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 Internet” [...]
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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 residents, [...]
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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” which [...]
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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 in [...]
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Here’s one for the product guys – a collection of 100 of the most creative 404 error pages (or page not found error pages) complied by Francesco Mugnai.
As much as these examples show, 404 error pages can say just as much about he website and the brand personality as much as the website itself.
Expect these [...]
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Christened reliancemoneymall.com, the new eCommerce portal from reliance Money intends to allow customers to purchase financial products such as insurance, mutual funds and bullion and non-financial products such as apparel, accessories, books/ magazines, music CDs and DVDs, home appliances, gifts, flowers etc, Mr Sudip Bandyopadhyay, Director and CEO, Reliance Money told the Hindu BusinessLine. The [...]
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A huge viewership, but without monetization to match it is getting YouTube to take another look at its monetization strategy. A few months earlier it was InVideo ads (overlays) which were expected to be the savior, with Google citing a research saying that 75% of the surveyors were not too happy with pre-roll and post-roll [...]
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Developed by the Azim Premji Foundation , with support from the National Knowledge Commission, TeachersofIndia.org aims to provide an online platform for teachers to share best practices and generate discussion in the teaching community.
The initial phase envisages a space for teachers to express their ideas and share their thoughts on any subject that touches their [...]
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