The ‘what’s Doordarshan?’ Generation

Filed Under (Ventures) by Admin on 30-04-2011

Business Standard has an interview with Dheeraj Sinha, regional planning director, Bates 141 and author of Consumer India: Inside the Indian Mind and Wallet. In his book, Sinha puts Indian consumers into three segments: partition generation, transition generation and no-strings generation, and gives an account of what marketers and advertisers need to keep in mind to draw the attention of each of

Should The New York Times Be Carrying Techcrunch Stories?

Filed Under (Silicon Valley) by Admin on 30-04-2011

The New York Times has an ethics policy that bars its reporters from investing in companies in their beat coverage. So why is it publishing Techcrunch headlines?

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App Watch: Apps for the Royal Wedding

Filed Under (Wall Street) by Admin on 29-04-2011

Smartphone apps that deliver news about the royal wedding? These might not be the sort of apps that you’ll use for months, but they’re a booming business these days.

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How To Untether Your Business And Work Anywhere

Filed Under (Small Business) by Admin on 29-04-2011

It is almost strange in these days of wide spread smart phone adoption that we are talking about this because some days, it seems to me everyone is ‘mobile’. Yet, judging from the questions and comments we receive, I am proved wrong and so I’d like to share some thoughts on how I made gradual [...]

Bullshit: Arrington Claims Relationships Are Bigger Problem Than Money

Filed Under (Silicon Valley) by Admin on 29-04-2011

Mike Arrington, the Techcrunch editor who was forced to disclose his investments by Kara Swisher, Editor of All Things Digital, is trying to prove that relationships are a larger problem than money in reporting.

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Is RIM Ready to Show New BlackBerrys?

Filed Under (Wall Street) by Admin on 28-04-2011

Research In Motion will host its annual BlackBerry World conference next week and Wall Street is hoping the company will show off some new BlackBerry smartphones.

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How Should Professional and Personal Social Media Presences Differ?

Filed Under (Small Business) by Admin on 28-04-2011

Wake up! Its 2011 If youre a professional in any field, you need to be doing social media. If you arent connected, the world is completely blind to you. But there is an inherent problem with maintaining a professional social media presence, and it stems from social networkings humble beginnings. Most people began doing [...]

Techcrunch Editor Discloses Investments, Admits To Conflicts Of Interests

Filed Under (Silicon Valley) by Admin on 28-04-2011

Mike Arrington, editor and founder of Techcrunch, an AOL company, today disclosed his investments in some high profile startups.

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Visa Backs Jack Dorsey’s Square

Filed Under (Wall Street) by Admin on 27-04-2011

Square, the San Francisco start-up that lets anyone accept credit card payments through mobile devices, on Wednesday announced it had received an undisclosed strategic investment amount from Visa, the No. 1 credit card company.

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Is There A Future For HyperLocal Media? Guardian Shuts Sites; AOL Recruiting 8K Bloggers…

Filed Under (Silicon Valley) by Admin on 27-04-2011

Local is the new frontier. Local ads, deals, and services represent a massive business opportunity for the Internet giants and media companies.

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