The Newsmakers09 of the Kochi Blogosphere are the ones who deliver the news to us.a big cheers to the team behind them.

Before reading on I really need to remind that these are simply my personal views on and does not in any regard can be considered as a scale of reach or popularity of these websites.

Cochin Square

The domain is the oldest amongst these,to be exact 2 years, 3 months, 7 days as of now.And being the oldest and the first one in the space has its benefits.The site is maintained by the experts in the business,so i needn’t speak much about the website’s efficiency in terms of design or other statistics.

From a laymen view,the site is simple and elegant and has information for the average cochilite to the above average guys.In terms of information it accumulates,all credit to the authors who contribute(i myself used to contribute before i started my blog) the website is a vast resource of everything and anything you need to know about Kochi.

As to a critic view,all i see is the lack of aggression in terms of offline marketing of the site but all that ain’t a factor of how popular the site is as you can see in its figures.

To round-up Cochin square is  totally 100% professional in its attitude of bringing out the best of Kochi.Kudos to the team and my personal wishes to @TheAnand,the chief author and wishing the team a wonderful year ahead.

Kochi Vibes

When a bunch of people who loves their city more than their own mom met together,Kochi Vibe was born. That’s the version as i can remember from its “about” page.The domain is very new,to be exact 8 months, 28 days as of now and very fresh in its approach.

From a commoners point of view the site is uber cool in its approach!The initial focus with content was mostly towards the events that were happening in the city and gradually they’re shifting to everyday living & Lifestyle.The growth of Vibe was simply attributed to a simply philosophy,”Giv-em-what-they-want”.Vibe has a page-3 kind of attributes in its content and presentation which gives it a fresh feel,something that was missing ! They just filled the gap and that’s their story of success.

From a critic view,I adore their aggression for growth and their marketing strategies but what it lacks is a mature approach.

To round-up Vibe gave Cochilites the  ”Page-3″ feeling or say the “Happening” feel which is quite fresh and as i said uber-cool.Wishing the team a wonderful year ahead.

Kochi Gallan

Now,the name “Gallan” in itself has a unique feel which is their first and most important asset.”Gallan” in itself has a small story,an inspiring one of how a bunch of students wanted to use their skills to do something of their own .The domain is pretty old,6 months, 19 days to be exact but they only launched their version 1.0 couple of months back and seems they will be launching version 2.0 in two days from now.

From a commoners view,the site looks & feel cool.

From a critics point of view the site in its current format is underdog in the category,and lets hope that will change with their upgrade.And of course the marketing strategies seems to be a little directionless as of now and we really need to change the current use of language.

To summarize we’re looking forward to Gallan2.0 to be more exciting and classy. Have a great year ahead folks !

Voice of Kochi

The domain is technically old(1 year, 1 month, 29 days as of now) but I have only known about the site a couple of months back.But they haven’t really strike the right chords in terms of marketing or promotion.

As for anyone who visits the site,in terms on content & approach it’s simply just another website.

From a critics point of view,the site lacks perfection in design & presentation.No signs of long-term thinking or in another words a logo or any illustration that possibly could be assumed as the theme.i did not even find a contact page or a twitter account for the website which i like to believe that i missed it out.

The bottom line we would all like to some action this year and wishing that the team comes around with the best next year.

In Cochin

Now this is quite a simple blog about that gives you updates as when it is,simple n elegant like the chef guy who runs the show @binnyva.The domain quite new (6 months, 26 days) and it simply symbolizes that the guy we ‘re talking about is quite happy with his city.

What i love about this site is that its simply so down to earth in its presentation.

As a critic,there is very less marketing stats put to work here though i adore the simplicity.

Wishing a  Blogfull 2010 ! LOL !

Website Grader’s View on these sites

Also these are the websites that i have come across and if there is something I missed out I do expect someone to shout out the link to me !

Now this posts ain’t complete without people who use these websites,so looking forward for some user reviews about these sites.So go on,don’t shy away;drop in your honest comments & reviews.And how a wonderful year ahead folks ! God Bless !

Originally posted 2009-12-30 21:10:29. Republished by Blog Post Promoter