Information Madness

In India, the middlemen/agents had always been the main reason for increasing the transaction costs between a buyer and seller of any product or any local service, between an employer and a job-seeker for ages.These middlemen who often charge a hefty commission for their services,Taking this problem under consideration, the mobile app known as ‘Nokia Listings’(currently in beta) has been introduced for the purpose of making this process of connecting buyers and sellers (or employers and job seekers) as simple as possible.

Nokia Listings offered three major categories - Buy & Sell – Find or post items for sale, Jobs – Find or post a job and Local Services – Access or advertise services such as auto repairs, driver services, plumbers, etc.

The application works on basic mobile phones( Nokia series 40 i.e. without GPRS connection) so that the benefits could reach out to a larger mass. The application therefore is fully functional on both SMS and GPRS.

The best part is there is no registration needed and the listings are geocoded so one can very easily find the listings in his/her area.The customers can call or SMS the the other party and complete the transaction without the necessity of any middlemen.

There are no fees for using the service except SMS and data charges from your operator.