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Social Networks Monetization – Unimpressive
Social Networks will have an uphill task monetizing its users’ generated content. According to an estimate by eMarketer, world wide social network ad spending by advertisers will be mere $ 2 bn in 2008 [Google’s Net Profit for one quarter]. Gone are those days of empty promises by Coke sponsoring…
10 Most Popular WAP Sites – Google Leads
According to a study by Opera browser, here are the top 10 websites accessed by Indians using GPRS / WAP. Orkut [ Orkut Mobile – Social Networking Site but the mobile version has limited features but works cool] Google [Search Engine] Yahoo! Mobile [We tried Yahoo! Go Mobile Application and…
Hindustan Times – Migrating from Print to Internet
Times Group was the first to realize the growth of Internet and the influence it will have on the society and impact on its bottom line. Hindustan Times realized it only lately and is venturing into the Web world now. It already has DesiMartini a Web 2.0 company in its…
Online DVD Rental Company War Hots Up
The Online Movie rental business kicked off in India almost 2 years ago and only now the competition seems to be hotting up. Delhi based Moviemart.in has borrowed some lessons from Pizza delivery guys. If your Pizza isn’t at your doorstep in the promised time, you win a freebie. So…
Reliance Communication + Alcatel – Lucent JV
Reliance Communications, India’s largest integrated telecommunications service provider and Alcatel – Lucent have formed a global joint venture. The JV company would foray in the fast growing $ 16 billion Managed Network Services Industry and will cater to telecom operators, both CDMA and GSM, across the globe. The first assignment…
Declining Revenues in Wireless
The Average Revenue Per User has been consistently declining in both the CDMA and GSM Wireless segments in the World’s second largest and cheapest cellular market. Reliance Communications saw a decline in ARPU [Average Revenue Per User] from 375.0 to mere Rs 317 at the end of Fy2008[ March-8]. QoQ…
Bharti Airtel + MTN + TDSAT
Bharti Airtel Chairman Sunil Mittal’s bid for telecom major MTN Group has to contend with some tough negotiations with Lebanon’s former prime minister Najib Mikati, one of the wealthiest men in his country, as well as stiff black economic empowerment policies in South Africa that provide for a major share…
Airtel CEO in London for MTN Bid
Bharti Airtel CEO, Sunil Mittal is in London to arrange finances for the multi-billion dollar African Wireless Safari – MTN group. Bharti has lot of synergy with MTN and the bid makes strategic sense. Bharti could easily transport its low cost business model to the high population, low affordability MTN…