India’s fastest growing audio-based social media service, FireSide, has successfully reached the threshold of over 100k downloads within only a week of releasing its beta version, setting a new high. The founders’ vision of restoring intimacy and feelings to social media interactions has accelerated the popularity of this first-of-its-kind software, fully revolutionizing the way Indians communicate online.
Sumit Ghosh, Aditya Kothari, and Ashwat Venkateshan conceptualized and created FireSide, which, in addition to its user-centricity, promises to protect the privacy of shared voice conversations.
“Our mission of providing a medium for audio-based interactions to instill emotions, trust, and a way of belonging among social media users has been strengthened by FireSide’s early success. In today’s world, where alienation has become a reality, FireSide provides invaluable help by allowing users to form interactive rooms to bridge emotional and communication differences. The features were designed and curated to allow people to specific themselves, supporting ideas, allowing discussions, simplifying learning, and inspiring innovation. The initial feedback has encouraged us, and that we think FireSide’s success will still rise within the near future,” says Sumit Ghosh, CEO of FireSide.
FireSide, which is being hailed as the next big thing in online audio interviews, provides a shared interactive space for like-minded people to meet up for lengthy and interesting conversations. Sessions will cover a wide variety of subjects, including politics, music, fashion, movies, and casual chatter among friends, among others.
During these turbulent times, FireSide reimagines the idea of social exploration by making SOS calls more convenient with its new user-friendly audio features and amplifying urgent communications in social circles or communities by saving time and making connection simpler. The one-of-a-kind forum allows for open and closed spaces, and the size and importance of a given conversation can vary depending on the needs of the users, such as forums, debates, educational talks, helplines, post-match sports reviews, quizzes, and research, among other things.
To keep up to date, users will group their niche preferences and talk about something. During audio interviews, they will also listen and observe as members of the audience. This website seeks to be an outlet for whoever wants to talk and listen, from lectures to debates, fan fiction to candid confessions. People have realized the importance of swift and continuous engagement to reinforce vital communications as a result of the pandemic, and FireSide fits the bill perfectly.
FireSide has now enabled a virtual space that disseminates information on Covid and amplifies SOS requests as the country experiences stressful times due to the second wave of coronavirus. To deal with this, a Covid helpline room on FireSide is open 24/7, where people can drop in and relay their requests and questions.
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