Wednesday, May 2, 2012

What are Zurks?

What are Zurks ?

Zurks are similar to "like" or "share" on facebok.
We must have noticed that sometimes when we update a sad status update like "My Dog died today" people who want to support you like your status update, but somehow it conveys the message "I like the fact that your dog died!!! That's a great news!"
TO avoid it there could be something similar to "Hey I support You Buddy!" which is exactly what Zurks are!
To Zurk means to appreciate the fact that the member shared the information.
As described by Zurker.com :

To Zurk means to support the intent behind the act of sharing, and it can mean to like, to love, to commiserate, to respect, to admire - as appropriate for the occasion.

Members can zurk your posts, photos, comments, and just about everything. Your zurk count is shown on your profile and also, in some areas, as a little number following your name, like this.

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Your zurk count goes up when one of your items is zurked, it goes without saying, but also when you zurk something.

So If you post an status update and your friends Zurk it, your zurk count goes up!

What do you get from zurks??

Nothing !!!! It's not that if Zurker is giving away shares on referring , everything on Zurker.com can be used to get vShares. Zurks is just a count which shows how active you are on Zurker.com! and that's pretty much it!

Tuesday, May 1, 2012

CEO of ZURKER.com

Zurker.com Team

Who runs Zurker? As members of Zurker, many of us are co-owners and/or co-investors, and we have a right to know who are the people behind Zurker.com. So here is some information about the small but growing Zurker Team.

Jessica D

Position Liaison Officer Responsibilities Member Relations, Communications, Administration, Technical Assistance, Summary ExecutionsHailing from the land of the Beavers, with a degree in Animal Sciences from Oregon State University, Jessica was swept up by the wave of social networking, and fell in love with it from day one. She had originally intended to become an Indiana Jones-esque paleo-archeologo-painter-musician-veterinarian, but life and the social networking bug bit hard and sent her down a unique and exciting path.

2012 marked her arrival to Zurker, where she was welcomed by both co-founders in her new role. She hopes to help make Zurker an even more awesome and exciting place to be.
When not adventuring through the depths of the internet, Jessica enjoys training dogs, gardening, crafting, video games, and just being plain silly. She plans to one day have a menagerie of animals in her backyard farm.
On Zurker, Jessica is Jess D.

Shavkat Karimov

Position CFO Responsibilities Finance, Public Relations, Business Development, Product Development, Legal, Intellectual PropertyAlthough Shavkat earned degrees in International Law and Film Directing and went on to create an award-winning shorts series, he recognized early on the entrepreneurial potential of the web and proceeded to build up a successful business powered by a network of hundreds of websites.

While Shavkat is one of the few to have developed a successful net enterprise from scratch, he has so far resisted pleas to brand himself as an Internet guru and develop a cult following, because, unlike many self-proclaimed gurus, he doesn't need to make money by teaching how to make money.
When he is not snapping up websites or brainstorming strategic plans for new projects, Shavkat likes to keep his skills sharp by researching new technologies and developments in the fields of SEO, online marketing, and social media.
Originally from Uzbekistan, Shavkat is fluent in Uzbek and Russian besides English, and divides his time between the World traveling and residing in Florida. Shavkat is married to his beautiful wife who provides him with much of the spiritual energy to manage his numerous projects. His loves to zurk fresh ideas, exciting games, interesting people, and funny things.
On Zurker, Shavkat is cineman.

Nick Oba

Position CEO Responsibilities Application Development, System Administration, Security, Washing BottlesNick Oba was born in Belgrade, on a hot summer day, ensuring that nobody would ever come to his birthday parties. Growing up, Nick was convinced that he would end up either as an evil scientist or a homeless drunk, but in 1995, Nick discovered the Internet, quickly becoming a web developer (called a 'webmaster' back in those days). Nick made a two-page spread in Webmaster magazine and eventually specialized in the production of original web applications.

