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ValueFirst Acquires Way2sms and 160by2 in an all cash deal

The transaction is one of the largest acquisitions in the Internet industry in India that makes ValueFirst (as claimed) the largest digital media company in India in terms of revenue as well as the number of users. Read More →

Why and how to read survey reports? [Data, Intuition and Truth]

Because survey reports are a good source to have hypothesis. They may not validate your hypothesis (and you shouldn’t trust survey reports to validate), but they act as a good data point. Read More →

14 Indian students make it to Google Science Fair competition Finals

The Google Science Fair, an online science competition has announced the 90 regional finalists, out of which 14 are from India. Read More →

Google Launches Business Photos in India, 360 degree panoramic view of local businesses

After taking the art galleries online, Google has launched Business Photos in India. As part of Business Photos pilot, Google photographers will take 360-degree panoramic photographs of businesses, with their permission, to highlight the qualities that make their locations stand Read More →

Quikr secures US$ 32 million PE investment, led by Warburg Pincus

Quikr, the internet and mobile based classifieds company has attracted an investment of US$32 million led by Warburg Pincus, a global private equity firm focused on growth investing. Existing investors Matrix Partners India, Norwest Venture Partners and eBay Inc. also Read More →

Survey: Help us understand your usage of cloud computing services

We are conducting a survey to understand your usage of cloud computing services – right from the perceived threats to benefit you have witnessed in adopting cloud based services. Read More →

How to seed your network in standalone mode

In a network business, there is typically no value in the network without users, and users do not show up on an empty network. This becomes especially important in two-sided networks. E.g. AirBnB really serves no value for a Read More →

JustRechargeIt raises funds from Ladderup and a consortium of investors.

JustRechargeIt claims to be India’s first multi-lingual (10 Indian languages) recharge site and services more than a million plus registered mobile customers. Read More →

News Roundup: Nimbuzz to relocate global headquarters to India

The company has also announced a restructuring of its top deck, appointing Indians in key positions earlier held by Dutch nationals. These include the appointment of Vikas Saxena, a former top executive at Aircel, as the CEO of its India Read More →

Exclusive: LetsBuy customers will now be redirected to Flipkart checkout process

Given the timing (Amazon launching in India, Jabong going strong), this is probably the best Flipkart could do. Importantly, this was probably the best way out for folks at Letsbuy too (rather than sink with a sinking ship). Read More →
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