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Actual Farmers (Not Farmville Players) Using Facebook For Mutual Benefit
2012-02-10 14:36:00
Facebook, the largest social network in existence, is used by over 800 million people around the world. It encompasses people from all walks of society and all age groups. In India too, Facebook has caught on and overtaken Orkut, the previous champion. Today we have Facebook being used for a very different use case: by farmers! Here is a scenario that played out recently, in which Facebook was instrumental in achieving their aims: In one of the district of Maharashtra State, the local turmeric market was in a mess. An excess of supplies had left prices at an all time low. Bigger players had flooded the market and causes prices to fall to Rs. 4 per kg. Since selling turmeric was the livelihood of thousands of individual farmers across districts of Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh, this threatened their very livelihood. The excess turmeric was being auctioned in the market on a set date, to the small farmers. A few local farmers decided they should boycott the market for a few days, so...

Now You Can Tweet Using A Satellite: A Massive Step Ahead?
2012-02-10 11:33:00
Twitter has announced that it will be partnering with two major satellite providers so that users around the world can get access to the micro-blogging platform. Tweeting via your Satellite connection is possible using Twitter’s SMS service. Twitter was built to be a SMS service but it slowly took over the world wide web to become a phenomenon. They have partnered with Iridium and Thuraya, two of the world’s largest satellite communication providers. This is to make access to Twitter as easy as possible. Up until now, Twitter could be accessed from smart phones and web but in a country like ours, not everyone has access to smart phones and the web in some cases. How then do they access Twitter? Twitter via SMS is one possibility but it depends on mobile carriers and not all carriers support this. Still you can tweet from your mobile phone using these long codes. So far, these long codes have only been set up for UK, Germany and Finland. Satellite services are universal and this...

Myntra Raises $20 Million In Series C Funding From Tiger Global
2012-02-10 11:23:00
Bangalore based e-commerce start-up Myntra has raised its third round of funding led by the venture capital firm Tiger Global . This Series C funding amount is being reported as $20 million. This makes the total cash inflow received by Myntra from Tiger Global around $39 million. Myntra had raised $14 million in its previous funding round from Tiger Global, IDG Ventures and IndoUS Venture Partners. This influx of capital will be earmarked for scaling up the company’s technologies, logistic services and other expansion plans. Myntra.com primarily deals in footwear but have expanded to other categories like clothes and accessories.  Chief Executive Officer of Myntra Mukesh Bansal said, “In total, Myntra has secured $38 million from funding led by Tiger Global. About 55 per cent of its revenue comes from footwear. Thirty five per cent of its revenue comes from clothing and the other 10 per cent comes from accessories.” With e-commerce experiencing some exciting developments like...
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Its Finally Here! Check Out The Photos And Get A Feel Of WAT Summit 2012
2012-02-10 08:51:00
Here are some of the pictures taken at our WAT Summit 2012. Check out more pictures on our website. Again, a big THANK YOU to everyone for making the Summit such an inspiring and amazing event! And for all those who missed all the action, a image speaks a thousand words! Day 1 Day 2 Stay tuned for more pictures of WAT Awards 2012 – Dawn Of The Digital Age. Looking For A Social Media Agency?? - Contact WATConsult - India's Leading Social Media Agency

Microsoft To Unveil Windows 8 Beta At Mobile World Congress
2012-02-10 08:41:00
Microsoft has announced that it will release a test/beta version of its upcoming Desktop operating system, Windows 8. The operating system was revealed some time back and promises to be the next big upgrade to Microsoft’s Windows. Windows Vista was generally considered a failure but its successor Windows 7 got its act right. Windows 8 will be the Redmond giant’s answer to modern operating systems offerings from Apple and Google. Windows 8 marks the entry of Microsoft’s entry into the tablet segment with its UI and features which are specially tailored to tablets. The operating system sports a new and refreshing UI called Metro. This Metro UI syncs in well with their Tile UI in Windows Phone 7. Windows Phone has still not gained mainstream popularity as compared to Android and iOS but with a solid combination of a hardware and developer support, Windows may finally support a full fledged computing ecosystem just like Apple has done. Microsoft will also unveil their version of ...

