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Nokia to paint Jet Airways, cars, taxis and buses with Lumia colors

Wed, 14 Dec 2011 14:34:05 +0530

Nokia to paint Jet Airways, cars, taxis and buses with Lumia colors:

Whoa! It was a known fact that Nokia is betting big on its Lumia Handsets to regain its foothold in India but this is simply crazy.

ETnow had aired an interview with Flipkart co-founder - Sachin...

Thu, 01 Dec 2011 10:36:05 +0530

ETnow had aired an interview with Flipkart co-founder - Sachin Bansal in its Starting up program this week. While the majority of the information in this 13min long video is widely known, there were few bits of information which I found quite interesting:

Flipkart was initially meant to be a comparison engine but back then there were not a lot of e-commerce companies to compare.
Flipkart started with a consignment model but today 80% of the deliveries happen through warehouses.
Books has 20% profit margin which is much higher than other products. Hence they started with books.
Books now contribute to 50% of Flipkart’s revenue followed by Electronics.
Flipkart currently has 1.5 million customers with 70% repeat rate.
Digital Music Store launching in the next couple of months. It will offer streaming music as well as paid downloads.
The company is expected to surpass 500 Crore Revenue by March 2012.

davemorin: 46 seconds on life from Steve Jobs.

Thu, 01 Dec 2011 10:16:05 +0530

davemorin:

46 seconds on life from Steve Jobs.

Amazing 4D projections and deadmau5 Music to celebrate the...

Wed, 30 Nov 2011 09:51:05 +0530

Amazing 4D projections and deadmau5 Music to celebrate the launch of the Nokia Lumia 800 in UK.

Wish something similar happened in India as well :D

So Wikipedia has started using local currencies for donations...

Fri, 25 Nov 2011 12:16:00 +0530

So Wikipedia has started using local currencies for donations now? Interesting!

"Advertising from electronic retailing portals surged 228% on television, 78% in print and 797% on..."

Wed, 23 Nov 2011 12:15:06 +0530

“Advertising from electronic retailing portals surged 228% on television, 78% in print and 797% on radio compared to the same period last year”

- - Desi online retailers unleash ad blitzkrieg

Simply Wow! Further Flipkart has apparently marked Rs 100 crore as its advertising budget.

"Success depends on what the brands wanted out of the tie-up. If their objective was to get on to the..."

Tue, 22 Nov 2011 13:54:06 +0530

“Success depends on what the brands wanted out of the tie-up. If their objective was to get on to the entertainment space, then they have achieved it well. If their objective was to generate brand recall and create brand visibility, then they have failed miserably”

- Was Ra.One an advertiser’s dream or a cluttered nightmare for brands?

Double decker buses to hit Bangalore roads again!

Sat, 19 Nov 2011 14:30:06 +0530

Double decker buses to hit Bangalore roads again!:

Awesome!

"According to the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE), there was a 10% increase in..."

Fri, 18 Nov 2011 15:16:06 +0530

“According to the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE), there was a 10% increase in the number of students accepted to read physics by the university admissons services between 2008-09, when The Big Bang Theory was first broadcast in the UK, and 2010-11. Numbers currently stand at 3,672. Applications for physics courses at university are also up more than 17% on last year”

- Big Bang Theory fuels physics boom

Pretty cool!

WordPress to get Drag & Drop Media Uploader

Thu, 17 Nov 2011 10:34:00 +0530

WordPress to get Drag & Drop Media Uploader:

Finally!!! Image Management on WordPress is such PITA right now!

Its currently available for WordPress.com users but will be available for WordPress.org users from WordPress version 3.3.

The Death Of The Spec

Thu, 17 Nov 2011 10:12:53 +0530

The Death Of The Spec:

MG Siegler on why Kindle Fire will outsell the new Nook Tablet inspite of the latter being a better tablet and why device specs don’t matter anymore.

A nice visualization of tweets throughout the world mentioning...

Tue, 15 Nov 2011 14:37:05 +0530

A nice visualization of tweets throughout the world mentioning *11:11* on 11-11-11.

Dropbox for Teams

Wed, 09 Nov 2011 10:00:05 +0530

Dropbox for Teams:

Pretty sweet! Also it seems to be a decent deal for $795 p.a. for 5 people for 1000GB.

Cancelled TV Shows May Get A Reprieve on YouTube

Thu, 03 Nov 2011 21:15:06 +0530

Cancelled TV Shows May Get A Reprieve on YouTube:

Interesting strategy by Jeff Kwatinetz to pick up cancelled TV shows and create web-only videos. Would love to see if this concept will catch up with other producers as well.

Another question that arises is whether these videos would be region limited or open for all?

"It’s almost seems like Google doesn’t even care what happens to Reader or its community, as niche as..."

Thu, 03 Nov 2011 14:49:00 +0530

“It’s almost seems like Google doesn’t even care what happens to Reader or its community, as niche as that may be. In fact, it’s been rumored that as far as Google is concerned, it would love kill off Reader entirely if it could”

- Sarah Perez from TechCrunch writing about former Google Reader product manager Brian Shih.

Quite sad!

Nice guide to depict where you should post your status update by...

Wed, 02 Nov 2011 17:00:05 +0530

Nice guide to depict where you should post your status update by simplyzesty.

Gmail’s new look looks quite nice. I loved the fact that...

Wed, 02 Nov 2011 09:00:05 +0530

Gmail’s new look looks quite nice.

I loved the fact that Gmail now automatically adapts to fit any screen size. Additionally the new HD themes look simply gorgeous!

So Google Reader has a new look, not that impressive though.

Tue, 01 Nov 2011 11:38:00 +0530

So Google Reader has a new look, not that impressive though.

Reliance wants to revolutionize the Indian tablet market, like it did with its Rs 500 phone!

Tue, 01 Nov 2011 11:00:06 +0530

Reliance wants to revolutionize the Indian tablet market, like it did with its Rs 500 phone!:

The question is whether Mukesh Ambani will be able to pull it off?

Ra.One earnings report

Tue, 01 Nov 2011 10:01:06 +0530

Ra.One earnings report:

So, how much has Ra.One earned in the first five days after Shahrukh Khan’s continued marketing blitzkrieg? Rs 170 crores!!!

This is despite the terrible reviews the movie has got.

How much the movie has grossed till now, you ask? A mind-blowing Rs 302 crores! This includes 40cr for broadcasting rights, 77cr for distribution rights and 15 cr for music rights.

Simply wow!