Introducing Babalife And Babajob

Or why India really does need another mobile social web site. Bangalore BarCamp4 Mobile Collective

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Why we started How do people fall into poverty? Health calamity How do people escape poverty? Income diversification aka other jobs How do the poor get other jobs? They know someone. MSR India Research

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Other job sites help high end workers – even connect to social networks

But wait: Poor people in India don’t use computers And most don’t have phones

Our solution: Pay people to help others find jobs.

...languages spoken, gender, religion and eating habits, such as veg or non-veg.

Why maps? Everyone wants to work near their home

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Summary ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Hire through your friends and neighbors The mobile social network for India

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