Comments on: DealMaadi – shopping deals the Digg way

By: Mrugesh

Mrugesh — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 11:30:38 +0000

Great Interview by Loscreador.com. To make hay while the sun shines, shoppers need to be smart to search and make the right purchase in the right place at the right time…….Read more At http://www.loscreador.com/web2interviews/dealmaadi

By: Rajiv Renganathan

Rajiv Renganathan — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 20:17:11 +0000

Hi Pranav,

Thanks for writing. You rightly pointed out that the building of a community is the key.

Though DealMaadi’s design is based on the pligg template, it is not simply the base template.

Cheers!
Rajiv

By: Vicky

Vicky — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 07:51:01 +0000

Bringing digg voting system to deals is quiet a good concept. There are a number of successful sites in US and UK based on this concept. hotukdeals.com is quiet successful in uk and so is dealigg.com in US. Implementing it for indian users is a step in right direction.

But I would avoid saying that its a “digg clone”. Clone refers to being a copy. Though dealmadi employs voting method similar to digg but serves different audience.

I do accept that user voting method to highlight articles was pioneered by digg but do we say Gmail is a clone of Hotmail ? I consider digg voting method as a concept which can be bring out valuable information hidden in vast amount of internet sites.

Pranav, thanks for reviewing indian startups, I’m sure it will go along way in promoting entrepreneurship in Indian society.

- Vicky
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By: go2indiaweb20.com » Deal Maadi - will it be a success?

go2indiaweb20.com » Deal Maadi - will it be a success? — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 01:28:15 +0000

[...] I read this article from Startup Dunia about Deal Maadi (click here for the article), a Dig like community voting method for shopping deals. I agree with the story that the success of this startup depend on building a strong community who not only vote on deals but also submit new deals. [...]