Nasscom seems to have been bitten by the social networking bug. In preparation of the upcoming “India Leadership Forum” on February 11-13, Nasscom has launched a social networking site called Nasscom Connect.
The goal of the site is:
- Connect with delegates before and after the event.
- Meet delegates who are attending the same sessions to discuss similar experiences and challenges around the topic.
- Meet other delegates to compare notes on exhibitors and products
- Meet exhibitors to learn more about their products and services.
There’s nothing kickass about the social networking features, since it uses Joomla’s community builder component, and so is inherently constrained by the features offered by the component.
However, as part of the event, Nasscom seems to be launching several other interesting features as well. They also have RFID enabled kiosks and a mobile networking solution provided by Telibramha, where attending delegates can network with other attendees using their mobiles.
I dont know how much successful these deployments will actually turn out to be, but they definitely get an A for effort.
