Will double headcount; lot of headroom for growing user base: Koo
3 years, 7 months ago

Will double headcount; lot of headroom for growing user base: Koo

The Hindu  

Homegrown microblogging platform Koo is planning to double its headcount in the next one year as it significantly scales up its user base on the platform, especially vernacular subscribers, its co-founder Aprameya Radhakrishna said. Mr. Radhakrishna said Koo is growing exponentially as people are looking for ways to converse online in local languages with community members, and that the platform is helping people express themselves in their local language. Koo, which was launched last year, has seen a massive surge in its user base over the past few months after Union ministers and government departments endorsed the homegrown microblogging platform following a spat with Twitter. Asked how Koo is cracking down on misinformation around COVID-19, Mr. Radhakrishna said the platform has a robust reporting system in place to deal with such content.

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'We Were Just Months Away from Beating Twitter': Why Is Koo Shutting Down?
5 months, 3 weeks ago

'We Were Just Months Away from Beating Twitter': Why Is Koo Shutting Down?

News 18  

Homegrown microblogging startup Koo on Wednesday announced the discontinuation of its services. In a LinkedIn post, its co-founders Aprameya Radhakrishna and Mayank Bidawatka said that at the company’s peak, Koo used to have 10 per cent like ratio, which was 7-10x the ratio Twitter had, and was “just months away from beating Twitter in India in 2022”. Most of them …

Koo, India’s social media app, is shutting down as Dailyhunt talks fail: Report
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Koo, India’s social media app, is shutting down as Dailyhunt talks fail: Report

Hindustan Times  

Indian microblogging platform Koo, an alternative to X, is shutting down, The Morning Context reported, citing an unnamed source. The four-year-old startup’s decision to wind up was triggered after acquisition talks with online media firm Dailyhunt fell through, the report claimed. Although in February 2021, the company raised $4.1 million in its series A round and three months late raised …

India's Twitter rival Koo shuts down: Here's why
5 months, 3 weeks ago

India's Twitter rival Koo shuts down: Here's why

India TV News  

Indian social media platform Koo is shutting down, according to its founder Aprameya Radhakrishna and Mayank Bidawatka. During its peak, Koo had approximately 2.1 million daily active users and 10 million monthly users, with over 9000 VIPs. They also expressed their intention to sell some of the company's assets, stating, "We will be happy to share some of these assets …

Koo, Twitter’s rival in India, fires 30% staff on funding crunch
1 year, 8 months ago

Koo, Twitter’s rival in India, fires 30% staff on funding crunch

Live Mint  

Koo, a Twitter Inc. rival in India, has fired almost a third of its employees in recent months as the firm struggles with losses and an inability to raise funds. The three-year-old microblogging app dismissed 30% of its about 260 workers as the “global sentiment right now is more focused on efficiency than growth and businesses need to work toward …

The Next Big Bird in Town: Can India’s Koo succeed in replacing Twitter?
2 years, 1 month ago

The Next Big Bird in Town: Can India’s Koo succeed in replacing Twitter?

Firstpost  

As Twitter sees massive turmoil with Elon Musk’s takeover, several of its users are migrating to India’s homegrown platform Koo. This is the insight behind Koo.” Since launching, “Koo has recently witnessed two million Koos and 10 million likes within 48 hours, by users in Brazil alone.” Koo was also launched in Nigeria in June last year after Twitter was …

Post Attaining 20 Million Downloads, Koo App Seeks More Growth
2 years, 10 months ago

Post Attaining 20 Million Downloads, Koo App Seeks More Growth

ABP News  

New Delhi: Made-in-India micro-blogging platform - Koo - which empowers Indians to express themselves online in their mother tongue - has attained the 20 million download milestone. The platform, which has 5,000 verified accounts across politics, sports, entertainment, media, and spirituality, is now poised to reach 100 million downloads in the next year. The Koo App was recently ranked No.3 …

In spats with Twitter, India's government begins messaging shift to rival Koo
3 years, 4 months ago

In spats with Twitter, India's government begins messaging shift to rival Koo

Live Mint  

NEW DELHI: Twitter Inc is fast losing its sheen as a favoured communications tool for many Indian government departments and ministers keen to promote home-grown rival Koo while the U.S. firm comes under fire for non-compliance with India's laws. Twitter declined to comment on the Indian government's use of Koo but said it works directly with various ministries and authorities, …

Koo Will Rollout a Twitter Spaces and Clubhouse Inspired Audio Chatroom by July: Report
3 years, 6 months ago

Koo Will Rollout a Twitter Spaces and Clubhouse Inspired Audio Chatroom by July: Report

News 18  

Twitter rival, Koo has reportedly announced the launch of a new voice-based chatroom feature by next month. It appears the micro-blogging platform?s upcoming feature is designed to rival Twitter Spaces, which itself took inspiration from Clubhouse that recently made its Android debut. Last month, Koo raised $30 million in Series B funding, led by Tiger Global, with existing investors also …

Koo, the 'Made in India' Twitter Rival Now Available in Nigeria, Keen on Adding Local Languages
3 years, 6 months ago

Koo, the 'Made in India' Twitter Rival Now Available in Nigeria, Keen on Adding Local Languages

