Ranking Search Results Via Behaviour On Facebook Through New Patent»

WATBlog.com - Web, Advertising and Technology Blog on 2010-09-02 04:23:47

The giant in the Social Networking business has come up with yet another invention for which it has won relevant patent rights. Facebook has quite often patented most of its innovations and its recently patented innovation was that of The News Feed. The reason for such an initiation by Facebook to f more »
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Big News : Bharti Airtel Says Tata to Bulk SMS Business»

Pluggd.in on 2010-09-02 02:53:09

Alright, SMS spam has become a case of concern and TRAI's attempt to control the same has been a massive failure. As per estimates, close to 150 million marketing messages are sent every day and assuming cost of Rs. 3 paisa/sms, the SMS spam brings around Rs. 200 crore revenues to the operators. B more »
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Apple 09.01.10 News In Pictures»

contentSutra on 2010-09-01 17:15:05

Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) today announced a slew of new products and features on its phone, music and video viewing offerings. Check out a visual tour of Steve Jobs’ presentation, as well as our coverage, below:\n\n\n\n\n more »
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Apple 09.01.10 News In Pictures»

contentSutra on 2010-09-01 16:57:05

Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) today announced a slew of new products and features on its phone, music and video viewing offerings. Check out a visual tour of Steve Jobs’ presentation, as well as our coverage, below:\n\n\n\n\n more »
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News Roundup: StratosHear launches MobiAdz, Premium Mobile Advertising Network, Videocon's ISD Calli»

Pluggd.in on 2010-09-01 03:40:58

StratosHear, a leading mobile media company, today announced the launch of MobiAdz (www.mobiadz.com), its premium mobile advertising network. With MobiAdz, StratosHear has expanded its mobile advertising offerings from rich audio advertising to include mobile Internet ad formats—such as banner, vi more »
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Who Broke the News (or the Embargo) First?»

Digital Inspiration Technology Blog on 2010-08-31 11:28:33

This tips describes how you can find the name of the media publication who broke a news story or an embargo first on the Internet. more »
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Funding Updates: Ericsson - Novatium Solutions | Naspers - OLX»

WATBlog.com - Web, Advertising and Technology Blog on 2010-08-31 05:30:42

Funding news can only mean one thing; the investors believe that a certain company has the potential to grow. So who is investing in whom? Let us find out.\nEricsson Claims Minority Stake in Novatium\nSwedish telecom giants Ericsson have picked up a minority stake in Chennai based Novatium,  a comp more »
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RCom 3G Lab Starts Work - Looks To Partner With Sony, Intel, Motorola, HP»

WATBlog.com - Web, Advertising and Technology Blog on 2010-08-30 10:22:40

From bringing free music to subscribers, to getting them free Facebook access, RCom has always been in the news for innovative ideas and value for money. However, a drop in revenue means that Reliance will now have to take some quick steps to ensure that the revenue goes up and one way to go is [... more »
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Anupam Mukerji :: The Fake IPL Player Revealed»

AbhiSays.com on 2010-08-29 14:05:38

Finally the controversial ‘fake IPL player’ has revealed himself on Times Now on Saturday. So Anupam Mukherji is the fake IPL player. He revealed himself on Times Now News Channel. He got inspiration of Fake IPL Player blog from a fake blog on Steve Jobs. Anupam said that cricket was alw more »
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Forget Google.com - Try Google Realtime Search»

Quick Online Tips on 2010-08-26 18:31:38

Its time to remove Google.com as your homepage. Switch to Google Realtime Search which lets you see up-to-the-second social updates from Twitter / Facebook, breaking news articles and buzzing blog... more »
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News Roundup: Digg 4 Launches, Google Brings Voice to Gmail»

Pluggd.in on 2010-08-25 20:49:35

Gmail users in US and Canada can now make free web-based phone calls right from the inbox (free for US and Canada, till this year). Calls to other countries comes at a very cheap rate (India: 6 cents/minute). In order to use this feature, install this plugin. Watch this demo video So what exactly is more »
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One sanna step for man, one giant leap for anna»

churumuri on 2010-08-25 17:17:49

As usual, a dozen curious eyes watch Karnataka chief minister B.S. Yediyurappa cross a road divider with customary athleticism, after inaugurating an underpass in Madiwala in Bangalore on Tuesday. Photograph: Karnataka Photo News *** The B.S. Yediyurappa photo portfolio Is it an idol? Is it a more »
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/C O R R E C T I O N — UBM TechWeb Game Network/»

