Saturday, January 21, 2012

www.allaboutrajni.com - Super website...!!

This is not to become one among the Rajinikanth jokes, but it's real. A website has been launched to honor, larger than-life, Indian film superstar that runs without an internet connection. Yes. You read it right. 


www.allaboutrajni.com, is developed by Webchutney's creative director Gurbaksh Singh. As soon as visitors log onto this particular website, they get to read message that says, "He is no ordinary man, this is no ordinary website. It runs on Rajini Power." To proceed further into this specially designed website, the consumers must disconnect the internet connection as stated on the website. 


Once, visitors disconnect internet connectivity from their systems, it takes to another screen that greets with a local Chennai-Tamil slang, which is an informal term to address a buddy, reads, 'Aye Macha'. 


As the website is devoted to south India's Thalaivar, Rajinikanth, it carries the all information related to him. Having included, Rajini's life story, inside scoops and best Rajini jokes on internet. Overall it's all about Rajini, only.


The site designed in such a way to keep the morale of the visitors high throughout one's stay. With vibrant combinations of colour, foot tapping music, it welcomes consumers with funny quotes and illustrations, and other features making a mere resemblance to Rajini style as it sets visitors-on-a-joy-browse. Thus, it comprises all the elements to be hit amongst Rajini fans. 


When mischief visitors tries to defy the basic rule of this Rajini website by reconnecting the internet, they happen to meet with a humorous error message that read, "Aiyyo! That was unexpected. To keep browsing, switch off your internet." 


When asked Gurbaksh Singh on the kind of response from people he said, "The website has received a phenomenal response and has gone viral with several thousand hits and counting, along with innumerable shares and mentions across the web, especially on popular social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter."


"After a few iterations and testing, we cracked the code required to build the world's first website that runs without the internet - a website that runs offline - which is as awesome and unbelievable as miracles and stunts associated or performed by Rajni himself," he added.


After all Rajinikanth, has just become another brand in India that sells like hot cakes.

All about Rajni - Facts

The first/index page wouldn't come up without having a internet connection. So it's NOT TRUE that this website runs without internet. 


This is simple Abobe Flash website. Once the website is launched (which uses "internet connection"), there is an algorithm in background which starts polling (say for every 5 seconds) if the internet connection is live or dead; if live - asks you to deactivate it. 

Talking in terms of programming.. an infinite "while" loop which has "if then else" statements in it.


Once the condition holds true, it gives you a green signal to enter the website. Good that it has one way entry.


The greeting is fantastic! And it carries the all information related to him. Having included, Rajni's life story, inside scoops and best Rajni jokes on internet.


The same algorithm polls for say every 5 seconds and gives you the message "Aiyyo! That was unexpected. To keep browsing, switch off your internet." if the internet is live.


Overall a superb website..!! Liked it.