News 18  

Koo on Saturday said the Indian microblogging platform is available in Nigeria and is keen on adding new local languages for users in that country. In a post on Koo on Saturday, its co-founder and CEO Aprameya Radhakrishna said the platform is “available in Nigeria.” “We’re thinking of enabling the local languages there too. Speaking to PTI, Radhakrishna said: “Now …

Complied With All Requirements of New IT Rules Ahead of Deadline: Koo
3 years, 6 months ago

Complied With All Requirements of New IT Rules Ahead of Deadline: Koo

News 18  

Homegrown microblogging platform Koo on Saturday said it has met the compliance requirements of the new guidelines for digital platforms ahead of the stipulated deadline later this month. Announcing the guidelines in February, it had said the new rules take effect immediately, while significant social media providers will get three months before they need to start complying. In a statement …

Koo meets new intermediary guidelines ahead of May 25 deadline
3 years, 6 months ago

Koo meets new intermediary guidelines ahead of May 25 deadline

India TV News  

Koo on Saturday said it has met the compliance requirements of the new IT Rules 2021 ahead of its May 25 deadline set by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology. "Complying with the new social media guidelines published by the government of India within time clearly shows why it's important to have Indian social media players thriving in the …

Explained: Koo App’s Rise, Users & How it Plans to Take on Twitter
3 years, 10 months ago

Explained: Koo App’s Rise, Users & How it Plans to Take on Twitter

The Quint  

The tussle between Twitter and the Indian government has led to a massive traction for Indian social micro blogging platform, Koo. The desi platform is witnessing high popularity among several politicians and authorities, soon after Twitter refused to follow the government’s order of blocking 1,400 accounts for spreading misinformation and uploading provocative content. However, after a legal non-compliance notice was …

Koo app, an India-based microblogging platform, crosses 3 million users
3 years, 10 months ago

Koo app, an India-based microblogging platform, crosses 3 million users

Firstpost  

Minister of Railways, Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal on Tuesday tweeted that he was on Koo and asked people to connect with him. Koo has in the last few weeks seen a massive surge in user base as Union ministers and government departments have endorsed the homegrown microblogging platform amid a spat with Twitter. From information technology ministry using Koo …

Koo Highlights Indian Investment In Made In India Social Media Network, As Chinese Investors Exit
3 years, 10 months ago

Koo Highlights Indian Investment In Made In India Social Media Network, As Chinese Investors Exit

News 18  

Indian social media platform Koo is playing up the Indian investment and has said that more Indian entrepreneurs are investing the company. The company also says that there has been a slew of Indian investment in the social media platform, that has caught the attention, over the past few weeks as the Indian government’s feud with Twitter continues. Koo, founded …

Koo User Growth: Ministers, Cricketers, Actors Who Have Joined the App Already
3 years, 10 months ago

Koo User Growth: Ministers, Cricketers, Actors Who Have Joined the App Already

News 18  

Koo, the vernacular app that mimics the operational interface of Twitter, has received a major boost from Indian government officials. Earlier this week, union railway minister Piyush Goyal posted online, announcing his switch to the Koo app, and urging others to do the same as well. In a previous interview with News18, Koo’s Bidawatka had stated that the growth of …

India-made Koo sees surge in users amid Centre's row with Twitter: A look at platform espoused by key Union ministers
3 years, 10 months ago

India-made Koo sees surge in users amid Centre's row with Twitter: A look at platform espoused by key Union ministers

Firstpost  

Koo had won the AatmaNirbhar App Innovation Challenge held by the Government of India in August 2020, and boasts of the presence of key ministers including Ravi Shankar Prasad and Piyush Goyal, and former cricketers Javagal Srinath and Anil Kumble, among others An Indian version of the microblogging site Twitter is seemingly gaining popularity among Union ministers and the government …

Koo Downloads Grew 4x in 6 Months, Policies to Adapt in Due Course: App Founder
3 years, 10 months ago

Koo Downloads Grew 4x in 6 Months, Policies to Adapt in Due Course: App Founder

News 18  

Koo has received an understandable boost thanks to its latest adoption by central government ministers. With the latest boost that India’s own Twitter clone has received from ministers signing up on the platform, Koo has now crossed gross downloads of 3 million, and Bidawatka says that he naturally expects the growth pace of his app to continue at a steeper, …

What is Koo, Who Made it? Top Ten Questions You Had about Twitter's New Desi Doppelganger
3 years, 10 months ago

What is Koo, Who Made it? Top Ten Questions You Had about Twitter's New Desi Doppelganger

News 18  

On Tuesday, Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal shared an invite with his followers on Twitter to join a new microblogging social media site called Koo. Here are the top ten questions you might have about the new homegrown microblogging site in town and what it has to do with the Indian government’s silent tussle with Twitter. A …

As Twitter seeks talks, Ministers move to Indian-made app Koo
3 years, 10 months ago

As Twitter seeks talks, Ministers move to Indian-made app Koo

The Hindu  

Amid the ongoing tussle between the government and microblogging platform Twitter over blocking of content and accounts related to farmers’ protest, Union Ministers and government departments are also setting up accounts on Koo, a Made-in-India alternative to Twitter. Koo, which is similar to Twitter, was among the winners of the government’s ‘AatmaNirbhar App Innovation Challenge’ last year. The move by …

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