TECH HQ - The Indian microblogging platform said its move, the world's first, enables creators to compose and draft posts using ChatGPT. Koo has allowed users to use it directly within the app to help them draft posts about current events, politics, or pop culture, co-founder Mayank Bidawatka said. Users can either type their prompts into the ChatGPT tool or use Koo's voice command feature.
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Koo, Twitter's Rival in India, Is Integrating ChatGPT for Posts Creation
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Koo App Doubles Install Volume and Increases Marketing Efficiency by 50% With Adjust
IT VOICE - Since partnering with Adjust, Koo, the Indian microblogging and social networking platform has reported a 50% increase in its marketing efficiency, a 100% increase in installs, and an 8.6% growth in blocked fraudulent installs. Koo leverages Adjust's leading mobile marketing analytics platform to accurately attribute installs, protect data from fraud, and gain deeper insights into its marketing performance to boost its user acquisition efforts and accelerate app growth.
by Saumya Sharma
See full article at IT Voice
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Koo Raises ~$6M Led by Tiger Global, Accel Partners
YOUR STORY - Koo App has raised $6.3M in a new round co-led by Tiger Global and Accel Partners. Koo App was launched as a microblogging platform for Indian languages that is an offshoot of their user-generated content platform Vokal. The focus of Koo was to create a micro-blogging platform that can help people communicate in a language they are comfortable in.
by Ayshwaria Lakshmi
See full article at Your Story
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Koo Gains Popularity in Brazil but Faces Moderation Challenges
TECH CRUNCH - In looking for Twitter alternatives, Brazilians are showing more inclination toward the India-based social network Koo which has seen ~1M downloads in the country. But just a week into the launch in the South American market, Koo is already facing moderation and security challenges. The social network faces moderation and security problems after its Brazil launch. Hackers took control of popular influencer Felipe Neto's Koo account by posting that they were warning users of the social network's lack of security. The company explained on its Portuguese-language Twitter account that it "relaxed our security for the last 2 hours to resolve the OTP issue" and all user data is safe.
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Social Networking App Koo Plans on Entering the US Amid Twitter
YOUR STORY - Koo, a Bengaluru-based microblogging platform is looking to enter the US, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Africa and West Asia, Malaysia, and The Philippines. Koo is building functions and tools for the platform to appeal to a global audience, and will initially target the US. As part of the development, the platform will not charge users to get verified, and plans on onboarding global leaders.
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Koo Introduces 4 New Features: Schedule Koos, Save Drafts, and More
LIVE MINT - Koo, a homegrown microblogging platform, has introduced 4 new features. The Koo users can now save a Koo, upload up to 10 profile pictures, schedule Koos and save drafts.
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Twitter Rival Koo Surpasses 50M Downloads
IANS - Homegrown micro-blogging platform Koo said it has clocked 50M downloads with significant uptake in users, time spent, and engagement since Jan this year. According to the platform, there are ~7.5K high-profile people, millions of students, teachers, entrepreneurs, poets, leaders, writers, artists, actors, etc. actively posting in their native languages.
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Koo Opens up for Brand Advertisements
ANALYTICS INDIA MAGAZINE - India's leading social networking service Koo has opened its doors for brands to advertise to over a 10M MAU base on their platform. The multi-lingual platform, co-founded by Mayank Bidawatka in 2019, was valued at ~$100M in May 2021. The platform also has been ranked as one of the five hottest products from the APAC region by the Product Report 2021 by Amplitude.
by Bhuvana Kamath
See full article at Analytics India Magazine
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Indian Twitter Rival Koo Will Let Users Self-verify
TECH CRUNCH - Indian social media app Koo introduced a voluntary self-verification service to its users in an unusual step that it believes will bring credibility and trust on its platform. The Bengaluru-headquartered startup said users on its platform will have the option to self-verify their profiles "in seconds" using their government-approved identity cards. Users who verify themselves will get a green tick marker against their name when they comment on a post.
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India's Social Media Koo on Rise After Twitter Feud
ARAB NEWS - India's pro-government social network Koo has risen to prominence on the country's social media scene after months of disputes between Indian authorities and technology companies, including Twitter and Facebook. Koo recently witnessed a raft of Indian Cabinet ministers, government agencies, and right-wing celebrities opening accounts.
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Meet the Man Behind Indian Social Media Platform Koo
KHALEEJ TIMES - Aprameya Radhakrishna is the co-founder and the CEO of Koo, a microblogging and social networking platform that enables Indians to express themselves in their own language. Radhakrishna, a serial entrepreneur, is also an academic whiz-kid, who did his engineering at NIT Surathkal in Karnataka and holds a postgraduate degree in business administration from the IIM. The site has ~10M users.
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Koo to Hire ~500 Employees Amid Its Expansion Efforts
BUSINESS INSIDER - Indian micro-blogging and social network Koo plans to increase its employee headcount to ~500 people by 2022 across product management, community management, and engineering teams. The company has recorded significant growth since its launch in Nov 2019 and recently crossed the 10M users mark, currently has ~200 employees.
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Koo's User Base Is Growing at 20-25% Each Month
EXCHANGE4MEDIA - Aug 26 - Home-grown microblogging platform Koo is growing at 20-25% MoM over its existing user base of 10M. Currently, Koo is available in eight Indian languages like Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Marathi, Bengali, Assamese, and Gujarati. It will soon support the Malayalam language as well.
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India Social Networking, Koo Launched in Nigeria
THE STREET JOURNAL - Aug 5 - Indian microblogging and social network Koo has launched its operation in Nigeria. Aprameya Radhakrishna, co-founder, and CEO of Koo said the microblogging app has since amassed a user base of ~7M people since its launch, with 7 Indian languages and English currently available on the platform in India.
by Jenny Ese Obukohwo
See full article at The Street Journal
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Nigerian Govt Joins Koo
INDIAN EXPRESS - June 10 - Less than a week after banning Twitter indefinitely, the Nigerian government has joined its India-made rival, Koo. Nigeria's decision to suspend Twitter in the country reportedly came from the US-based social networking platform deleting a tweet by President Muhammadu Buhari for violating rules. The Nigerian government's decision to join Koo after banning Twitter reinforces its position as an alternative platform to Twitter.
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