Makkad G's 10101
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Hello,
Here's your issue of Makkad G's 10101 for Sept 1–15, 2008.
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Makkad G
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Talk of the Town
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Indiatimes plans to launch mobile advertising service AdRingles
Indiatimes.com is planning to launch AdRingles, an AdRBT (ad ring back tone) service that will provide an advertising platform on mobiles for advertisers. With AdRBTs, each time a person calls an AdRingles customer he will hear an ad or a movie dialogue instead of a ring tone.
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Sulekha.com makes its services available in 28 cities in India
Online classifieds and yellow pages portal Sulekha.com, which was earlier present in eight metro cities in India, has now launched its services in 20 non-metro cities in the country. Besides these 28 cities, Sulekha.com is also present in 15 cities in US and Canada.
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Google to launch web browser called Google Chrome
Google plans to launch the beta version of its open source web browser called Google Chrome.
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eBay launches marketing campaign for its price challenge activity
eBay India has launched a marketing campaign to promote its Price Challenge activity in which consumers are challenged to find prices lower than those advertised by eBay India.
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Google to host Developer Day on 18 October in Bangalore
Google India is organising Google Developer Day on 18 October 2008 in Bangalore. The event aims to provide a platform for developers to share knowledge about Google`s tools and about web application development in general
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Zapak to represent Indian online gaming industry at Casual Connect
Zapak Digital Entertainment has been invited to represent the Indian online gaming industry at Casual Connect Kyiv 2008, a premiere event for the casual games professionals. The event will take place on 22-24 October 2008 in Kyiv, Ukraine.
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Google to enable businesses share videos internally
Google is adding YouTube-like video communications features to its business application suite, Google Apps Premier Edition, which costs $50 a user per year for a package of business software, email, scheduling and website design capabilities.
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Search marketing spends to reach $225 million by 2009-10
The size of the SEM (search engine marketing) industry in India is expected to grow from $112.5 million in 2007-08 to $175 million in 2008-09 and $225 million in 2009-10
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Pressmart raises $6 million from DFJ, NEA IndoUS Ventures
Pressmart Media , a print-to-digital delivery service, has secured $6 million VC fund from Draper Fisher Jurvetson and NEA IndoUS Ventures. The investment is expected to help Pressmart accelerate its global footprint and expand its global sales, marketing and customer-support presence across 35 countries where it currently serves over 350 print media customers.
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Google to scan old newspapers to make them searchable online
Google has launched a new initiative to make old newspapers accessible and searchable online by partnering with newspaper publishers to scan and digitize millions of pages of news archives. The company also plans to later blend these archives into its main search results so that when someone searches Google.com, he would be searching the full text of these newspapers as well.
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Tata Communications invests $11.5 million in BitGravity
Tata Communications has invested $11.5 million in BitGravity, a next-generation Content Delivery Network for interactive broadcasting. The company has also announced the launch of a global CDN service which is powered by BitGravity and is available on single ASN global IP network throughout Europe, Asia, North America and India.
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Dennis Publishing to launch magazines, websites targeted at urban males in India
UK-based magazine company Dennis Publishing has formed a joint venture with Media Transasia to launch a slew of niche magazine titles and websites targeted at urban male readers in India
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ApnaLoan.com is now ApnaPaisa
ApnaLoan.com Services, an online market place for loans and credit cards, has changed the company name to ApnaPaisa . The new name reflects its expanded offerings, which now include empowering insurance consumers and retail investors apart from loan consumers.
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Morpheus Venture Partners selects 7 startups for mentoring
Morpheus Venture Partners , founded by Sameer Guglani and Nandini Hirianniah, has selected seven startups for its Second Batch of 2008. MVP team will now work closely with these startups for the next 4-6 months on areas like product development and launch, customer traction, B2b deals, team building and revenue models.
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LaunchPad-Just Born Online (I just love the Betas!)
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Google India launches Got the `App'titude Challenge for colleges
Google in partnership with Faculty of Management Studies, University of Delhi has launched Got the 'App'titude Challenge that aims to identify student, faculty, and alumni leaders across India to implement Google Apps within their colleges.
