SMS GupShup in a New Avatar

Media News

Mumbai, June 26, 2008

SMS GupShup introduces new and exciting features including - multiple groups, picture SMS gallery and group search at its website - www.smsgupshup.com. The revamped version has a user-friendly layout as well as a slick navigation schema, facilitating a better interacting experience to the users.

As the largest group messaging platform in India, SMS GupShup has more than 2 lakh user based communities in categories ranging from finance, entertainment, spiritual, education, business etc. These communities reflect the emerging SMS trend in India.

This easy to use online site is a free service that offers users a chance to create user interest groups with unlimited members, share thoughts with individuals across the nation and communicate within them. The messages sent by the creator of the group are forwarded by Webaroo, free of cost, to all the members of the group.

“As we always aim to enhance the usability of SMS GupShup, the new features will provide a better platform to our users to facilitate interactions with friends & family, receive alerts and notifications, as well as stay updated with news and current events,” said Beerud Sheth, the co-founder & President of Webaroo Inc.

On popular demand, SMS GupShup will now offer the option of creating as many as 5 groups with a single ID. Another development is the Picture Gallery, which enables users to send attractive personalized picture messages to individuals as well as their GupShup group members. SMS enthusiasts can flavor their greetings for New Year, birthdays & other occasions with descriptive pictorial images. All of the new features on SMS GupShup can be accessed from mobile device via the mobile website link (http://m.smsgupshup.com).

Key Features of SMS GupShup

* Create Multiple Groups- Perhaps the most wanted and awaited of all features, now you can create multiple groups where in one can build as many as 5 groups with just one mobile number to stay in touch with friends, family, colleagues or engage with your customers

* Explore Groups - Now exploring and searching groups of your choice will be easier with the option of Explore Groups, and a systematic list of categories, wherein one can easily find groups of their interest

* Picture SMS Gallery - Now users can access the catalog of SMS pictures right from the top navigation bar and can express their feelings to friends and family with a new set of SMS emoticons

* Forward interesting messages - While browsing the website, should you find a message which would interest someone you know, you can now forward it to them with just 1 click, no more copy-pasting

* SMS GupShup mobile website - You can access all of the new features on SMS GupShup from your mobile via the mobile website (http://m.smsgupshup.com)

About SMS GupShup

SMS GupShup is India’s largest and fastest-growing social messaging platform. It is a free, SMS-based group messaging service used by millions of users to build communities in categories ranging from finance, entertainment, business, news, education, spiritual, health and more. Users communicate with each other by sending group messages, personal messages, greeting cards and more. For more information on SMS GupShup, or to create and join groups, visit www.smsgupshup.com. SMS GupShup is operated by Webaroo Inc. from its offices in Santa Clara, Mumbai and Delhi.

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