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Sequoia Capital exits Times Internet Indiatimescom (18 March 06:53) |
| Private equity firm Sequoia Capital India has exited from Times Internet, which owns Indiatimes.com, reports MediaNama. The $7-million investment in Indiatimes was made in 2005 by WestBridge... |
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India needs 100 million broadband connections Sam Pitroda (18 March 06:22) |
| India needs around 100 million broadband connections and the government is focused on connecting 250,000 panchayats across the country through broadband, according to Sam Pitroda, chairman, ... |
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IntraSoft Technologies 123Greetingscom to launch its IPO on 23 Mar 2010 (18 March 05:52) |
| IntraSoft Technologies, which owns an online greetings portal 123Greetings.com, plans to launch its initial public offering (IPO) consisting of 37 lakh equity shares of face value of Rs 10 e... |
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YouTube gets 24 hours of video every minute (18 March 03:41) |
| Google-owned YouTube has revealed that its users are currently uploading 24 hours of video to YouTube every minute, as against 20 hours of video uploaded to YouTube every minute in May 2009.... |
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HealAndHealthcom launched to help people prevent health issues by changing diet (18 March 02:52) |
| Dinesh K Srivastava, former business head at Delhi Press, has launched HealAndHealth.com, a health portal that focuses on providing information about how to prevent health issues by changing... |
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ESPNCricinfo to host a series of videos featuring 25 cricket legends (17 March 07:48) |
| ESPNCricinfo, in association with General Motors India, has launched Legends of Cricket, a series of videos portraying 25 of the greatest-ever cricketers to have played the game. According t... |
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Zapak promotes Siddharth Kelkar Vishwanath Shetty as Regional Sales Head (17 March 06:12) |
| Zapak Digital Entertainment has promoted Siddharth Kelkar as regional sales head for new markets, which include Pune, Ahmedabad and Kolkata; while Vishwanath Shetty has been promoted as regi... |
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Naukricom Job Index indicates 17 increase in new hiring in Feb 2010 (17 March 04:36) |
| According to a study by Info Edge India’s job portal Naukri.com, the job market witnessed an increase of 17 per cent in new hiring in February 2010, as compared to a month ago. JobSpeak, a... |
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Yahoo India to launch ad campaign aimed at getting more advertisers on board (17 March 03:21) |
| Yahoo India plans to launch an ad campaign which will be aimed at convincing top 100 advertisers in the country to advertise on Yahoo properties. It will be a six-eight weeks long campaign a... |
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Radio City launches online radio station Fun Ka Antenna (17 March 02:19) |
| FM radio station Radio City has launched Fun Ka Antenna, an online radio station on its music-focused social networking site PlanetRadiocity.com. According to the company, Fun Ka Antenna has... |
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IndiaMart supports citizen-driven initiative to clean Yamuna (16 March 07:45) |
| Online B2B marketplace IndiaMart.com is supporting Meri Delhi Meri Yamuna (MDMY), a social campaign launched under The Art of Living initiative to clean up the river Yamuna before the Common... |
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40 countries have taken measures to limit online free expression Google (16 March 07:23) |
| According to Google, 40 countries have taken measures to limit online free expression, up from only a handful a few years ago. Google and YouTube services are or have been blocked in 25 of t... |
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TripAdvisor India enables hoteliers to list their business on TripAdvisorin (16 March 06:58) |
| TripAdvisor.in has introduced a new service, called Business Listings that would enable small and big hoteliers to display their phone number, email ID and website URL (uniform resource link... |
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Chirag Shah quits Zapak as National Sales Head (16 March 05:16) |
| Chirag Shah, national head of ad sales at Zapak Digital Entertainment has put in his papers. Shah is expected to join the gaming vertical of UTV, at a senior level. He had joined Zapak as as... |
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Will addition of new digital subcategories in Goafest 2010 help grow the industry (16 March 02:52) |
| by Satrajit Sen
Goafest 2010, India’s most prestigious national advertising awards festival organized by The Advertising Agencies Association of India (AAAI) in association with The Adver... |
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eYantra raises $78 million in Series B funding led by Argonaut Private Equity (15 March 02:46) |
| Hyderabad-based brand merchandising and corporate gifting solutions company eYantra has raised $7.8 million in a second round of funding led by Argonaut Private Equity. In October 2008, eYan... |
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Facebook claims to have 8 million users in India plans to open an office in Hyderabad (15 March 01:22) |
| US-based social networking site Facebook, which claims to connect over 400 million people globally and more than 8 million people in India, has decided to open an office in Hyderabad. The co... |
