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Spread the love: Send free Valentine’s cards from your phone
RockeTalk offers free Valentine eCards that you can use to create a truly personalized and unique Valentine greeting for that special person(s) from your mobile phone. Yep, you got it right! From your phone. Check out http://wap.rockeTalk.com
Instead of those ‘cut and paste’ text (SMS) messages, why not do something different- something that is truly you? What if we do half the work- provide the card and you add your own message in voice or text right from cell phone? Karo kuchh hut kar. Andaaz apna apna ya phir hum hain naye andaaz kyon ho purana?
If you can use the web browser from your phone, you can send a RockeTalk card. As simple as that. Go on try it out. It is absolutely free. What’s more, you can attach your voice (if your phone allows recording- first record your voice and then attach to the card of your choice and send to your special person. What the heck- go on send it everyone on your email list or phone book.
How it works:.
1. Go to http://wap.rockeTalk.com
2. Click on the Valentine’s Day link (banner).
3. Select a card.
4. Add your special message.
5. Send it to a phone number (cell phone) or an email address.
6. Repeat. (To as many people as you like. If you’re not telling, so aren’t we.)
May we suggest, for a better RockeTalk experience, if you have a compatible phone and a data connection, why not download the RockeTalk application for yourself and for your friends and get lots of free things like- free voice messaging, free picture messaging, free video share, free chatrooms,free Yahoo, Gmail, MSN etc, free entertainment, free new friends … you get the idea. Plus- the freedom of expression. Now shouldn’t that be your Valentine’s day treat for yourself? After all, love is the highest form of self expression. Come on, you can do it J. Record a song in your voice on your phone and attach it to the card. (Pssst …. Love songs work. Even if you can’t sing. It is the thought that matters. And that special someone will think you are so cute 
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We’ll even do better- send these cards through the month of February. We’ll keep them there. Have fun.
So what are you waiting for? Send a beautiful Valentine eCard today! Pick up your phone and start recording the most beautiful Valentine’s greeting ever.
12 comments February 12, 2010
RadioRockeTalk and the 3 Idiots
The New Year started off with a B-A-N-G on Radio RockeTalk with our programming resuming after a short break with the best the New Year had to offer: The undisputed king of Indian cinema- the guy who knows the pulse of his audience sooooo well; is easy on the eyes; never goes wrong with the choice of music; picks his scripts selectively and still makes half of India feel ‘a flush comes to to my face and my pulse begins to race… it goes boompty, boompty, boompty, boompty, boom, boom, boom…’ Yes, you are right- Aamir Khan. Well he did it again with his new Bollywood release, 3 Idiots!
Tuesday nights are our very own RJ Ajayr’s night and this time he chose to do a feature or rather a discussion on the 3 Idiots. I must stop right here to tell you that I have not watched the movie yet. Yes, it was screen in San Diego for a couple days and I COULD NOT MAKE IT. Sorry Goldspirt Films. Sorry Vijay and Shalni. Sorry Aamir. But most of all I am sorry for myself 
For all you newbies- every evening and sometimes at other times between 9:30pm and till whenever it ends (usually 3 hrs or so) we have fun ‘events’ like a radio talkshow – but different. There are hosts or RJs who introduce the topics and then everyone participates in the discussion. So very unlike Radio or television where things are pretty one sided, this is a live, all inclusive show where everyone can, well, speak up. As RockeTalk is all about the mobile phones, our audiences and participants are on the mobile phones and are from all over the world. From the well connected US to the remote places in India- anyone can participte or just listen in.
The highlights of this week Tuesday night’s program:
Ragging scene
Kareena Kapoor: The only idiot? Or is it plain jealousy? LOL
Piracy movie – free movie download controvercy
Amir Khan’s excessive bathing
Hello! Is that a problem? Well thats what the guys said any way.. as for us girls… Aamir in see-thru wear… all wet.. any girls saying ‘no’ to that?
Chetan Bhagat controversy
Chotu_Tapori’s birthday 
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Today’s pick: Mohobbat ki Baatien on Mehfil @ 2:30 and 9:30 pm IST with Shafeeq
Friday night: Bollywood night on Radio RockeTalk @ 10:00pm IST with Pooji
Also recommended: Monday night, Jan 11, 2010- CarTalk: AutoExpo on Radio RockeTalk with Karan and Sin
20 comments January 7, 2010
Inside RockeTalk: A sneak-peek
Hey RockeTalkers!
As we wrap up 2009 and step into 2010, we take this opportunity to give you a glimpse of what goes on, on RockeTalk. Meet new people? Keeping up with friends? Hangout place? Instant Messenger usage? Picture messages? Videos? Games? Discussions? Flirting? What is it that keeps so many people engaged and coming back again and again? What is it that compels them to log in as soon as they open their eyes and sleep with their RockeTalk phones still in hands or next to their ears? Waiting for that Buzz in someone special’s voice? Is the voice factor so addictive? What is it that keeps RockeTalk buzzing? What makes these online connections as strong as, or at times, stronger than family ties.
