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Saturday, July 14, 2012

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From Pluggd.in Forum: Stop Inserting "Dear" in Emails

A research by Temple University Fox School of Business professor suggests (or is rather a QED) that consumers' response to personalized greetings ranged from very negative to, at best, neutral. Overall, 95 percent of customers responded negatively when an email ad greeted them by name.

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Court lifts ban on 200 SMS/day cap

We are, therefore, of the opinion that the impugned provision (of Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) insofar as it covers non-UCCs (Unrestricted Unsolicited Commercial Communications) SMS in the present form as it exists, infringes the freedom of speech of the citizens.

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List: Educational Tablets in India [Price, Specification Compared]

Education is going to be more interactive, as the dream that of a owning a tablet which was once viewed as a corporate tool by school children has come to an end. The launch of World's cheapest tablet for just Rs.1900 has reached India with a major revolution in the Indian Education sector. Indian Government and Companies are investing in technology-rich environments to boost student achievement and to confer an internationally competitive advantage for students with the help of new Tablet PC Education. Here is the list of educational tablets in India, with details on spec/pricing (if we have missed any, please let us know): Aakash Tablet: Ranked as the world's cheapest tablet, Datawind has launched the tablet at an unbelievable price of $35 (around Rs. 1900) for students and Rs. 2999 for non-students. The Tablet comes with a 7" resistive touch display, GPRS and Wi-Fi enabled network along with an external option to use 3g dongle, two usb 2.0 ports integrated with a256 MB ram and 700 MHz Processor with HD Video Co Processor. The tablet runs on an Android 2. The device has two audio jacks. The device has a very good display and supports all the major ...

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InMobi acquires San Francisco based MMTG Labs

For InMobi, this could be a two-fold strategy – one being access to app (re)publishers and importantly, distribution for SmartPay, its payment service.

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Open Data : What is Open Data [Part 1]

One of the key factors driving this participative thought process arises from various administrational self realizations, the chief two being the realization that government cannot do everything by itself and that fostering innovation would benefit the economy as a whole.

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Explained: Service Tax Vs TDS for Startups/SMEs [Whiteboard Friday]

Also an example so you know what taxes you have already paid and what you responsible for. Service Tax & TDS are the most that people confuse. This video aims to clarify the differences between the two taxes with an example of invoice and tax paid.

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Shankar Mahadevan launches MOBisur, Digital Talent hunt with Hungama Digital Media Entertainment
The Lost Decade of Human Resource Innovation Or What Could Have Been
gazeMetrix uses computer vision technology to measure brand presence in TV streams/online videos
Ecommerce : India vs. China & Why $600mn VC money is still not enough!
IRCTC Transaction Data: NetBanking/Debit cards drove 55% of transactions [June 2012]

Announcing UnPluggd

We're excited to announce the next edition of UnPluggd, India's biggest startup event.
Date: July 7, 2012 [in Bangalore].
More here.

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Friday, July 13, 2012

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The Lost Decade of Human Resource Innovation Or What Could Have Been

When someone's decided they want to earn intangibles that you cannot provide, its best to be supportive and let go, rather than try and induce them to stay on, or worse, use fear!

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gazeMetrix uses computer vision technology to measure brand presence in TV streams/online videos

The best case scenario being a sporting event, where gazeMetrix's software can measure the visibility of a brand, which is to say it looks at the feed of the event and tracks the logos.

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Ecommerce : India vs. China & Why $600mn VC money is still not enough!

E-commerce has been a hot area in VC industry and around 36 Indian E-retailing companies have received VC funding of over 600 Mn USD in past few years.

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IRCTC Transaction Data: NetBanking/Debit cards drove 55% of transactions [June 2012]

29% failure rate in netbanking/debit card transactions. SBI ruled the transaction chart with 77.81% successful transaction rate, followed by IndusIND, SBI Associates, Federal bank, ICICI and HDFC.

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VacationLabs enables tour operators to accept online booking and payments

Beginning with the basics, service is aimed at the operator who will be using it to customize as per his requirements. With customizations to manage features like the amount payment or minimum number of days among a host of others options.

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Micromax launches Solar Phone, X259 [charge your phone using solar energy]

The Micromax X259 Solar Phone priced at Rs. 2499/-, it is the company's first solar phone and comes with a solar panel technology through which the phone automatically gets charged through solar power on exposure to sunlight.

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India Internet Roundup: Vuclip launches mobile video platform for women, Makemytrip.com Launches Android & iPhone app

The portal is targeted towards the new age women who are independent, tech savvy and full of life. It derives content from almost 30 content providers in India and globally.

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SupportBee – The helpdesk software that simplifies the support service business
I&B Ministry takes Facebook page route to promote community radio in India
Cofounderly: A social network for co-founders
Review: iXiGo Travel Planner
Host video conferences, organize webinars using UniRow

Announcing UnPluggd

We're excited to announce the next edition of UnPluggd, India's biggest startup event.
Date: July 7, 2012 [in Bangalore].
More here.

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