With an average internet connection speed of 1,100 Kbps for the second quarter of 2009, Karnataka has been ranked second in a study of the top 10 Indian states for their average connection speeds. The state has recorded a 32% increase in the average connection speed over last year. In its quarterly “State of The [...]
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Online dating seems like one of those things everyone did when the Web was new, then dropped after a while. In fact, the percentage of Internet users in the US who visit online dating sites is down, but online dating revenues are up says eMarketer. Revenues are estimated to reach $1.65 billion in 2012, up [...]
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In a blend of online and television, Shaadi.com has partnered with Star Plus for a reality show on marriage says this release. The show would trace the journey of participants right from the initial meeting, selection, discussion and drama, culminating into the wedding. The show is open to all eligible single male and female Indian [...]
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U.K. advertisers have substantially reduced their marketing budgets in the final three months of 2008 according to the IPA’s Q4 Bellwether report. Just about 7% of the companies questioned reported an increase in overall Q4 ad budgets, while 49% said they had cut spending during that period. Admittedly, the worst hit were “main media advertising” [...]
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Looks like green computing is going to pick up even more after this. A recent research by Alex Wissner-Gross, a Harvard University physicist studying the environmental impact of computing found that a typical search generated about 7g of C02. Consider this – a boiling kettle generated about 15g, or in another words – a couple [...]
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According to data from Net Applications, Firefox has exceeded 20% share for a full month for the first time in November 2008 – the same period when Internet Explorer fell a shade below 70%. IE is not going to have it easy anymore – with Firefox gaining share, and even Chrome getting about 0.83% share [...]
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