How Many Kindles Does It Take to Top Amazon Sales?

Filed Under (Wall Street) by Admin on 30-11-2009

Amazon.com said Monday that the Kindle is having its best month ever. As always, however, it didn’t say how many sales that amounts to.

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Deal Alert: Motilal Oswal PE to invest Rs.40-Cr in Power Mech Projects

Filed Under (Ventures) by Admin on 30-11-2009

Edited extracts from the Press Release:Motilal Oswal Private Equity (MOPE), via its India Business Excellence Fund, is to invest Rs. 40 crores in Power Mech Projects. Religare Capital Markets acted as the exclusive financial advisors to Power Mech for the deal.Started in 1999, Power Mech is a leading player in the erection, testing and commissioning of Boilers, Turbines and Generators (BTG) for

Stepping Up Your Brand This Christmas Season

Filed Under (Small Business) by Admin on 30-11-2009

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Turkey’s Search Engine And The Backlash Against The Internet’s ‘Wal-Marts’

Filed Under (Silicon Valley) by Admin on 30-11-2009

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A Saturday Post: Media In Crisis: I’m Thankful For Being Here Right Now…

Filed Under (Silicon Valley) by Admin on 29-11-2009

“I’m not sure if we think about society, or that society thinks us,” that’s what I heard Malcolm Muggeridge say, when I was about 10 years old.

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Is Black Friday Moving Online?

Filed Under (Wall Street) by Admin on 28-11-2009

Reporter Stacey Delo visited downtown San Francisco on Black Friday and found that the stores weren’t that busy.

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More Tales Of Internet Disruption…

Filed Under (Silicon Valley) by Admin on 28-11-2009

Irving Wladawsky-Berger, one of IBM’s top strategists, has an interesting post about a panel he moderated: Social Media Implications for Business.

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Black Friday Down, Cyber Monday to Go

Filed Under (Wall Street) by Admin on 27-11-2009

Yes, Black Friday is big, but not everyone is shopping today.

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Publishing industry on an upswing

Filed Under (Ventures) by Admin on 27-11-2009

Businessworld has an article on how the Indian English-language publishing industry is on an upswing.The Indian publishing industry was once a midget on the global stage. Most authors were considered lucky if they racked up sales of 3,000, and a book was declared a bestseller if it hit 10,000. But a new page is being turned. The industry is turning into a force to be reckoned with. The four or

Google, Amazon Likely to Lead Black Friday’s E-Commerce Gains

Filed Under (Wall Street) by Admin on 26-11-2009

Black Friday is expected to kick off a more upbeat e-commerce season this year, but heavyweights Amazon.com, Google and eBay are poised to make the biggest holiday gains, analysts said.

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