Web2.0 in India – A Marketers Perspective (A WATblog EXCLUSIVE)

by | posted: May 16, 2007
Web2.0 in India, is slowly but steadily gaining some pace. Sameer Khandelwal, Group Head Business Development from Position2 believes “The advent of always-on computing and web 2.0 applications has...
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A look at Rediff Games

by | posted: May 15, 2007
We mentioned that India’s largest portal had joined the Rs 21 crore online gaming bandwagon last week. So what is Rediff Games all about?Currently they are in closed beta. Click here to get a beta...
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Motorola adds scent to their phone

by | posted: May 15, 2007
Just when you thought you had seen it and heard it all here, comes Motorola who recently received a patent for a "Communication device having a scent release feature and method thereof." ...
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Desi Podcasting – It exists!

by | posted: May 15, 2007
Podcasting is a very powerful web 2.0 tool, yet a large population is still not very clear about it, specially in India. How many of you know about any Indian podcast? Out of the few who...
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Contests2win launches Web Charades!

by | posted: May 15, 2007
  Recently Contests2win.com launched an interactive game called Web Charades.This is supposedly the world’s first dumb charades on video.It is done in association with Logitech,the leading digital...
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Online Status of PORN in India

by | posted: May 15, 2007
Did you know pornography is officially banned in India? NOTE: WATblog does not recommend users under the age of 18 to be reading this post. Well after one of our readers commented about Porn readership...
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Windows Live Folders going Live!!

by | posted: May 14, 2007
Microsoft’s online file storage service called Windows Live Folders is ready for its beta launch. The service will allow users to upload files in 3 categories – Personal, Shared and Public. Files...
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Ebay launches eBay blogs and MY World

by | posted: May 14, 2007
Looking at the blogging potential in India, eBay India has recently launched eBay blogs for their seller’s trough which sellers get a platform to showcase their product better and give a more customized...
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It’s all about ‘Real Estate and Property’ honey!

by | posted: May 13, 2007
Last November we had blogged about things really hotting up in the property and real estate classifieds market in India. But what’s the future? MagicBricks.com backed by the Times Group and it’s...
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Websites launched last week..

by | posted: May 13, 2007
Well last week saw the launch of many web initiatives by various players both in the online and offline space. Lets start with the offline players.. IRCTC Launch Tourism Portal  IRCTC which has probably...
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What Exactly Are People Reading Online? (A WAT Consult Research)

by | posted: May 11, 2007
Welcome to Part 3 of the WAT Consult Blogging in India report. In case you missed reading the earlier versions, you can do so now: Part 1 – How many bloggers are out there? Part 2 – Indian Blogosphere Key...
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The new & improved Yahoo Travel

by | posted: May 11, 2007
Now if you want to know where you are gonna plan your next trip, Yahoo has the answers. Yahoo travel now boasts of having a "recommendation module" of where you can go for a holiday. Basically...
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Net surfing to become expensive & Might even hit growth in net usage

by | posted: May 10, 2007
“In a move that could lead to costlier internet services, telecom regulator Trai on Thursday recommended that all internet service providers (ISPs) pay 6% of revenues as licence fee, have a uniform...
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Taxi driver refusing to take you? Just SMS

by | posted: May 10, 2007
No this is not an article for calling cabs using SMS. Instead it is simply about the Mumbai traffic police website that I just came across while surfing the net. A very interesting website which I feel...
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Now Scooty goes the online Sunsilk GangOfGirls way

by | posted: May 10, 2007
The first time we came across this site was when they sponsored a quiz called IQ, organized by IMS (MBA entrance coaching) as online partners for the event. It was a national quiz held across 24 cities...
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Handygo introduces Pay-Per-Play for mobile phones

by | posted: May 10, 2007
Handygo has just launched a service that provides users to play games without downloading them directly on their cell phone and pay only for the amount of times they play the game. Handygo is a provider...
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