Chittr: Microblogging site for India

October 20, 2007 · Posted in India Web 2.0, Mobile India 

Chittr is a new, India based microblogging site, where you can seamlessly send and receive updates via IM, web or SMS . Once you sign up, you can set your profile, including your IM, mobile number and other details. Based on what parts of profile you have completed, you can select how you prefer to receive updates from the site - via IM, SMS or the web. This is pretty slick. So, if you have left the mobile number blank, you will not be presented with the option of receiving updates via SMS.

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You can select the friends whose updates you want to follow and can also invite other friends to follow your updates. The ‘chittRbox‘ keeps track of all the friends you are following, the friends who are following your updates, the updates you have sent to the site, and updates that your friends have sent. The support for group based microblogging is in the works and the feature should be released later next week.

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The site has been developed in Flex and so has very good AJAX like interactivity. While the Flex gives a great desktop like feel to the app, it also increases the initial loading time for the site. The site UI can definitely use some cosmetic surgery. However, considering that they’re still in alpha, I’m willing to ignore that for the time being. The one feature I found missing from the site is the ability to control where my messages appear. So, for instance, I may not want my updates to appear on the main page, where every user can view the update.

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8 Responses to “Chittr: Microblogging site for India”

  1. yellowsaffire on October 22nd, 2007 4:58 am

    Cool, so chittr is here also:). Nice review, thanks for bringing this to us. I visited the site and it’s cool, ability to send message cross-platform is what impressed me. Working from mobile, IM and web is simple and straight. Adding group support will enhance service usability, given the site is in alpha, service founders have done good job.

  2. duckman on October 24th, 2007 3:51 pm

    Indians should get a hang of microblogging, if they do.. this will rock

  3. kodiak on March 29th, 2008 12:01 am

    What happen to this site?? look like this is closed. Anybody have any update on this?

  4. jameslewis on March 29th, 2008 3:09 pm

    A good attempt!! - Like the way

  5. anand gupta on April 15th, 2008 2:07 pm

    Keep it up !!!! The way things are going, it will surely be popular site

  6. Aditya on May 4th, 2008 11:29 am

    WHAT HAPPEN to “CHITTR.COM”…!! a site –comics.com open up whenever we try to open it….agree with Kodiak comment…but still after his comment people are still commenting like - good..keep it up…!!?? Blindly commenting guys…!! whatta pitty…?!!!

  7. polar bear on May 11th, 2008 4:57 am

    It goes to bravenet.com for me. Might be turning around new features. With the coverage startupdunia has done, it appears new updates might be in the reckoning. Dont get so excited , Aditya.

  8. Vijay on September 6th, 2008 5:03 am

    So is it finally dead? Cant seem to get to the site - and dont wanna read comics! :P