Monster Releases BlackBerry App: Job Search Even Easier?
2012-02-10 08:11:00
Right on the heels of ApnaCircle launching a BlackBerry Application, MonsterIndia has gone ahead & released a similar application with focus on finding jobs. Taking a cure from Naukri.com, MonsterIndia.com has launched a free application for BlackBerry smartphones, available in appworld. Christened MonsterJobs, the application has all the functions & also allow users to apply for jobs. Monster had earlier tried to woo the Social crowd with BeKnown App. This application supports the Universal Search function, this function allows you to simply start typing & the phone tries to recognize the content & location. Hence, one can simply type “Software Engineer, Mumbai” & direct your BB to do a search through the MonsterJobs application! Further, the application neatly integrates job-alerts with the users’ BlackBerry phone & can instantly deliver matching jobs directly to their Inbox. Users can also manage their Monster.com account & profile while on the ...

Microsoft Readies To Tap Local: Hires Ybrant Digital For Smaller Towns
2012-02-10 07:10:00
Ybrant Digital, an online marketing company, has been retained by Microsoft India to cater to cities outside Delhi-NCR, Mumbai and Bangalore. In a bid to expand in Metros beyond the aforementioned, MS India has appointed Ybrant Digital to sell its ad inventory for media properties on MSN, Windows Live, and Bing. Ybrant further boasts partnerships with global publishers such as Facebook, Google, MSN, Yahoo!, and Viacom. With team work spread over 140 Ad Agencies, we believe Ybrant can better leverage MS’s ad inventory. Ybrant can offer a much better competitive edge feels a confident Suresh Reddy, chairman and CEO of Ybrant Digital, “Ybrant will provide businesses with an option to advertise with premium media properties owned by Microsoft. We will ensure maximum RoI (Return on Investment) on the advertising rupee spent by our advertisers across the region”. Over the past few months, we have witnessed tremendous growth potential in Tier II & Tier III Cities and towns. As l...

Foursquare Out With The New Version Of “Explore” For Smart Devices
2012-02-09 11:59:00
Foursquare has announced the launch of an updated version of “Explore” for iPhone and android devices. This will club all the features of Foursquare on web from filtering, photos till location changing abilities. Users are now asked to update their mobile app to see the new changes in “Explore”. This gives a boost to Foursquare‘s local guide rolled out with friend’s recommendations as well as tips and comments from users. So Foursquare is now your local search engine helping yo to explore places by categories like “coffee”, “burgers” and more. The “Specials” will throw light on the offers from those places and you can also check the mayor discounts on checking in. The most intriguing aspect of “Explore” is the filter button. You will see that button on the right in iOS and at the bottom in Android. This will help you to narrow down search results and get more specific answers to your search.  You ...
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Airtel Profits Decline Rapidly: What’s The Cause Of Distress?
2012-02-09 10:30:00
Airtel seems to have succumbed to pressures of high loan repayments costs and competitive pressure in the Indian market. This coupled with low Average Revenue Per User (ARPU) has resulted in 22 per cent drop in its net profit. Country’s largest private telecom service provider, Airtel reported profits of Rs. 1,011 Crores. Meanwhile, its ARPU fell 16 per cent on year-on-year basis to Rs. 187. Interest expenses increased to Rs. 800 Crores. Owing to this bleak news, its Shares fell sharply by 6.6 percent & the script closed at Rs. 354 on BSE. All’s not bleak for Airtel though. It’s African operations are witnessing a 26.7 per cent jump as against 19 per cent in the year-ago quarter. The company is well on its way to break-even with halving of operating loss to 260 Crores! If only it improves infrastructure, it could very start making profits from next quarter. Is Airtel alone to blame for its loss? On one hand Govt. auctions the Spectrums that incidentally are not doing we...

Flipkart To Buy LetsBuy.com: A Marriage Of Convenience?
2012-02-09 08:43:00
The Indian Digital Review reports that Flipkart is going to buy LetsBuy.com. The actual announcement will be made in a few days. This is exciting news for the e-commerce space in India.   LetsBuy.com launched in July 2009 and had a venture capital inflow from firms like Helion Venture Partners, Accel Partners and Tiger Global. Flipkart has been on an acquiring spree for quite a while now. Just recently, they acquired Mime360 and the Bollywood content assets from Chakpak.com. We are hearing that some sort of music service is also in the works. Flipkart are expecting a massive sales surge this year and Founder and CEO, Sachin Bansal is confident about increasing their revenue ten-fold. This deal is seemingly a marriage of convenience for both parties as LetsBuy.com is currently looking at raising more money and Flipkart has cash reserves of $150 million. LetsBuy.com is considered to be the second biggest player in the e-commerce industry whereas Flipkart takes the first spot. Inter...