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Ram Shriram Kleiner Perkins Caufield Byers exit Info Edge India Naukricom (15 March 12:37) |
| Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (KPCB) and Ram Shriram’s Sherpalo Venture have sold their entire 4.08 per cent stake in Info Edge India, which owns Naukri.com, for about Rs 86 crore. In A... |
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Web18 sells its entire 50 stake in JobStreetcom India to JobStreet Singapore (15 March 10:30) |
| Web18, the internet and mobile arm of the TV18 (Television Eighteen) group, has sold its entire shares in JobStreet.com India to JobStreet Singapore, which is a subsidiary of Malaysia-based ... |
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IDMA 2010 Anil Ambani recognised as Digital Entrepreneur S Tharoor as Digital Evangeliser (12 March 05:00) |
| Anil Ambani, group chairman and CEO, Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group, which owns brands like Zapak.com and BigAdda.com, has been recognised as ‘Digital Entrepreneur’ and ‘Digital ... |
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IDMA 2010 Anil Ambani named Digital Entrepreneur S Tharoor as Digital Evangeliser (12 March 05:00) |
| Anil Ambani, group chairman and CEO, Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group, which owns brands like Zapak.com and BigAdda.com, has been recognised as ‘Digital Entrepreneur’ and ‘Digital ... |
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CricketNextcom claims to have introduced Fastest Online Scorecard (11 March 07:13) |
| Web18’s cricket portal CricketNext.com claims to have introduced the ‘fastest online scorecard’ that will offer a light and easy to load page and user friendly interface with no clutte... |
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Dream11 inks content partnership with CricketNirvana ZeeCric OneIndia AmarUjala (11 March 06:50) |
| Fantasy cricket game site Dream11.com has signed content partnership with CricketNirvana.com, ZeeCric.com, OneIndia.com and AmarUjala.com. Under the deal, Dream11.com will provide cricket-ba... |
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RozgarDuniyacom helps rural youth in getting jobs in corporate India (11 March 05:15) |
| RozgarDuniya.com, a joint initiative by Monster.com and ITC e-Choupal, is claimed to have attracted 325 live jobs postings by 38 companies from different verticals such as construction, bank... |
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Only 21 of Twitter users are truly active on Twitter Study (11 March 04:11) |
| According to a study by US-based Barracuda Networks, only 21 per cent of Twitter users are actual True Twitter Users, defined as a user that has at least 10 followers, follows at least 10 pe... |
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Karishma Initiative ties-up with Media2win to provide digital marketing services to its clients (11 March 03:25) |
| Karishma Initiative, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Lintas India, has partnered with digital agency Media2win to provide digital marketing services to its clients. Karishma Initiative currentl... |
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Parle ropes in Digital Law Kenneth as its digital marketing agency (10 March 08:12) |
| Parle Products has appointed Digital Law & Kenneth as its digital marketing agency. With this move, Parle is planning to beef up the online presence of its various brands including Parle G, ... |
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Ignitee Digital appointed online agency for Institute for Technology and Management (10 March 07:50) |
| Institute for Technology and Management (ITM) has appointed Ignitee Digital Solutions as its online agency. The account size is pegged at around Rs 1.5 crore. To begin with, Ignitee will dev... |
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BigAdda Jivox Seventymm HolidayIQ among 25 Most Promising Internet Companies (10 March 06:57) |
| The SmartTechie magazine has released a list of ‘Top 25 Most Promising Internet Companies’ in India. |
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Royal Challengers HSBC HP Airtel Coke Samsung to sponsor YouTube IPL channel (10 March 03:24) |
| Google has signed a number of sponsors including Royal Challengers IPL team, HSBC India, HP India, Airtel, Coca Cola and Samsung for its dedicated IPL channel YouTube.com/IPL that will live ... |
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Tata Motors launches contest through Orkut to promote test drives of Sumo Grande MKII (10 March 02:19) |
| Tata Motors, in association with digital agency Experience Commerce and media buying and planning agency Maxus, has launched the ‘Grande Drive to Goa’ contest through an Orkut applicatio... |
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Idea Cellular takes its public service campaign Use Mobile Save Paper online (09 March 05:59) |
| Idea Cellular has taken its public service campaign, Use Mobile Save Paper, online by launching UseMobileSavePaper.in. The objective behind the campaign was to motivate people to use mobile ... |
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MSN India tweets most frequently MTV India attracts most followers Study (09 March 04:49) |
| According to a study by Iffort Consulting, MSN India has so far posted maximum number of tweets (about 40,000), while MTV India is the most followed brand on Twitter with more than 62,000 fo... |
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Tata Teleservices launches Dialog to enable users access internet on TV (09 March 03:34) |
