HCM CITY— The Viet Tech Corporation has launched a new version of the social networking website MyWorldvn.com and a beta version of the microblogging site www.pinggadget.com.
Speaking at a press conference in HCM City, Nguyen Minh Tri, general director of Viet Technology Joint-Stock Co, said social networking sites, especially microblogging sites like the US-based Twitter, had become immensely popular worldwide.
He said Viet Nam should create similar social network sites because they can have a positive impact on the economy, culture and society.
Dennis Mouton, general director of PingGadget LLC who is also deputy general director of MyWorld LLC, said MyWorld and PingGadget were built by both Vietnamese and foreign specialists in the information and technology, investment, finance and banking sector.
To offer the best service to users, the sites make it a priority to be constantly aware of any technical problems, and as a result, update the entire system regularly.
MyWorldvn.com will be updated to version 3.0 and built with advanced technology applications that can meet the increasing demands of the Vietnamese community.
Launched in 2007, MyWorldvn.com is a social networking website that links members of the community, especially youth, in "a world without distance".
It has become an effective online English learning channel after three years of operation, and has provided users many opportunities to attend English clubs, marketing clubs, outdoor clubs and social work clubs. It has nearly 220,000 members.
PingGadget.com was tested under a beta version in US in August and is now available in Viet Nam.
Both of the websites were built and developed by the Viet Tech Corporation. —VNS