Makkad G's 10101 | 02.04 | Feb 16-29, 2008

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Here's your issue of Makkad G's 10101 for February 16–29, 2008.

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Talk of the Town

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Guruji.com starts searching online content in Gujarati

Internet search engine Guruji.com has launched Gujarati search capabilities on its site, in addition to the existing Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam, besides English.

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Ooha plans to set-up kiosks offering free internet access
Chennai-based Ooha Services India is planning to provide free internet access using kiosk infrastructure. The company is concentrating on advertising as the main source of revenue and expects to break even in the next two years.

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MBD Group plans to spend Rs 100 crore on its e-learning portal
Publishing house MBD Group plans to invest Rs 100 crore ($25 million) in the next three years on developing its interactive e-learning portal MBDAlchemie.com that aims to offer customised educational e-content for schools, corporate houses and those preparing for competitive examinations.

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WebSight!-Spin the Web. Explore!

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Anantara Solutions' Second Life
Chennai-based Anantara Solutions' Second Life is a rapidly growing 3D online world which is said to be currently inhabited by over 12 million residents from around the globe!

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

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Integrid Media launches career guidance portal YQworld.com
Mumbai-based Integrid Media has launched YQworld.com, a career guidance portal that would provide career counselling, guidance and information to the Indian youth in the 15-21 age group.

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OneIndia.in launches Gadgets for Google Desktop, iGoogle homepage
OneIndia.in has launched Gadgets, a set of desktop tools, for Google Desktop and iGoogle homepage. According to the company, the Gadgets have been developed for all language portals of OneIndia.in and are available for its news, entertainment and living channels

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BigFlicks opens movie rental stores in 6 cities
BigFlicks, a part of Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group, has launched its VCD and DVD movie rental stores in Delhi, Mumbai, Pune, Bangalore, Hyderabad and Chandigarh. According to Kamal Gianchandani, COO, BigFlicks, the company plans to have 500 stores in 30 cities by the end of March 2009.

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Microsoft launches digital ad platform in India; appoints NDTV Media as sales partner
Microsoft India has launched Microsoft Digital Advertising Solutions, a digital advertising platform that will provide display, rich media, contextual and video advertising solutions for its advertisers. The company has also announced the appointment of NDTV Media as exclusive sales partner for MDAS.

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GSK launches IndianWomensHealth.com
GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare has launched IndianWomensHealth.com as a part of its campaign to introduce Women's Horlicks. The website seeks to provide information on women's health issues such as pregnancy and nutrition.

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Yatra.com enables customers to 'make their own holiday'
Online travel company Yatra.com has introduced a new service called Make Your Own Holiday which allows customers to build their travel itinerary. The new service enables customers to choose from an array of options for flights, hotel accommodation, car rental and indoor and outdoor activities in different budget brackets.

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Guruji.com launches mobile search application
Internet search engine Guruji.com has forayed into the mobile space by launching a mobile search application that allows users to get local information like movie timings, restaurants, hotels, doctors and malls on their WAP/GPRS-enabled mobile phones.

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CommonFloor.com offers online space for people living in apartments
Bangalore-based maxHeap Technologies has launched CommonFloor.com, which offers online space for people living in apartments. According to the company, CommonFloor is currently being used in more than 70 apartment complexes in Bangalore.

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blogsJam.com makes it easy to read content from top blogs
Mumbai-based start-up CitiPals has launched blogsJam.com that claims to offer a fast and easy way of reading articles in top blogs, organized by channels.

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InstiBuzz.com offers online notice board for students
Vijayendra Haryal and Varun Mishra, two ex-IITians currently studying at Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, have launched InstiBuzz.com to help students exchange books, buy or sell second hand goods, hunt for accommodation, look for events and other activities taking place at various institutes.

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SimplyMarry launches matrimonial content portal SimplyMarryZine.com
SimplyMarry.com has launched a specialised matrimonial content portal SimplyMarryZine.com which seeks to offer individual experiences, expert guidance and information on haute trends, love and relationships, lifestyle, health and fitness, and varied matrimonial rituals from across the country.

