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Hello!

Keeping it short, here's your third issue with the usual Talk Of The Town and LaunchPad!

This issue's Nexus-Link.Un.Link gives you some of the key movements of the people in the industry, especially at NDTV Convergence. Further, WebSight! talks about eArbitration.net, a Web platform helping consumers resolve their disputes with companies.

And this time, everything in WOW-Worth 'O' Watch! is brought to you by bcwebwise! Kudos to their work!

Do visit the new blog at http://makkadgs10101.blogspot.com/ for previous issues, comments and suggestions.

Happy Weekend!

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Zaeem 'Makkad G' Mirza

01. Talk Of The Town

CBI urges Interpol to set up global organisation for cyber safety
India 's Central Bureau of Investigation has urged the Interpol member countries to set up an international organisation for cyber safety. "There is a need for an international organisation for safety in cyber space on the lines of ICAO and ITU - agencies in civil aviation and telecommunications sectors to deal with cyber crimes," CBI has said. Read More

HomeShop18 ties up with SBI Card to reach 35 lakh card holders
HomeShop18, a Network18 Group company that offers products to its customers through TV, e-commerce and catalogues, has partnered with SBI Card, the second largest credit card company in India. Under the deal, 35 lakh SBI Card holders would receive HomeShop18 catalogues with their monthly credit card statement. Read More

Rediff iLand enables users to blog in Hindi using English keyboard
Rediff.com has added eight new languages — Hindi, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Bengali and Gujarati — to its blogging and social networking platform Rediff iLand. Read More

Reliance Anil Ambani Group in talks to acquire Seventymm.com?
Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group is negotiating a buyout of India's largest online movie rental company Seventymm.com, which delivers VCDs and DVDs to homes of around 25,000 customers, reports Mint. Reliance Entertainment, part of ADAG, is already into movie rental business under the brand name BigFlicks. Read More

Sulekha.com classifieds listing available on R World mobile platform
Sulekha.com has partnered with Reliance Communications to offer information from its Yellow pages section on the Reliance Mobile World (R World) platform. Reliance Mobile customers currently have access to real estates, automobiles, local jobs, used items and matrimonial classifieds listed on Sulekha.com. Read More

Zapak to launch 250 gaming cafés across India by March 08
Zapak Digital Entertainment Limited, an online gaming company owned by the Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group, plans to rollout 250 Zapak online gaming cafés, called Gameplexes, across India by the end of March 2008. To begin with, the company will open its Gameplexes in Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad, Pune, Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Chandigarh. Read More

Times of India group acquires stake in TravelMasti.com
Bennett, Coleman & Co Ltd, which owns The Times of India, has acquired stake in TravelMasti.com, a travel portal that offers hotel reservations and information on various hotels and resorts. Read More

One in 28 emails received in India has virus: Study
According to a study by the messaging security and management services provider, MessageLabs, one in every 27.8 emails received in India in August 2007 was infected with a virus. However, during the same period, spam attacks (or unsolicited bulk emails), accounted for only 29.5 per cent of the total emails received, MessageLabs has said. Read More

LastMinuteInventory.com expected to go live in September
Dentsu Media, the Indian arm of Japan-based Dentsu group, is preparing to launch LastMinuteInventory.com, an online platform that will facilitate auction of unsold ad inventory across media, including TV spots, print space, outdoor sites and even an online ad inventory. The website is expected to go live in September. Read More

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VCs disappointed with opportunities available in Internet, Mobile VAS
According to Venture Intelligence, a research service focused on private equity and venture capital activity, internet and mobile VAS (value-added services) companies in India have accounted for only 13 per cent of the venture capital (VC) investments (by value) in the first eight months of 2007 as against 38 per cent during the same period in 2006. Read More

UP govt launches 33 departmental websites
The government of Uttar Pradesh has launched 33 websites of different departments and refurbished the websites of 13 departments. The state government had earlier launched websites of 35 departments. The government also plans to launch websites of field level offices and other organisations under its jurisdiction. Read More

Kingfisher Airlines plans to offer in-flight internet service
Kingfisher Airlines has selected OnAir, jointly owned by Airbus and SITA, to offer its long-haul passengers in-flight internet service, as well as enable them to send and receive emails and instant messages and make and receive phone calls. Kingfisher plans to start offering these services in 2008. Read More

BharatMatrimony CEO: Social networks cannot replace classifieds sites
In an interview with Agencyfaqs, J Murugavel, CEO, BharatMatrimony.com, has explained why he doesn't think social networking will take on the functionality of classifieds. "All the major portals have classifieds sections, but at the end of the day, people go to exclusive portals for a particular need — matrimony or jobs. That happens. People are also on chat, but that doesn't mean chat will take over BharatMatrimony. People may find a match on a social networking site, but it cannot replace the main function of a matrimony site. So, verticals will continue to rule," Murugavel has said. Read More

02. WebSight!- Spin the Web. Explore!

eArbitration.net launched to help consumers resolve disputes with companies
Legal Vistas, a law firm, has launched a website eArbitration.net which aims to help consumers resolve their disputes with companies, especially in the retail and FMCG (fast moving consumer goods) segment.