IndianWeb2.com - Web 2.0 and Technology Startup Ne on 2010-08-24 09:46:12

/C O R R E C T I O N — UBM TechWeb Game Network/ PR Newswire — August 24, 2010 In the news release, League of Legends Leads the Pack of Finalists for the First Annual Game Developers Choice Online Awards, issued 23-Aug-2010 by UBM TechWeb Game Network over PR Newswire, we are advised [.. more »
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Gmail Labs - Sound Familiar?»

WATBlog.com - Web, Advertising and Technology Blog on 2010-08-24 05:20:31

I was browsing the news yesterday when I came across a series of articles on “How to Undo a Sent Mail”. What I found surprising was the feedback. Apparently, this tidbit of fact was unknown to quite a few people. Quite intrigued, I asked a few of my colleagues, and though most were arden more »
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Blackberry Users can now make VoIP Calls over Wifi [TringMe's Innovative App]»

Pluggd.in on 2010-08-22 22:02:02

Good news for Blackberry users - they can now make calls over wifi using Tringme's newly launched application.  Unlike other mobile platforms, so far there is not even a single native VoIP application on Blackberry, something which can make direct calls over WiFi/data-networks possible. All more »
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Consider yourself ‘passed' if you can count all»

churumuri on 2010-08-22 19:20:41

At an abacus and mental arithmetic competition at the national games indoor stadium in Koramangala in Bangalore on Sunday, nearly 1,700 children exercised their grey cells and mental muscles. Photograph: Karnataka Photo News Also read: If you can count the exact number of people Filed under: Life Et more »
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Well-armed men circumvent shoot at sight orders»

churumuri on 2010-08-19 13:49:59

On World Photography Day, well-armed visitors write thousands of words to the background music of a fountain at Lal Bagh in Bangalore on Thursday. Photograph: Karnataka Photo News 2009: A lensman’s eyes reaches parts others’ eyes don’t 2008: With so many legs, who on earth needs a more »
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Facebook's GeoLocation Application - Launch Expected Today»

WATBlog.com - Web, Advertising and Technology Blog on 2010-08-18 04:50:28

After Twitter, it's now turn for the biggest Social Networking Site – Facebook to incorporate the Geolocation application into its kitty. And, this is an addition to an already enormous applications package that Facebook comprises. Recently announced news of improvisations to the Like button more »
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News Roundup : Google Gifts PoK to Pakistan, Indian Domain Names Approved by ICANN»

Pluggd.in on 2010-08-18 02:47:27

We earlier reported about the test IDNs created by .IN registry and ICANN has approved India's application enabling Indian domain names in seven regional languages. DIT sent a proposal to Icann in May seeking domain names in Hindi, Bengali, Punjabi, Urdu, Tamil, Telugu and Gujarati. Ravi Shankar, more »
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/C O R R E C T I O N — Scrum Alliance/»

IndianWeb2.com - Web 2.0 and Technology Startup Ne on 2010-08-17 14:56:32

/C O R R E C T I O N — Scrum Alliance/ PR Newswire — August 17, 2010 In the news release, Global Event Encourages New Approach to Managing Projects, issued 17-Aug-2010 by Scrum Alliance over PR Newswire, we are advised by the company that the media contact information listed was incorrec more »
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/C O R R E C T I O N — BlueCava/»

IndianWeb2.com - Web 2.0 and Technology Startup Ne on 2010-08-17 13:43:24

/C O R R E C T I O N — BlueCava/ PR Newswire — August 17, 2010 In the news release, BlueCava and Crisp Thinking Partner to Rid MMOGs and Online Worlds of Criminals and Predators, issued 17-Aug-2010 by BlueCava over PR Newswire, we are advised by the company that the wrong version of [... more »
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Day Two of Game Developers Conference Europe 2010 Brings News From Industry Heavyweights Heiko Huber»

