Makkad G's 10101
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Hello,
Here's your issue of Makkad G's 10101 for Sept 16–30, 2008.
Happy Reading!
Makkad G
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Talk of the Town
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World Wide Web Foundation to certify if a website is trustworthy
Internet creator Sir Tim Berners-Lee has helped created World Wide Web Foundation that will vet websites, and certify whether they have been found to be trustworthy and a reliable source of information.
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Google India's internet safety campaign 'Be NetSmart' moves to Delhi
Google India, in association with IAMAI, the government and local law enforcement authorities, has launched the second leg of its nationwide internet safety campaign, Be NetSmart, which was first introduced in Mumbai on 18th February 2008 and focused on school children in sixth standard and above.
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Pressmart says NO to acquisition move by Google
Hyderabad-based Pressmart Media , which owns patented technology for digitizing newspapers and making them searchable on internet while preserving the same-as-in-print feel, has turned down an acquisition bid by Google. The internet search giant is already working on an initiative to make old newspapers accessible and searchable online.
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Yahoo India launches brand campaign to promote its search engine
Yahoo India has launched a brand campaign to promote its search engine, which according to the company would now be more engaging and relevant to the users. The brand campaign is expected to run on leading TV channels for about a month. The company also plans to launch similar campaigns on other mediums including internet and radio.
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Google allocates $10 million fund to support ideas that could improve people`s lives
As part of its tenth birthday celebration, Google has launched Project 10^100 (pronounced Project 10 to the 100th), under which the company has invited users to send exciting ideas for ways to improve people`s lives. Google has also committed $10 million fund to turn up to five of the best ideas into reality. The last date for submitting ideas to Google is 20th October 2008.
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Yahoo testing its new home page with users in US, UK, France, India
Yahoo has begun testing a new home page with randomly selected users in US, UK, France and India who will give feedback to the company about the different ways that information and applications can be presented to regular users.
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HTC to launch Google Android-powered phone in India by Dec 2008
Taiwan-based cellphone major HTC (High Tech Computer) is planning to launch Google Android-powered phone in India by the end of December 2008. HTC's G1 (the Google phone model) is a 3G phone and is specially designed to offer high-speed internet surfing. It has a touch-screen, computer-like keyboard, GPS, WiFi and a 3 megapixel camera.
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LaunchPad-Just Born Online (I just love the Betas!)
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Guruji.com launches Image Search
Internet search company Guruji.com has launched image search feature at Guruji.com/Image Guruji.com also allows users to explore online images in six categories -- Actors, Actresses , Bikes/Cars, Nature, Sports and Places to Visit.
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360 Sports Media launches cricket site Cricket360.com
360 Sports Media Group has launched Cricket360.com , a cricket website that seeks to foster an online community of cricket lovers and provide them an opportunity to share and contribute rather than just passively read news content.
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Shoppers Stop launches online store with delivery across cities in India
Shoppers Stop, one of the largest retail chains in India, has launched its e-store with delivery across major cities in India. ShoppersStop.com will retail all the products including apparel, cosmetics and accessories available at Shoppers Stop stores.
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TutorVista allows students to connect to a tutor for live, on-demand tutoring
Online tutoring company TutorVista.com has launched TutorVista Connect Now with Talk2aTutor, a new generation of tutoring technology that allows students to instantly connect to a tutor for live, on-demand tutoring and speak instantly with their tutor, without having to download complicated software application.
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Yahoo India launches social networking site SpotM in limited Beta
Yahoo India has introduced SpotM , a social networking site currently available by invitation only. SpotM would offer two exclusive services -- the concept of a secret friend and SMS integration of anonymity to chat. The latter option will allow private conversations among users without revealing their mobile number.
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Expedia launches flight booking service on its India site Expedia.co.in
Online travel company Expedia has launched flight booking service for Indian travellers. According to the company, Expedia.co.in , with access to nearly 80,000 hotels, 3,000 attractions and 70 airlines worldwide, will now allow Indian travellers to book their entire trip – flight tickets, hotels, attractions and activities – in one place.
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Travel search engine Sprice launches hotel comparison site Sprice.co.in for India
France-based travel search engine Sprice.com has launched Sprice.co.in , a hotel comparison site for India. The website allows users to search for hotel rooms and check the quality of a hotel relying on ratings, reviews and photos posted by other users.
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LearnHub launches online CAT community for IIM aspirants
Social learning network LearnHub.com has added a CAT (Common Admission Test) community to help IIM (Indian Institute of Management) aspirants prepare for the test online. CAT, one of the most competitive exams in the world, is the gateway to IIMs, and is taken annually by over 230,000 students.
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SabseBolo.com launches local access number in Bangalore
Audio conferencing service SabseBolo.com has launched its Bangalore local access number (080 6722 4444). SabseBolo was launched in Mumbai (022 3980 4444) early this year by its co-founders Sabeer Bhatia and Yogesh Patel. The company is also testing its audio conferencing service in Delhi (011 6619 4444). SabseBolo.com claims to have registered over one lakh customers since its inception in January 2008.