Gamiana Scores $1 Mn. Funding From Indian Angel Network
2012-02-09 06:29:00
Indian Angel Network (IAN) has confirmed pledging Rs. 5 Crores (US$ 1 Million) to online gaming start-up Gamiana.  Gamiana intends to utilize the funds to enhance software development, increase customer base & bid for overseas contracts revealed Vishal Golia, co-founder of Gamiana, “We, at Gamiana, will now be able to leverage the global presence, market insights and network of IAN’s global members to fuel our growth” As part of the deal, IAN member Chetan Shah, has joined the board of Gamiana. While gaming companies are sprouting up, Gamiana’s strategy to target emerging markets makes business sense.  Secondly, Gamaina wants to be a strong contender in the Mobile Phone Gaming arena. With 900 Million GSM connections, even a small percentage adopting their games will have a huge impact on profit margins! How does Gamiana intend to earn? Gamiana has introduced two free games. Jamia, which is free-to-play browser-based virtual world and Vinashi, which is a real time stra...
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Indian Cyber Law Obsolete? Insecurity Grips Netizens
2012-02-08 13:16:00
Indian Cyber laws has once again risen, Facebook & Google have recently succumbed to the might of the law & removed the “offensive” content. The current law as it stands covers the “Post-Publication” phase. That means actions, if any, are taken only after something has gone online & is noticed. After a complaint is filed & verified, only then the content is removed. However, there are subsequent regulations formed which give the government power to “monitor, intercept and even block online conversations and websites”. But the law is still mute or has been ineffective in enforcing sufficient pressure on the social media firms to monitor content in any way.  We tend to agree that pre-screening of the content is a virtually impossible. One could employ “Key-Word” Techniques to filter out comments. However, technology or automation has its limits. A “Bot” simply cannot decipher if a comment or a photo is culturally or socially offensive. How does th...

Uninor Won’t Shut Shop, Will Bid In New 2G Auction
2012-02-08 11:28:00
With the 2G Spectrum Auction being considered null and void, and a new 2G Spectrum Auction being reordered, number of firms were severely affected. However, out of the 22 Licenses which were cancelled, Uninor was affected the most. They had, by far, the maximum number of users on their newly formed network and had the most to lose. Uninor is a joint venture between  Unitech Group and Telenor. They employ over 17,000 people and have 36 million customers. In a short amount of time, they managed to make a place for themselves in the market by competing almost solely on price. They have one of the lowest Average Revenues Per Customer (ARPU). With a focus on Voice services instead of data, Uninor did not participate in the 3G Spectrum Auction. On the cancellation of the 2G licenses, Uninor has threatened to shut shop and quit the Indian market and challenge the cancellation in a international court. However, given that they are in over 13 Circles and have 1900 distributors country ...

Flipkart Not Threatened By Amazon’s Junglee
2012-02-08 09:54:00
Amazon has finally entered India by introducing their online marketplace called Junglee.com. This is not a direct competition to e-commerce players in India but Amazon is the big daddy of e-commerce around the world and its easy to understand why their entry into the Indian market would make Indian players nervous. This does not seem to be the case however for Flipkart CEO, Sachin Bansal. Flipkart was founded by Sachin and Binny Bansal (not related) after quitting their jobs at Amazon. Their departure from Amazon led to an e-commerce revolution in India. According to Amazon, Junglee.com is a service which strives to help people discover the best products from online and offline retailers in the country. Sachin Bansal said of Junglee.com, “Junglee.com, being an aggregator site that does only price comparison, the value proposition for the customer is limited. There are already several price comparison sites doing the same thing”. Speaking about the comparison of Junglee wit...

After Garnering 41, 623 Followers On Twitter PMO Joins Facebook
2012-02-08 08:56:00
With a recent stint at Twitter going well, the Indian Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) is considering signing up for an account on Facebook.  Stared just 2 weeks back, PMO’s Twitter account @PMOIndia, as of writing this, has already garnered 41, 623 Followers! Why the sudden shift of attitude?  Indian Youth seems to engulfed by the virtual world. Social web can & will be an effective platform for getting your ideas across & in case of Politics, it will help in “Canvasing”. The Government may not be new to the power of Internet to deliver services & remunerations effectively, but Social interaction is still at its nascent stage. While it is already at the forefront of using technology like finger-print & retina scans to keep a tab on population & even solving heinous crimes, simple interaction with such a huge population was hereto limited to one-way communication through Television, radio or print. How does PMO want to utilize the Facebook account? The te...

