Month: September 2007
TRAI + BSNL + MTNL – Shame of India
If you read this post about National Do Not Call Registry, then you probably think really high about TRAI and the IT Ministry. Its time to paint them in Black & White. TRAI’s intentions are good but is terrible in execution. Well, that’s the fate of most Government organizations in…
Tata Indicom – Dual SIM Phone
Tata Indicom became the first CDMA operator in India to launch Dual SIM Phone – Samsung Duo. The advantage of this is, you can keep your existing GSM connection and BUY a new Tata Indicom Mobile [CDMA] and continue to use both from the convenience of a single handset. Switching…
SeventyMM Movie Downloads + Tier-II City Plans
NetFlix clone in India SeventyMM, plans to expand into Tier-II cities and also offer Movie Downloads. Unclear if Movie Download is for the Indian or the Overseas market to compete with Rajashri and BigFlicks. Mr. Sarkar of SeventyMM said, In terms of growth rates among various entertainment segments, home video…
Info Edge to Network Indian Students
Info Edge India, promoter company of India’s famous job site Naukri is planning to setup an online social network for the Indian students. All the current sites are focused on everything apart from Education and Studies. Hopefully, this new network will complement the existing ones as they plan to launch…
IAMAI Search Marketing Course
IAMAI has taken the initiative to start a Search Engine Marketing course for the first time in India. I am not sure if any of the American Universities have introduced as a part of Business School Curriculum, if not, its not a bad idea at all. IAMAI’s course is spanning…
Essar-BPL Telecom Play + BSNL Expansion
Ruia brothers of Essar are one of the most hostile business partners one can find in India [Modi’s of Spice Telecom rank higher in the worst business partners in India]. They have stuck a deal with Vodafone to safeguard their stake in Hutch-Essar a.k.a Vodafone Essar by getting a price…
Urban Indians hate Telemarketers
5 Million Mobile subscribers in India have registered with the National Do Not Call Registry within the first 5 days. Also 14,000 of the estimated 25,000 telemarketing companies have registered. TRAI Chairman Nripendra Misra said, The fact that over 50 lakh subscribers have registered within five days is proof that…
Zapak GamePlex Opens in Bangalore.
Bangalore / Bengalooru, the test market for Retailers in India has also the become the first choice for online and digital entertainment. Anil Ambani’s privately held company Zapak Digital Entertainment launched its first Gaming Cafe under the brand name Zapak GamePlex at Fraser Town in Bangalore. Model turned actress Pooja…