Recap of articles published week ending Feb 8th ( [*] represents the quality of discussion in the post )
Startups
- Bitequest – Foodie Destination for NCR Region [*]
- IdeaObject – SaaS based Healthcare product [*]
- 100Floors – Real Estate Marketplace [*]
- Indipepal – Converging Content and Social Networking
- Webaroo morphs into SMSGupshup..to move office to India
Tech
- Orkut vs. Facebook in India : 2008 Traffic Stats
- Banner Ad Rates for IRCTC..Rs. 5.2 Bn transacted in January [**]
- Google integrates Voice Recognition in Local Search [**]
- Why Sat Nav(s) are not for Indian consumers? [***]
- WiMAX player Telsima lapped up? Few questions.. [**]
- Mobile Advertising standing up to its hype?
- $10 Laptop is a Storage Device..[Shhh..ame] [**]
- NASSCOM Innovation Award 2008
- Komli’s iResearchPanel – Downloadable tool that records your browsing behavior
- MTNL’s 3G (Commercial) Launched, Affle ‘partners with Idea/Spice
Investments
- Helion Ventures Invests in Getit Yellow Pages
- $5million for an online firm with no presence – Astro Group Buys 50% stake in Mogae Digital
Misc
- Slowdown Impact: 5 Lakh Jobs Lost, 65% drop in Truck Sales, Fund Raising dips..and more
- Tata Nano – Launch on March 3rd
- Web18’s IPO Filing @ Nasdaq, to Launch Local Search, Flattening In.com Traffic
- Rent clothes from Big Bazaar.. Will it Fly? [***]
- Upcoming Tech/Startup Events [Feb 2009]
Fun
- KaamSutra – Startup that tells you the best positions (available) [Friday Fun]
Ashish Sinha