In the world of online social-media, getting your service on the map means giving people something they need.
A Bellevue startup company called Navaraga is pinning its hopes on two new programs: one that helps its users make friends, and another that focuses on getting people organized.
Those don’t sound like novel ideas when it comes to internet resources, but Navaraga has added a twist to the concepts.
MyKamune, the company’s friend finder, leverages Facebook to gain access to a network of over 200 million people. The catch is that users don’t get hassled by spammers and bullies. MyKamune works on a buddy system, so people can network like a pair of friends at a pub. Foursomes that match up get a chat room of their own to get familiar.
The MyKamune service also features a point system that keeps friend-seekers honest, similar to the way eBay sellers get ratings.
Navaraga’s other service, called simply Kamune, is a subscription-based program that is geared more toward business. It provides online project rooms where users can share files, send updates, and chat with each other in real time.
Any room on the system can house all the people and information pertaining to a specific project without opening the door to interruptions.
“I’ve experienced the pain of information overload,” said Navaraga CEO and President Raja Abburi. “I used to get several hundred e-mails a day. No matter how busy people are, they tend to want to check each one as it comes in.”
Kamune also takes aim at another focus buster: multi-tasking. Abburi suggests it’s far less productive to tackle several projects at once rather than focusing on one thing.
Kamune is designed to give people the best of e-mail, instant messaging, and file sharing while keeping them focused on the task at hand. There’s no reason it shouldn’t work – so long as the users can stay in their rooms.