Weekly Recap (Sep 7th-14th)

Few interesting stories from the last week (Sep 7th-14th)

Most Debated/Commented:

• NEN using PluGGd.in’s Name to Nominate Startups
• Guerilla Marketing : Source code on the Business Card?
• Money Saving Tips for Entrepreneurs (Cash is King)
• Crazy Madcap Innovations : Where are Crazy Indian Thinkers?

Partnerships/Investments

• GPS Navigation: MapMyIndia partners with Ford/GM, SatNav gets into retail chains
• AskLaila powers MSN Cities
• Reliance buys majority stake in Willow TV
• Educomp buys 50% stake in Eurokids

Misc

• Google acquires Korean Blog Platform, TNC
• Tata Launches Global CDN, invests $11.5mn in BitGravity
• BigAdda more user friendly than FaceBook/Orkut?
• Minekey mines Social Opinions – Revamps as Destination Site (for opinions)

Telecom

• Bharti launches 200 crores fund to promote innovation in telecom
• Consumer Policy gets tougher for Internet and SMS ads
• 3G Auction Begins : BSNL Launches 3G Service in Pune
• Nokia to launch OVI (Finally!) – will start with Mobisodes