- The INDIAN
Infobox Software
name = The INDIAN
caption = The INDIAN Community
developer =INNOBATE
latest_release_version = 1.0 Beta
latest_release_date =April 7 ,2005
latest_preview_version = "Beta"
latest_preview_date =April 7 ,2005
language = English (1)
genre =Web Portal , forums,Online newspaper ,virtual community
license = Proprietary
website = http://www.theindian.co.nzThe INDIAN is New Zealand's most successful
virtual community web portal for the diverse Indian community living inNew Zealand . It caters for allIndia ns living in New Zealand, be it whether they are from the African subcontinent, Middle East, Europe, the Indian subcontinent, East Asia, the Pacific Rim and the Americas. It contains many useful articles for the community.It is in the top 500
websites for New Zealand. It on average receives over 160,000 visits a month, and growing. The site has a [http://www.theindian.co.nz/testing/plugin/portal/default1.asp?plugin=Default.asp&page=314 community portal] , where members of the public can conduct discussions in its forums, read News articles regarding theIndo Kiwi community. The site is also where the termIndo Kiwi was first coined by its founders.The site is also in an
E-Zine manner, a recipes section, with achat room , aOnline newspaper , free classified section, and a free events section where any community based event can be added, subject to approval. The site was primarily created to inform theIndo community on how to be a better Kiwi.History
The site was started in 2002 to cover the Dipawali (
Diwali ) Asia 2000festival , and cover the on goings of a dance group the Heart Throbs. Since then the site has gainedmomentum and grown into its number one spot as aweb portal for all thingsIndia n inNew Zealand .Its creator had the idea for a while as he did see the need for an
online Indian community portal back in 2000 but did not have the resources to start such a project until 2002. At the same time he was working as a Business Solution Developer, and in 2001 was given the role to re-develop and manage a boat brokerage site.The core development of the site occurred on labour weekend of 2002, and was officially launched on the early hours of the morning on dipawali 2002.
Over the
New Year period of 2003 a number of interesting developments occurred, as an onlineMP3 player was designed and developed by its creators. In order for the site to be successful, its creators had developed aplugin architecture , which allowshtml plugins to be bolted onto the site.In
Easter 2003 the News section was added to site. This section of the site has been in constantevolution since. It is now semi-automated with future plans to be fully automated.TheMP3 player was a huge success, and over the 2003 - 2004 period the site would have 150 000 mp3 streamed a month, however concerns over bandwidth andcopyright issues soon surfaced. Due to concerns over copyright issues the mp3 media player now has an inbuildgeocoding ability and will not play copyrighted material in copyrighted regions. This work was done, over thechristmas holidays of 2004.In 2005 - 2006 countless
modifications , and enhancements have been carried out to optimise the site for its bandwidth capacity. As a result a technique known as Ghost Caching has evolved due to the development efforts for The INDIAN.The site is even the subject for
anthropology research regarding themigrant Indian community in New Zealand, and has regular discussion onimmigration , migration issues for thecommunity at large.External links
* [http://www.theindian.co.nz The INDIAN] - official site
* [http://www.theindian.co.nz/testing/plugin/news/journal/plugin.asp?plugin=default.asp&page=301 The INDIAN News]
* [http://www.theindian.co.nz/testing/plugin/portal/default1.asp?plugin=Default.asp&page=314 The INDIAN Community Portal]
* [http://www.theindian.co.nz/testing/plugin/portal/default1.asp?page=314&plugin=Classifieds.asp The INDIAN Classified] - Free Classifieds section on The INDIAN
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