Ever thought of social networking, there are many websites currently helping people to build a social network , such as facebook, orkut, hi5, etc. But a group of Pakistanis have come up with the idea of social networking for Pakistanis, stop.pk. Not only is it a social networking website, but it also pays you as you gain points, By saying pay, i mean there are awards such as easy load, domain hosting,etc. It also has an online forum for discussion. Other features include blogging, uploading images to galleries, uploading videos, games, stops, events, classifieds, schools, polls, etc.
Stop.pk, their moto “Extremely Addictive Internet Lifestyle for Pakistanis”, you will definitely find this site a little addicting and a little different then normal social networking sites. How does the points thing work ? For posting any thing you get points, for example a topic in the forums gives you 2 points, posting a reply gives you 1 point. The points vary for different things. You will have to earn certain amount of points to be able to get the rewards. After getting sufficient points, to get a reward, there is a seperate section for the rewards.
Stop.pk also gives you a customiable profile which you can design you self, though the intial profile looks good, but people will definitely want to customize it, so the option for the customization is fairly good. There also is a rating option on the profile, people view and rate your profile after you have edited it. Stop.pk also offers n online chat room, which is flash based, which is quite simple. It also has an instant messenger.
There are currently eight unique users, each with their own respect, and responsibilites. They include Hawalati (a person in jail), panggeybaaz(a person who likes messing about), aam log(Ordinary people), Khas Log(Special people), Counselor, Nazim, Chairman and Administrator (the last 4 are administrating people). The difference between aam log and khas log is the space provided, for aam log it is 10 MB and khas log it is 100 MB, No accounts are for any charge , and you can upgrade from aam log to khas log for free of cost. It depends on you which mode will you go to, If you spam a lot, you might end up being made Hawalati.
The sign up process is very simple, and easy to follow, the after usage is not that complicated as well. The website is very simple, and light not a very heavy one, though ads are there. So the website in it’s content is very good. So the question comes up. Does it meet international standards? Well, to be frank not yet atleast, there are a few flaws, but the flaws are being fixed. It has improved a lot after I joined. So we can expect that it will improve more, and keep on expanding.
So in plain words, stop.pk is a very good effort from the Pakistanis, and hopefully it will expand.
Note: To join it as my referral, click the following link
http://stop.pk/signup/friend_mutedart/
