Today, lefora launched a free service that allows anybody to create their own free forum hosting and participate in many-to-many discussions in under a minute. This is a free, easy and much-needed solution for the 200 million+ forum users.
San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) April 9, 2008 – Today, lefora launched a free service that allows anybody to create their own free forum and participate in many-to-many discussions in under a minute. Aimed at the 200 million+ users of forums (a market bigger than Facebook, LinkedIn, and Bebo combined), lefora aims to transform an often-overlooked part of the Internet which has remained unchanged for over 10 years, as well as introduce new users to these vibrant communities.
While blogs have seen strong uptake with their one-to-many conversational style, they do not address the online communication needs for most communities to hold a discussion. Unlike social networking sites, to participate in a forum, there is no requirement to join a social network, create a profile, launch a blog, or subscribe to anything. It is this simplicity that has attracted so many millions of people. However, by lowering the barrier to create and participate in a forum, lefora is also opening up new opportunities for communities and interest groups to use free forums for their discussions. Whether it's a technical support forum, discussing how to deal with problems using Apple's Leopard, parents trading parenting secrets, or fans following their favorite band, forums facilitate many-to-many discussions in a way that is not offered anywhere else.
The current process of creating a forum involves lengthy and cumbersome software installations, coupled with monthly hosting fees charged by Internet Service Providers (ISPs). lefora removes these barriers while introducing new functionality that has never previously been available. lefora is also introducing new features to users of traditional forums, such as: news and blog importers to kickstart conversations, automatic newsletters for forum administrators, as well as tools for rich media, including visual text editors and the ability to embed videos.
"lefora will do for forums what Blogger did for blogs, but with a pre-existing audience of over 200 million forum users to get it going," said David Shen, investor in lefora and previously head of Yahoo User Experience and Design. "Millions of forums currently exist on the Web, with some of the top forum sites receiving millions of pageviews each day. lefora's goal of making the creation of forums really simple, means that this number is set to sky-rocket."
"Forums have been around since Roman times, yet the online equivalent is still antiquated compared to the rest of the Web," said lefora founder and CEO Paul Bragiel. "lefora is bringing forums into the 21st century, and providing their millions of users with an experience that everybody else takes for granted."
About lefora
lefora is founded by a core team of Internet and games pioneers who have finally had enough of hanging out in online places that time has left behind. lefora's mission is to transform one of the largest and most active parts of the Internet – forums – and let anybody create their own forum in under a minute.
lefora is a privately-held company based in San Francisco, CA and is backed by high-profile angel investors and advisors.
For additional information please visit http://www.lefora.com.