MEA app launched provides common platform for over 170 Indian missions
Q. MEA has launched an app to bring together various websites and social media handles of over how many Indian missions?- Published on 22 Aug 16a. More than 160
b. More than 165
c. More than 170
d. More than 175
ANSWER: More than 170
Expanding digital presence, MEA has launched an app on 18th August 2016 providing a common platform to further public outreach.
- App integrates websites and social media handles of over 170 Indian missions on a common platform to further public outreach
- App developed in cooperation with social media giant Facebook has helped people to connect with Indian missions abroad and MEA through a range of social media platforms without having access to individual websites
- App is a one stop shop to find social media handles, like Twitter and YouTube and websites of all Indian missions abroad
- Facebook has made the app for free
- Currently over 165 Indian missions and posts are on Twitter and 172 on FB with 124 having their websites and many having youtube channels
- Facebook pages and Twitter handles of individual missions, people through the app can just tap on the map of the country and immediately social media platforms of the mission will appear on the screen
- App hosted on Facebook pages of MEA and Indian diplomacy will help people in distress connect with the missions, without any hassles
- MEA uses Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Google Plus, Instagram, Soundcloud and Flickr to reach out to people as part of its social media engagement.
- Facebook has 100 million hours of video posted on it every day while number of average posts is 2.3 trillion
- Facebook has over 155 million users in India
