The conniving internet industry does not believe in sharing the content of any contracts made in terms of partnerships, acquisitions or cross-marketing deals. This helps internet companies in negotiating pricing with other customers. But Yahoo and Google have taken an unusual step of sharing excerpts of their contract. Critics and market gurus believe the deal [...]

With 3G technology to hit the Indian markets in mid-2009 we have seen a surge of content generation by MVAS providers. Following the trend Apalya Technologies Pvt Ltd, a Hyderabad based mobile TV company, has managed to raise a $ 500,000 (Rs 2 crore) investment.

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has finally got a break as a video game star. We are not joking. Games2Win.com (G2W) has cast the Indian Prime Minister as the lead of its new game ‘Singh is King’. The game is about Manmohan Singh’s adventurous political career.

Social networking has become a norm with everyone who desires to be online. And next in line is the FM radio station Radio City (owned by Music Broadcast Private Limited). The website designed by BC Webwise is christened PlanetRadioCity.com. From music reviews to videos and gig announcements, PlanetRadioCity.com has it all. There is a section [...]

There is good news for people who have booked their iPhone in advance (or are looking forward to do so). Bharati Airtel and Vodafone have announced the launch of the much awaited iPhone on August 22. The phone is supposed to be priced between Rs. 25- 30, 000 in India. While the frenzy for the [...]

After planes and trains its buses now. We are talking about Rediff.com’s newly launched Bus FareSearch. Designed like a search engine the service surely is a boon with millions using roadways to get to their desired destinations.

Digi Mouth has some good news for our Keralite brethren (other than a job confirmation in the Middle East). Now they can connect to fellow Malayalee’s as Malayalam Manorama has launched its matrimonial portal M4Marry.com.

Google has something new for our Southern friends. The new Google News in Tamil is the reason for a wide grin on our South Indian buddies. Targeted at Tamil speaking people in India and overseas this would be the third Google News edition in India, after English and Hindi.

Virtual Marketing India, the parent company of Hungama.com, is targeting entertainment portals for its ad inventory sales business. Hungama is presently busy setting up the media team representing various entertainment portals and coordinating with advertisers.

Music has become an intrinsic part of Indian lifestyle with the introduction of MP3 players in mobile phones. The trend gurus call it “music on the move”. And now it has turned into a battle ground with every mobile vendor and network offering music related features. Even Motorola does not seem far from the race. [...]

Every advertising and marketing guru believes in the power of the word “FREE”. But I guess the word “FREE ” really does not go down well with customers these days (or maybe its lost its charm). I have reached this conclusion after the research papers released by P2P monitor Big Champagne on the Radiohead album [...]

Mobile VAS providers are constantly re-inventing to create novel tools. Bharati Airtel has started talks with eading handset vendors to incorporate its VAS application. Talks at very early stage are on with Nokia to provide Airtel Live as an icon on the phone menus.

Referrals have always worked with millions of users. And in today’s well-networked world referrals can be rewarding for users. RentMine Online has launched a recommendation and search tool which pairs renters and landlords with the help of the online social media.

The government has been taking keen interest in offering convenience to Indian mobile users (or maybe they are making things more complicated). And this time they are resolving (or complicating) the issue of unsolicited calls made to cell phone users by telemarketing operators.

Govt. Grants Mobile Number Portability Finally we have a mobile service that is going put a smile on lot of faces (including mine). Now mobile users unhappy with their service providers can switch to a new operator without changing numbers. So now you, me and many of us will not have to keep changing our [...]