| Tata Teleservices has launched a new product, called Dialog, which would enable customers to access internet on their TV sets. The new product is currently in test phase and is available to ... |
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Facebook blocks Star News Facebook fan page Saas Bahu aur Saazish (09 March 01:33) |
| US-based social networking site Facebook has blocked Star News’ Facebook fan page Saas Bahu aur Saazish and also disabled the vanity URL Facebook.com/SaasBahuAurSaazish. According to Star ... |
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July Systems to offer live video updates of IPL matches on mobile internet (09 March 12:27) |
| Indian Premier League (IPL) and its licensing partner Global Cricket Ventures (GCV) have partnered with July Systems to launch an IPL mobile internet service that will allow people with an i... |
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Daily deal website 24HoursLootcom eyes revenues of $1 million in first year (08 March 06:57) |
| by Satrajit Sen
Pune-based Pixdesign has said the company is expecting to earn revenues of about $1 million from its daily deal website 24HoursLoot.com in the first year. According to Pixde... |
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BuzzInTown launches its US Canada versions aimed at the NRI community (08 March 05:48) |
| BuzzInTown.com, an online platform dedicated to the promotion of events and entertainment in India, has launched its US and Canada versions. According to BuzzInTown, its international versio... |
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55 women in India aspire to be like Kiran Bedi Shaadicom survey (08 March 05:17) |
| According to a survey by matrimony portal Shaadi.com, 55 per cent women in India aspire to be like Kiran Bedi, the country’s first woman IPS officer; while 43 per cent prefer actress Kajol... |
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Internet access should be a fundamental right of all people Survey (08 March 04:27) |
| According to a survey conducted by GlobeScan for BBC World Service, 87 per cent of internet users around the world believe internet access should be a fundamental right of all people. More t... |
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MusicBizProin offers music business consultancy to independent artists bands (08 March 02:54) |
| MusicBizPro.in is an online music business consultancy that offers consulting services to people related with the music industry like independent artists, bands, labels, managers, musicians,... |
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IndiaMart lists state-wise tenders across India (05 March 07:28) |
| Online B2B marketplace IndiaMart.com has launched state-wise tenders list to simplify search procedure of local tenders for state-level SMEs (small and medium enterprises) and help the SME c... |
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MingleBox enables MBA aspirants apply online to multiple colleges across India (05 March 06:52) |
| MingleBox.com has launched Online App 2010, an online platform that enables students to apply to more than 100 MBA colleges across India. According to MingleBox, the platform allows students... |
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Krishna Prasad joins Dentsu India as Head Digital (05 March 06:04) |
| Dentsu India, the Indian arm of Japanese advertising group Dentsu Inc, has appointed Krishna Prasad as head of its digital division, reports Afaqs. Prior to joining Dentsu India, Prasad was ... |
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Google Maps to provide information on Delhi Metro schedules and routes (05 March 05:57) |
| Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has partnered with Google India to provide users of Google Maps updated information on Delhi Metro schedules and routes. The service will be available thr... |
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29 of Indian netizens have already paid for books 50 are willing to do so in future (05 March 02:26) |
| According to a survey conducted by global consulting firm The Nielsen Company, 50 per cent of the Indian internet users are willing to pay for books, while 47 per cent are ready to pay for o... |
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Premlesh Machama joins BuzzInTowncom as VP India Business (04 March 06:07) |
| BuzzInTown.com, an online platform dedicated to the promotion of events and entertainment in India, has appointed Premlesh Machama as vice president, India Business. Prior to joining BuzzInT... |
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Local agency authorised to issue IP addresses in India (04 March 05:45) |
| Australia-based Asia Pacific Network Information Centre (APNIC) has authorised a government-appointed agency to issue IP (internet protocol) addresses in India through a National Internet Re... |
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MSN India launches Hindi language portal MSN Yuva powered by Webduniacom (04 March 05:09) |
| MSN India, in association with Indian language portal Webdunia.com, has launched MSN Yuva (MSNYuva.Webdunia.com), a Hindi language portal that will offer content related to various genres su... |
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LinkedIn now offering specialized recruitment solutions (04 March 03:37) |
| Professional networking site LinkedIn, which currently has over 4 million users in India, is looking at generating revenues through offering specialized recruitment solutions. This is in add... |
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