As we get to the 1 million users mark, there are some interesting patterns that seem to be emerging. New data, user behaviour- from communication to entertainment, from serious debates on social issues to participating in contests, it is a pleasure to interact with all of you and get to know you.
So here is what ‘the-guy-who-is-always-on’ has to say about what goes on:
Happy New Year from the RockeTalk family!
I wanted to take this opportunity of the arrival of 2010 to highlight a few highlights of “what happens inside RockeTalk?”
A lot of activity occurs and it is hard to categorize what goes on…..so much goes on in the form of personal messages, exchanging ideas, flirting, singing songs, shaayari, jokes, playing contests, listening to talk shows, creating photos and videos, intense debates on various topics, connecting into Yahoo/Gtalk/MSN IM, family members connecting with other family members, following news and weather reports sent out by our users from cities across the world…….the list is long!
Here are some of the statistics that will give you a quantitative idea:
75M messages viewed (or played back) in the last month!
(over 2.4 Million messages in a 24 hour day)
Of these, 22% are voice (or audio messages – that means you guys talked a lot, sang songs, debated a lot……).
Over 11 Million photo/images and videos were viewed in the last month;
Over 3.4 Million profiles were viewed in the last month;
Over 3 Million Buzzes sent last month;
Over 2.6 Million searches for users within RockeTalk were made in the last month;
Over 2.5 Million comments were viewed;
Approx. 1 Million Friend Requests were sent out;
2511 new communities were created within this last month;
Thanks for being a part of RockeTalk
15 comments January 4, 2010
Happy Diwali from the RockeTalk team
A collage of greetings RockeTalkers are personalizing in their voice and with text to send to their friends and family.
Wish you and your loved ones a very Happy Diwali from the RockeTalk team!
May the soft glow of the Diwali Diya keep you warm, feel loved, and happy for the years to come.
Remember to be good to yourself.
Learn to take a chance.
And… do not drink and drive!!!
P.S.
If you win in teen patti this Diwali… remember sharing is good.. you know my ID, be generous
16 comments October 16, 2009
RockeTalk eXhausted Wake-a-Thon week 3
Winner of Last Week’s RockeTalk Wake-a-Thon Jitendra (Jeete)! Jeete won an iPod. Congratulations!!! 
The Wake-a-Thon is a great experience to get to know a large group of people. People who did not talk much in the communities and were rather quiet – opened p and quickly warmed up to the group setting. A resounding comment from them all to each other was- “I spent the nite with you- add me as a friend!” Needless to say I got a lot of material to tease them with on that spending the night together bit – by that time they were tired and sleepy and the words weren’t coming out quite right.
The ones who made it through the night all get Rs 500/- from RockeTalk towards their GPRS
Here is a sample of videos sent in by users:
29 comments September 9, 2009
V RockeTalk Wake-a-Thon: eXhausted on RockeTalk
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RockeTalk partnered with Channel V India to bring a new level of interaction between television audiences and the television shows. The kick-off was with Channel V’s show- eXhausted.
RockeTalk lauched a series of weekly Wake-a-thons with a night long kick off pre-show Wake-a-Thon on Friday, August 21, in keeping with the prelaunch show on Channel V. RockeTalk developed the concept around Channel V’s new extreme reality game television show that promises no sleep (only nightmares.) theme- ‘You snooze, you loose.’ RockeTalk users stayed up to participate in a Wake-a-thon designed by RockeTalk to challenge RockeTalkers to do without sleep for the night. The contest was open to anyone who wanted to participate and the contestants were given 48 questions that they needed to answer in the 12 hour period. These contestants were playing for a chance to win a digital camera. With participants from all over India and the observers from around the world, it was a lot of fun staying up all night. We felt like a high-schoolers once again sitting in PJs, gossiping, playing games, singing, debating, sending and watching each other’s videos, discussing some of really silly questions and making fun of Lola Kutty. It is like being in a uge camp out. RockeTalker get to view exclusive behind the scene videos and gossip as well get a chance to interact with the show participants, and the creative team. Wake-a-Thons are scheduled for each weekend for the next several weeks. Contestants compete for a chance to shoot videos about why they think they should be part of the eXhausted show as well as while doing the tasks given to them during the Wake-a-Thon and have their ‘cool’ videos show during the Xhausted shows Of course, this is one of the most engaging, interesting and fun ways to keep the interest levels high, create awareness as well as show how ‘Cool’ Bloody Cool (the new baseline for Channel V India) really is! Think you are cool nough? Wanna get in on the action? What you waitin for? Download RockeTalk on your GPRS enabled phone, submit your ‘Why you think you should be on the Xhausted show’ video and jump right in! See you on T.V? Next Wake-a-Than August 29, 2009.From your phone: http://m.rockeTalk.com Or for a cable download from your PC to your phone from: www.rocketalk.com |
6 comments August 26, 2009
Talk of the town:RockeTalk in the news!
