I first stumbled upon Mouthshut while searching for information on Google. I found the site interesting. The reviews were good, very informative and straight from the mouth of the persons who had experienced it and gone through the pain. I soon became a regular reader on the products that I would be procuring soon or that interested me generally.

Very soon I realized that some of the writers here had exceptional writing skills and their reviews were worth reading just for the sheer pleasure to be derived from it. Their personality reflected in their writings. Some would be full of pain and frustration that they faced, some full of humor and wit. So I started reading the reviews of items that I would not even be interested in. Rating and giving comments was a bonus. When u comment on a review and the person replies, you get a sense of having connected with that person. Doing this several times you feel you have made a friend. Amazing and unique site this was.

Then one day someone included me in his or her trusted circle. Though the site never clarified anywhere the significance of this circle, it just made me feel good, and soon enough I too included him in my trusted circle. That gentleman never logged in again but thus started the saga of my trust in MS.

Then came a day when I wrote my first review. I thought for so many days what should I write on. And the very shy person that I have always been, expressing myself was never easy. So I choose the topic that is the closest to my heart and on which I have a very good command. What else could it be other than “Exercise”. And then I progressed to health foods, and soon without realizing I started loving to write.

When the gifts and the diaries were introduced MS moved one level up. Again I could hardly ever see myself sending someone a gift. But then again things change and there’s hardly a gift that i have not exchanged here. The hugs, juices, chocolates, earrings, cakes, kisses, love balloons..

And today when I came here what do I see- MS has changed once again. For Good or for Worse only time will tell, but it sure is moving more and more towards being a social networking site. The focus on Hot Profiles is clearly visible. In summation I will just say that today MS looks like having the features and functionality of a combination of site categories while retaining its original “Product Review” character. You can now see a glimpse of Bazee/Ebay (for sale products), Kijiji (local community needs), Orkut (social networking), etc

So friends all I can say now is enjoy the new format!

And Congratulations to you Faisal and your team !