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- Digital Music To Account For 40% Of Sales By 2012
Fueled by broadband, demand for single-track downloads, piracy, expanding music catalogues and the burgeoning market for music downloads to mobile phones, digital music sales will represent an impressive 40% of all music purchased worldwide by 2012 according to this report from In-Stat. Digital sales of music represented 10% of the total worldwide music market in [...]
Sat, 12 Apr 2008 13:35:16 +0000 - CFP - mSociety 2008
Mobile Society refers to the emerging trends of the collective life on earth driven by the technology of networked mobile phones and other mobile devices. These technologies and their fast and wide adoption are influencing the way we live in society, the way we run businesses and the way we are as an individual. The First [...]
Sat, 12 Apr 2008 13:06:15 +0000 - Cars Go Online
Car sales in India grew 12% to 12 lakh i n 2007-08, up from 10.7 lakh the previous year, according to the Society of Automobile Manufacturers. The industry is expected to grow a further 12-13% this year as well. Of this number, it is estimated that almost 12-15% research cars on the internet before buying them. [...]
Sat, 12 Apr 2008 08:01:53 +0000 - DealTracker - Percept Group Raises Funding
Percept Ltd, a company with presence in advertising, media, film production and celebrity management, has landed Rs 60-65 crore funding from a host of private equity firms such as Indivision Capital, JPMorgan and Passport Capital, according to VC Circle. While the stake sold is not known, this is the first round of institutional funding for the [...]
Fri, 11 Apr 2008 18:03:39 +0000 - DealTracker - mKhoj Raises $7.1 Million From Kleiner Perkins, Sherpalo
Mobile advertising company mKhoj has landed Series A investment of $7.1 million from Kleiner Perkins, Caufield & Byers and Sherpalo Ventures according to VCCircle. Founded by Naveen Tewari in 2006, mKhoj is a mobile advertising network, which serves ads on mobile phones, and includes Reebok, Barclays, Network18, etc. among its clients. mKhoj had earlier received $0.5 million [...]
Fri, 11 Apr 2008 17:54:32 +0000 - Google Partners To Track Refugee Movements
Google has teamed up with the United Nations to track refugee movements around the globe, using its Google Earth program to display satellite images with additional information about refugees overlaid on the geographic detail. This project will aid humanitarian work and highlight the plight of millions who have fled their homes from violence and hardship, the [...]
Fri, 11 Apr 2008 17:45:17 +0000 - The Top 10 Made Up Words of Web 3.0
You won’t find these in Wikipedia. But someone had to write them down. Inspired by Web jargon and making their first appearence on Twitter, I give you the Top 10 made up words of Web 3.0. Expect to see them in vogue soon, but till then, you can have a good laugh Share This
Fri, 11 Apr 2008 17:31:45 +0000 - Launched - SilverInnings.com
People for Social Cause, an NGO (non-governmental organisation), has launched SilverInnings.com, a website dedicated to the needs of elderly people. According to Silver Innings, the website will host sections on health and medical issues, finance and investments, law, leisure activities and hobbies, help line and counselling services and a directory of old age homes and [...]
Fri, 11 Apr 2008 16:57:16 +0000 - Next Time You Want To Watch A Movie, Call Google
In an effort to reach out to users who do not have access to the Internet for queries, Google has launched its voice search service in India, that allows phone users to seek information on neighbourhood stories, movie timings and restaurants. The fully automated voice search—using a voice algorithm the company has built locally—was unveiled last [...]
Fri, 11 Apr 2008 13:20:22 +0000 - RCom Launches Educational Portal “Exam Guru” On The Mobile
Reliance Communications has launched an educational portal called ‘Exam Guru’ on the mobile platform that will provide information on exam results, college admissions, exam schedules, admission deadlines, mock tests and tips for bettering performance. The portal, presented as an interactive voice response-based service also contains a list of top universities, colleges, secondary education boards and career [...]
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