In 2010, Nick managed to talk an unsuspecting gentleman named Shavkat Karimov into buying one of his websites, which employed crowdsourcing - aka community power - to make crucial publishing decisions.Mr Karimov and Nick proceeded to collaborate closely on a number of projects. Then one day Nick had a brilliant idea - why not set up a chain of squid-themed restaurants? Mr Karimov wasn't interested, so Nick suggested developing a community-powered, member-owned social network. The rest is history in the making.
Nick is a happily divorced father of two energetic young sons, whom he refers to as Hurricane 1 andHurricane 2. On those rare occasions when he is not working, Nick loves spending time yelling at his children to quieten down so he can get back to work. Nick likes curries, cats, and satire. Nick detests queues, grapefruit, and writing about himself in the third person.
On Zurker, Nick is Berzurker.

Contents of this page has been taken from Zurker.com.These infos are freely available on Zurker.com website and not written by me.

Why Zurker?

Well Why Not??

Lets look at what we do online..

We open Our PC then the Internet Browser and type "facebook.com". But What are we getting back from facebook even after spending long hours on it besides interacting with your friends? Not a penny for our precious time!

And Now, If there is a new Social Media Website which in fact gives you a stake in its profit .. I do not really see any point in not joining it. Try to give me some!

And Guys Stop criticizing it and calling Zucker a scam!!

Each time you refer a friend of yours to come and join Zurker.com you get a vShare. It does not cost you anything but for now it does not pay you anything either!! Just in case Zurker grows big enough the vShares will eventually be converted into shares in the cooperation that is yet to be formed,though Zurker belongs to it's creator for now.

Your Friends will be there and you would have shares of it!! What else do you expect from a Social N/w Website boss??

Monday, April 30, 2012

Facebook v/s Zurker.com

To Join Zurker.com click here: http://www.zurker.in/i-42067-syxarmpgwb

Facebook v/s Zurker

Facebook has such a large user base that it is very very difficult to compete and overtake it ... but... that's what everyone thought of Orkut.com. Internet users are very very unpredictable. Provide them something new and Bang ! They will be out of facebook in no time!!

People have in fact started getting irritated by Facebook especially due to the new Chat window and the new disgusting TIMELINE feature that almost everyone hates. Even though people are openly criticizing these new features , it has had no effect on Facebook.

Now lets come to Zurker.com.

1. The biggest plus point: vShares :

It gives the users to get some thing back by wasting their time on a social networking site! Everyone likes to hang out on Facebook , They spend many hours a day on it, If doing so can earn you money too, then what's better that this?
You bring your friend on zurker and get shares which could become of great value if Zurker.com succeeds !

2. The freedom to contribute to the look and feel of Zurker.com.

The link IDEAS mentioned above allows you to suggest the Zurker.com developers things that you like and things that you Hate and they will change it if a certain number of people supports your suggestion!
Imagine if we could do this on FB , TIMELINE would have been rejected on the very First day of its launch! :-p

3. Something NEW!!!!

Looking at the same interface everyday is boring as we all know.
Overtime people get bored of their girlfriend/boyfriend/wife/husband . Then how can they not get bored of Facebook. The same interface the same BLUE color everywhere on FB bores us.. Google + was a very big disappointment otherwise people would have already moved to it, as many of my friends created accounts on Google + but could not bear the pathetic look and feel so opted out of it.

If Zurker.com can provide the users something NEW and interesting it, for sure, can be the next Social Networking GIANT! even ahead of Facebook!

4. Advantage of Go GREEN!!

While Zurker.com have the advantage of publicity through GreenPeace with Slogans like "Go GREEN!!" as everything seems green there right from their LOGO to the backdrops on headings! :-p

To Join Zurker.com click here: http://www.zurker.in/i-42067-syxarmpgwb

Homepage of Zurker.com

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Now is Your Chance!

For a brief 24-hour period after joining Zurker, get two vSharesfor each friend you invite to Zurker (that's DOUBLE the usual rate!). vShares are stakes of ownership in Zurker.

To invite your friends, go to thereferrals page.

This is the message displayed at the top of the page when you log-in to it just after creating your account which is through a referral currently and not directly to promote referrals.

The game is about v Shares which is the name by which it refers to its shares.
It gives you 2 vShares for every successful referral within the first 24 hours.
And 1 vShare afterwards.

Zurker.com Homepage

STREET and HOME

The STREET is equivalent to the page that you get on clicking HOME on Facebook.
It will have the updates from your friends.
Initally it clearly says:

" Zurker is better than Facebook or Google+ and we know you'll be blown away. But it's a social network, which means it doesn't work if you don't have enough contacts.

