Its been exactly 365 days, since we registered Yulop WebSense Solutions Ltd, and to say it gives me immense pleasure and satisfaction when i look back at things which has been unfolded.

We at Yulop are a small team of Young turks looking to redefine the way things are done. To talk about its been, the new dimension added to get things more Local ; yes we foray into building Local business with a dream to take traditional values to a new level.

We are proud to say :

* Yulop Book’s has about 2500 Kannada books available for sale online, its a first of its kind to support the regional language and to empower the publisher to be Online, We do also emphasize in getting the contents from the literature world and is been recognized worldwide for the efforts
* Yulop has nearly 150,000 Business listings Geotagged fro Bangalore and other cities within India, we empower local business to make use of technology and to reach the mass through there products available Online and also with effective use of mobile subscribers.
* Yulop recently Launched CityEvents, a unique efforts to list all the events happening around Bangalore along with E-Ticketing and Geocoding each and every Venue of the events.
* Yulop launched LBS [Location Based Services] , a first of its service to give you best hotels, events,geo tagged news based on the location accessed via your Mobile phone, through this app, LBS can trace your location and based on it, it would give you the relevant listings around you.

Looking forward,We have quiet a challenge ahead and things look very positive at this point.

I take this oppurtunity to thank my Team Members:

Govardhan,Aashish,Abhishek,Balaji,Sharif,Ajit,Jayashree,Sidhu

and also our Mentor MAK for guiding Yulop to deliver a success story.

It was a surprise to read today’s LiveMint about Yulop’s efforts in building the LBS, thanks Raghu for a great coverage:

http://www.livemint.com/2008/05/14002140/India-is-setting-for-location.html

Folks !! We are out with an Orkut App called “Bangalore Adda”. When you first hear about the name “Adda”,the first thing that strikes to your mind is a hang out,off course thats what we call it in our local language. You might just be wondering what is this Bangalore adda and how is it gonna help us in any way.

To start off with an Adda is a place where you first get to choose your own hangout where you guys and gals usually meet up.Once you are done with your Adda start inviting your friends to join your adda and you can also get in new friends to join in as well. Now that you got all ur friends you need a place where you could get all your edible stuff from to pass your time. Not a worry though, as we have made a provision for that too as you could find all the places in and around the adda where u could zip through in a minute and find a nice place where you could have ur dinner or why not,even a bhel puri wala,bajji corners and many more around the corner. Just create your adda,invite friends,set up a time and there you are.

There’s a lot more, as you could see YouTube videos ,geo images on the web and even the bus routes of Bangalore.. well isn’t that something new. If you see that something has missed out and would be worth adding it,then just pin it down and you have it rite there.You could also put in your own reviews regarding the places that you find interesting and sneak into others reviews and their viewpoints. Just play around and get you own Adda to grow big. Lets make things bigger !!!

Hip hop ho!
We have released the CityEvents portal for Bangalore. With a lot of anticipation to this release we have set ourselves a strong vision of being truly local.

CityEvents is a dedicated portal for all the events and happenings around the city (currently Bangalore.)

You can search for events based on Area or your neighbourhood, based on the category of interest, based on the date and even with the combinations above. With the CityEvents our enduring commitment is that we are can create a platform where local events can be showcased and accessed.

A ‘jaatre’ to a wild party, an exhibition to a graduation day, sports to discount sales our users will be able to find them all. Also we have the subscribe option where in you can subscribe to the category/interest of events and we will keep you updates via SMS or mail!

You will also find useful information about the venues, the approx auto fare, the Bus routes to the venue, parking details and so on! On a larger view we want your experience of attending events to be comfortable and quick!

As a user you can add any event, edit any event, add a venue and even edit an existing venue!
We believe that as CityZens you are equipped with accurate and extensive information about the happenings of the city.

Looking forward to your feedbacks and comments on the latest offering from Yulop.
Get going! Let’s spot you at an event. (www.cityevents.yulop.com)

- Yulop Team

We are happy to get this through just-in-time! It was long pending, to get Cityfind on to a new look, to improve on the standards of relevant search and refinement options for each of the business listings. And now it’s done!

We must congratulate the content team for showing lot of momentum in pulling out the 50k listing mark very recently. Cityfind is tagged with AJAX for a sleek process and a brand new look.

To give you the picture how CityFind works well with refinement option, I have searched ” Dosa in Jayanagar”, the results could be much more filtered, with categories [fast food,south indian] where Dosa *keyword* would be found and further a second level of refinement for each category selected [ex: veg,parking].

Cityfind is very special indeed for the effort it takes to geo code each listing, eventually allowing the user to search the keyword based on the distance measured from the source point [in KM's].

We have been working very hard to make CityFind the perfect launchpad for every business listing, and thanks for all the support which is been rendered. Having said that we always look for your feedbacks and suggestions!

