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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 an interesting post on ‘Can Google Trends Predict the Elections’. Well, if you look at Facebook Pages, then its quite clear that Barrack [...]

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 expanded  location based mobile services, and iPhone 2.0 software which includes support for Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync  and  runs the hundreds of third  party applications  already [...]

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:
 
·         City Find    - Local search
·         Bus Routes - Bus routes information
·         City Movies - Movie Timings search
·         City Events  - Event search
  
Quite an interesting move. This really takes [...]

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 gimmick’. I stand corrected.
 
Here is something on Islamic Banking.
 
A few clarifications from MoneyControl as well. The site (Islamic Investment Opportunities) is [...]

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 by Parsoli who is also running a campaign on the CNBC TV Channels) for news and investment opportunities for an Islamic audience. While I understand that it [...]

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 coverage being summarized by their ‘pals’ at Summarize. I don’t know if this was paid (it probably wasn’t because it doesn’t say [...]

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 listened to it’s users and created an ‘ignore all’ button for ignoring multiple requests. It’s now looking at ways to make sure that [...]

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 did a Post on the New Features – here they are:
 
Quick Links: adds a box to the left column that [...]

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 guys, making this post on watblog today while my net connection is playing the ‘I am up now - I am down again‘ game [...]

Rediff has spruced up Product Search. It still essentially remains a retail aggregation model. Some things that Open2Save.in (we wrote about them Yesterday) can learn from this model and vice versa. A lot of innovative feature and interesting mashups. Search made interesting with peripherals.

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 based services taking more precedence, the browser has become the default gateway for users to the world of ‘computing’ – [...]

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 off only the visual elements (his face can be replaced by another picture and the background image can be changed). This does not include content (tweets).
 
 
I [...]

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 popularity due to its unique plug- ins and add-ons& also the stability its gives to the user. The usage of [...]

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 Interactive that Makaan is doing a viral similar to the one it launched in March this year.
 
We had criticized the earlier viral for its clichéd [...]

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 in Learning, its global program that provides the education community with resources and training that can allow students, teachers and institutions to [...]