Web 2.0 – Web India
Recently I bumped into PortalPanel a Startup from the UK backed by University graduates from Oxford and California Universities with specialization in IT, Marketing and International Law. The initial core competency of PortalPanel is to offer an on line web bookmarking service that is combined with an RSS feed readerContinue Reading
Facebook launched Video on Instagram, which will offer functionality comparable to Vine (a similar service owned by Twitter) and other video social networks. The video service enables users to post 15-second videos on Instagram and have 13 custom filter choices to edit the video. Video on Instagram is available onContinue Reading
According to comScore Data, Facebook mobile minutes were up 129% y/y, offset by a 17% decline in PC minutes. Including all platforms, Facebook’s total US minutes were up 37% y/y compared to up 34% in March. Total Internet time share was up m/m to 14.5%, vs. 14.0% in March. ActiveContinue Reading
Google Engineers are working with their Product Managers to deliver the WoW experience for Users and Advertisers on SmartPhone or PC. Roughly 50% of US mobile users are using Google Maps monthly, now you probably get why Google and Apple were at war for the Maps App on iPhones /Continue Reading
Google’s Android smart phone ecosystem growth has exceeded even our highest expectations (70% global smart phone share today vs. 20% in 2010). Android Smartphone shipments grew from 240mn in 2011 to 465mn in 2012, and 900mn by May 2013 [As announced in Google I/O]. The Android tablet ecosystem has beenContinue Reading
Qihoo the Chinese Tech Co [Offers Security Solutions, Browser, App Store] which expanded into Search has managed to garner a market share of 15% in less than a year of rolling out the service. ~10% of Qihoo’s search traffic comes from the standalone so.com website, while the rest comes fromContinue Reading
Amazon moving to content delivery and changing the erstwhile business model of the industry signifies the flexibility and scalability of the cloud which enables cloud companies. Amazon has entered the original online content sub-sector with 14 TV pilot shows out of which six fall within the genre of kids showsContinue Reading
We covered on Justdial’s Local Business / Yellow Pages Search using Voice vs Web / Mobile. Today we’ll touch base upon its Competition, Advertising on Local Search Engines, Ratings Systems and its impnding Voice Search launch in the United States. Justdial vs Competition JustDial faces intense competition in the internetContinue Reading
JustDial is a local search service [Yellow Pages Search] in India that allows users to access contact information of local businesses through phone calls, website and mobile applications for free. The company was established in 1996, has built a strong database of SMEs, relationships with SME businesses[Advertising], and powerful unaidedContinue Reading
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