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Indiatimes launches QnA service
Times Internet Limited has launched qna.indiatimes.com , a question and answer site that allows users to ask and answer questions and also get rewarded for the same.
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LifeInLines.com allows users to chronicle little moments of their life online
OneLife Knowledge Services, a startup founded by an IIT Bombay and IIM Calcutta graduate who opted out of his campus placements to start his own venture, has launched LifeInLines.com , an online chronicle that allows users to capture little moments, thoughts and experiences of their life through phone calls, SMSs, MMSs, emails or Google Talk messages. Users can also login to LifeInLines.com and post texts, images, voices and videos on their page.
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ApnaLoan launches home loan, personal loan comparators
Personal finance company ApnaLoan.com has launched home loan and personal loan comparators which would allow salaried as well as self-employed customers to compare data for both fixed and floating interest rates. One can also get to know about an approximate loan amount he is eligible for and the EMI he will have to pay for the seeking loan amount.
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TeachersofIndia.org launched to enable teachers share best practices
Azim Premji Foundation , with support from the National Knowledge Commission, has developed TeachersofIndia.org that will provide an online platform for teachers to share best practices and generate discussion in the teaching community.
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Google launches voice-based local search service in Delhi
Google India has launched its voice-based local search service in Delhi / NCR where users can call a toll free number (1 800 41 999 999) and get information about restaurants, movies and other local businesses. The company had earlier introduced this service in Hyderabad.
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Amazon Video On Demand allows customers to watch movies within web browser
Amazon.com has launched Amazon Video On Demand , digital video service which allows customers to watch ad-free movies and television shows within their web browser. Previously, customers could only download titles and watch them on a PC or on their TiVo box.
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Carazoo launches virtual car showroom for NBS International
Carazoo.com , a division of US-based Logix Microsystems, has launched a virtual online car-dealer showroom NbsMahindra.com for NBS International, a Mahindra & Mahindra subsidiary.
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iXiGO launches online bus tickets search service
Travel search company iXiGO.com has partnered with online bus booking sites redBus , Ticketvala and TicketGoose to enable its users to search , compare and book bus tickets from multiple bus operators and bus booking sites in India.
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NIIT creates online version of Preeti Technani
NIIT, an IT education company, has created an online version of Preeti Technani, a virtual character whose print avatar was introduced in 2006. While the print presence of Preeti is managed by a team at NIIT and Contract Advertising, Delhi, the online presence is looked after by a digital agency, Interactive Avenues.
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Nexus-Link.Un.Link
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WPP appoints Neal Prescott as CEO of its new digital production unit, Deliver
WPP Digital has created a digital production unit called Deliver that will offer clients the ability to match digital briefs to the most suitably resourced and cost-effective agency involved with the company. WPP Digital has also appointed Neal Prescott, former executive vice president of Publicis-owned Digitas, as chief executive officer of Deliver.
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Cyber Media ties-up with MyToday Dailies to launch Technology News on mobile
Cyber Media has partnered with MyToday Dailies, an initiative of Rajesh Jain's Netcore Solutions, to launch Technology News on the mobile, an opt-in SMS service that will offer tech news, with a focus on IT and telecom.
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Mohit Hira bids adieu to Times Internet Ltd (Indiatimes.com)
Mohit Hira, director in charge of marketing, website usability, incubation of new projects, and group integration at Times Internet Ltd (Indiatimes.com), has put in his papers. He is currently serving his notice period in the company.
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Ramakrishnan Laxman joins MCCS (Star News) as Head of New Media
Media Content & Communications Services India has appointed Ramakrishnan Laxman as head of new media. MCCS, a joint venture between ABP TV and Star Group, runs three news channels - Star News, Star Ananda and Star Majha. Prior to joining MCSS, Ramakrishnan Laxman was vice president, business development and media assets at Publicitas Digital.
