WATBlog Spots: First Look at the BIGMaps Interface Thanks to 13B – The Film

by | posted: March 3, 2009
In the summer of 2008, we provided some updates about BIGMaps – the ideology, the team strength and the expected launch date. We also followed it up with the story that talks about the acquisition...
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A Look At Indian Facebook Fan Pages Reveals Insights

by | posted: June 14, 2008
There’s been quite a bit of talk in the international community with respect to Facebook Fan Pages. On one level they are the ideal example of decentralized Social Media Branding.   TechCrunch did...
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Updates From Apple: The 3G iPhone, Snow Leopard, The SDK and More

by | posted: June 11, 2008
The iPhone 3G has been announced – combining  all  the revolutionary features of iPhone with 3G networking  that  is twice as  fast  as  the first generation  iPhone,  built-in GPS for...
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Yulop Launches Mobile WAP Site – How is Local Search and Location Mapping Shaping up in India?

by | posted: June 10, 2008
Vertical local commerce site Yulop has launched its Mobile WAP site. The Local search site offers a combination of 4 services for mobile users in the city of Bangalore, them being:   ·        ...
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An Update on Religion, Investments, and the Internet

by | posted: June 10, 2008
I wrote a post yesterday on Religion, Investments, and the Internet. The post received quite a bit of flack – mainly because I made the stupid mistake of calling specialized Islamic Investments a ‘marketing...
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Religion, Investments, and the Internet

by | posted: June 9, 2008
Was just browsing MoneyControl for some quotes on a few Internet Companies, I came across something which at the time seemed out of the ordinary.   They had a separate portal (microsite sponsored...
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A Possible Monetization Model for Twitter (for real) – and a Twitter Fund

by | posted: June 9, 2008
Apple’s WWDC is on this week and I found something on Twitter which might hint at a monetization model in the future.   I just opened my Twitter page and found a message requesting me to see the...
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Facebook Looks to Stop the Spam

by | posted: June 9, 2008
How many of you are on Facebook and are tired of application request? Well, evidently a lot of Facebook users are.    Here’s a couple of screenshots of groups who are overtly pissed.     Facebook...
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The Way You View GMail will Change Soon – Gmail Labs Launched as Well

by | posted: June 6, 2008
GMail is putting in place a couple of changes. Plugins that will definitely make a lot of sense to some users. They call it the next evolution of “20% Time”.   Michael Arrington From Tech Crunch...
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5 Reasons Why Personalization is the Corner Stone of Social Media Success

by | posted: June 6, 2008
Introducing Maneesh Madambath – He’s going to feature regularly on WATBlog. Just have to sit and make an account for him. This is his 1st Post – Welcome to WATBlog Maneesh!   Hey...
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Rediff Spruces up Product Search

by | posted: June 6, 2008
Ashish Sinha wrote about a few changes in the Rediff Product Search Portal. I decided to check it out too and do a tiny review. I’ve been impressed by what I’ve seen. There are a few things that...
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Fantastic Firefox Plugins

by | posted: June 6, 2008
I’ve actually been planning to do a post on some of the cooler features of Firefox via the plugins. Darshit gave me the perfect opportunity to add.   If one really looks at it objectively, with web...
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Twitter User Auctioning Off His Profile

by | posted: June 5, 2008
Just received a Tweet from Gautam Ghosh which says that Twitter user Ian Schaffer is auctioning off his Twitter Page for a month for $561 (highest bid received so far).     Basically he is auctioning...
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Mozilla Firefox or Internet Explorer ..Which one would you like?

by | posted: June 5, 2008
This is another Guest Post – this time Darshit Mehta from BITS Pilani writes.     Mozilla Firefox is a free or an open source software, a mainstream of alternative web browsers to put it is gaining...
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Something is brewing in the Makaan

by | posted: June 5, 2008
Makaan.com a part of the People Interactive (that owns Shaadi, Fropper, Mauj, and of course Makaan) is apparently working on another viral marketing activity. Just heard from reliable sources at People...
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Microsoft Pledges $20 Million for Indian Education

by | posted: June 5, 2008
Microsoft India announced (yesterday) a renewed investment of USD 20 million in the education space over the next five years. The company has also renewed its commitment to the India chapter of Partners...
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