Yahoo! Groups India: Re-cap of the Moderators’ Union in Mumbai

 

A home maker’s confidence boosted up beyond the four walls of her home, a trainer found the clientele for his training sessions without any marketing or website, a whistler could gather all the performers of this rare art in the country, that is the power of Yahoo! Groups and its Moderators.

To celebrate this power and recognize these moderators, Yahoo! India hosted its third Moderators’ Union in Mumbai on June 7th at Sahara Star Hotel. This Moderators’ Union was very special because, in spite of heavy rains, there was a great turnout of enthusiastic attendees. Forty five moderators attended the event, coming from Delhi, Hyderabad, Madurai, Bhubaneswar, and Ahmadabad.

The event opened with a welcome message from Mr. I M Swaminathan, Director of Communication & Community Products, India. Following that were interesting introductions from each moderator and some fun quizzes. These moderators were from varied professional backgrounds, age groups and interests. They represented groups from finance, inspirational, professional, adventure, alumni, social cause, hobbies, just to name a few, and the common connection amongst such a variety of people was Yahoo! Groups. Next up was a Groups presentation, followed by product demos of Yahoo! India Local, Maps and a new Yahoo! India search experience. To wrap up, we presented awards for “Best Dressed Moderator”, “Best Introduction” and “Most Unique Group” based on nominations from attendees. There were two additional accolades for “Early Bird Guest” and “Guest who travelled longest distance”.

To get a glimpse of this event, check out the photo-stream on Flickr.

We plan to continue to host Moderator Union events across the cities of India and will keep you informed on dates and locations. In the meantime, keep enjoying Yahoo! Groups and Happy Moderating!

Best regards,
Shefali Gaur
Groups Community Manager, Yahoo! India


24 Comments »

  1. Nicolas said,

    June 11, 2008 @ 10:49 pm

    I have a problem with Yahoo groups. It is incredibly difficult to use Yahoo Groups unless you have a Yahoo e-mail account. I am trying to network a group of 50 people that met at a conference, so we can communicate and share files, and wanted to set up a public Yahoo account. But, turns out public accounts don’t allow people to join and get access to all the features, such as easily modify their e-mail flow settings or get access to files, unless you sign up for a Yahoo e-mail account. Realistically, no one is going to sign up with Yahoo just to get tis info, instead they won’t sign up for my group.

    I like the user interface of Yahoo Groups, but in terms of easy access (and ease of signing people on to the group), Google has you guys beat. With google, people can keep their current e-mail addresses and use all the functions of the group. When will you guys chnge this, or do I need to switch to Google for all future networking groups?

  2. Melinda Janicki said,

    June 12, 2008 @ 12:39 am

    My experience has been wonderful! Thank you Yahoo! My group is growing and I am so proud to say that Yahoo! groups has allowed my group to continue an amazing energy when we are not available to meet in person! By the way, I have not had one problem with people signing up for a Yahoo! email. My group has brought so much already for Quality Virtual Assistants and business owners looking for a Quality Virtual Assistant. : )

    Melinda Janicki, Group Moderator
    http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/virtualassistantdirectory/

  3. Dr. Anil Purohit said,

    June 12, 2008 @ 11:33 am

    Thanking U to allow me to join wonderful group! Thank you Yahoo! I am so proud to say that Yahoo! groups has allowed me to continue an amazing energy when we are not available to meet in person! I am not having any problem with people signing up for Yahoo! email. I have brought so much already for Quality Virtual Assistants and business owners looking for a Quality Virtual Assistant

  4. Gordon said,

    June 13, 2008 @ 5:08 pm

    Nicolas: You can keep your regular email address and still use all the features of Yahoo! Groups. You do need to have a Yahoo! account, and an email address comes with that account, but you don’t have to use that email address for the groups (or anything else).

    All you have to do is add your add email address to your Yahoo! account. This Help page explains how:
    http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/groups/original/members/email/email-03.html

  5. mukesh said,

    June 18, 2008 @ 12:49 am

    very good

  6. Terri said,

    June 18, 2008 @ 8:40 pm

    Nicolas,

    If you know someone who has a yahoo account you can use their account to sign up for a group and specify an alternate e-mail address in the yahoo profile so that group digest will be sent to the specific e-mail you have indicated in their profile. One yahoo e-mail, numerous alternate e-mails can be used for groups. Several people can sign up this way under one e-mail account.

  7. Shahid Noor said,

    June 18, 2008 @ 11:34 pm

    Dear,
    yahoo.com is a great fly for me to contact over far and i feel myself so closed with others or my relatives any time so freely and i hope that the team of yahoo.com always provide me more and more easy and cool features any time.

