Facebook, Groupon’s Valuations Go Up, Up And Away!!

by | posted: January 3, 2011
It seems like it is still Christmas for the valuation of Facebook and Groupon. No matter how mixed the year was for the social networking giant, December was a big month for it as it pipped Yahoo worldwide,...
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Will Women Drive The Future Of The Internet?

by | posted: December 30, 2010
Business Insider has an interesting report on how women are possibly spearheading the internet today. It has made a revelation, which none of us might have even considered in our wildest thoughts. Well...
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Recap 2010 : Social Networking

by | posted: December 30, 2010
If you thought Social Networking was big in 2009, you should have seen it 2010. Last year, Social Networking/Social Media was plain vanilla Bruce Wayne(in a manner of speaking), this year it became Batman...
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Yahoo Axes About 600 Jobs! Nokia To Follow Suit?

by | posted: December 15, 2010
Finally the beans have been spilled. And it’s official now. Former internet giant Yahoo is axing about 600 jobs, which is about 4% of its total employee’s strength. Already, there have been weeks of...
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Zynga Mania Continues – Acquires Newtoy!

by | posted: December 3, 2010
Back in July, We at WATBlog were very impressed with Zynga’s progress & reported the way Zynga has revolutionized the Online Gaming world. True to this rubric, Zynga has again proved itself...
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Yahoo! Adds Daily Deals, Rich Search Assist and Zynga’s Games To Messenger

by | posted: November 18, 2010
Yahoo has been upto a lot lately. Between the Web2.0 summit and their various products, they’ve announced some new products/services and improved some existing ones. They’ve gone Local, Instant..er..Rich...
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Virtual Gifting Is Growing In India!

by | posted: November 16, 2010
Gone are the days when people used to gift sweets and clothes to their near ones on various occasions or festivals such as a birthday or Diwali. The time now is of virtual gifts. For instance, a young...
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Facebook Temporarily Bans App Developers Who Leaked Out User Information

by | posted: November 3, 2010
In a great blow to those allegedly mischievous Facebook app developers who have been looking to churn out extra bucks illegally, Facebook has decided to suspend some app developers for a period of six...
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Zynga’s 250 Million User Base – Advertisers’ Paradise

by | posted: October 26, 2010
No matter how much you hate those numerous requests of Farmville you get on Facebook, Zynga will always find users who are interested in Farmville or other games like Mafia Wars. Zynga has had some recent...
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Now Update Your Friend’s List On Facebook From Gmail, Orkut!

by | posted: October 25, 2010
Facebook has been in the news for a lot of reasons off late. On the up-side for the social networking website, there have been upgrades like bulk tagging, high-resolution pictures, and a couple of new...
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Facebook App Developers Zynga Sued – Farmville Has 9 Lakh Indian Users

by | posted: October 21, 2010
Zynga, the leading game developers for Facebook with Farmville and Mafia Wars amongst many others, have been sued for sending out personal information of 218 million users of its applications. Facebook’s...
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Facebook Apps Transfer User IDs To Companies – More Security Issues

by | posted: October 18, 2010
Mark Zuckerberg’s brainchild, and undoubtedly the most popular social networking website currently, Facebook has been making new launches in order to keep ahead of competition. Some have been accepted...
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Facebook Will Dominate Orkut In Social Networking In India – Was There Ever Doubt?

by | posted: August 19, 2010
It’s been well known across the web, that no matter how popular Facebook is, there are two countries where Orkut still dominates – India and Brazil. Around a year back, WATBlog had posted an...
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Online Gaming Industry Advances Through Social-Networking

by | posted: August 17, 2010
The Indian Gaming Industry foresees immense growth in online markets with the existence of as many as 52 million potential internet subscribers. The fact that social networking sites like Facebook, Orkut,...
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Google Ads Jambool To Its Kitty

by | posted: August 11, 2010
Hard on the heels of acquiring Slide Inc a few days ago, Google is rumored to acquire Jambool, a virtual currency platform, making it the 18th acquisition by the internet giant this year. These are strong...
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Yahoo! Revitalised to Pulse You Up !!

by | posted: August 10, 2010
After Google and Facebook, it is now time for Yahoo! to display its ability to fabricate innovative products. Yahoo!’s most recent move to make its presence felt was the $100 million brand campaign initiated...
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