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Yahoo OurCity Is Learning Your Local Culture And Info



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Feb 05 2007
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After a decade of maturing process, internet seems to start the learning process of understanding your environment, culture and lifestyle. Recently Yahoo (Nasdaq: YHOO, stock) launched OurCity which is still in Beta. Surprisingly it started with a country which is booming with I.T. (information technology) software expertise – India-OurCity. The project started with two cities, Bangalore and Delhi. It allows you to:

  • Share photos, videos, trip plans or events of the cities with other communities
  • Invite other people to share and contribute to the city communities.
  • Related news about the city which was syndicated from international news
  • Weather, blogs and a summary of the cities for newcomers such as travellers.

You can submit your comments on what you think about the city – your comment might be able to help the local authorities improve the city as a tourist destination. Personally I think the project is a great start for countries earning foreign currencies in the tourism industry. Imagine the huge latest information that tourists can get from the internet thousands of miles away. No matter how much you spend on attracting foreign tourists to your country, the campaign might not reach some individuals. But with OurCity, a foreigner might just be able to find your city from the cyberspace and plan his/her next visit.

Yahoo said more cities and several more features will follow soon – an indication that cities within U.S. soil would be next within the roadmap. Isn’t it funny Yahoo didn’t starts it with a U.S. city? In the meantime, start shooting photos to share it on the net to attract other communities – if photography is your hobby.



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