  8. CYRUS MALAOWALA said,

    June 19, 2008 @ 11:57 pm

    THREE CHEERS..!! and my HEARTY APPRECIATIONS for SHEFALI GAUR,
    Community Manger, for wonderfully organising, presenting and conducting theYahoo India Moderators’ Union in Mumbai.
    It was a great event ,informative, interactive and enjoyable.
    CONGATULATIONS to Yahoo India, and SHEFALI.
    for making this event so interesting and allowing us group Moderators to express ourselves, and showcase our aims and objectives in forming our groups.
    Its indeed heartening to see Yahoo India recognising the value and role played by small groups like my Have-A-Heart Group.
    I will cherish these moments of being together with many larger groups.
    and wish that Yahoo India and SHEFALI ( she gets BEST MANAGER Award from me ) will remember me and my Have-A-Heart Group for the next event .
    Regards,
    —CYRUS—
    ( Owner/Moderator )
    Have-A-Heart group

  9. Dinithi Ayangika said,

    June 20, 2008 @ 9:05 pm

    Thanking you to allow me to join wonderful group! Thank you Yahoo! Thank you very much.

  10. Ashish Paul said,

    June 24, 2008 @ 7:41 pm

    Thank you very much and yahoo.

  11. shakir sheikh said,

    June 26, 2008 @ 10:37 pm

    My expeirence has been wonderful group. Thank you yahoo group. One yahoo e-mail, numerous alternate e-mails can be used for groups.

  12. vivek sharma said,

    June 27, 2008 @ 1:14 pm

    this is fantastic & self regarded

  13. vivek sharma (nic) said,

    June 27, 2008 @ 1:21 pm

    thats cool

  14. brij kishor said,

    July 3, 2008 @ 11:57 am

    thank you yahoo to join me in this intresting group

  15. prem kumar said,

    July 15, 2008 @ 2:31 am

    thank u yahoo group .this is a fantseticcc thans a lots

  16. N.G PHILIP(TUCUR) said,

    July 20, 2008 @ 6:31 am

    I Really dont have a word to qualify your mails. i simply call it trailer. its fantastic and convulsive. cos’ you laugh you breath out. its wonderful i appreciate it. lot. pls keep it up.

  17. ajitha said,

    July 20, 2008 @ 9:57 am

    hi

  18. mukesh said,

    July 20, 2008 @ 12:29 pm

    yahoo is best

  19. lj said,

    July 21, 2008 @ 6:50 am

    Its process to get in is very boring
    It is onekind of headack
    lj

  20. Tam said,

    July 21, 2008 @ 6:59 am

    I hope to be a member this group! to help our MSM community in Can Tho City!

  21. anonymous said,

    July 21, 2008 @ 10:52 pm

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    the
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    is an easy viewing chart:
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    Follow the system as described, and enjoy your PROFITS!!!
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  23. Nubia said,

    July 31, 2008 @ 3:04 pm

    Hi dear Shefali Gaur
    i saw all the groups who participated in this meeting in mumbai are now classified in “featured groups”
    is this classification reserved for indian groups only ?

    lovez and regards
    Nubia

  24. saloo said,

    October 13, 2008 @ 6:53 pm

    The idea is that of a system that takes advantage of the power of compounding. And in a big way, let me tell you. First and foremost understand that there are countless spin-offs of this system that try to make a “quick buck” off of people. Long lists, the 5 & 10 dollar trees, the birthday systems, etc… Those spin-offs do make money because of the ease of implementation of this idea, but they do NOT use the compounding advantage. This system is THE LEGIT and PROFITABLE one.

    Here is how it works…

    There is a list of 6 email addresses (you’ll see it as you read further). Each of these people has already taken part in this system. When someone new comes along (such as yourself) he/she removes #1 off of the list, moves the other five email addresses up one position (i.e. #6 goes to #5, #5 to #4, etc.), and places their PayPal email address in the #6 position. This process is what develops the power of compounding. The bottom line is this..

    HONESTY and INTEGRITY CREATES PROFITABILITY.

    Following this EXACT process is what creates the money, and that is why this system has been raved about in the media. Altering the system creates weak results. The legality of this system comes from the idea that you are of course creating a mailing list, and a “service” is being provided (more on that later.) Now on to how your $6.00 creates BIG money…

    INSTRUCTIONS:

    STEP 1:

    The first thing to do is highlight and SAVE this entire post in word or notepad on your computer so you can come back to it later. After that, SIGN UP for PayPal account at PayPal.com and verify your account by following simple PayPal’s instructions.

