Zoho is a small company that is trying to compete in the Office 2.0 market. It is taking on companies like Google and Microsoft. Even though they have some nifty tools in their office suite, their user base is relatively small. But it could change overnight if they can integrate their office suite into the Facebook platform. This will be a killer combination and it has the potential to overthrow big players in the market. I was listening to Sridhar Vembu, CEO of Zoho, talking to Robert Scoble on his Scobleshow. In his chat, Sridhar Vembu mentioned that his target audience is small businesses and college grads. Facebook offers them a good opportunity to reach the college students. This will work to the advantage of Facebook too. An integrated office suite means more time spent on facebook platform, which translates into possible monetization options (for both Zoho and Facebook). Already facebook has box.net integrated into their platform. An office suite could be the next logical extension. I feel that Zoho Office Suite + Facebook could be the WebOS which everyone is talking about. Any takers?
Jun 07
June 7th, 2007 at 5:40 am
Krishnan, Yes, Zoho integrated into Facebook would be nice! Thanks for the suggestion. Stay tuned … Sridhar
June 7th, 2007 at 6:40 am
Krishnan,
Yes, Zoho integrated into Facebook would be nice! Thanks for the suggestion. Stay tuned …
Sridhar
June 7th, 2007 at 7:51 am
Thanks Sridhar. I visualize a dramatic shift once it is integrated tightly.
June 7th, 2007 at 8:51 am
Thanks Sridhar. I visualize a dramatic shift once it is integrated tightly.
June 8th, 2007 at 5:44 am
That’s an interesting idea Krish. What sort of integration are thinking of? One of the first things which came to mind for me was accessing a user’s shared documents via Facebook.
June 8th, 2007 at 6:44 am
That’s an interesting idea Krish. What sort of integration are thinking of? One of the first things which came to mind for me was accessing a user’s shared documents via Facebook.
June 8th, 2007 at 8:57 am
I am thinking of a full fledged office suite within Facebook. Users can call them to create documents, spreadsheets, etc. and store them inside facebook or box.net (remember Zoho is already integrated with box.net), they can use it for viewing/editing shared documents, etc. Essentially, it is a full fledged office suite inside facebook. It gives facebook the most powerful office suite and zoho access to 20 Million users. It is a win-win situation for both.
June 8th, 2007 at 9:57 am
I am thinking of a full fledged office suite within Facebook. Users can call them to create documents, spreadsheets, etc. and store them inside facebook or box.net (remember Zoho is already integrated with box.net), they can use it for viewing/editing shared documents, etc. Essentially, it is a full fledged office suite inside facebook. It gives facebook the most powerful office suite and zoho access to 20 Million users. It is a win-win situation for both.
July 2nd, 2007 at 8:30 am
Krish: We are on Facebook now. Check out http://blogs.zoho.com/general/.....n-facebo...
July 2nd, 2007 at 8:30 am
Krish: We are on Facebook now. Check out http://blogs.zoho.com/general/.....n-facebo...
July 2nd, 2007 at 9:04 am
Thanks Raju. I just saw that and wrote a post.
July 2nd, 2007 at 9:30 am
Krish:
We are on Facebook now. Check out http://blogs.zoho.com/general/.....-facebook/
July 2nd, 2007 at 10:02 am
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July 2nd, 2007 at 10:04 am
Thanks Raju. I just saw that and wrote a post.
July 2nd, 2007 at 11:01 am
Zoho Apps on Facebook…
Zoho Applications (Writer, Sheet and Show) are now available on Facebook and we are excited about this. We got several requests from many users and well wishers like Krish asking us to do this integration. Considering the fact that 30% of our users are…
July 5th, 2007 at 12:26 am
Zoho, this is the way to go…we have high hopes.
July 5th, 2007 at 1:26 am
Zoho, this is the way to go…we have high hopes.
July 13th, 2007 at 12:52 am
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August 28th, 2007 at 7:22 am
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December 2nd, 2007 at 4:58 am
Facebook is not making any money. How come ZOHO integration helps Zoho as a company?
December 3rd, 2007 at 1:14 am
Expanding its user base.