Makkad G's 10101
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Hello,
Here's your issue of Makkad G's 10101 for August 16–31, 2008.
Happy Reading!
Makkad G
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Talk of the Town
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Consim Info looking for strategic partner for its job portal ClickJobs
Consim Info (formerly BharatMatrimony group) is looking for a strategic partner for its job portal ClickJobs.com.
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Lifeblob raises $1 million funding from Seedfund
Bangalore-based online social media company Lifeblob, which recently showcased at the July 2008 edition of Proto.in, has received $1 million funding from Mumbai-based Seedfund.
IIMs to announce CAT scores through SMS, email
Indian Institute of Managements (IIMs) have decided to make available the scores of the Common Entrance Test (CAT) through SMS and email.
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TRAI allows Internet Telephony in India
Telecom Regulatory Authority of India has allowed internet telephony in the country. The move will enable one to make calls from personal computers to fixed line and mobile phones. Earlier, voice call made from one computer could travel to another computer but not from a mobile or a fixed line phone.
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Windows Live in talks with BSE, NSE to offer real-time search of stock quotes
Windows Live India is in talks with Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) and National Stock Exchange of India (NSE) to offer real-time search of stock quotes. The move is part of Microsoft's efforts to offer search content that is relevant to local people.
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Times Internet (Indiatimes) may acquire more internet properties
Times Internet Ltd (Indiatimes.com), which recently picked up 50 per cent stake in an online marketplace for books, A1Books.co.in, is now looking at acquiring more internet properties in the coming months, reports Afaqs.
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Sify cyber cafes to act like virtual office of Mumbai Municipal Corporation
Sify Technologies and Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai have signed a deal under which Mumbai's citizens will be able to pay water and property tax, renew shop and establishment licenses, apply for birth and death certificates as well as health licenses, and register complaints by visiting to any of the Sify's ePort cyber cafe chain in Mumbai.
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Nexus India closes its second fund of $220 million (Rs 960 crore)
Mumbai-based venture firm Nexus India Capital has closed its second fund of $220 million (about Rs 960 crore), more than double its first fund of $100 million. Nexus India's first fund has been deployed across 13 companies including DimDim, Games2Win, Komli, Kirusa, MapmyIndia and Mobile2Win.
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Sanskrit newspaper Sudharma goes online to reach larger audience
Mysore-based Sanskrit newspaper Sudharma has introduced its online version to increase its reach from the current 3,000 subscribers to a larger worldwide audience.
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Business networking site ZaaBiz launches its services in India
Australia-based business networking site ZaaBiz has launched its services in India as India has one of the highest numbers of networkers and almost 50 per cent of the members on its networking platform are Indians.
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Jewellery piece worth Rs 8 lakh sold on eBay India
An eBay India seller based in Jaipur has sold a red 3.69 carat ruby to an American eBay buyer for $19,600 (Rs 8,20,000). The ruby marks one of eBay India's most expensive transactions and is the most expensive jewellery item sold till date.
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Govt clears policy framework for commercial roll out of IPTV services
The government of India has cleared the policy framework for the commercial roll out of Internet Protocol TV services. IPTV involves delivery of television and video signals over a broadband network.
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Indian Railways plans to launch online auction of train tickets
Indian Railways plans to launch an online auction of its Sleeper and AC class train tickets. About 10 to 20 per cent seats in select trains may be made available for online bidding. The online auction would open 48 hours before the departure time and close two hours before the scheduled departure.
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Picsquare.com gets investment from offline printing company Bhola Digital Lab
Picsquare.com, an online photo sharing and printing company, has received investment from Bangalore-based printing solutions company Bhola Digital Lab. Picsquare has been using Bhola's printing services and the strategic alliance with the brick-and-mortar company is expected to help Picsquare solidify its position as one of the largest photo sharing company in India having presence both online and offline.
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Seventymm raises Rs 50 crore in Series C funding led by NEA-Indo US Ventures
Movie rental company Seventymm.com has raised Rs 50 crore in Series C funding led by NEA-Indo US Ventures. Seventymm had earlier raised Rs 40 crore in funding from VC firms including Matrix Partners India, Draper Fisher Jurvetson and ePlanet Ventures, who also participated in this round.
-MIH invests $10 million in mobile social network company BuzzCity
MIH, the investment arm of South African media conglomerate, Naspers, has invested $10 million in Singapore-based BuzzCity, which owns a mobile social network myGamma that has more than six lakh members from India.
-LaunchPad-Just Born Online (I just love the Betas!)
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LD Sharma's Shoogloo launches affiliate network powered by OMG
LD Sharma's online marketing company Shoogloo.com has launched an affiliate network, Shoogloo Network powered by OMG's technology. UK-based Online Media Group, a leading affiliate network with strong position in the Finance and Insurance sector, has clients like Aviva, Barclays, MBNA and Virgin.
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Pothi.com launched to enable writers self publish their books
Bangalore based Mudranik Technologies, a start-up founded by two IITians, has launched Pothi.com, an online self publishing platform that helps writers self publish their books in print without any upfront cost. The online store is currently live with around 20 books in English and Hindi.
