Sitting down at a computer, most of us will find ourselves looking at our favorite networking site to see what’s going on.
C.E.O. Khan Shadid and electrical engineering major Abhishek Agnihotri have created a social networking site called comuninikin.com.
Not only will help students connect with people with like interests, but will allow them to make some money and manage their time efficiently.
The free Web site is geared toward college students because the idea behind the site is people connecting with common interests.
“The site lets people connect on things that they are passionate about in life,” Shadid said.
Shadid said they offer ways for students to manage their time and earn some money.
“Networking is really involved in every field. Our site lets you make networks in life,” Shadid said.
The actual site does not launch until July, but Shadid said users can visit their test site in the meantime.
“Ourcontrol.com is where we make our intentions with the Web site known,” Shadid said “We want people to know we practice what we preach.”
Shadid explained that banner ads on their site is an example about how the site helps people make money.
Companies would contact Shadid looking for advertising space on the Web site and would pay the company so much per click. The site will provide the link to the members for use on their pages and split the profits in half.
The tool that is designed to help the students manage their time is the self-updating calendar.
“The calendar helps you map out your free time and, by creating it, people will be able to see when you have free time,” Shadid said. “Also, when you have a really good day, you can save it in the calendar and the next year the reminder will come up and you can look back and smile.”
The site is about getting students connected and accomplishing the goals that they have, Shadid said.
Another feature that will help students on the academic front is smart notes. This feature lets educators and students post notes to the site about a class. Members can also access notes from a class that they might have missed.
“You can actually study while on this Web site,” Shadid said. “People can come on and share notes for free with this feature.”
As the Web developer, Agnihotri said he shares Shadid’s passion for the site and the hope for a big user database.
“The main driving force of the Web site is people,” Agnihotri said. “Students have a huge area of resources with respect to education, learning, dreams and how they accomplish them. The site connects every aspect of an individual.”
Agnihotri’s current favorite feature is E-mag, which is a personal short magazine for each member.
“It is a flash tool where you can flip the pages and each new page has something personal on it,” Agnihotri said.
“We want freethinkers, motivators, learners and planners,” Agnihotri said. “You know what you want to achieve and we help you do that.”