Broadband density in India
March 24th, 2008A recent report says, Read the rest of this entry »
Microsoft’s proposal undervalues us, says Yahoo
March 21st, 2008For those who like to get into the details, check out what Yahoo has filed with the SEC [it can take a while to load, follow exhibit 99.2]. Few points in the document, Read the rest of this entry »
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March 16th, 2008Last Friday (March 14, 2008) exchange4Media held a conclave in Bangalore. The theme was “Digital 2.0″.
For Kannadigas only: What if Google and Ebay merged?
March 1st, 2008These days you have been hearing about GooHoo, MicroHoo etc. But now a question for those who understand Kannada,
Immigration - a touchy issue within India
February 18th, 2008Immigration has been one of my favorite topics since early 1990s. Infact, I was the one who reserved ‘immigration.com‘ domainname and insisted on my friend Rajiv S Khanna to use it!
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February 4th, 2008Few interesting links related to Microsoft’s offer to Yahoo,
- MSFT + YHOO: What Would Microsoft Yahoo Look Like?
- Live Blogging Microsoft’s Bid For Yahoo Call
- Q&A With Microsoft On Proposed Yahoo Purchase: 2+2 = #1
- What Will Microsoft Yahoo Merger Mean for SEO?
- Microsoft/Yahoo merger would have practically no impact on any high-quality Silicon Valley startup: Marc Andreessen
National Anthem in Bangalore theatres
February 3rd, 2008A while ago I had read about movie theatres in India being required to play the National Anthem before the show. As a child growing up I remember it being played “after” the show and doors were being opened only after the completion of the anthem (rightfully so).
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January 30th, 2008The Indian mobile user base is growing at a very impressive rate.
Few basics,
- All latest Handsets “manufactured for” India have atleast 2 local languages enabled
- Number of wireless subscribers has reached 217.14 million (Oct 2007)
- Number of wireless subscribers being added every month is around 8 million
- Opportunities in the Tier II cities are huge
- Mobile VAS services estimated to touch USD 926 mn at the end of 2007 (SMS, Ringtones/CRBT, Voice VAS will continue to be the highest revenue generating services - TRAI) [link]
Happy Republic Day..
January 26th, 2008While we were growing up as kids, I never recall we wishing each other “Happy Republic Day” or “Happy Independence Day”. It is very good to see the euphoria of these two holidays. Since morning there have been so many emails wishing everyone a “Happy Republic Day”. I received this email from my classmate Freddi,
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January 26th, 2008Recently British Prime Minister Gordon Brown [Video] suggested that Sachin Tendulkar might soon be honoured with knighthood, making him the first Indian player to receive the title. That very night all TV channels went gungho about calling India’s favorite cricketer “Sir Sachin Tendulkar”. One of the topics of discussion was “Should India award its civilian awards to foreigners?” It was interesting to see what a British journalist had to say. He doubted if any of our Padmashree awards would have any value in UK. At the same time he said very few Britishers cared about the “Sir” title. Most Indians were not in favor of the govt waiving the import duty on his Ferrari car, he could easily afford to pay the tax.
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