Here is a quick recap of the weekly (July 2nd- July 7th) buzz in the India Internet landscape. To get the daily buzz, jump to Buzz.pluGGd.in
Internet Buzz this week:
- OneIndia launches OneBookmarks, the regional bookmarking service
- NDTV Plans Lifestyle, Entertainment, Hindi And Mobile Portals
- Zoho launches apps for facebook and iPhone
- OpenSourceDeal – The big deal for Open Source crazy nerds in India
- People2Meet – an interesting concept in People search Engine
- Reliance’s Chintee – A search engine or Local deals engine?
- Yureeka.com launched to help users prepare income tax returns online
- Bharatstudent.com Highest Ranked Indian Social Networking Site-
- NDTVJobs.com launches online referral rewards program
- China to beat India’s popularity (in outsourcing)
- Marathi portal Maayboli.com wins 2007 BMM achievement award
- Calling all ye bathroom singers – FILMY announces its first reality show, Bathroom Singer
- MIH India Acquires 20 Percent Stake In ACL Wireless For $12.5 Million
- 35% of Indian netizens blog compared to 75% of Chinese netizens
- Zapak creates special zone for Formula 1 enthusiasts
- 24x7guru.com launched to help students assess their academic progress
- Guruji launches “Search and Win” contest
- Bharatmatrimony Launches Personal Loans Site Loanwala.com
- Hutch, Moneycontrol.com team up – Offer stock market advice for a fee
- Burrp! Launches its Hyderabad edition
- MagicBricks claims to receive over 18 million page-views a month
- “Jobs” of a PM
- Interview with Shaliesh Mehta, Founder of OnYoMo
- Interview with Harikrishnan, Senior Editor OneIndia/OneBookmarks
- Permission Marketing and the new Mobile Advertising Mantra in India
Mobile Buzz
- ARPU levels fall below Rs. 200/. Sustainable?
- Indians Asia’s Top Music Video Watchers, Mobile Music Hits A High Note
- Hungama Mobile flags off Bollywood Express (on mobile)
- 3G Critical For Broadband Adoption In India
- 9% of mobile web accesses come from India
- Telecom subscriber base at 218 million
- Unsolicited SMS will invite Rs 500 penalty
- Spice Communications raises Rs 528 crore via IPO
- NEA-IndoUS Ventures Raises $189 Million For Investment In India
- Mobile phone calls within buildings account for 60% traffic
- Nokia Maploader adds Indian mobile maps
Other stories
- Disney’s Hungama TV To Simulcast Show On Mobile And TV
- Companies log on to social networking gaming
- Karnataka Post Offices To Sell Air Deccan Tickets
- Maharishi Group’s Picasso To Invest $9 Mln In Animation Education, Production
- How are brands responding to user generated content?
- [Filmy] channel launches Bathroomsingers.in, a site to promote their reality show (hunt for an untrained singer who can capture the hearts of millions with the unique combination of singing and the entertainment quotient or ‘jhaag’)
tags: oneindia, onebookmarks, ndtv, zoho, opensourcedeal, people2meet, chintee, yureeka, bharatstudent, ndtvjobs, maayboli, bathroomsingers, mih, zapak, 24*7guru, guruji.com, bharatmatrimony, burrp, magicbricks, onyomo, mobile india, hungama, airdeccan, spice, maploader, filmy, picasso