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Petsnpets.com allows users to buy pet care products online
Chennai-based Taiyo Pets Online Trading has launched Petsnpets.com, which offers information on pet care and enables consumers to buy pet care products online.

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7Seas Technologies acquires online gaming portal NeoDelight.com

Hyderabad-based 7Seas Technologies has acquired online gaming portal NeoDelight.com which claims to feature 300 games and have more than one million unique visitors and three million page impressions per month.

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R Sundar appointed as CEO of Times Business Solutions
Times Business Solutions Ltd has appointed its president R Sundar as chief executive officer of the company. TBSL has also promoted its vice president Rajeev Gaur as chief operating officer.

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Ibibo partners with MTV India to launch reality TV show iSuperstar
Social networking site Ibibo.com has partnered with MTV India to launch iSuperstar, a dance-based reality TV show that would offer Ibibo users an opportunity to star in a Bollywood music video as their favourite actor or actress. The show will be telecast on MTV.

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WOW-Worth 'O' Watch!

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BlogBard enables users to listen to their favorite blog posts
BlogBard.com, a start-up founded by Manoj Bist, has launched an online service that allows users to convert their favorite blog posts into audio.

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That's all for now folks!

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Makkad G's 10101 | 02.03 | Feb 1-15, 2008

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Makkad G's 10101

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(Beta…, Beti, Bhai, Behen. Every1's invited!)

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Hello,

Here's your issue of Makkad G's 10101 for February 1–15, 2008.

Happy Reading!

Makkad G

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Talk of the Town

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Ibibo.com enables its bloggers to present their dream budget on TV
Social networking site Ibibo.com has partnered with Zee News and Zee Business to allow five of its bloggers an opportunity to present their dream budget on TV and compete against each other to win the title of Public Ka Vitt Mantri.

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Consim Info (BharatMatrimony) raises $11.75 million from Mayfield Fund, Yahoo, Canaan Partners
Consim Info, formerly BharatMatrimony Group, has closed its second round of investment of $11.75 million led by Mayfield Fund and participation from existing investors, Yahoo and Canaan Partners. The company had received an initial funding of $8.65 million in 2006 from Yahoo and Canaan Partners.

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Web18 posts Rs 7 crore operating loss for 3Q due to increase in investments
Web18, the online division of the Network18 group, has reported an operating loss of Rs 7.189 crore for the third quarter ended December 2007, compared to an operating profit of Rs 2.11 crore for the same quarter of the previous year. According to Web18, the loss is primarily due to a significant increase in the scale of investments over the past year.

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redBus.in now available in Hindi, Tamil, Kannada, Telugu, Malayalam
Online bus tickets company redBus.in has introduced its website in five local languages - Tamil, Kannada, Telugu, Malayalam and Hindi. With this move, redBus claims to have become India's first travel site to go multi-lingual.

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VCs invested $127 million in online companies in India during 2007
Venture Capital firms invested $127 million across 25 deals in online services companies in India during 2007, as compared to $145 million across 23 deals in 2006, according to a joint study by Venture Intelligence and US-India Venture Capital Association.

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C3CUBE plans to launch social networking site for artists
Delhi-based creative, interactive, and multimedia agency C3CUBE Multimedia plans to launch Indiaquest.com, a social networking site for artists like painters, dancers and writers who would get a chance to promote themselves through the site.

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Cartoon Network adds Web2.0 features to its India website
CartoonNetworkIndia.com has added new features including video-on-demand, user-generated content, blogs, and message boards and gaming functions to offer Web 2.0 experience to Indian kids.

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BuyOriginalMS.com enables online publishers to sell Microsoft products
Microsoft India has launched BuyOriginalMS.com, an e-commerce platform that would enable software resellers, website publishers and bloggers to sell original Microsoft products including Windows, Office, Server, Xbox, games, and gaming accessories online.

