EFYTimes.com Crosses 200,000+ Unique Visitors Mark in Dec. 2012

NEW DELHI, January 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --

The Number of Visits Grew 122 Per cent From 2011 to 2012

The year gone by witnessed new levels of growth for technology news portal EFYTimes.com. EFYTimes.com, an online property of the EFY Group that focuses on tech related news, touched new heights with 209,779 unique visitors and 337,021 page views in the month of December, 2012.

The portal has seen over 100 per cent of yearly growth from 2011 to 2012. While the number of visits grew 122 per cent, the unique visitors grew by a whopping 126 per cent, followed by the page views that grew by 102 per cent.

Speaking about the achievement, Rahul Chopra, managing director, EFY Enterprises Pvt. Ltd. said, "EFYTimes.com aims to be a complete technology news portal. It covers technology news from segments including electronics, solar, consumer electronics, Linux and open source. Regular update of news items is the USP of the portal. We aim to serve our readers with the best content at all times. The portal covers industry achievers, deep dives into various technology issues and provides content that is beneficial for the readers."

About EFYTimes.com:

If it's news on technology you are looking for, you need to check this portal out. A very popular news portal on electronics and technology, it carries special stories on the Linux/open-source world, and interviews with leading developers, CEOs and other tech gurus. You'll find this site packed with the latest news on the infotech industry, the renewable energy industry, gaming, science, automobile industry and telecom. For more information, visit www.efytimes.com.

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.Linuxforu.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/linuxforyou and www.facebook.com/tablets.in.

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, Zinio, Magzter, 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 on growing the online communities and increasing the number of readers of its digital publications to achieve the goal.

Primary Media Contact: Diksha P. Gupta, diksha.gupta@efyindia.com, 91-97-17854520

Secondary Media Contact: Manish Sharma, manish.sharma@efyindia.com, 91-99-58881961