SAN FRANCISCO, May 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --
Mara Online provides professional, personal and social tools for communicating, networking, innovating and collaborating across borders
The launch of Mara Online was announced today by Ashish J Thakkar, Founder and CEO of Mara Group and Mara Foundation, during his keynote at the world's largest entrepreneur's conference TiEcon. The vision of this new online and mobile platform is to become the first most inspirational choice for connecting African youth across the continent and to the world.
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Mara Online is an online and mobile eco-system focused on African youth allowing users to communicate, interact and collaborate with each other via social portals, while building communities that are centered around common interests and information needs. Mara Online is a convergence of web and mobile technology that creates user-driven experiences spanning from educational tools for entrepreneurs to highly interactive mobile applications that provide connectivity to people across the globe.
"With the expansion of the African mobile and internet markets, we strive to develop quality services and tools that will empower and inspire African users. By engaging with our African youth, our goal is to support them in creating an identity in the world of technology, enabling them to innovate, share and collaborate across borders," Ashish J. Thakkar stated during his keynote speech.
Throughout this year, Mara Online will launch its own mobile applications, with services ranging from music, gaming and social networking, to recruitment, payment services and education. Mara Online is currently focused on providing these services across Africa and will then expand globally, and more specifically in other emerging markets.
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Serial Entrepreneur Ashish J. Thakkar Introduces Mara Online - a Unique set of Social Portals for Connecting Africa ...