03. LaunchPad-Just Born Online (I just love the Betas!)

Reuters India launches ad-supported website Reuters.co.in
News agency Reuters India has launched Reuters.co.in, an ad-supported website that will feature breaking local Indian and international news as well as Reuters' business and financial information from across India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.

UniGuru.com launched to help students looking for courses abroad
Hotcourses, a UK-based publisher of guides to education, has launched UniGuru.com for Indian students looking for courses in higher education institutes abroad.

HomeShop18.com to deliver products to 1600 cities
HomeShop18, a nationally televised home shopping service and part of the TV18 Group, has launched its e-commerce portal HomeShop18.com.

Burrp launches social review site for Pune
Burrp.com, a social lifestyle listings portal, has launched its Pune portal Pune.Burrp.com. According to the company, Pune's growing popularity amongst the student and young working communities makes it an important city for Burrp.

ZoomIn to offer photo sharing, printing service in India, US
Technology entrepreneur Sunny Balijepalli has launched Zoom.in that offers photo sharing and printing service to its users in India and US. The company also plans to start a new service that would enable users to send gifts such as T-shirts and mugs bearing prints of photographs to their friends and families.

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ABC News Network launches community news portal CitizenXpress.com
Delhi-based ABC News Network has launched CitizenXpress.com, a community news portal which allows users to upload and publish information, news, photos and videos in real time without any gate keeping.

IndiaMart releases Apparel Sourcing Guide for global buyers
IndiaMart.com, an online B2B marketplace, has released its Apparel Sourcing Guide in North America's largest apparel and fabric sourcing event, 'Sourcing at Magic'. The sourcing guide is aimed at assisting global buyers find reliable suppliers from the apparel industry in India.

iMom.in launched to provide answers to motherhood related questions
Delhi-based e-learning companybuildingBlocks has launched iMom.in, an interactive portal for working mothers who would like to know answers to motherhood related questions, like which school to get their child admitted to, or which brand of baby food is good for their kids.

Games2win launches online game to 'save' Black Bucks
Online gaming portal Games2win.com has launched Bollywood Buckwaas, a first person shooting game that allows wannabe amateur hunters to take their shot at shooting game inside a jungle but avoid shooting the soon becoming extinct Black Bucks.

Bates Asia launches online marketing agency '1010'
141Sercon, a full service communications agency and part of Bates Asia (WPP), has launched its digital marketing agency called 1010, which will provide online services including online branding, email marketing, digital CRM, corporate website consulting and development, search engine marketing, and media tool development and deployment.

Rediff, anEcho enable young artists to showcase their talent online
Rediff.com, in partnership with anEcho — a young outfit dedicated to promote non-commercial artists, has launched anEcho.Rediff.com to allow young and budding non-commercial artists showcase their talent online.

04. Nexus-Link.Un.Link

Salil Kumar joins NDTV Convergence as COO-Business
NDTV Convergence, which manages all the dotcom and mobile properties of the NDTV Group, has appointed Salil Kumar as COO-Business. Before joining NDTV Convergence, Kumar was general manager, strategic alliances and business development, at Bharti Airtel.

Niren Shah joins NVP India as Managing Director
Norwest Venture Partners has appointed Niren Shah as managing director of NVP India. Prior to joining NVP India, Niren Shah was senior director of strategy and ventures at eBay Inc. He has also worked as chief financial officer at Bazee.com.

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HT Media's internet head Piyush Shah puts in his papers
Piyush Shah, head of internet, mobile strategy and technology, HT Media, has reportedly quit the company after being there for about eight months. According to exchange4media, Shah may start his own internet venture or take up bigger opportunities in an internet company.

Rajesh Kumar joins NDTV Convergence as Head of Syndication
NDTV Convergence, which manages all the dotcom and mobile properties of the NDTV Group, has appointed Rajesh Kumar to head its Syndication activities. Prior to joining NDTV Convergence, Kumar was with the Hungama Group, where he used to manage the syndication and digital sales business for North India as head sales.

05. WOW-Worth 'O' Watch!

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