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The mobile revolution has reached Sri Lanka. But, up until now, the country’s mobile users have not had access to news relevant to them in their own language. Sri Lankan news app Mogo Reader is about to change all of that. Developed for Android and available on Google Play, Mogo Reader offers categorised, localised news. It’s the first service of its kind for Sri Lanka. Mogo Reader’s creators are banking on its potential as only the first step in an Asia-wide enterprise with enormous potential.
Mogo Reader was built in the Google Cloud using Android. Vimukthi Liyanage, Co-Founder and CEO of Mogo Reader, is a trained developer who has used his knowledge and resources to capitalise on the mobile revolution. Vimukthi and his partner Shameera have secured impressive venture capital funding to help realise their vision.
There’s no question that there’s a real demand for Mogo Reader. 500 users have already signed up in the short time the app has been available. As entrepreneurs, Vimukthi, his partner and their financial backers know it’s vital to start promoting a service and talking to users from day one. The first users of Mogo Reader are providing vital feedback to shape the app, realise its potential and help secure future pan-Asian success. As Vimukthi says, “The next step is a complete launch, in Sri Lanka first. Then, we’re planning a massive roll-out in different Asian countries.”
Mogo Reader has become a global finalist in the Google Business Groups stories contest out of 317 participants from around the world. However, your precious voting on the video could make this venture the global winners and thus help bring Sri Lanka to the forefront of the global IT industry. Visit http://bit.ly/votemogo.