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Zapak launches gaming CDs 'to beat lukewarm response for its downloadable games'
Zapak Digital Entertainment, which owns gaming portal Zapak.com, has started selling gaming CDs "to beat the lukewarm response for its downloadable online games segment". Zapak has already released 150,000 CDs priced between Rs 49 and Rs 99 depending on the publisher, gameplay and the artwork.
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PancreaticCancerIndia.com launched to build awareness on pancreatic cancer
A group of oncology experts in India have launched PancreaticCancerIndia.com, an online platform for building awareness on pancreatic cancer and periampullary tumors in patients and care givers as well as healthcare professionals.
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Komli Media launches `premium` technology channel
Display ad network Komli Media has launched a `premium` technology channel whose inventory includes Geek.com, Slashgear.com, MSExchange.org, Computing.net, Phonearena.com and Phonescoop.com. The new channel will enable brand advertisers to specifically target and focus on audiences like technology enthusiasts, developers, mobile enthusiasts and IT decision makers.
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Ramo Games launches kids gaming portal RamoGames.com
Ramo Games, a startup currently in stealth mode, has launched RamoGames.com, a kids gaming portal that features education games in different categories including geography, math and reading.
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Games2win launches online game Gunning for Gold to honour Abhinav Bindra
Online gaming company Games2win.com has released a game called Gunning for Gold to honour the ace shooter Abhinav Bindra who recently won India's first Olympic gold medal in an individual event at the Beijing Olympics.
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MeraMobi allows users to book air, rail tickets on GPRS-activated mobile phones
India Interactive Technologies, a joint venture between Sam Pitroda Group and Dainik Bhaskar newspaper, has launched MeraMobi, a GPRS-based service that allows users to book rail and air tickets, make utility bill payments, and get information on current affairs, stock markets and yellow pages.
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BigAdda launches its mobile version MobileAdda available through SMS, WAP
Social networking site BigAdda.com has launched its mobile version called, MobileAdda. MobileAdda will be available through SMS (BIGADDA to 55454), WAP (wap.bigadda.com) and a downloadable application (wap.bigadda.com/download) for over 500 different mobile phone models across all operators and networks nationally.
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India Today Group Online launches ITGO, Woman
India Today Group Online (Digital Today) has launched a general interest portal ITGO.in and a women-focused portal Woman.ITGO.in. The company is also believed to be planning to launch a revamped version of AajTak.com, the website for its Hindi news Channel Aaj Tak.
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Google launches its Map Maker service in India
Google has launched its Map Maker service in India. Google Map Maker, conceived and developed by the Indian engineering team, allows users to add or edit features, such as roads, businesses, parks, schools, apartment buildings and localities and also to add detailed information about these locations.
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R K Swamy BBDO launches HR services portal HRDirectionOnline.com
HR Direction, a division of advertising agency R K Swamy BBDO, has launched HRDirectionOnline.com that offers creative posters and e-mailers for internal communications through readymade creatives which can be customised by HR managers in any language font on their computers via an online editing interface.
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World Phone launches internet service at Rs 95 a month in Delhi/NCR
World Phone Internet Services has launched cable broadband internet service in Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR) at Rs 95 a month, at the speed of up to 256 kbps with a 200 MB data download limit.
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TripAdvisor enters India; forges alliances with MakeMyTrip, Yatra, Cleartrip
Online travel community TripAdvisor, which is owned by US-based online travel company Expedia, has launched its local Indian site, TripAdvisor.in. TripAdvisor has also forged alliances with leading Indian online travel agencies including MakeMyTrip, Yatra and Cleartrip.
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Sridhar Ranganathan quits Yahoo to join mKhoj
Sudhir Ranganathan, former business head for Yahoo Local and Maps, has joined mobile ad network mKhoj. At mKhoj, Ranganathan will be responsible for developing and executing the product strategy.
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Cleartrip partners with Tata AIG to offer travel insurance for domestic flights
Online travel company Cleartrip.com has partnered with Tata AIG to offer travel insurance service to its users who book domestic airline tickets from the site.
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HP Snapfish to enable Indiaplaza customers print, share, store photographs online
Online photo service HP Snapfish has partnered with online shopping company Indiaplaza.in, formerly known as Fabmall.com, to enable customers of Indiaplaza to print, share and store photographs online. Indiaplaza customers would also be able to choose from an extensive range of personalized products by Snapfish.in.
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Pradeep Singh returns to Zee News Online as Business Head
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Open2save partners with Zook to make available 'best' deals on mobile phones
Open2save.in, an online aggregator of deals and discounts available in the Indian retail market, has partnered with mobile answer engine Zook.in to make available the 'best' deals and offers on GPRS-enabled mobile phones. Once the user finds a deal of interest, he can just click on 'Call Me' and get connected automatically from his mobile to open2save Deal Experts.
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Google to power Sify mail, chat service
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Jump Games launches its operations in US; appoints Amit Khanduja as EVP
Jump Games, a publisher and developer of mobile video games, has appointed Amit Khanduja as its executive vice president in US. The company has already launched its operations in US and is now 'aggressively looking' to acquire mobile content licences and brands for distribution to mobile phones worldwide.
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That's all for now folks!
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Makkad-G
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