Posted on January 25th, 2010 by dhirender
In its latest bid at a revenue model, YouTube has taken a page out of Hulu’s book, to begin testing an online movie rental service with independent films from the Sundance Film Festival. The service will be initially limited to five Sundance titles, as well as a small collection of videos from partners in industries [...]
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Posted on January 25th, 2010 by dhirender
In a round that reportedly closed in December last year, Sequoia Capital India has invested around $10 million (Rs46 crore) in online travel agency Via (formerly FlightRaja). Via had earlier raised $5 million from NEA-IndoUS Ventures in 2007, and is believed to be the largest business-to-business (B2B) online travel agency (OTA) in India.
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Posted on January 25th, 2010 by dhirender
Looks like 3G might just be getting closer to reality, with the government deciding to go ahead with the auction of three slots of third generation (3G) spectrum for all 22 telecom circles on February 25, and scheduled to be completed by March 3rd to 5th.
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Posted on January 24th, 2010 by dhirender
For brand marketers, social media is seeming to be the ideal platform to get their message across, but what does it take to get followers for their brand? While learning about specials and sales continues to be the top motivation of those who friended or followed a brand online, this was followed closely by learning [...]
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Posted on January 24th, 2010 by dhirender
The total worldwide search market boasted more than 131 billion searches conducted by people age 15 or older from home and work locations in December 2009, up from 89 billion in December 2008, representing a 46% increase in the past year according to comScore. This implies a staggering 4 billion searches per day, or 175 [...]
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Posted on January 8th, 2010 by dhirender
The LinkedIn India member base has passed the 4 million mark, while the global count has topped 55 million. Not all that much when you consider the 350 million+ on facebook, but then LinkedIn is geared toward professional networking, and is pretty much the most successful social network to add value to your professional life. [...]
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