 7 categories: recommendation service, photo [...]

Site in Beta..haha [kwiqq]

Its not an excuse ! Its just the way the website works, there are bugs which need to be resolved. Web community has very intelligently named them: alpha, beta etc sites. In my opinion, its good to be upfront with your users. Today while browsing, I found excellent sketches created by Rob Cottingham.. made my [...]

Business and Youth French Social Networks: Viadeo and Skyrock [kwiqq]

I covered a few European social networks in my previous blog: multi-lingual social networks. This blog covers two social networks I think very nicely represent the social web wave in France. Obviously there is Netvibes with its presence felt globally and over $16m in funding. Two social networks which grabbed my attention: LinkedIn equivalent for [...]

Kwiqq and Clearspring announce partnership [kwiqq]

  Kwiqq has recently entered a partnership with Clearspring. This would allow our clients to openly choose from Clearspring’s Widget collection and seamlessly integrate them with the social network. We believe this will complement our offering at Kwiqq really well. Blogged with the Flock Browser Tags: Kwiqq, Clearspring, Widget, Social Network addthis_url = ‘http%3A%2F%2Frajanand.biz%2F2008%2F07%2F06%2Fkwiqq-and-clearspring-announce-partnership%2F’; addthis_title [...]