Social networking in India – How big can it be?

The social networking platform is the most talked about platform in the online space both in India and Worldwide. In India there has also been a difference of views and opinions among Venture Capitalists...
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Cyber crime losses = 40 Billion $!

In an interview Mr Sivarama Krishnan, Executive Director, PwC which had conducted the Economic Crime Survey 2006 stated that according to estimates the global losses due to cybercrime could be pegged at...
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Google to digitise 8,00,000 books!

In its pursuit for providing online content that is authentic and searchable by all Google the search giant will be digitising atleast 8,00,000 books that are lying at the Mysore University in India. These...
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Motorola patents Solar-Cell for mobile devices

Charging gadgets is quite a pain – especially when one is always on the run. It’s a drain on our resources and also the environment to a certain extent. Solar chargers have been around for...
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Don’t mind being rejected? Here’s a unique Dating Site

If you don’t mind being rejected? Snub Club’s worth a shot! Here’s a unique dating site where members get to vote on who gets in, based on how they look. You will be denied entry unless...
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BharatMatrimony adds voice to matrimonials!

Not so long ago we had a indepth analysis on the matrimony space through the matrimony shootout. Now it seems this space is set to become even more interesting with portals coming out with new features...
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5 Recommended Reads for this Weekend

Bored? Here’s some recommended reads for the weekend: Seven tips on how to run a successful communityFortuitous has compiled some great advice for anyone running an online community. It’s...
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The Great Indian Search Engine update

Apologies for the title, but couldn’t resist using it! So what is happening in the Localised Search sphere in India? Onyomo launches mobile search portal We first blogged about OnYoMo last October...
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Picasa (Google) introduces Slideshow Embedment feature

Flickr has definitely become almost every photographer’s favourite choice. Yahoo has even taken the decision to shut down Yahoo! Photos in favour of Flickr. Well Google via Picasa really has some...
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Rediff revenues increase by 66%

Rediff is one indian portal that seems to have monetised its internet traffic to a great extent without completely losing out on usability (though i still feel they can do better.). and their quarterly...
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Virgin Mobile to enter India in Collaboration with TATA Tele

  The worlds fastest growing telecom company is entering the Indian market in partnership with the Tata group telecom arm. It is to be a 50-50 partnership. Virgin will exclusively license the Virgin...
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PMS problems? Then this one is definitely for you!

Definitely inspired by the recent success of the Mentos Helpline as well as the Clinic All Clear Make Your Moves campaigh, Tata Indicom has come up with IPMNS – Institute of Poor Mobile Network...
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Nokia-Siemens Tie-up with OnMobile

Nokia Siemens Networks today announced a global cooperation agreement with OnMobile for the integration and marketing of OnMobile’s ring back tone solution.Ring Back Tones (RBTs) are tunes people...
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“I Blushed” with Pond’s!

Well folks the latest addition to the India Advertising 2.0 (HLL) series is "i-blushed.com". Hindustan Lever has started advertising, pond’s cream in the form of i-blushed. Well the first...
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Google goes Universal!!

GOOGLE has launched a revamped Internet search engine that integrates video, books, maps and news into "universal" results to online queries. One can also play the videos directly from the google...
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Yahoo! oneSearch launched in India

Yahoo! has expanded the reach of its mobile search service Yahoo! oneSearch beta to India. The beta version of oneSearch could now be accessed through Yahoo!’s mobile Web site, on any mobile phone...
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