Its been little over 5 weeks since we launched TaazzaGO and the users have been really supportive & awesome! AppBrain which helps Android users find the best apps released their country pages today. India is  one of the countries that they have added support for.  They have ranked TaazzaGO in the top 10 apps for India! Woo hoo! We are thrilled, honored, humbled!  Here is a quick screen shot:

Here are some highlights in the last few weeks:

• Closing in on 1000 downloads
• Rated around 4 in the app store
• Over 20+ comments

We couldn’t have done this without the support of our users who have been patient with the issues & have been enthusiastic in their feedback. So a heartful thank you and a team salute to you all!

We are truly grateful to all our partners who have have supported us,  this is a testament to the relationship.

We have a long way before we go, a new release is just around the corner! Hang in there & help us spread the word!

Like us on Facebook, tweet your friends, get them to download the app – onward bound!

Team Taazza

This video was on the mark that we had to post it!

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Thanks for Techcrunch for the hat tip.

We were MIA (Missing in action) which led some to believe that we done for good and shutup.. Fortunately we are alive and kicking! For the faithful and disappointed we are back.. Here are some reasons as to why…

Here are some questions we asked you (our users) when we started this journey:

So, what’s happening with ‘Bird Flu’?
I am from Tirupati, I want local news!
So many news channels & Papers, I’m tired… Give me popular stories!
Are you out of your mind checking news every 10 minutes?? I check news once in 2 days… Gimme the gist!

Unfortunately (fortunately for us) these questions are still looking for answers. This is what drives us.

Someone of you must be asking how will it be different this time around? Well for one we will be more engaged and be a whole LOT more transparent! Feel free to leave your thoughts here or interact with us on twitter or our support page.

Hope to engage and hear from you all soon!

Ouitlook ran a cover story about technology trends for 2007 on the 9th Feb, 2007. Taazza received mention in section on software trends.

“Localisation, Indianisation: A slew of start-ups are targeting the local market, rather than catch-all US markets. They serve an established niche, and 2007 will see the likes of Picsquare (delivery of printed photos anywhere in India), HungryBangalore (restaurant booking/delivery across the city), Taazza (local news aggregator) and CarPool.in start making a difference in our lives, and hopefully sustain themselves while they’re at it!”

The article is here. Read on…

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The Ecoonomic Times ran a story about proto.in on the 2nd Feb, 2007 in the Chennai edition. Taazza

The entrepreneurs were from different fields – right from consumer hardware and Web 2.0 to Telecom and Mobile – and offered some pioneering and novel ideas. For instance, the Smart Headlamp Controller created by Smart Pundits, a firm based out of Bangalore, which intelligently adjusted itself according to oncoming traffic and external lighting. Or the website named taazza.com, an innovation in the online news space. Arjun Ram, one of the founders of the site explained to us, “Our site has features such as integrations with google maps, blogs and the wikipedia, which enables the user to enjoy an in-depth, content rich experience.” As was demonstrated to us, one of the features of the site enables the user to zoom into any local address from across the world and keep abreast of a story developing from it.

The article is here. Read on…

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