Finally it’s that time of the year when we bid good-bye to 2007 which has been an memorable and an eventful year for many by some means or the other. Did I say an eventful year? Well yes.. that’s right.

Celebrate your new year in and around bangalore with more than 40+ New Year Celebration events happening on this eve. Choose the place you wanna hang out and be there this 31st December to rock the whole night as DJ’s get around to shake your body and soul. Make sure your there and see the clock get past 12 ,whats more…

Yulop Books steps ahead with a provision to order kannada books through phone. Just call 99020-26657 (BOOKS) and start ordering. Thinking about why “(BOOKS)” is written next to the number. Well, it’s a simple way to remember the number. Confused ? All you have to do is remember the first 5 digits of course .. to get the last 5 just type “books” on your mobile phone and you see that the digits typed turn out to be 26657 which represents the word “BOOKS”.

With over 2500+ books and still counting ,you get a variety of books to choose from,people ageing from 6 to 60 could get hold. You could even request for a book if you don’t find one. Lots more to come so stay tuned.Drop in your suggestions and we would be on it straight away….

It’s the December time of the year! Am sure all Bengalurians look forward to it as well. Santa and Swami together are ready to help you explore & discover ‘Namma Bengaluru’.

While we are set to introduce few really good features in coming days, we at Yulop too are looking for a brand new year 2008! There has been quite a colourful start with some really Bengaluru istyle illustrations thanks to Girinath (he weaves designs!!)

Apart from that we would like to acknowledge “You all” for having taken us so far. If there is anything that you think can be improved or anything new that can be added to make your lives simpler, please do write to us: support[at]yulop.com

You can also leave a comment so that we can get back to your honest feedbacks.

Wishing you all a very “Swami-Santa” filled Christmas. Jingle times are here again!

 

Inspired by the richness of the local culture, literature and exuberant heritage of Kannada, we bring to you a unique online books portal dedicated exclusively to Kannada, the language which has produced 7 GnanaPeeta Award Laureates for literature work.

This would just not be yet another online store which just sells what is there on the shelf, but lets you explore, discuss and share your knowledge, opinion and passion about the literature, authors, and their master pieces.

Cheers All!

I’am Swami. Swami from Yulop.

It’s 10.30 in the morning and the occasion is just right. With the blessing of Lord Ganesha we start off to showcase what we have always believed in. I have found a new home and look forward to your presence @ www.bengaluru.yulop.com

Bengaluru.Yulop.com is a whole hearted initiative to get all the City-zens [ok ok all the city goers!] online and to share a platform which will facilitate interaction, provide ground for civic sense, provide basic handy information @ a mouse click and all the above using simple & innovative web technologies.

We believe that a ‘City’ has much more to offer. To have a say, to be able to find things that you need the most, to voice out your opinion, to explore the City,to enable people stay connected to the City!

Here is a small list of things which will help you improve and enrich your city life:

• CityFind
  Enables you to search local listing with they being plotted on the maps! Yes, find a dry cleaner,a poojari, a pub , a dhaba and much much more. You can specify the area if you wish to. (List is long.. Jayanagar, MG Road..so on!)
• CustomURL
  How about your own identity on the web on the City front! Custom URL gives you the freedom to have your page like Bengaluru.yulop.com/yourname Its all yours, you change the pic, update a video, check & connect with other users, build & share your space!
• CityNews
  Empowering every citizen to be a City Reporter. News thats local, news that’s driven by people like you and me from every nook and corner of the city. Be it Tyagarajanagar or Indiranagar. You are a web journalist too!
• CityEvents
  Have you ever hunted for a right place or event to be in? Ever wondered where a play is happening, where can I spend quality time on a Sunday evening? Well, CityEvents help you to just do that. Explore the varied CityEvents, add a few if you know, after-all its the sharing and rating that will help us all eventually.
• CityVideos & CityPics
  Seeing a city through the lens is altogether a different experience. From culture & heritage to schools and nightlife, have a virtual walk through entire Bangalore.

CityWeather, CityBlogs, CityPolls.. the list is long. It’s time you experience it yourself!

For all I have to say is its your Bengaluru online. Share, rate, review, add, comment & explore the beauty of the city however busy we are. Should you require any assistance or support please feel to buzz me. I’am happy only if Bengalureans are happy!

Yulop is looking forward to all your comments, suggestions, critics. On behalf of the entire gang at Yulop let me again extend you a warm welcome.

- Lovingly
Swami!

Yulop! the place.

“YTech” the tech team as they are called, they Rock. People here are just amazing (did i make an understatement??) .

Things are Flying around!!

Ideas: crazy yet wonderful, Dreams: Unimaginable n can change the world, Energy: So high, one day we may over shine a star.

Technology n Codes n API’s n stuff; they jus pass over the heads. Sometimes when things get on r nerves, we just smoke them up.

“As we grow, the world shrinks”

Yulop we develop