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Always carry a Torch to Big Bazaar
2008-04-07 07:35:00
Well, it was a sunday around 12:00 Noon, people were busy shopping when all of a sudden electricity goes off at Big Bazaar at the Great India Place Noida. The emergency lights were just sufficient to help you move out of the store. When asked the guard informed us that they do not have power ...
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Megabucks @ IIT Kanpur - Update
2008-03-04 06:20:00
It was interesting to see how this festival has evolved over the years since its inception in 2001. Not only the budget has increased, their was a lot of participation. Absolute absence of faculty from all the events was surprising, given the fact that IIT Kanpur even has a department for Management Studies as well. It was ...
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LimeExchange provides global talent on demand
2008-02-27 16:41:00
Company Brief New Delhi, February 27, 2008At a press conference today in India, it became clear that the benefits of outsourcing are no longer exclusive to the Fortune 1000. Small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) everywhere are now poised to fully participate in the global economy by requesting bids, awarding projects, and building trusted relationships with service ...
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New Delhi Chosen as Site of ICANN?s 31st Public Meeting
2007-10-11 06:54:00
New Delhi , India will host the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers’ 31st International Public Meeting from 10-15 February 2008. “Growth of Internet activity in India is extraordinary so it’s fitting that the ICANN community is gathering there to discuss major Internet issues like internationalized domain names and new generic top-level domains,” said Paul Levins, ...
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Internet In India is Back!
2007-09-29 07:15:00
After long inactivity, this blog would be updated regularly…..
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Google Checkout not available for India
2006-12-07 20:21:02
Shopping for something on the internet today I noticed Googl e Check out and decided to give it a try (you know how anything from Google gets a geek’s adrenalin rushing), but to my utter disbelief and amazement I noticed that Google does not have India in the listed countries (check here), it has service for countries [...]
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India - Online Privacy Laws need an Amendment too
2006-12-01 08:18:04
It’s good that the Union Cabinet today approved amendments to the Information Technology Act, 2000, aimed at checking information theft and online fraud. But I don’t think that it covers online privacy. On an average I receive 5 sales calls daily and 20 marketing sms messages, some originating from the service provider itself and many from [...]
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Where are online deals ?
2006-12-01 08:18:04
I have been looking to find sites like morestuff4less, that allow users to find deals available online in India. I was able to find only a single one - http://www.allindiadeals.com/ and this got me thinking. Are we too far behind the curve in online shopping or it is the next wave ? It is interesting to [...]
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Online shopping - where?s the value ?
2006-12-01 08:18:04
In the previous post, we had a good discussion about the scarcity of online deals for Indian Market, then came the point as to why the e-commerce isn’t picking up. To analyze this let’s first have a look at the reasons behind success of e-commerce in the US market. Books and Consumer durables (mostly electronics) [...]
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Google to Integrate GTalk and Orkut Next week
2006-12-01 08:18:04
Google (Nasdaq: GOOG - message board) will soon announce that its Google Talk instant messaging and VOIP service will be built into its social networking site Orkut , Google’s version of MySpace.The company says its Google Talk and Orkut development teams are busy putting the finishing touches on the integration. The announcement will [...]
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Mandira Bedi to Anchor IndiMix?06
2006-12-01 08:18:04
That’s neither a promo for some Pop show, nor it’s anything related to cricket. That’s IndiMix’06 from Microsoft India. IndiMIX ?06 ? It is testimony to the promise of effective Web experiences; it is the point of inflexion; it is the demonstration of the genesis of creativity and innovation; it is The Next Web Now. –Source [...]
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Online DVD rentals
2006-12-01 08:18:04
There has been whole lot of advances in this space since we last reported about it. More players have entered into this space since then. Madhouse, Moviemart to name a few. Madhouse has been a phone based rental service operating in Chandigarh (based out of Delhi ) for past one and half year and have now [...]
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Buxfer.com - Track Your Shared Expenses
2006-10-13 10:15:01
Now this one’s a cool ajax based site intended to help users track their debts and loans. A startup not neccessarily in India but started by Indians in US, Buxfer.com, which is in Beta right now offers an awesome(gmail like) interface. Following functionality is available: 1. Buxfer home page: * Your Net Balance, the sum of group balances [...]
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Facts and Figures about Indian Internet Consumers
2006-10-09 22:06:05
Here are some of the facts and figures about internet consumers in India , the numbers have been compiled from different sources and research papers. For all those people who want to aim e-shoppers for their business, these statistics would give you a launching point. Total online ?Active users? (as of September 2006): 37 million. Source Total online [...]
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Would Google Merge Orkut and DodgeBall?
2006-10-09 22:06:05
I’ve been hearing whispers that Google will integrate their social network Orkut with the mobile social networking app they acquired last year, Dodge ball. While it’s not rocket science to make the connection between the two products (both are social networking), the reasons to join the two are becoming more compelling… via ReadWriteWeb Well, if this could [...]
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Yaari.com - Free Social Networking Site in India or is it?
2006-10-09 22:06:05
Somehow managed to get access to Yaari.com through a friend’s ID. So here is a screenshot depicting the very obvious features of any social networking site. Unlike Fropper, this site is free. The obvious question is how does a free social networking site survive, online advertising?, no, Prerna Gupta - CEO yaari.com is smarter! (our absolute [...]
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Online Matrimonial Sites
2006-10-09 22:06:05
Claims Market size of Rs. 58 crore, expected growth 50% -Source On a, all-India basis, about 30-50 people get married through Bharatmatrimony.com daily. These are counts based on people who inform us about it. Some of them don?t inform, so the count could actually be higher. -Source Market Share TOP INTERNET GAINERS FOR THE YEAR 2005 E-matrimony: Shaadi.com Bharatmatrimony.com timesmatri.com jeevansathi.com -Source When it comes to matrimony [...]
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Comment on MovieTell.co.in - Convenience (Hidden) Charges by
2006-10-09 22:06:05
looks like a very bad business model to me, this type of model has not succeeded anywhere in the world, charging customers when you are in beta, most of the consumer internet companies do not charge the users and we have seen the trend with a lot of them to name a few ebay, rediff, [...]
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Comment on MovieTell.co.in - Convenience (Hidden) Charges by
2006-10-09 22:06:05
Humm, in this case one can sue it very easily. Moreover this is not a stable model. They may require more work on it. They should clearly mention all the prices and service charges attached.
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Comment on MovieTell.co.in - Convenience (Hidden) Charges by
2006-10-09 22:06:05
Interesting but impractical idea. If they charge less and make sure they can deliver tickets or get them collected profficiently, it might work.
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2006-10-09 22:06:05
MovieTell.co.in - Convenience (Hidden) Charge s « Consumer Internet - India MovieTell.co.in - Convenience (Hidden) Charges « Consumer Internet - India posted at IndianPad.com
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MovieTell.co.in - Convenience (Hidden) Charges
2006-10-09 22:06:05
In case you are looking for online movie tickets to any of the following cinema halls in India then in highest probability you would be redirected to Movie Tell.co.in Velocity III - Indore SRS - Faridabad Wave - Noida Wave - Kaushambi 24 Karat - Mumbai DT Cinemas - City Center DT Cinemas - Mega Mall I decided to dig deeper into movietell.co.in site [...]
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India - Religion, festivals and E-commerce
2006-10-09 22:06:05
e-aahuti, e-pooja, e-mandir, e-pundits, e-yajna etc.. Most of these terms have already come into existence and if not, very soon they would. Rajiv on WatBlog writes about Saranam.com and Pariharam.com. But as bursting of firecrackers is not really allowed in the western countries and also the lack of religious temples the India ns abroad are making a beeline to [...]
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