IndianWeb2.com - Web 2.0 and Technology Startup Ne on 2010-08-17 09:53:38

Day Two of Game Developers Conference Europe 2010 Brings News From Industry Heavyweights Heiko Hubertz, Hermen Hulst, Eric Chahi and More PR Newswire — August 17, 2010 BERLIN, Aug. 17 /PRNewswire/ — The second day of the Game Developers Conference Europe(TM) 2010 (GDC Europe) has brought more »
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Facebook Acquires Chai Labs - Attempt To Keep Google At Bay?»

WATBlog.com - Web, Advertising and Technology Blog on 2010-08-17 04:12:07

The shopping fest is on and even Facebook doesn’t want to miss it. The news is Facebook has acquired Chai Labs; a California based start-up company which specializes in making platforms that allow for structured content extraction and semantic search. The price of the purchase is not yet confi more »
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U.S. News University Directory Brings Career Seekers 3 Critical Reasons to Earn a Bachelor's Degree»

IndianWeb2.com - Web 2.0 and Technology Startup Ne on 2010-08-17 03:30:10

U.S. News University Directory Brings Career Seekers 3 Critical Reasons to Earn a Bachelor’s Degree Economic growth and the demand for educated workers can mean lucrative, secure and rewarding employment for those who have the right credentials PR Newswire — August 17, 2010 TAMPA, Fla., more »
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Admit it, a dog's life is just a lousy human cliche»

churumuri on 2010-08-16 14:32:36

On the morning after, a Maruti Gypsy owner’s two best friends watch the passing parade of low life on Raj Bhavan road in Bangalore. Photograph: Karnataka Photo News Filed under: Life Etcetera, Mysore-Bangalore Tagged: Churumuri, Karnataka Photo News, KPN, Raj Bhavan, Sans Serif more »
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A Sticker Set for Highlighting Poor Journalism»

Digital Inspiration Technology Blog on 2010-08-16 12:51:28

Print stickers to highlight press releases and other poorly researched news stories that are published in newspapers and blogs. more »
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Stay Updated with the Latest Sports News with ESPN Bottomline»

Online Tech Tips on 2010-08-12 12:16:50

If you're an avid sports fan, knowing the latest scores, updates, and news on your favorite teams will keep you happy and content. But sometimes it's too exhausting if you have to visit several websites and read a bunch of sports stories throughout the day. In remedy to this, ESPN (the worldwide more »
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Rediff.com Finally Sees Some Growth Catalysts»

India Stocks News and Analysis from Seeking Alpha on 2010-08-11 15:46:43

Rash Menaria submits: Rediff.com (REDF) is an extremely undervalued top Indian Internet portal. Just go through the following facts and you will realize it yourself:Rediff.com is India’s leading web portal providing news, email and other services. According to alexa.com statistics site rank&rs more »
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Derycz Scientific Secures Exclusive Outsourcing Contract for the Journal of the American Medical Ass»

IndianWeb2.com - Web 2.0 and Technology Startup Ne on 2010-08-11 03:30:09

Derycz Scientific Secures Exclusive Outsourcing Contract for the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) Multi-Year Deal Makes Derycz’s Subsidiary, Reprints Desk, the Exclusive Reprints and ePrints Service Provider for JAMA, American Medical News, Disaster Medicine and Public Health more »
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/C O R R E C T I O N — AT&T Inc./»

IndianWeb2.com - Web 2.0 and Technology Startup Ne on 2010-08-09 08:43:57

/C O R R E C T I O N — AT&T Inc./ PR Newswire — August 9, 2010 In the news release, AT&T Hiring for More Than 75 Job Openings in Connecticut, issued 09-Aug-2010 by AT&T Inc. over PR Newswire, we are advised by the company that the first paragraph, first sentence, should re more »
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GETIT Infoservices Sells 50% Stake to Malaysian Investor, Astro»