    In order to place the initial $6 into your account, you will have to verify your bank account with PAYPAL (which may take a few days). PAYPAL is 100% secure and is used by millions of people worldwide.

    STEP 2:

    Here is where the action occurs. The first thing to do is to send a $1.00 payment to each of the 6 email addresses on the current list from your PayPal account. To do this quickly and successfully, follow these simple steps:

    1. Login to PayPal and click on the “Send Money” tab near the top of the screen.

    2. In the “Recipient’s Email” field enter the email address.

    3. In the “Amount” field enter “1″ (This is your $1.00 payment in USD - US Dollars).

    4. In the “Category” field select “Service” (Keeping it legal).

    5. In the “Subject” field type “EMAIL LIST”.

    6. In the “MESSAGE” field enter “PLEASE PUT ME ON YOUR EMAIL LIST”. By doing this, you are creating a service and maintaining the legality of the system by “paying” for the service.

    7. Finally, click on the “Continue” button to complete the payment.

    8. Repeat these steps for each of the 6 email addresses. That’s it!

    By sending the $1.00 payment to each address, you are implementing the compounding POWER of the system. You will reap what you sow!

    **************************************************
    Here is the current PayPal e-mail list:

    1) grgr121@mail.com
    2) shrngreen9@gmail.com
    3) masita72@gmail.com
    4) aframzan@yahoo.com
    5) alianal110@gmail.com
    6) salool@ymail.com

    ************************************************

    STEP 3:

    Now take the #1 email off of the list that you see above (from your saved file), move the other addresses up (6 becomes 5, 5 becomes 4, etc.) and add YOUR email address (the one used for your PayPal account) as number 6 on the list. This is the only part of the document that should be changed. ** Make sure your email address is the one you have registered with PayPal **

    STEP 4:

    Post your amended article created in Step3 to at least 200 newsgroups or message boards. Keep in mind that there are tens of thousands of groups online! All you need is 200, but remember the more you post the more money you
    make - as well as everyone else on the list! I’ve began to see money roll in before I even hit 100 posts, but try to hit around 200 to allow maximum exposure. Use Netscape, Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari, or whatever your Internet browser is to search for various news groups, on-line forums, message boards, bulletin boards, chat sites, discussions, discussion groups, on-line communities, etc.

    For example, log on to any search engine like yahoo.com or google.com and type in a subject like; ‘MILLIONAIRE MESSAGE BOARD’, ‘MONEY MAKING DISCUSSIONS’, ‘MONEY MAKING FORUMS’, or ‘BUSINESS MESSAGE BOARD’, etc. You will find thousands and thousands of message boards. Click them one by one and you will find the option to post a new message. Fill in the subject which will be the header that everyone sees as they scroll through the list of postings in a particular group, and post the article with the NEW list of email addresses included. THAT’S IT!!!

    All you have to do is jump to different newsgroups and post away. After you get the hang of it, it will take about 30 seconds for each newsgroup.

    HOW THE MONEY WORKS:

    When you post 200 messages in various forums, it is estimated that at LEAST 15 people will respond and send you a $1.00 ($15.00). Those 15 will Post 200 Posts each and 225 people send you $1.00 ($225.00), etc. through 6 levels of email addresses. For comprehension purposes, here is an easy viewing chart:

    1) 15(1) = 15 people ($1) = $15
    2) 15(15) = 225 people ($1) = $225
    3) 15(225) = 3375 people ($1) = $3375
    4) 15(3375) = 50625 people ($1) = $50625
    5) 15(50625) = 759375 people ($1) = $759375

    As you can see, your $6.00 has multiplied exponentially. What other opportunity that is as simple as this can cash in the way this can?! I’m not going to say this is going to make everyone over $800,000, but within a few WEEKS you begin to see results, thanks to the speed of the Internet!

    When your name is no longer on the list, take the latest posting in the newsgroups and begin the process again. Simply amazing… One other tip to speed up the process even more: You can send out your amended post (after you complete the process and add your PAYPAL email address to the list) to the contacts you already have in YOUR email address book! It is AMAZING how fast this works.

    REMEMBER…

    HONESTY AND INTEGRITY = PROFITABILITY
    YOUR NAME COULD CYCLE FOR A LONG TIME! THIS MAKES IT THE GIFT THAT KEEPS ON GIVING.

    REMEMBER, THE MORE NEWSGROUPS YOU POST IN, THE MORE MONEY YOU WILL MAKE!!

    GOOD LUCK!!!!

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