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Net Gains (Jul 02, 97) |
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Two months ago, a 20 year old engineering student - Sagar Hawaldar
- started a Bulletin Board Service (BBS) called The Cyber
Cruiser. A BBS is a service provided for free or for a fee,
depending on the operator. It basically consists of a computer
you can connect to (similar to dialing up VSNL), and exchange
material with - software, messages, games, graphics etc. The advantage
here is that you are assured of plenty of good quality stuff -
unlike the Net where you can spend hours searching for a decent
piece of software.
The Cyber Cruiser offers free downloads - and there's over 400
Mb of great programs there ! Besides, Sagar ([email protected]
) has introduced the concept of Online CD-ROMS, for the first
time in Mumbai - for a fee. You could connect to the Cyber Cruiser
and choose and use the CD-ROMS from the comfort of your own home.
The only downside to the Cyber Cruiser is that there is only dial
up number - 4223196. Which means as the service gets more popular,
you'll find it more difficult to login to the system. Unless of
course, he gets sponsors and a few more lines …
And finally, to what quite a few of you have been waiting for
- sites on the Web where you can see and post matrimonial classifieds.
There seems quite a bit of interest in exploring online matrimonials
- could it be because of the lure of having more NRIs / green
card holders listed there ? In the last 2 months, I've been e-mailed
12 requests for matrimonial sites from young ladies and their
mothers. Now most of these sites listed below have search engines
to help you narrow your search. You can specify what kind of a
person you are looking for - by selecting the religion, profession
and even caste. However, none of the sites had any option of choosing
a prospective hubby going by the amount of dowry that would be
transacted. Onto your quest now …
Matrimonial on Net Express (http://www.expressindia.com/net_express/matrimonial.html)
Religious and Singles (http://discoverynetwork.com/religionlove.htm)
- links to Indian, Jewish, Israeli, and Christian matrimonial
sites.
Jeevan Sathi (http://www.erols.com/a1action/jeevan.htm)
- free and paid services
International Indian Marriage Centers (http://www.marriage.com/india.html)
- another big listing for Indian matrimonial sites : Punjabis,
Gujarathis, Christians, South Indians …
Saakshi (http://www.saakshi.com/) - an interactive service
for a fee where the service providers match your profile with
their other subscribers and give you matches daily. Secrecy is
maintained till it finally clicks from both sides - somewhat like
the traditional matchmaker who keeps making discreet inquiries
from both sides till they agree to meet !
All India Yellow Pages (http://www.gadnet.com/wedseek.htm)
- covered 3 weeks ago - great search interface !
Imatch (http://www.imatch.com) - a very different approach
to getting a partner. Use voice profiles to find suitable better
- halves. And at a later stage, connect and chat too ! (Shell
account would be useless for this one)
And when things do click, you know the e-mail address you could
send your wedding invitation to … Chal then, till
next week.