Recap of articles published week ending August 2nd

Social Entrepreneurship

• Social Entrepreneurship – Meet the Inspiring Heroes/Social Entrepreneurs
• Samman Foundation – Bringing structure to the Rickshaw Industry (Rick is an OOH Panel)
• Infant maternal care in India gets the attention of the Gates Foundation ($41mn Fund)
• Social Entrepreneurship – Interview with DesiCrew [Rural BPO] Founder
• Gates Foundation Invests $1mn in CHF to Create Economic Opportunity using Virtual Marketplace
• Funding Social Ventures – What does it take? [Read our coverage of social entrepreneurship]

On Microsoft/Yahoo Search Deal

• Few Questions Before We Say GoodBye to Yahoo! Search
• Yahoo’s Search Experience is Great, But ‘Powered by Bing’ will be an Awesome one – Carol Bartz
• The Yahoo – Microsoft Search Deal, Yahoo Loses Another Battle| And War! And Everything Else!

India Online

• Indian Urban School Kids Are Digital Natives
• Congrats #Rakhi for Entry Into Twitter’s Trending Topic (You just made us feel #stupid)
• @Infosys Closes a Deal on Twitter..Twitter is surely going mainstream

Indian Telecom Industry/Mobile

• WiMAX Opportunities in India – Time we stop going gaga over 3G?
• 3G Story gets a new twist – DoT recommends only 4 Operators
• Mobile Number Portability in India – Post-paid users most likely to switch
• National Mobile Phone Directory Service Approved by Indian Government – Times, they are a changing!
• India overtakes China in Mobile Internet Browsing [Opera Report]
• DoT to Monitor Inflated Telecom Subscription Numbers

Funding Related/India Business

• Matrix India and Omidyar Network Invest in Quikr, Classifieds Site
• UK Based 2Ergo Acquires ActiveMedia, Mobile Marketing and VAS Provider
• InfoEdge Quarterly Result Analysis – Fall in Sales..Hari Sadu is Back

Social Media

• How not to reach out to Bloggers
• Why People Use Twitter?
• Twitter homepage redesigned for search

Technology

• Water Powered Auto Rickshaw [Innovation]
• A mosquito ringtone for your mobile : adult-proof your ringtone [Innovation]
• Of Loyalty Points and Whether Brands should expect Customers to be a ‘Loyal’ Dog?