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Amitabh Bachchan Blogs Through Mobile Now.. BigAdda’s Beta Test Strategy?

Well It seems like BigAdda is using Amitabh as their brand ambassador to promote all the new features that BigAdda plans to release. Atleast thats what it seems looking at their latest press release which talks about the launch of the Moblogging service for BigB’s blog and only at the end of the press release [...]

SMS Gupshup Introduces More Features

Sitting in the movie theatre and watching “Aamir”, I was surprised to see the SMSgupshup group notification for that particular movie theatre on screen, during the interval. The group offered movie listings. The group was not for the entire chain of the movie theatres but just for that particular theatre. The theatre has been using [...]

Indiainfoline Is The ‘Best Broker’ In India. Courtesy-Finance Asia

ET reports India Infoline has been awarded as the ‘Best Broker in India’ by Finance Asia magazine. This is an annual ritual conducted by the magazine for study of best financial services firms in each country across Asia. The study was conducted from a period of 1 year from June 2007 to May 2008.
 
The India [...]

A Few Reasons For Companies To Maintain Blogs

Everyone has been talking about blogging, these days. Almost everyone you ask, has been blogging or at least thinking about it for a while. But what puzzles you the most is the million dollar question, why should any organization require a blog? Well, I tried to answer the same with a few points [...]

Now Women Favoured By Gaming Companies

An Indian woman is the most influential member of a family and games aimed at her could be the best opportunity to target the whole family. Kids would be attracted to play games suggested by their mother. Usually its mothers who stop their children from playing, and imagine if mothers themselves start playing, then there’s [...]

Industry Job Updates (via WATJob.com)

Consordsoftech.com Is Looking For:
Business Development Executive
About the Job – They are looking Business development executive with min 1 Year exp. Exp in B2B website marketing/ project development would be preferable.
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A Big Giant in BPO Services represents most significant strategic business extension and investment to date.
Company currently [...]

Myntra To Offer Cricket Merchandise With Cricinfo

Myntra To Offer Cricket Merchandise With Cricinfo

Cricinfo, a wholly owned subsidiary of ESPN, which offers cricket updates has tied up with Myntra to offer cricket merchandise. The association will result in Myntra selling many cricket – related stuff on its website, like T-Shirts, mugs having famous caricatures and quotes by the cricketers.

What Made Bill Gates Angry?

What Made Bill Gates Angry?

Bill Gates is soon to retire and there are many speculations about what is he going to do after his retirement. Since most of the bloggers are busy blogging about it I decided to come up with something else. Let us travel into the past and see what really made Bill Gates angry during the year 2003.

Lesson in Value: Visa Launches Facebook App Inviting Small Business Owners

Visa, that card business major that Sachin splendidly promotes in India, has launched a Facebook App targeting small business owners. It is not breaking news really, with a lot of mainstream media as well as the net ones talking about it since yesterday. However, what should interest you really is, especially if you own a small business, is a $100 credit to advertise on Facebook that you get if you are the first 20,000 members to use the app.

WATBlog Exclusive - Vodafone Opens Up Registration for iPhone 3G in India

WATBlog Exclusive - Vodafone Opens Up Registration for iPhone 3G in India

Here comes the news that would surely give all the iPhone enthusiasts huge adrenaline rush. Yeah, as the headlines suggest, Vodafone has, today, opened up registrations for the brand new iPhone 3G. Although the phone hasn’t been officially launched in India as yet nor has any date been officially announced, the very fact that the registrations have been thrown open is an indication of this beauty’s arrival in the Indian market, very soon.

WATMedia Is Hiring Again! So Send In The Resumes!

Yes, you read it right! WATMedia is hiring again and this time, along with a killer attitude, we are looking for experience as well. So, you excited about the prospects and position openings? All you need to do is click on the “Read More” link :-)

Rediff.com Invests in Vakow.com - An Sms Sharing Site previously reviewed on WATBlog!

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Rediff.com has invested an undisclosed sum in Vakow.com and this move is a part of Rediff’s strategy to encourage young and promising start up companies to innovate and build world class products that will be mutually beneficial. Even earlier rediff has acquired a minority stake in a language related startup Tachyon tech. This strategy seems to work for rediff which is more of a Media and less of a Technology company and hence has to look for technology innovation outside of its own company which can be incubated and gradually tied in with the existing rediff products to create mutual value.

Exclusive WATShow with I M Swaminathan, Communications & Community Products Director of Yahoo India (via WATShow.com)

We had recently met up IM Swaminathan, Director, Communications & Community Products, Yahoo India, at the 3rd Yahoo Groups Moderators’ Union in Mumbai. In this interview, we asked him questions on a few key topics.

TATA in Pact to Buy Majority Stake in South Africa’s Neotel

With the Reliance Communications – MTN deal struggling to take shape, Tata Comm. (formerly VSNL) is all set to get a majority stake in another South African telecom service provider Neotel.
 

Neotel (Pty) Ltd., previously SNO Telecommunications, is the much anticipated second national operator (SNO) for fixed line telecommunication services in South Africa.
 
Tata Communications has [...]

Vodafone to HC:Wont pay any taxes!

When $2.1 billion is at stake, one shouldn’t be surprised if someone shows the urgency that Vodafone is showing. It began its argument in earnest in the Bombay high court on Monday by strongly opposing against ,”an imposition of penalty” . Vodafone International Holding is challenging the show cause notice issued last September to it by the Income Tax department in Mumbai for its approximately Rs 8,000 crore tax liabilities.