Makkad G's 10101 | 01.09 | Dec 1-15, 2007

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Makkad G's 10101

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Hello!

Here's your issue of Makkad G's 10101 for December 01 – December 15, 2007.

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Talk of the Town

Travelguru plans to use mobile advertising to reach its customers

Mobile commerce solutions company PayMate has signed on Travelguru.com as its first advertiser. With this deal, Travelguru hopes to target its prospective customers on one-on-one level with zero spillover and customised, relevant text messages.

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Ahem plans to set up kiosks to offer free internet surfing

Ahmedabad-based software company, Ahem! Management Solution plans to invest Rs 275 crore in five years to set up kiosks providing free internet facility in 155 cities and towns of the country. The company is expecting a profit of Rs 200 crore from revenue generated through online and offline advertisements.

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MakeMyTrip recognised as Best Online Travel Agency in India

Travel portal MakeMyTrip.com has won the first ever award for the 'Best Online Travel Agency in India' presented by Galileo Express TravelWorld. According to MakeMyTrip, the development symbolizes the growing significance of OTAs in the travel and tourism industry in India.

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Smile Interactive plans to set up 97,000 e-commerce kiosks across India

Smile Interactive Technologies Group plans to set up 97,000 assisted e-commerce kiosks across India in the next three years. Through these internet kiosks, the company will offer music downloads, airline and railway tickets and other products available on the Net.

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BharatMatrimony Group renamed as Consim Info Pvt Ltd

The BharatMatrimony Group, which owns BharatMatrimony.com, ClickJobs.com, IndiaProperty.com, IndiaList.com, LoanWala.com and IndiaAutomobile.com, has changed the name of its holding company to Consim (short for CONsumer Services through Internet and Mobile) Info Private Limited.

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Gameshastra wins Red Herring 100 Global Award 2007

Hyderabad-based Gameshastra has won the Red Herring 100 Global Award 2007 for its outstanding achievements and excellence in providing leading edge game development, game art and game testing services.

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Proto.in invites nominations; event on 18-19 Jan in Chennai

Proto.in, a premier event to showcase new products and technologies, has invited nominations from companies that want to submit their products for evaluation, out of which 20 companies will be able to make a presentation before an esteemed audience on 18th and 19th January 2008 in Chennai.

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Info Edge eyes Rs 50-60 crore revenues from Jeevansathi and 99acres in 3 years

Sanjeev Bikhchandani, founder and CEO of Info Edge India, aims to reach revenues of Rs 50-60 crore from matrimony portal Jeevansathi.com and real estate site 99acres.com in three years. At present Jeevansathi and 99acres combined bring in about Rs 12 crore; the two posted combined losses of Rs 2.5 crore in the September 2007 quarter, down from Rs 4 crore in the June quarter, reports Agencyfaqs.

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People Interactive (Shaadi) wins Deloitte Technology Fast 500 Asia Pacific Award

People Interactive, which owns Shaadi.com, Fropper.com, Astrolife.com and Makaan.com, has been named as one of Asia's fastest growing companies in the Deloitte Technology Fast 500 Asia Pacific Awards 2007. This is the second year in a row that the company has bagged the Deloitte Technology Fast 500 Asia Pacific Awards.

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WebSight!-Spin the Web. Explore!

IndianHockey.com

Indian Hockey Federation's (IHF) official website IndianHockey.com, keeps lovers of the game abreast with hockey activities both in India and abroad.

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

BigShoeBazaar.com makes it easy for users to buy branded shoes online

BigShoeBazaar.com has launched an online shoe store that showcases more than 2500 shoe designs made by India's top 30 brands including Woodland, Reebok, RedTape, Lee Cooper, and Puma.

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INX Media introduces AdValue to sell airtime online

INX Media Network has introduced AdValue, a unique way of selling airtime to its clients. According to the company, the idea works just like booking flight tickets online. AdValue will have ad packages of different price values for every month. Advertisers will be able to choose the package they want online, fill the form and make the payment.