Vodafone To File For IPO. Essar Not Part Of It. New Changes?
2012-02-08 08:45:00
With Essar abandoning the Vodafone- Essar Partnership, Vodafone India Limited [VIL] is one step closer to a partial stock market listing of its Indian operations. As Essar sold its stake in Vodafone India, Piramal Healthcare has bought it for a UK £ 385 Million cash! With just 5.5 per cent stake changing hands, the valuation of VIL now stands at UK 7 Billion. Though the Indian IPO can only be filed in early 2013, Vodafone has started the ground work & hired financial advisory firm & investment bank NM Rothschild to assist in its listing plans. The Valuation at GBP 7 Billion is still pretty low but, Vodafone said Piramal could take part “in a potential initial public offering of VIL” or a sale of its stake to Vodafone. We assume the real reason why Vodafone has to have a partner is that under India’s strict foreign ownership rules, a foreign company simply cannot own 100 per cent of an Indian company or subsidiary. Hence, Vodafone must have a local partner...

LinkedIn’s Localized Hiring Solutions Make Headhunting Simpler
2012-02-08 08:00:00
World’s largest Professional Networking Site LinkedIn will soon rollout India centric hiring solutions. LinkedIn with a Global subscriber base of over 135 Million professionals has 1/10th of them Indians! Hence, India is one of the largest Professional communities actively using LinkedIn. Titled as LinkedIn Recruiter, will help Indian Recruiters effectively search & zero-in on the desired profiles that fit the requirement. There are additional services with differentiated India pricing like Jobs Network, Work with us Ads, Targeted Recruitment Ads and Talent Direct. LinkedIn is in discussion with firms like Wipro and HCL Technologies for bringing in new & improving the present hiring solutions. LinkedIn believes in effectively connecting professional job seekers with employers. With its vast user base, recruiters must be having a hard time to sift through the “clutter”. However, there might be another reason as well. India is a growing economy, but the monetary denomin...
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Zapak Releases A Social Cricket Offering Called Cricville
2012-02-08 07:20:00
Zapak.com, India’s leading online gaming portal have officially announced the launch of their social cricket game called Cricville. This is the companies second foray into social gaming, the earlier one being Tambola. The game was initially in released in a closed beta program to select people to review. It seems the ratings are through the roof on this one. The game is specially designed for Facebook and aims to be the first Indian social game to be played by cricket lovers in many countries. Cricville is based on the IPL style of game-play and has a lot of simulation and management scenarios. You start out by owning a cricket club and build the club’s home stadium. There are a lot of real life cricket dynamics like hiring players, managing the team and ultimately winning a Tournament. The social aspect of the game is that you can challenge other people or accept challenges from your friends. You can use your achievements in your tournament mode to gain a one up while playing ...

Google Buckles Under Pressure Removes Offensive Content. Facebook Refuses T
2012-02-07 11:32:00
In the ongoing issue about an Indian Trial court trying to book Google, Facebook, Microsoft and 18 other social networking firms over the alleged ‘Objectionable Content’ being hosted on their sites, Google India seems to have given in to the trial courts demands. They told the court yesterday that they have managed to remove certain offending web-pages from their search results. Facebook and Google were among the ones that filed a compliance report earlier in accordance with the court’s directive to remove texts, photos and videos which depicted Sonia Gandhi and Manmohan Singh in a negative light. This complaint filed by an activist has been blown up and religion is also being used as an excuse for such an action. Companies like Yahoo! and Microsoft have filed for deletion of their names from the list of defendants due to the fact that there was no allegation against them for web-casting any hurtful material. While Google India has given in to this absurd request which is...

Google Buckles Under Pressure Removes Offensive Content. Facebook Refuse 2
2012-02-07 11:32:00
In the ongoing issue about an Indian Trial court trying to book Google , Facebook, Microsoft and 18 other social networking firms over the alleged ‘Objectionable Content ’ being hosted on their sites, Google India seems to have given in to the trial courts demands. They told the court yesterday that they have managed to remove certain offending web-pages from their search results. Facebook and Google were among the ones that filed a compliance report earlier in accordance with the court’s directive to remove texts, photos and videos which depicted Sonia Gandhi and Manmohan Singh in a negative light. This complaint filed by an activist has been blown up and religion is also being used as an excuse for such an action. Companies like Yahoo! and Microsoft have filed for deletion of their names from the list of defendants due to the fact that there was no allegation against them for web-casting any hurtful material. While Google India has given in to this absurd request which is...