Pluggd.in on 2010-08-09 07:18:34

Malaysia based investor, Astro has acquired 50% stake in GETIT Infoservices for around Rs 100 crore. Getit raised $4mn from Helion Ventures in 2009 (10% equity for Rs. 20 Crores) and surprisingly, even after a year the valuation of the company remained the same (as per this news item, Astro acquired more »
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WWW: WAT Weekly WrapUp 1st August- 8th August 2010»

WATBlog.com - Web, Advertising and Technology Blog on 2010-08-09 04:41:19

This week saw Blackberry’s struggle in the country extended to numerous other countries, causing the makers of Blackberry to take quick steps to ensure service in all countries.  In news closer to home, Nokia has started  distributing  free mobile phones to five different villages in U.P. R more »
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One for the Mahatma, one for Mrs Mahatma»

churumuri on 2010-08-08 07:15:58

Karnataka Congress president R.V. Deshpande enjoys the comforting shade provided by party courtiers during the Bangalore-Bellary pada yatra, at Hangal in Chitradurga district, on Saturday. Photograph: Karnataka Photo News Also read: Why you never saw Gandhi do all this—Part I Another un-Gandhi more »
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Google Wave - Going, Going, Gone»

WATBlog.com - Web, Advertising and Technology Blog on 2010-08-06 04:50:27

Google has finally decided to wave away one of its biggest investments-Google Wave. The news posted on the company’s official blog said that Google would cease to develop Wave as a standalone product because of lack of User adoption. It will however, continue to use the technology in other Goo more »
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BCE reports 2010 second quarter results»

IndianWeb2.com - Web 2.0 and Technology Startup Ne on 2010-08-05 03:30:56

BCE reports 2010 second quarter results PR Newswire — August 5, 2010 This news release contains forward-looking statements. For a description of the related risk factors and assumptions please see the section entitled “Caution Concerning Forward-Looking Statements” later in this re more »
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Event Update - 3rd Financial Inclusion & Digital Payment Conference»

WATBlog.com - Web, Advertising and Technology Blog on 2010-08-04 10:30:37

Recently, PayPal were in the news for withdrawing their electronic withdrawal service for Indian users due to problems with the regulating body. Though it was restored quickly, digital payments in India still struggle with problems and has a huge scope to improve and grow. This is precisely the reas more »
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News Roundup: Zapak Partners with 6Games, RCom: Universal Music»

pluGGd.in on 2010-08-04 07:46:26

Zapak has partnered with Hong Kong based 6Games to bring latter's social games to the Indian market. Zapak will bring all 6waves' games, including Mall World which has attracted over 5 million users globally, to the Indian users. RCom: Universal Music Partnership Reliance Communications on Wedne more »
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A bit of hot sun heading our way»

The Scientific Indian on 2010-08-03 07:56:44

Here\'s the NASA briefing. And a video:\n\n\n\nSaw a couple of news sites deciding to headline this variously as: Sun unleashes stuff on earth, Sun declares war on earth (ok, I made that up), etc. If these headlines are indications of our self-importance, then we can surmise that the work of Coperni more »
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Surely, she isn't playing Solitaire at a traffic light»

churumuri on 2010-08-02 16:28:34

Autorickshaws in the air disallow passengers from opening their laptops and other electronic gadgets until the seatbelt sign has been switched off. Pilots of planes on the ground, however, do not mind as a young girl logs in, on Hosur road in Bangalore on Monday. Photograph: Karnataka Photo News Fil more »
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The wave that 160,000 cusecs of water creates»

churumuri on 2010-07-29 13:16:32

Water gushes out of the Narayanapura dam in Yadgir district, whipping up a sinusoidal wave, after authorities opened 15 sluice gates on Thursday following copious rain. The water level in the dam stands at 490.90 metres, just a couple of metres short of the maximum. Photograph: Karnataka Photo News more »
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/C O R R E C T I O N — The Oaks Virtual Academy/»

IndianWeb2.com - Web 2.0 and Technology Startup Ne on 2010-07-27 18:19:51

/C O R R E C T I O N — The Oaks Virtual Academy/ PR Newswire — July 27, 2010 In the news release, “‘America’s Newest Christian Junior and Senior High School, The Oaks Virtual Academy, Provides an Alternative for Those Middle and High School Students Whose Needs Are Not more »
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Cardo's scala rider(R) G4(TM) Named to ‘Dealer News' 50 Dealer-Favorite Products»

