With an estimated 2.8 million online gamers in India, expect a lot of activity in this area. Also given that Nasscom figures show that the Indian gaming segment — comprising mobile, computer and console games and development — touched Rs 192 crore in 2006, and is likely to cross Rs 1,700 crore by 2010.
In India, […]
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Here’s one for the music lovers.
Joining Saregama, are other players like Sony BMG, T-Series, and Tips etc. who plan to make a total of over 5 million tracks available on their own websites and other portals for full song downloads in a bid to monetise their content through the internet, and fight piracy.
Saregama India, for […]
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In a move that is expected to help India achieve its target of 20 million broadband connections by 2010, the department of telecommunications (DoT) is planning to include the broadband consumer base of a service provider as a criterion for allocating spectrum.
“Under the new conditions, existing broadband service providers may be required to increase the […]
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Billed as India’s first and only “Online shoe store,” Bigshoebazaar launched recently with 32 Brands, 2553 Designs and 152297 shoes at last count from top brands including Woodland, Reebok, RedTape, Lee Cooper, and Puma.
Moreover, with offers like free home delivery across India, easy size exchange and 100 day replacement guarantee, Bigshoebazaar.com claims to make it […]
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Developed by Avinash Garg, Rajesh Bhatia and Piyush Gupta, RouteGuru gives a detailed description of the route one must take to reach a destination in the shortest possible time.
“When I was in the US and the Middle-East, I noticed people printing maps before heading for any destination on road and that’s how this idea came […]
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This has definitely got to be one of the more useful applications of the web - no doubt seconded by thousands of Athenian drivers. Driver Yannis Pitsakis decided to channelise his frustrations in not being able to find a parking spot, and started a website which plays matchmaker with a difference - his Greek website […]
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A new service, Ads for Adobe PDF Powered by Yahoo, presents publishers with an alternative to conventional subscriptions, which, if widely adopted, could open up a new model based on free, ad-supported publishing.
The Adobe service allows publishers to generate revenue by including text-based ads linked to the content of an Adobe PDF (portable document format) […]
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Here’s yet another instance of an ad driven model:
Corbis and its digital rights partner, PicScout, propose to allow bloggers to access photos via a Web link from the site PicApp.com, which is currently in test mode. These photos will either include an ad overlay on part of the image, or embedded advertising that pops up […]
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The subprime fiasco notwithstanding, real estate advertisers in the US can be counted upon to increase their online spend over the next few years.
Borrell Associates in its “Real Estate Outlook 2007-2012” report has predicted that online real estate advertising will outpace print newspaper advertising within the next five years. According to the report, newspapers will […]
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With a model similar to that of Allofmp3.com - one of the biggest and most controversial music download stores, comes ZML.com which stands for “The Movie Library.” The movie downloads are available starting sub $2 and are available in multiple formats compatible for various devices including iPod, PDA (HandHelds), PC, DVD & DivX players., without […]
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