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BCCI (Indian Cricket Board) launches its official website BCCI.tv
Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has gone online with the launch of its official website BCCI.tv . The website will offer deferred streaming video and mobile content, live scoreboard, official photographs, player interviews, profiles, schedules, statistics, user interaction and newsletters.
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PositiveSaathi.com seeks to help HIV/AIDS sufferers find life partner
Anil Kumar Valiv, a government employee, has launched PositiveSaathi.com , a matrimonial site that seeks to help HIV/AIDS sufferers find life partners. Valiv lost a close friend to AIDS and it was this friend`s desire for a relatively normal life that inspired the website, reports Reuters .
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MouthShut launches new section to allow employees review their companies
User-generated reviews site MouthShut.com , which claims to have about 2.4 million registered users and reviews of over one lakh products and services, has launched an online platform, called Employers , that enables employees to review the companies they are working in currently or have served in the past.
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BharatMatrimony launches its matrimony services on Airtel WAP portal
BharatMatrimony.com , a part of Consim Info, has made its matrimony services available on Airtel's WAP portal, Airtel Live. The move will enable Airtel subscribers across India to access BharatMatrimony services on their GPRS enabled handsets.
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OpenVideoPlayer.com launched to promote standards around video player development
Akamai Technologies has launched OpenVideoPlayer.com which seeks to facilitate the development and sharing of open standards and best practices for video player applications that support a wide range of advertising technologies.
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Yahoo launches display ad platform APT
Yahoo has launched APT , an automated display advertising platform that gives advertisers a range of tools to control where ads should appear, what kind of Web surfers the ads should be shown to, and how much they are willing to pay.
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Nexus-Link.Un.Link
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Yahoo India consolidates its field sales organisation under Debadutta Upadhyaya
Yahoo India is consolidating its entire field sales organisation under Debadutta Upadhyaya. Prior to this consolidation, she was driving sales for Yahoo India for Brand and Multi-Objective accounts. Debadutta Upadhyaya will be reporting to Pearl Uppal, director, ad sales, Yahoo India.
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Tushar Burman joins Infomedia as Head of Internet
Infomedia India has appointed Tushar Burman as head of internet properties. Prior to joining Infomedia, Burman was associate editor at Indian Express. In his new role, Tushar Burman will report to Lakshmi Narasimhan, CEO of Infomedia's magazine publishing business.
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MySpace partners with RIM to launch social networking service on BlackBerry
Social networking site MySpace and BlackBerry maker Research In Motion have joined hands to develop an integrated MySpace Mobile experience customized for BlackBerry smartphones. RIM has also created a BlackBerry community page on MySpace for users to access the latest BlackBerry smartphone news, content, videos, games, ringtones, skins and other features.
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Hemant Sachdev joins Microsoft India as JMD for Consumer & Online Business
Microsoft India has appointed Hemant Sachdev as joint managing director for its consumer and online business which includes consumer software, windows mobile, MSN and the online services and search businesses. Prior to joining Microsoft India, Hemant Sachdev was group director at Bharti Group.
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Mandar Natekar joins BigAdda as National Head – Sales
BigAdda.com , a social networking site owned by Reliance Big Entertainment, has appointed Mandar Natekar as national head – sales. Prior to joining BigAdda, Natekar was regional head, West and North for HBO at Turner International. He has also worked in ad sales at SET Max and The Times of India.
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Vijay Jung Thapa joins Hindustan Times as Editor - New Media
HT Media, publisher of Hindustan Times, has appointed Vijay Jung Thapa as editor - new media and head of business development content for HindustanTimes.com . Prior to joining Hindustan Times, Thapa was executive editor at Star News.
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Subhash Ghai's Mukta Arts acquires 51% stake in MVAS company Coruscant Tec
Mukta Arts , promoted by filmmaker Subhash Ghai, has acquired 51 per cent controlling stake in Chennai-based mobile value added services company Coruscant Tec . According to Mukta Arts, it also has an option of acquiring the balance 49 per cent stake in Coruscant
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Airtel partners with Affle to launch SMS-based search service
Bharti Airtel in association with Affle has introduced search through SMS service that will allow Airtel customers to Search - Airtel Live, Internet, Local search, Jobs and Property listings, from their SMS screen. The companies also hope that the SMS-based search service would open up a huge revenue model driven around delivering contextual advertising on the search results.
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Cleartrip partners with IRCTC to launch train booking facility
Travel portal Cleartrip.com has launched online train bookings in partnership with IRCTC (Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation). "Over 17 million passengers travel daily by train, and Cleartrip is proud to be India`s first online travel agency to offer a new way to book Indian Railways trains online," Hrush Bhatt, founder, Cleartrip, has said.
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Reliance Entertainment's BigAdda joins Jivox video ad network
Reliance Big Entertainment's social networking site BigAdda has joined Jivox video ad network, which enables publishers to monetize their video assets with its online video ad service that connects publishers with advertisers.
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That's all for now folks!
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Makkad-G
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