Mobile Phone Now Allows Marathi To English Translation: New Form Of Educati
2012-02-07 11:20:00
Have you thought of your mobile translating words for you? Yes now Marathi words can be translated into English using a mobile phone. This service is now live and Marathi words can be translated into English via cellular text messages. This text message based mobile translation service was launched at the 85th 85th Akhil Bharatiya Sahitya Sammelan in Chandrapur. This was conceived and created by Nashik-based Sunil Khandbahale and was made to target tier 2 and 3 cities where people are not much fluent with English language. This was another initiative by Khandbahale who already runs a web service that translate Indian regional languages into English and vice versa. Khandbahale says, “Since number of people using mobile phones are significantly high as compared those having access to the Internet, the service could be useful”. So people can pay to use such a service and bear the expenses on text messages. In fact the mobile dictionary at the literary festival kind o...

Mobile Phone Now Allows Marathi 2 English Translation: New Form Of Educatio
2012-02-07 11:20:00
Have you thought of your mobile translating words for you? Yes now Marathi words can be translated into English using a mobile phone. This service is now live and Marathi words can be translated into English via cellular text messages. This text message based mobile translation service was launched at the 85th 85th Akhil Bharatiya Sahitya Sammelan in Chandrapur. This was conceived and created by Nashik-based Sunil Khandbahale and was made to target tier 2 and 3 cities where people are not much fluent with English language. This was another initiative by Khandbahale who already runs a web service that translate Indian regional languages into English and vice versa. Khandbahale says, “Since number of people using mobile phones are significantly high as compared those having access to the Internet, the service could be useful”. So people can pay to use such a service and bear the expenses on text messages. In fact the mobile dictionary at the literary festival kind o...
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iOS Apps More Unstable Than Android Ones, Claims Study
2012-02-07 08:37:00
The battle between the mobile operating systems is getting interesting. There are only two of them at the top, iOS and Android. Many an article and blog post have tried to explain why one is better than the other. iOS is currently at 5.0.1 and Android is at 4.0.3 in terms of version numbers and both bring roughly the same features to the table. Android has introduced some new features like Bump and Face Recognition with Ice Cream Sandwich. According to many developers iOS is a closed system in terms of modding, customizing and hacking whereas Android is open. Both these approaches are unique and have their own benefits although iOS has been said to have the best apps and consistent user experience in its ecosystem. According to a latest study by mobile application monitoring company Crittercism, iOS apps crash much more often than Android apps which is a surprising thing. Apparently, more applications are crashing specifically in iOS 5.0.1 amounting to as much as 28.64% as compa...
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Indian Users Not Active Enough: Facebook’s Dilemma In India
2012-02-07 08:05:00
Though Facebook is gaining rapid entry into India ns’ lives, it daily usage is still in lowly numbers. As the IPO filling before the US Securities and Exchange Commission continues to be scrutinized, new information will continue to trickle down. We had recently reported how Facebook still considers the ageing Orkut to be its adversary. In Orkut’s case Facebook had validated it saying the locally active Social Networking sites were eating into its User base. Without these, Facebook would have garnered some more users. Whereas in this case, Facebook is worried that owing to the 2G scam & 3G fiasco, mobile internet is still not wide-spread as it should have been. The lack of easily accessible high speed internet has resulted in people being tethered to a Physical Desktop to access internet & eventually FaceBook. Thus, it may boast of high number of Monthly Active Users, but its Daily Active Users are very low. What’s the difference? Daily Active User or a DAU is...
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Cellphone An Integral Part Of Indian Consumer’s Life, Says Nokia VP D
2012-02-07 07:11:00
In the mobile phone game, one brand immediately comes to mind: Nokia . They have been around for over a decade and their phones are sold in virtually every corner of the world. Having shipped over a billion mobile phones over the years, from the legendary 3310 to the latest Lumia range, Nokia are one of the oldest players in the market. One of their biggest markets is India. Nokia India is their Indian branch, and one of the most successful in terms of sales. Recently, Anirvan Ghosh of Forbes India interviewed former Managing Director and current Senior VP of Sales for Nokia India, Mr. D Shivakumar. Here are some interesting facts we picked up from the interview. An IIT Madras and IIM Kolkata graduate, Shivakumar joined Nokia India 6 years ago, in 2006. Before that, he headed consumer electronics at Philips and also did a stint in Hindustan Levers. Changing Handset Market Since Joining Nokia In 2006 The biggest change Shivakumar sees in the handset market today, as compared to 2...
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Yahoo’s Late Entry in Video Content Won’t Matter, Believes Vishal M
2012-02-07 07:10:00
We had recently reported about the Yahoo ’s entry into Video Content Delivery for Indians. Mr. Vishal Maheshwari [VS] spoke to Pravda Godbole [PG] of Business Standard. Below are some excerpts. PG inquired exactly what we had been wondering. Won’t the late entry prove the reason for being sidetracked? VS reasoned that it won’t because Yahoo is not just a simple Video sharing website. Its proposition is to offer “strictly original, fully licensed video content”. Yahoo believes there is a huge demand for “premium licensed video content in India”. Yahoo has taken the first initiative to offer just that. How does Yahoo go about doing that? As a premium video destination, Yahoo will not wait for up loaders. Further Yahoo, won’t simply bombard its users with random videos. Its Content Optimization Relevance Engine (CORE) will offer personalization, helping users discover content of their interest. Content like full-length movies, Bollywood, sports, news, lifestyle...