RockeTalk Lok Satta August 19 2009
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4 comments August 20, 2009
News happens. Are you ready to report?
Let us face it, news happens anywhere, at any time- without warning. As a reporter, it is hard to stay prepared with a cameraman, recording equipment and a laptop with you at all times. For those times when you are caught off guard and almost kick yourself for not having the right tools to capture the moment, may we suggest the ‘always-with-you’ tool- your mobile phone? Make things even easier….. with RockeTalk on it.
On his recent trip to India, RockeTalk’s Rajiv Kumar met the Press and talked about how the common person uses RockeTalk. Explaining how being able to use voice brought down the barriers and encouraged more ‘real’ meetings, Rajiv also pointed out that going beyond ‘chat’ and ‘messaging’ and entertainment, there were other uses for RockeTalk. It is, for example, a quick, easy for reporters to use RockeTalk for most situations when a cameraman, and a computer were not handy.
The ease of use for taking pictures, video, audio, text and sending them off to the newsroom captivated the room full of regional reporters. The reporters were surprised that such technology existed and was already being used by lakhs of people in India! So easy to capture, add unlimited text, photos, videos and send to CNN, BBC, Times of India, The Hindu, The Telegraph- anywhere as an oficial reporter or as a citizen journalist.
”This is a reporter’s dream come true,’ said several reporters. The fact that they could actually take videos, picture, audio add text - yes unlimited text- not the restricted to 140 characters long, thank you very much – and send it to multiple email addresses in one click made it a very utilitarian tool for them- something that they would use for work as well as to capture the day-to-day happenings and send to friends and family.
Official Press cannot be everywhere and at all times and for this reason, most news channels and networks have started encouraging Citizen Journalism. Having RockeTalk on the phone actually turns everyone in to a reporter. People report local and very relevant news about things happening around them- like the flood waters rising, accidents, traffic reports, celebrity spotting etc. Hey, you were there when that bridge started collapsing- by the time the ‘real’ Press gets there, chances are they will have little more than stories from others. Be the true eye witness reporter.
One of the reporters asked a very relevant question, ‘What if there is no GPRS/Data coverage when you capture the event?’ I’m happy to report that RockeTalk takes care of this. It lets you compose and ’send’ in the offline mode and will actually send out the message when there is data coverage.
Other uses of this feature:
1. Take notes about the event- in audio or text. Yes, we all know you like to take your time to make that perfect write up- but notes help. Better if you can do it in voice- that way you can see what is happening and document it at the same time! We recommend- full, qwerty, keypad devices for any text you got to put in.
2. Take pictures and email to yourself – as they say, picture is worth a thousand words and it helps jog your memory.
3. Gives reporters a chance to get instant reaction from others online and can make use of the feedback.
4. Conducting polls and getting general feedback about events and issues.
Of course, once you know you can send things to email addresses from your phone for free and painlessly, sky is the limit. Expand your list- family, friends, what the heck- add that guy you used to date- the one who … never mind- just send him pictures of your new boyfriend- right now! Never pay MMS charges. All you need is a data (Internet) connection on your phone. May we recommend you sign up for a good unlimited usage plan? Emailing videos and photos can become a habit…. Did we mention audio emails? Why text when you can speak?
5 comments August 13, 2009
The much awaited ‘Mirchi’ release :)
Finally here! The much awaited new release, fondly referred to as the ‘Mirchi’ release because of the new ‘What’s Hot’ look- with flames and a bright red chili pepper, is now available to a limited group of users. It is scheduled to go live for everyone this weekend.
Not everything is visible all at once; there are several changes you will notice as you use the application. Notable new features added by popular demand:
1. Extended video recording- Yep! You asked for it, you got it. Now you can send longer videos from your phones to other RockeTalkers’ phones or any email address and post your fun videos to the Gallery. All the better for your citizen journalism needs and to send those family video to all your family and friends!
2. Those ever popular Smileys or emoticons – yes they are finally there to use in an easy way.
3. The much asked for BUZZ for friends … well you asked for it, we did it. We made it even more exciting- giving you the option to record your own Buzz. Don’t be surprised when your friends catch you off gaurd sending you some intersting stuff.. lol.. we wish we could see your faces when someone sent you one of those naughty ones.
Hmmm.. not sure what a Buzz is? A Buzz is a way to wake up your friends who are online but are quiet or… use it just for entertainment.. we leave that to your imagination.
You will see little changes happening in the background almost on a daily basis over the next several weeks.
Keep those suggestions coming and we’ll see how we can all work to make your RockeTalk en more fun and meaningful.
Thanks from the bottom of our heart to all Beta testers and our ever expanding, inner circle of users, our ambassadors. We really appreciate all your help.
If you’d like to be included in our Beta test group for future releases, please contact support@rocketalk.com
Hey- what you waiting for? Check for upgrades on you RockeTalk… Homescreen –> Options –> About –> Check for upgrades or vist http://m.rocketalk.com from your phone or check on the website @ www.rocketalk.com
13 comments July 18, 2009