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Times Internet partners with Onyomo to launch SMS-based local search service ASK
Times Internet Limited has partnered with Onyomo to launch a mobile value added service called ASK that offers information on local listings across various categories including ATMs, restaurants, cafes, flower shops and chemist, to mobile phone users. The service is available on SMS (58888) and WAP platform of Indiatimes.
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CNBC to broadcast content generated by LinkedIn community
Business news channel CNBC and professional networking site LinkedIn have signed a deal under which CNBC content will be distributed across the LinkedIn network, while LinkedIn functionality will be integrated into CNBC.com. The two companies will also work together to include community-generated content from the LinkedIn community for broadcast on CNBC.
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Maya Hari quits MSN India as Head of Consumer Marketing; launches Stylkist.com
Maya Hari has left MSN India where she was head of consumer marketing. Hari has now launched a lifestyle e-commerce site Stylkist.com which markets stylish decor and gifts online. Prior to joining MSN India, Hari was senior marketing manager at Google India.
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Reliance Entertainment acquires majority stake in cricket webcasting site Willow.TV
Reliance Big Entertainment, a part of Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group (ADAG), has acquired a majority stake in the US-based cricket webcasting portal, Willow TV . The Anil Ambani company plans to invest Rs 300 crore in the portal over the next two years and the amount includes the acquisition price.
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PerceptKnorigin appointed online agency for real estate portal NoBrokerage.in
Surf & Fish Internet Solutions has appointed PerceptKnorigin , the digital arm of Percept Holdings, as its online agency to promote its website NoBrokerage.in that seeks to connect property owners, buyers and tenants directly, eliminating payment of brokerage in the real estate business.
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Info Edge selects Akamai to optimize search application of its job site Naukri.com
Info Edge India has selected Akamai Technologies India's Web Application Accelerator service to optimize the search application of its job site Naukri.com. Akamai's Web Application Accelerator service is expected to enable faster accessibility of relevant jobs to Naukri.com's customers.
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Naresh Ajwani elected as member of Number Resource Organization
Naresh Ajwani, president, consumer infrastructure and operations, Sify Technologies Limited, has been elected as a member of Number Resource Organization – Number Council (NRO-NC), a global policy formulation body for internet.
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Kalli Purie to head India Today Digital (Digital Today)
Kalli Purie, former COO of India Today Group Online and daughter of India Today founder and editor-in-chief Aroon Purie, will be heading India Today Digital (Digital Today). India Today Group Online owns a portfolio of sites including India Today, Business Today, Money Today, ITGO, Woman, Prevention and Men's Health.
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Anuj Dahiya joins NDTV Media as National Head, Digital Ad Sales
NDTV Media, an independent ad sales arm of NDTV Group, has appointed Anuj Dahiya as national head, digital ad sales. Prior to joining NDTV Media, Dahiya was country head, business development at ValueFirst, a mobile data services company. He has also worked at JobsAhead.com, Rediff, Mediaturf and Group M`s Mindshare Interaction.
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BuzzInTown partners with MyToday Dailies to offer events related information on mobile
Events-oriented social networking site BuzzInTown.com has partnered with MyToday Dailies , an opt-in SMS service of Rajesh Jain's Netcore Solutions, to provide its users events related information on the mobile.
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Google, HSBC back initiative to provide internet access to 'other 3 billion' people
Google has joined hands with HSBC and cable operator Liberty Global to support a group called O3b Networks, which stands for the 'other 3 billion' people who do not have internet access.
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Cleartrip names Stuart Crighton as its new CEO; Sandeep Murthy is now Chairman
Online travel company Cleartrip.com has laid off 42 people, about 15 per cent of its total staff of 300, over the past couple of months. Crighton, a co-founder of Cleartrip who was till now COO of the company, has taken over from Sandeep Murthy who has now become chairman of Cleartrip.
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Rammohan Sundaram quits Yahoo India as National Sales Head - Performance Accounts
Rammohan Sundaram, national sales head - performance accounts at Yahoo India, is believed to have put in his papers. Sundaram is expected to launch his own venture, possibly an ad network, in early November 2008.
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That's all for now folks!
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Makkad-G
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