Webby Awards and the Open Social Network

The past week was very exciting for the Dada team. Not only did we get nominated for the Meffy awards in two categories (Communities & UGC and Off Deck Services), but we also won an Official Honoree for the Social Networking category in The 12th Annual Webby Awards, aka known as the Oscar of the Web

We are very proud to be selected as a Honoree for various reasons.
First and foremost, building a noteworthy social network in the US isn't the easiest of the challenges. The Official Honoree distinction is awarded to work that scores in the top 15% of all work entered into the Webby Awards.  With nearly 10,000 entries received from over 60 countries, this is an outstanding accomplishment for Dada. 

The big question is…Why did we believe that another social network was needed? Well, a few reasons all condensed in one word: OPENESS
1) Open Access: the Dada.net social network is seamlessly accessible from all devices: PC, Smartphone and mobile phones. The main features of social networking- newsfeed, status change, upload of pictures and streaming of UGC videos are all available across all platforms. Take a look at wap.dada.net to judge for yourself. Dada.net was born on the mobile platform and developing a cutting-edge mobile interface was a no-brainer for us and a mind blogging experience for the thousands of users who every day access our services from the Mobile internet
2) Open Borders: unlike most social networks, Dada.net is an international social network and proud to be so. It is truly a global community- US, Brazil, Europe, and even China’s walls came tumbling down allowing people from all over the world to share their experience thoughts and feelings in one unique net
3) Open Experience: again going against the mainstream social networking experience, Dada.net chose to bring to the surface the Dating component incorporating a Love Space with free and premium dating features into each personal space. And the community "love" it.
4) Open Rewards: another decision that set Dada apart in the competitive landscape of UGC communities was that we decided to open the revenue streams from advertising to all users through the friend$ program, an ad sharing program based on AdSense that rewards users’ activity in the community (more friends, more content, more revenues). And, it was a huge success across all countries.

So much for the past! Major challenges and changes are still to come. So stay tuned. In the coming weeks, Dada.net is going to introduce a totally new dimension to your usual social networking.

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