EFY Fan Following on Facebook Exceeds 600,000

NEW DELHI, June 2, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --

EFY Facebook Community has Grown to 600,000 Fans and Received User Rating of 4.5 Stars From Over 500 Followers 

EFY's Electronics Design Community, the official Facebook page for ElectronicsForU.com, has reached the 600,000 likes landmark, outpacing other tech media organisations' presence on this social media platform. The target set for 2016 is a million and above.

Though EFY's major fans are in India and Pakistan, it has a significant presence in many other countries as well. Its fans in countries such as Sri Lanka, United States of America, Philippines and Malaysia are increasing at a steady pace.

"Apart from staying well ahead of all other tech media on Facebook, we are glad and appreciate that over 600,000 people are following us and our work. Reaching this landmark is definitely exciting for EFY and its editorial team," says Ramesh Chopra, Founder and Editor, EFY. He adds, "Popularity of EFY's Facebook page shows the audience's tremendous interest in electronics and technology."

EFY's Electronics Design Community facilitates tech enthusiasts to use it as a platform for sharing and exchanging ideas, obstacles they face while implementing their projects, and provide constructive feedback and solutions for each others' benefit. Select ideas, posts, questions and discussions are shared from timeline to the main page, enabling people from all over the world to connect, consider, examine and share their thoughts. Those fans who share interesting information and actively participate in discussions get small gifts from EFY in appreciation.

EFY's Facebook page shares engaging articles from various sections of electronicsforu.com, such as Innovation, Technology Focus, Test & Measurement, Career, Circuits and Videos to name a few. MCU Projects and Cool Stuff sections are a major hit among fans who use it to build their projects. Given below are some samples of the feedback, from various fans and readers who are spread all across the globe, which was received recently on our page.

    Reviews on Facebook
    "Awesome magazine! I miss the old Popular Electronics and Radio Electronics
    magazines. You combined both aspects and enhanced it. I buy the ezine issues
    because the paper issues are too expensive because of the distance. I bought a
    2 year subscription to ezine and am going to purchase another 2 years soon." -
    Steve Griffith
    "It's great. Even though I am living on the other side of the world
    (Netherlands), there are many helpful and interesting things you can find
    here. Keep up the good work." - Meindert Meinsma
    "I still remember my first EFY; bought it for two rupees. I still get the
    magazine every month (well, I have subscribed to online version few months
    back). For whatever I am doing today (and I am doing a lot), the credit goes
    to EFY and Chopra Sir." - Vinay Chaddha
    "Amazing page, keep it up" - Kawthar Abdulwahid
    "An opportunity for learning, developing, sharing everything about
    electronics." - Pranjal Joshi

"We value Facebook as a medium to know exactly what our readers are thinking. The two-way conversation is making us better editors," says Rahul Chopra, Managing Director, EFY.

Do tune into our page to check out the latest discussions and stories.

About Electronics For You

The EFY Group's first magazine, Electronics For You, was launched in January 1969 when the Indian electronics industry was still at a nascent stage. Today, it has grown into South Asia's most popular electronics magazine. In fact, 'EFY' has been coined from the abbreviation of this magazine's title.

The magazine's goal is to keep the electronics fraternity updated with the latest technical information. It also keeps hobbyists busy with the circuit ideas, construction projects and DIY tips and techniques which the magazine carries month after month. And it helps end users decide, through its Buyers' Guides, which electronic products to buy when they go out shopping. The CD that accompanies each EFY Plus version of the magazine carries a host of useful software and games.

Visit our website and 'like' our Facebook page to stay updated with the latest in the field of electronics.

You can also follow us on Twitter (circuits and tech trends) and Google+.

About EFY Group 

Over the last four decades, the EFY Group has become synonymous with information on cutting-edge technology. Today, this renowned media group is spread across eight cities of India, and caters to over two million techies spread across the globe.

Its print publications not only reach every nook and corner of India. Our mailing list has over 6,000 zip-codes but are also read by techies in South Asian countries, like Nepal, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, and Afghanistan. The group is also amongst the few Indian publishers to have its publications distributed in Singapore and Malaysia.

The online communities of the group provide tech content to readers from all across the globe. The group's online portfolio includes some global leaders, such as: www.electronicsforu.com, www.opensourceforu.com, www.efytimes.com, www.electronicsb2b.com and www.eleb2b.com. Plus, the group manages three social media (Facebook) communities, which are global leaders in their respective domains. These include: www.facebook.com/designelectronics, www.facebook.com/opensourceforu and www.facebook.com/tablets.india.

Recently, the group launched digital editions of its publications to make them easily accessible to readers all across the globe. The group's digital publications are now available in all popular platforms including iOS (Apple), Android, Kindle and e-zine (web browser). The group has also tied up with leading online distributors including Amazon, Scoop, PocketMags, Magcloud, Magzter, Pothi, Readwhere, Lulu, Xinxii, Rockstand, etc. 

The events division of the group was strengthened with the launch of Electronics For You Expo in 2011. Now, the group boasts of a strong portfolio of events including EFY Readers' Choice Awards, ELCINA-EFY Awards, Electronics Rocks, EFY Design Engineers' Conference, and Open Source India.

The group's passion for technology and its expertise in knowledge-sharing is now being channeled into building a strong hands-on training programme through the EFY Tech Center. The Tech Center is working with the industry and academia to create industry-ready engineers.

The group has set itself the target of empowering and helping 10 million techies across the globe by 2015, and it's investing heavily in growing the online communities and increasing the number of readers of its digital publications to achieve the goal.

Media Contact : Dilin Anand, [email protected], +91-9632025044, Senior Assistant Editor, EFY Enterprises Pvt Ltd