Why Women Feel Safe @ Bigadda.com

Social networking on the Internet is growing by leaps and bounds, but how safe is it? Questioning a site and its role is like questioning a coffee shop where two people meet. It’s important for the users to understand the tools that are offered to them to protect their identity.

The safety factor is extremely relevant because today, social networking sites are the most popular meeting places on the Internet. More than 70 million people use networking sites, and the number is increasing daily! Teenagers and young adults are increasingly using such services to connect with people who have common interests. With a growth of 240% in the number of unique visitors per month, there is no doubt the online networking industry is growing end to end. Take Bigadda.com, India’s first youth networking site. According to an official estimate, 15 Indians join the website every minute. With the increasing user base, one of the key challenges for networking sites is to provide a platform that is safe, secure and private.

So as you navigate on BigAdda.com you will come across the following safety & privacy features:
Scribbles: When scribbling on BigAdda.com one gets an option of either sharing it within the list of friends or keep it public. If they are shared within the friend’s list, the posts come with a mark ‘Friends Only’ (FO) and are visible only to friends.

User Privacy: Each user has control over their own privacy, and who they interact with. Each user can decide if he/she wants to receive communication from strangers or not by activating scribble from Friends Only (FO).
Enable Profile Visitors: Enabling profile visitors will allow you seeing visitors to your profile AND allow others seeing your visits to their profile). Allow only your friends to scribble you.

Block Members: You also have the option to block a user. Clicking the ‘Block member’ link on a member profile will disallow them from adding you as a friend or scribbling you. To ‘Unblock’ the member, simply click the link again.

Videos/Pictures: Whenever you upload and want to share, you have an option of Private (No one but you see it) or Friends Only (FO) or Public.

That’s what BigAdda.com has ensured. The networking site already boasts of a member base which comprises over 22% female users, which is growing steadily. A clear indicator that users feel safe and secure in an environment where they are in full control of their privacy.