Technical Administrator for WordPress
Kamla is looking for some a Web 2.0 guru familar with podcasts and webcasts. WordPress is built on LAMP, so if that’s your core skill set and looking for some extra bucks, read on… this is a paid part-time position and you must be in Bangalore / Bengalooru Responsibilities include: 1.MustContinue Reading
Is BharatStudent spamming on Orkut ?
I was tipped off by a reader that Social Networking site, Bharat Student is spamming on Orkut by posting short links to Po*n vidoes hosted on BharatStudent.Com I did check myself and found the allegation to be true. However, I am not sure if folks paid by the company are doingContinue Reading
Can mGinger and AdMad really survive ?
We have two mobile advertising startups in India – mGinger and adMad which use the internet as medium, lets users sign up to receive mobile advertisements as SMS and pay the user to read those advertisements. Recall AllAdvantage.Com, a which startup had raised $200 million and was liberally paying web surfers to surf theContinue Reading
Web 2.0: Google to fund Gadgets + Mashups
Google just a while ago announced about a new intiative – Google Gadget Ventures to encourage independent developers from around the world to develop mashups and products around the Google or Web 2.0 platform and pocket $5,000 if the community likes it. Looks like they are extending the Google Summer ofContinue Reading
GSM lobby shatters Reliance GSM dreams
TRAI, DoT and Ministry of IT have a unique spectrum allocation policy. Call it the upper hand of early GSM mobile operators or the short sightedness of TRAI and its associates. We have a subscriber-linked spectrum allocation criteria which is far from perfect as it does not factor in subscriber densityContinue Reading
Saudi Telecom Buys 25% in Maxis + 51% PT Natrindo Telepon Seluler
Just last week, Maxis Communications went private with T Anand Krishnan’s firm Binariang GSM Sdn Bhd buying 99.44% stake in the company. Yesterday their were rumors that Anand Krishnan sold 51% of Maxis to Saudi Telecom. However, in a news flash to Tadawul – Saudi Stock Exchange, Saudi Telecom saidContinue Reading
Bharti Airtel introduces SMS 2.0 in India
India’s Number One, Mobile service provider, Bharti Airtel in association with Affle has introduced SMS 2.0 in India. Currently the service is available only in Airtel’s Delhi circle. What is SMS 2.0 ? SMS 2.0 is an enhancment to existing SMS features directly borrowing ideas from PC based Instant messagingContinue Reading
Nivio CEO Sachin Duggal’s Apology
The overhyped Windows Desktop as a Service could be a Joke. Had you signed up for Beta, then you are an angry soul with 100s of crap and junk e-mails in your Inbox due to server configuration error at Nivio. If the company can’t handle a simple Beta request e-mail, doContinue Reading
Advertising Innovation: Tyroo’s Click to SMS live in India
What’s driving the new economy ? Innovation. I don’t see or hear about “Innovation” from many Indian companies. A small company from Erode – AirVoice Infocomm is sitting on a pretty good patent that will let users make free call after listening to an Advertisement. I had written about my experienceContinue Reading