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HungryBangalore.com plans to enter Delhi, Mumbai, Jaipur
Online food ordering portal Hungryzone.com which currently offers its services in Bangalore under the name HungryBangalore.com is now planning to enter new markets.

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Yatra.com plans to open 18 more offline travel booking lounges
Online travel company Yatra.com has launched two offline luxury lounges, which look like a five-star hotel lobby, in Delhi and Gurgaon to provide a hassle free holiday package booking experience to its customers. The company now plans to increase the number of its luxury lounges to 20 by the end of March 2008.

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WebSight!-Spin the Web. Explore!

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TradeCracker.com
Mumbai-based Global TradeCracker's TradeCracker.com is an online financial trading simulator that aims to help users learn all about the share market through mock trading before they enter real-time trade.

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

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Cleartrip.com launches Train Search feature in beta version
Online travel company Cleartrip.com has introduced its new train search facility. The Cleartrip train-search feature is currently in beta version and is available for public testing. The features include multiple-station search in a city, comparison of fares for multiple fare classes on the same screen, instant sorting and filtering of search results, and details for all train routes and railway stations.

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Nautanki.tv launches online flash games on its video network
Online video channel Nautanki.tv has partnered with online gaming company Games2win.com to present online flash games on its video network. According to Nautanki.tv, this is the first time that online flash games are being made available via a widget to a huge audience.

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Indiaplaza, Palador launch Ticket To Cannes contest
Online shopping portal Indiaplaza.in has partnered with Palador Pictures to launch a Ticket To Cannes contest whose winners will get a chance to go to Cannes Film Festival 2008, an international film festival held in the month of May every year at Cannes in France.

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Infibeam.com launched to help users sell or buy used vehicles
Ahmedabad-based Infibeam has launched Infibeam.com, an online marketplace for buying and selling used or pre-owned cars, bikes, motorcycles, scooters and mopeds. According to Infibeam, the initiative comes after having gained extensive success at marketing new vehicles online.

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MakeMyTrip launches Holiday Plus for international travellers
Travel portal MakeMyTrip.com has launched Holiday Plus, which covers specially designed tour packages for destinations in Europe, Australia and the United States.

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British science journal Nature launches India-specific website
UK-based science journal Nature has launched its India-specific website Nature.com/nIndia to highlight scientific research from researchers based in the country. This is the second country-specific portal from the Nature Publishing Group (NPG) after the launch of Nature China last year.

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Times Internet, Hovr launch ad-supported mobile gaming portal GameZone
Times Internet Limited (Indiatimes.com) in partnership with US-based mobile gaming company Hovr has launched an ad-supported mobile gaming portal GameZone that would allow mobile subscribers in India to download and play mobile games for free.

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Google Trends lets users know what India is searching for on Google
Google has launched Google Trends and Google Hot Trends that provide users a chance to find out on an hourly basis what India is searching for on the Google search engine.

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Yatra.com launches travel offer for Indians living in US
Online travel company Yatra.com has launched a new limited-time offer under which customers who buy one US-India round-trip ticket would get four free tickets to travel within India.

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Travelguru.com launches Affiliate Program for website publishers
Online travel company Travelguru.com has launched Travelguru Affiliate Program (TAP), which offers website owners an opportunity to generate additional revenue by promoting Travelguru products and services on their website.

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BizTech2.com launches TV-style programming
BizTech2.com, a part of the Network18's online division Web18, has launched Biztech2TV that offers TV-style programming on the Web.

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ChaYoWo launches casual gaming portal GameZIndia.com
ChaYoWo Games has launched GameZIndia.com, an online casual gaming portal that offers free online games. The website also offers a host of casual downloadable games and has an in-built gaming community in the site.

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Adhysteria.com enables users to post video classifieds on the site
Mumbai-based Adhysteria.com has launched an online video classifieds site for India, Asia, Middle East and Australia. With this move, the company hopes to provide yet another means to help connect buyers and sellers.