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Nat Geo, Zapak launch interactive website BrilliantBrain.in

National Geographic Channel in partnership with Zapak.com has launched BrilliantBrain.in, an interactive website to promote its new TV series My Brilliant Brain. According to Nat Geo, while the TV series celebrates the power of the human mind the website features mind-games, brain-teasers, multiplayer games and more.

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Kita.in launched to develop Kerala as a leading IT hub in India

Kerala Information Technology Alliance (KITA), formed by a group of Malayali entrepreneurs and professionals living in US, has launched a website Kita.in that aims to develop Kerala as one of the leading IT hubs in the country.

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Saregama launches online music store; songs download available at Rs 12 each

Saregama India has launched an online music store Saregama.com that offers songs download at Rs 12 each. According to Saregama, the downloaded songs will come with related information like singers, music director, lyricist, the movie, its production details and the star cast.

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Makaan.com launches ClickPay service for property brokers

People Group's real estate portal Makaan.com has launched ClickPay, a new service that enables property brokers to create their own ads using various editing tools and list multiple properties in the same ad. ClickPay also allows the brokers to target customers according to specific locations.

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24×7guru.com partners with Tata Sky to offer interactive learning on TV

24×7guru.com, a leading provider of online diagnostic and self-assessment tool, has partnered with Tata Sky to offer interactive learning on television. According to LearnSmart India, which owns 24×7guru.com, the partnership will enable 24×7guru to provide content for Tata Sky's ActveTM Learning, a quiz based educational service covering Maths, GK and Science for children in the age group of 7-11 years.

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Yahoo, Jagran launch co-branded Hindi news site

Yahoo India has partnered with Jagran Prakashan Limited, which publishes Hindi newspaper Dainik Jagran, to launch a co-branded Hindi news and current affairs portal that will integrate the Hindi content of Jagran with Yahoo India's online presence.

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Satish Kejriwal joins Buongiorno India as chief operating officer

Buongiorno Hong Kong, a leader in digital mobile entertainment including mobile value added services and digital marketing services, has appointed Satish Kejriwal as chief operating officer of its India office. Prior to joining Buongiorno, Kejriwal was working as COO at Air2Web India.

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Naveen Luthra appointed as Business Head of MagicBricks.com

Times Business Solutions has appointed Naveen Luthra as vice president and business head of its real estate portal MagicBricks.com. Prior to joining Times Business Solutions, Luthra was associate vice president at Rediff.com. He has also worked at Sify as regional manager.

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Sameer Sikka joins India Today Group Digital as National Sales Head

India Today Group Digital has appointed Sameer Sikka as national sales head. Sikka comes in from Monster.com where he was head of the North region. In his new role, Sameer Sikka will report to ITGD's CEO Sanjoy Narayan.

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Yatra launches Affiliate Program for website publishers

Travel portal Yatra.com has launched Yatra Affiliate Program that allows website publishers to generate revenue by promoting Yatra Online products and services on their websites.

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Hungama.com partners with Friend Media to fight online piracy

Hungama.com has joined hands with UK-based Friend Media Technology Systems to provide solutions to curb piracy. While Hungama will provide the offering to other Indian media players under its digital services segment, it is simultaneously availing Friend's services to curb piracy on its site.

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WOW-Worth 'O' Watch!

PixelKraft launches non-linear micro sitcom RamAndRia.tv

Chennai-based PixelKraft Media Solutions' RamAndRia.tv, a non-linear micro series has been produced not for the TV but for the alternate screens like internet, mobile, out of home media and in-flight entertainment.

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Titan's Fastrack.in promotes Fastrack brand of watches

Titan Industries' Fastrack.in, a youth focussed interactive website to promote its Fastrack brand of watches and eye-glasses. The website represents a virtual college campus and enables visitors to participate in various contests and polls.

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That's all for now folks!

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