Zurker only works if you bring your friends here, or make new ones.

Either invite your friends to Zurker, or make new contacts here by browsing around and connecting with other members. "

courtesy: zurker.com

So It is ready for a head on with the BIG Players and seems to be pretty confident about it! Looks good but It can be merely a Publicity Stunt too!!

The HOME is equivalent to your own wall/profile on Facebook. Initially it suggests you people you can add other new users of Zurker.com so that you can increase your network.

FEATURES:

On the right hand side you will notice the Features that are provided by Zurker.com.

Street | Home


	Updates


	Finds


	Photos


	Convos


	Contacts	\| 1


	Entities


	Referrals

Zurker Updates is same as Notifications on facebook.

Zurker Finds is same as Find a friend on zurker.com or refer them.

Zurker Convos :
Convos are private conversations between two or more users. On Zurker, convos take the place of email and private messages. Convos are quick, convenient, and spam-free.

Zurker Entities:
Entities are profiles for businesses, organizations, bands, groups, or causes. Anyone may create an unlimited number of entities. Entities can be subscribed to and add items such as
posts or photos.

Note: Entities are not yet available as of 01 May 2012.

Referrals:
This page gives you a brief information about the persons you have referred and how many shares you earned by referring them.

There is something very Unique here like the link IDEAS.

It says :

One of the things that makes Zurker awesome is that key decisions about what type of
features to roll out are made by the member community. At Zurker, features are
developed first and foremost to benefit the users, not to enhance profit margins.
As such we value your contributions and expect you to vote on features you think
are most useful and important.
This Ideas section allows you to submit features, add specifications, leave comments,
and vote for your favorite features

Unlike Facebook it gives the users the opportunity to help zurker.com to become what Users like and prevent disasters like FACEBOOK TIMELINE!

To Join Zurker.com click here: http://www.zurker.in/i-42067-syxarmpgwb

Zurker.com

Zurker.com : The Next-Gen Social Media.

To Join Zurker.com click here: http://www.zurker.in/i-42067-syxarmpgwb

What is Zurker.com???

Zurker.com is the latest social networking site. It is quite in the buzz right now and not because of it,s features but because of the concept that users will own shares of zucker.com and they get these shares by referring their friends. It seems to be a nice idea INDEED but it is not a very new idea, there are other sites which uses the same concept. Even paid blogging can be compared with it as there the bloggers get money for blogging and here it is for posting your personal Informations.
Users can also become an investor in zurker.com

Zurker.com review :

Is Zurker gonna be the next facebook? or even bigger?? The interface didn't attract me much but , what they are offering is just awesome... Lets see... Adding friends provides you shares which can later be an asset to users in case its a HIT... But the funda is awesome:
Success= more users..
and Zurker have tried to take advantage of every person's greedy nature...
U invite Ur friends to get shares and they in turn will do the same.. thus adding more and more users... making the site a success.! It's gonna be the greatest cycle in the future! and if possible repeat the HISTORY!!!

Who is the CEO of Zurker.com?

Who is is the CEO of zurker.com. Well That's tough to answer ! A rumor is out there with the following status update on FB that the Twin brothers: Tyler Winklevoss and Cameron Winklevoss are the CEOs of zurker.com. I searched through the internet and couldn't find any proof for it.

The status updates on FB is:

"As u already know that facebook ceo
and founder mark zukerburg has
stolen the idea of facebook from two
twin brother in harvard university in
2001..... later on they complaint and got
65 million dollar in 2007........... in 2009 they started a new project
(ZURKER) and launched the beta
version in dec 2011........... ....u can join it
now and become a share holder of this
website........ ...........this rocking feature
of share is added by them........... .....currently there are
thousands of member joining this web
site in uk alone per day...........totally
free , new features than facebook and
g+.............IT will rule the future
definitely..... ............... ........join free today and become share holder now from india ....
don't use different country ip to join.....
because as beta it is limited to 7 country
only........... India n US ppl can create
their account ....
facebook worth 50 billion today but its users getting 0% ....... so this new idea is invoked by the twins..."