Zurker - can it beat Facebook?

You have given the answer to yourself, thesids :) every site is different!! It's so true. No product, especially a crowd-funded project, can be developed overnight! One year is nothing!!!! It is being built from scratch. Who cared about facebook in India until it got publicity through media because foreign celebrities were using it? We were all behind Orkut then, remember? :) Anyway, Zurker will be soon coming up with a big upgrade, and I'll invite you to login again then. Just spend a couple of minutes to check it again when it's done. As you said, if you don't compare zurker to facebook, you will definitely like it!!!! :) :) Only when contacts are developed, and there is more engagement, you will find the site usable and lively. I too felt the same in the beginning, but I now spend more time on zurker than on FB! I feel proud in contributing to the development of Zurker as a co-owner and feel so valued being asked for my ideas, suggestions, and those being implemented! It's like we are all developing a social site on our own! :)

Nice to read your views dear buddha. Yes, to be honest, I do not like FB and that was one reason I tried Zurker. During those days too, the co-worker concept was their highlight but I never understood that part as I never was interested. Now, that we are discussing this, can you give us some insight on this aspect? And yes, I do agree, those days, it was really difficult to find an Indian on that site. But today, things would have definitely changed. Would log in soon and maybe we can meet up there :)

Great :) I've followed you here on mylot for quite some time now. I feel members like you really suit a site like Zurker. ummm I've tried shedding enough light in this discussion, please read all the comments and responses. If you need to know anything specific, feel free to ask. I'll answer to. There is a website to guide people who have doubts about Zurker (UNOFFICIAL, though)created by a Zurker for zurkers. http://zurkerguide.weebly.com You know, there were very few Indians even when I joined, rather very few members overall. But I knew it needs time to build up. I kept logging in frequently, and then the non-Indian members made me feel so good there that I never looked for Indians :D And since then I regularly visit Zurker. I hate FACEBOOK, and instead of wasting time there sharing msgs like "share this photo something good will happen in 7 days", I feel so great on Zurker helping in building it, drafting its constitution, writing articles about it, marketing it etc.. :) The recent news is that the 50 volunteers of the constitution working group are in the process of electing a 3-membered chair bench for drafting Zurker's constitution! :)

I loved you comment as usual, varier :) It's so balanced and not biased :) No, Zurker doesn't come from zuckerberg, but it is, maybe, intended to point at that name Because it doesn't want to be like Zuckerberg's facebook. In Zurker there are millions of owners, all like us!! It is a truly democratic network which is for and by the people. Yes, FB is innovating, but at whose cost? Yes, Facebook has already committed blunders!! There are many who are leaving FB getting mad at its privacy policies and settings...Many more might like to leave, but maybe they are staying cos there is no other alternative where they can find their frenz all at one place!

OK, it's a member-funded project. Members like you and me fund this project, but a very notable thing is that THERE IS A LIMIT UP TO WHICH ONE MEMBER CAN FUND!! To prevent more influence of a very few people, in Zurker it is made sure that nobody owns a very high volume of shares. Each member can buy a maximum of 500 shares, and he can earn a maximum of 500 shares through referring others. Hence no single or few persons can control the decisions and the network with their power. Also, there is no compulsion of pressure on members to fund. They do it voluntarily. There is an option to send a fixed amount every month if we wish to. Lots of members are sending a fixed amount every month and they are called "Zurker Heroes". Also we can buy from as less as 1 share too. I've not spent any money on it till now. Currently there is no problem to pay for server and maintenance and also development. Enough funds are flowing from members like us. Very soon there will be a major upgrade

No other alternative - that's a good point. But social network site is always intended to be used for connecting with our friends. Why should we bother to be active on a social network when there're just few of our friends inside? Now let's talk about the system. From the very basic thing - who fund the project? If there's not enough fund, how will they pay the server and maintenance cost?

hehehe :D Yes, facebook is like a scam! And hence there is every possibility of zurker beating it! Of course, it will take considerable time. Maybe 2 years, 5 years, or even more, but we can't negate the chances. AT least, we are sure to develop a cool, good and ethical social site! You are most welcome to try it out :) hope to see u there :)

thank you for ur honest response, MrGhost :) Yes, what I've explained here is true and we are hoping that Zurker will be a success :) Thanks for sharing your view. Please check out Zurker, if you wish to :)

Yes, I've been a member of this site for almost 1 year now. It's great watching it grow and also contributing towards its growth. It's like we are building our own site! great experience indeed :)