Network18 launches first 2 apps from India for Facebook Timeline

Network18's web arms IBNLive.com and in.com have introduced 'IBNLive With Friends' and 'InHindi' respectively

BestMediaInfo Bureau | Delhi | January 20, 2012

Network18's web arms IBNLive.com and in.com have introduced 'IBNLive With Friends' and 'InHindi' apps for Facebook Timeline. These are the only two Indian apps that feature in the entire list of apps on Facebook Timeline.

IBNLive With Friends:

The 'IBNLive With Friends' app for Facebook Timeline offers a whole new experience of personalized news reading to the news enthusiasts. It enables people to stay in touch with the latest news updates and share it with their Facebook friends by reflecting the news stories read, liked or commented on, by them on their Timeline.

'IBNLive With Friends' connects people to the entire gamut of real-time news and headlines from the world of politics, business & finance, sports and entertainment, allowing them to get their daily dose of news through Facebook Platform. People can catch the most recent news and break it to their Facebook friends.

Talking about the new app for Facebook Timeline, Arunava Sinha, Product Head, IBNLive.com said “On 'IBNLive with Friends', it's your friends that help you decide what to read or watch or view. We're handing over power from editors to the whole new young audience that makes Facebook what it is. This is real social news.”

The stories, displayed as news snippets on the front page are accompanied by the links to the complete stories that can be clicked and viewed on Facebook itself, therefore making the browsing simple and intuitive. The IBNLive With Friends app for Facebook Timeline will make it easy to discover new news with friends and share the experience with them.

People are always in control of their experience with the IBNLive with Friends app, and can edit their settings at anytime from the Application Settings page or their personal Activity Log on Facebook, and can remove specific stories directly from their Timeline.

'IBNLive With Friends' is a rich and an uninterrupted news reading experience delivered at your doorstep. 'IBN With Friends' app could be seen at http://apps.facebook.com/ibnlivesocialreader

InHindi:

Compiled on the basis of a simple format that allows people to share what they are reading and what their friends are reading on in.com, 'InHindi' offers a great deal of news and entertainment, through a gamut of features like articles, interviews, songs, videos and photo galleries. Entertainment being the centre of the content on in.com, this app delivers a complete package to your online address.

The 'InHindi'app offers an assortment of stories across topics ranging from celebrity gossip, sports, and politics to the latest trends and technologies. This app is an easy way to share what a person is reading and to discover what his friends are reading, presenting the user with a personalized experience; the articles recommended by the app are based on a person's interests.

The sharing is an easy way to engage with friends and let them know about the latest developments on topics of common interests. Being one of the first apps in Hindi language available to add to Facebook Timeline, it guarantees to connect and entertain people across various age and regions.

Commenting about the latest app, Amrish Sethi, IN.com's Content & Programming Head, ,said, “InHindi is one of the first local language content apps in India that allows  the Hindi speaking audience to consume & share content easily. Besides language, even the content plan of a dynamic & must read Top 3 listing across numerous categories is an exciting way to consume news and information.”

People are always in control of their experience with the app, and can edit their settings at anytime from the Application Settings page or their personal Activity Log on Facebook, and can remove specific stories directly from their Timeline. 'InHindi' Timeline app can be accessed at http://apps.facebook.com/inhindi

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