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History
It all started
around 1994 when AOL was the giant
in online popularity. Everyone had an
AOL account and if you didn't know how to chat on
AOL, you had better learn.
I logged on once
and noticed a member created chatroom called "Ayiti
Kiskeya". I got excited and headed straight for that page every
time I logged on. I would meet some interesting folks from all over
the globe and many of whom I befriended and remain friends with
through the years. Ayiti
Kiskeya was heaven sent from there on, until one day I logged on
and the chat room was gone. I search all over the place and couldn't
find it. I got on the phone with AOL, but was told the particular
chat room (Ayiti Kiskeya) was member created and as soon as the
creator logged off, the page was gone. Basically, it was up for grab
for anyone who wished to create it. So I did. I created and would
leave my connection online for as long as I could so the page would
be available.
One day, I decided
to take it a little further by calling
AOL and requested that the
Ayiti Kiskeya was turned into one of those regular chat room
such as: Canada,
France,
Atlanta,
Miami,
Jamaica, etc. but not in that
particular order. I must say, I was very offended when the AOL
representative told me and I quote: "Come on man, there aren't
enough Haitians online to warrant such a chat room. Do they even
have computers, let alone know how to use them?". Yeah, I remember
and will never forget his name: Jerome Hawkins.
Perhaps, maybe
there was some truth to his statement at the time, in terms of the
number of Haitians online, but I knew more than a handful of college
classmates with AOL account. At the
time, AOL's subscription was about
$21.95/Month and based on my non-scientific survey and calculation,
I knew 2000 people with AOL
accounts within my inner circle (Hey, what can I say, I was a
popular guy. lol). That's a total of $43,900.00 and that to me was
worth a lousy chat room bearing the name of Ayiti Kiskeya on a
permanent basis.
AOL wouldn't bouge
despite my many letters to there corporate office and it was then I
realize that I had no other choice but to somehow create a chat room
myself and name it Ayiti
Kiskeya. So begun my never ending, but enjoyable and rewarding
challenge. I created my first Ayiti Kiskeya Portal, with my limited
computer/web knowledge using Lycos,
but I didn't stop there. I created one on
Yahoo,
AltaVista,
AOL (Yes
AOL),
Hotmail, AngelFire, and
any other engines/portals out there , and since
Google wasn't available, I
didn't have one on Google.
Since then, Haiti
Kiskeya has gone through many facades and changes, but what medium
hasn't? In 2001, I made it official and registered HaitiKiskeya.com
and established the first version of Haiti Kiskeya.
Mission Statement
Haiti
Kiskeya is a secure Haitian networking website connecting you
with your family and close friends. On
Haiti Kiskeya you can
share your happiness, cherish old memories, and bond with your loved
ones.
The materialistic approach of life has made many of us almost forget
the importance of family values. Keeping this in mind,
Haiti Kiskeya is an
initiative to bring together Haitian families, reviving the age old
tradition of love and affection.
Haiti Kiskeya enables
you to create your very own network by inviting your family members,
friends and distant relatives.
Haiti Kiskeya also
offers various unique features where you can write your ancestral
history, share photos and funny moments, keep a track of your family
and friends events, send messages and invitations to people close to
your heart and much more!
Haiti Kiskeya respects
your privacy and security. Only the members of
Haiti Kiskeya are
eligible to see your profile. Your entire profile's information is
protected and is not visible to any strangers or outsiders.
Haiti Kiskeya is no
one's venture, but a conglomerate efforts by Haitians Worldwide.
Haiti Kiskeya's operation is based out of Tampa, FL.
Haiti Kiskeya focus is
towards consumer based internet- social media and search engines,
targeted at the Haitian consumer.
Join Haiti Kiskeya, the
most secure Haitian
networking website, and experience the joy of bringing your
family and friends closer.
By Haitians for Haitians. Lakay se lakay.
I'm Power-J and I approve of this message. lol |