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Melamesa launches content-focussed social networking site Corners.in
Hyderabad-based Melamesa Internet Services has launched Corners.in, a content-focussed social networking site that aims to target users across the globe interested in India and all things Indian. The website's content offerings include photos, videos, blogs, news, and events.

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Cleartrip to gift movie tickets to its customers booking Deccan flight
Online travel company Cleartrip.com has launched a limited time promotional offer, Ek Ka Dus, under which customers booking Deccan flight tickets on the site would get 10 movie tickets from BookMyShow.com.

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Fropper launches ezMoney to reward its ezBloggers
Social networking site Fropper.com has launched ezMoney that enables bloggers on its website to make money while expressing their creativity and writing skills through Fropper's blogging platform ezBlogs.

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MTVRoadies.tv launched to bring MTV Roadies show online
MTV has launched MTVRoadies.tv to bring online the content of its fifth and latest version of the adventure reality show MTV Roadies. The website is also hosting a gaming micro site, created by Zapak, which will take visitors through a virtual gaming experience based on the show.

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Nitin Sabharwal joins DGM-India as Head of Operations and Delivery
Online marketing solutions company DGM India has appointed Nitin Sabharwal as head of operations and delivery. Prior to joining DGM, Sabharwal was working with the India office of Buongiorno Hong Kong, a leading mobile VAS and digital marketing services company in Europe.

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RedBus.in to offer bus ticketing service at BangaloreOne centres
Online bus ticketing company RedBus.in has tied up with BangaloreOne to offer private bus ticketing service to the citizens of Karnataka. According to RedBus, currently tickets of 21 bus operators are available at BangaloreOne centres.

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Kijiji India gets investment from Matrix Partners
eBay Inc and Matrix Partners India have announced a new partnership in Kijiji India, the online classifieds-style website that allows local communities to meet, help one another and interact over shared interests. As part of this agreement, Kijiji India will now be jointly owned by eBay and Matrix Partners.

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Ibibo.com ropes in Ravi Shastri to start a cricket blog
Social networking site ibibo.com has roped in Ravi Shastri, a former Indian cricketer and now a cricket commentator, to start a cricket-related blog on the ibibo platform. Ravi Shastri is currently in Australia to cover the ODI (One Day International) Triangular series between India, Australia and Sri Lanka. Ravi Shastri will blog about each match on ibibo.com.

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Reliance Entertainment gets $100 million by selling 3% of its stake to George Soros
Reliance Entertainment, which owns an online gaming portal Zapak.com, a social network site BigAdda.com, and a movie rental venture BigFlick.com, has received $100 million (Rs 400 crore) from celebrity investor George Soros who has acquired 3 per cent stake in the company. The stake sale puts the value of Reliance Entertainment at around $3 billion (approximately Rs 12,000 crore).

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CyberMedia buys stake of Dice in tech jobs portal CyberMediaDice.com
CyberMedia group founder Pradeep Gupta has acquired the stake of Dice India Holdings in the IT jobs portal CyberMediaDice.com, a joint venture launched by the specialty media house CyberMedia and the Indian subsidiary of US-based Dice Holdings in October 2004.

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HolidayIQ ties-up with Myntra to allow users print travel photos on gift items
Travel community portal HolidayIQ.com has partnered with Myntra.com to allow its users print travel photos on gift items such as T-shirts, mugs, mouse pad and key chain. Bangalore-based Myntra.com helps people design unique gifts.

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MingleBox to partner with more colleges for their annual festivals
MingleBox.com, a campus networking site for college students, has decided to strengthen its role as an online media partner for various premiere annual college festivals across India. MingleBox has already partnered with IIT Bombay, IIT Kanpur, IIT Madras and Hindu College, Delhi for their annual college festivals.

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WOW-Worth 'O' Watch!

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HUL's website for management graduates
Hul.CouldItBeU.in, an interactive website designed to influence post-graduate students to join the company.

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That's all for now folks!

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