Weekly Recap – Articles to Read

Recap of articles published week ending April 5th, 2009.

Must Read:

• Substitutes vs. Alternatives – Understand your Competition Better
• Twitter India Audience Profile – Numbers you should Know
• India Online Report –47mn User Base ( 6% Drop in Internet users), Cyber cafe user base shrinks
• PC Shipment in India drops by 22% – A look at Market Share

Startups/Funding etc

• Infomedia 18 Acquires Burrp [Finally and Formally]
• Shopnics – Compare Gadget Price [Visually]
• NetworkPlay to monetize LinkedIn’s India Traffic
• Google Ventures : Startups, will you approach them?

Misc

• 3G in India – Gloomy subscription numbers from BSNL and MTNL
• April Fool Pranks – India Leads the Search [But Why?]
• Twitter has a Business Plan [Weekend Fun]
• Gmail adds support for Indian Languages – Send Email in Local Languages
• Big Bazaar vs. Big Bazar – What’s in a name?

There are interesting discussions @ startup forum and interesting opportunities awaits you @ startup jobs section.