Indian Telecom bodies slowly getting ready to auction 700 Mhz soon.
2012-02-06 14:19:00
After years of lamentable broadband speeds and assorted other challenges in setting up a data transmission infrastructure in India, relief may just be around the corner for us! The Government may soon initiate the process of auctioning the 700 Mhz spectrum band for broadband use. Yes, you heard that right! We may have 4G very soon (The auction may start by May or later, so it depends) The Department of Telecom (DoT) has asked various internal units like the Policy Group and the Wireless Planning and Coordination (WPC) wing to help and evaluate the proposal for sale of the spectrum band. TRAI will also be involved as an advisory on the new policy and will recommend the auction parameters. DoT will also be looking at some additional spectrum which will be vacated by the Defence Department and Department of Space. Everything looks good to go except for a small problem. The Information & Broadcasting Ministry is opposed to this. They are saying that the band is currently required ...
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Just 1.14% Stake In DEN Creates Media Buzz: What’s Reliance Upto?
2012-02-06 13:21:00
Reliance Strategic Investments, a subsidiary of Reliance Industries, has picked up 1.14% stake in DEN Networks. DEN is one of the two leading & listed content aggregation and distribution companies in India, Zee Turner Ltd. being the other one. Interestingly, the script hit the Upper-Circuit Buzz er on Bombay Stock Exchange when investors got whiff of the deal. Through the deal RIL should get preferential access to the content of all the media properties of Network18 and its associates and subsidiaries like digital media and the TV18 channels. Reliance Industries appears to be getting heavily into the distribution channel lately & rumors of RIL planning to pick up a minimum 26% stake in leading cable operators are abuzz. We tried to connect the dots. Reliance Entertainment, has bought controlling stakes in one of the largest TV broadcasters Network 18 and in Eenadu or E.TV as it is popularly known. Further, it has the mobile front covered with Reliance Communication. Wh...
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Indian Shoppers Go Crazy Over Junglee.com: But Will The High Last?
2012-02-06 10:33:00
It is interesting to note that Junglee.com which marked the entry of Amazon in India, has been pulling in flocks on Indian shoppers. In fact it has accumulated one sixth of Flipkart users. The footprints of Indian shopper on Junglee.com is growing healthily and Alexa information analytics shows that there are nine pages per visit and users are staying on the site for approximately seven minutes. This is incredibly good as users on Ebay have a record of spending ten minutes or more. Mahesh Murthy, CEO and founder of Pinstorm says, “It’s very interesting to note how Amazon’s Junglee.com has been able to draw visitors to its site within a few days of launch and without spending any rupee on marketing or traffic building.” The best part of the story is that Junglee.com has users from Amazon and this has boosted the traffic figures by nearly 70%. Junglee.com plays a fair game and has molded itself into a marketplace for all e-commerce needs. It has alliances with on...
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Internet May Raise Radicalism Says UK Lawmakers: Too Big An Assumption Or J
2012-02-06 10:25:00
The Internet is one of the last remaining free communication tools in the world. Communication is important, may it be social or business. Sadly, communication is also important for radicalism and extremism to spread. According to British Lawmakers, the Internet has become an important factor in nurturing the extremist threat, surpassing universities and prisons as a place where dangerous ideas are developed and traded. This is indeed true. So how are they planning to deal with this? “We remain concerned by the growing support for nonviolent extremism and more extreme and violent forms of far-right ideology,” the Home Affairs Committee said in its report from a nine month inquiry. More from the Committee, “The Internet was now one of the few unregulated spaces where radicalization is able to take place and played a greater role in promoting violence than prisons, universities or places of worship”. Britain has been involved in a number of terrorist bomb plots. J...