So what’s a Genie? You rub the lamp, make a wish and he gets it done? Well, except for the lamps being mobile phones in this case and pinging him on “Whatsapp” about what you want can make Genies possible. Can’t it?
I extrapolated this idea from a small company called Whatsapp Genie, an auto responder app back in India working on getting things done for the consumers without having to move/surf around. It uses Whatsapp as platform.
- Updates on train routes/delays/schedule ( Indian Railway network is kinda the largest in the world. Well, also dirty and screwed up in a way 😛 )
- Daily Jokes, quotes and score updates.
- Desserts, popcorns for movie nights at home.
- Grocery shopping
- They are diversifying themselves everyday. There must be more now.
The name Whatsapp Genie actually got me quite excited. I am imagining a service where one has to just pick the category of service needed and Whatsapp this great Genie about what needs to be done.
- Hey Genie, book movie tickets for me?
- Hey Genie, get me pizzas from “$*%*&*%” ?
- ? ( ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING)
My opinion: The taxi app “UBER” attracted a lot of users because one could book a taxi with just two clicks. I think that if an idea like this when tracked in the right way, it could become the one of the best startups of the decade.
Please feel free to comment below and let me know your views and ideas on Whatsapp Genie 🙂