IndianWeb2.com - Web 2.0 and Technology Startup Ne on 2010-07-27 09:45:08

Cardo’s scala rider� G4(TM) Named to ‘Dealer News’ 50 Dealer-Favorite Products Top 100 US Dealers Recommend G4(TM) Bluetooth� Motorcycle Communication System for Long Range Communication and Great Sound Quality PR Newswire — July 27, 2010 PITTSBURGH,July 27/PRNewswire/ &# more »
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Discover by Cooliris Delivers Fast and Fluid Experience for Knowledge Discovery on iPad»

IndianWeb2.com - Web 2.0 and Technology Startup Ne on 2010-07-26 20:30:06

Discover by Cooliris Delivers Fast and Fluid Experience for Knowledge Discovery on iPad Immersive Magazine-Style Interface Creates a Delightful New Way to Discover Wikipedia PR Newswire — July 27, 2010 PALO ALTO, Calif., July 27 /PRNewswire/ – News Facts Cooliris, innovator of the fastes more »
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/C O R R E C T I O N — DemandTec, Inc./»

IndianWeb2.com - Web 2.0 and Technology Startup Ne on 2010-07-26 09:42:24

/C O R R E C T I O N — DemandTec, Inc./ PR Newswire — July 26, 2010 In the news release, Wendy’s International Subscribes to DemandTec Analytical Services and Insights, issued 26-Jul-2010 by DemandTec, Inc. over PR Newswire, we are advised by the company that the headline should re more »
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A slightly horizontal start to a vertical movement»

churumuri on 2010-07-25 15:02:47

Congress worker Pampakavi Belagali, who collapsed at the launch of the party’s Bangalore to Bellary padayatra, being carried to the hospital by co-workers, in Bangalore on Sunday. Photograph: Karnataka Photo News Filed under: Issues and Ideas, Kannada & Karnataka, Mysore-Bangalore Tagged: more »
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Nexus One - That's All Folks [Post Mortem]»

pluGGd.in on 2010-07-22 03:36:49

We all know of the latest news that the Nexus One is officially no longer to be sold by Google. Its been about a fortnight since I started using the Nexus one. Those two statements while related, are not indicative to the fact that the phone is an absolute pleasure to use. Let me start [...]\n\n\nRe more »
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Why I\'m Cutting Back My Dr. Reddy\'s Position»

India Stocks News and Analysis from Seeking Alpha on 2010-07-21 14:56:50

Trader Mark submits:I cannot find any specific news on Dr. Reddy\'s Laboratories (RDY) and it was not down a material amount in India overnight, so I am not sure why it is being hit so hard in the U.S.Whatever the case, in the past two sessions it has weakened considerably and if it closes where more »
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Xelf - Online Book Rental Service from Kolkata»

pluGGd.in on 2010-07-20 23:04:50

Kolkata has been in tech news for the wrong reasons recently; apparently a call-center based virus-phone scam was unfolded by international police over there. But then not everything is bad when it comes to tech scenario emanating out of the Bong city. At least from online startup point of view. Xel more »
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HDFC Bank: Another Solid Quarter»

India Stocks News and Analysis from Seeking Alpha on 2010-07-20 10:22:16

Trader Mark submits:First a few quick words on earnings season. We\'re just over a week into it and "sell the news" is dominating.Monday evening we had IBM (IBM) and Texas Instruments (TXN). IBM is doing fine on the bottom line but the top line is struggling. This is not really an Americ more »
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News: Micromax forays into Bangladesh (Rural India Drives 80% Sales), ibibo to Launch E-Serial»

pluGGd.in on 2010-07-18 22:51:23

Micromax will launch its phone in Bangladesh, ranging from 2,000 BDT (Bangladesh taka) to 16,000 BDT (1 BDT = 0.7 INR). These include feature-rich mobile phones, ranging from 30-day long battery backup, dual sim, qwerty chat-phones, music-touch phones, lifestyle phones and utility phones\n\n\nRelate more »
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