Weekly Recap – UID, Nokia N8, SAAS Pricing [and more]

Top 5 Articles of the Week ending May 2nd, 2010.

• “I will be proud to lead you wonderful guys into battle anytime, anywhere” – A CEO’s Speech [Inspiration]
  Every Entrepreneur should read this and read it loud to his team.
• To Kill, or Not to Kill [Is it possible?]
  Cuil was the ‘Google Killer’, Wolfram Alpha was also a Google Killer. Now both of them are taking a toned down positioning after the product launch. We hope few startups take more modest approach before announcing their ‘killer spree’ stand.
• Nokia N8,N9..How many phones will Nokia Launch to combat an iPhone?
  Interesting discussion between Nokia fanboys who still believe that selling more phone can make Nokia an ‘Internet’ company.
• Lessons from a DeadPool Startup – (Devver Shutting Shop)
  Basic stuff that startups miss out on.
• Be Prepared for Slow Internet Connection in India for the next few days [Undersea Cable Repair]
  India witnessed slow Internet connection almost entire of last week and cable repair work is now over. If you are still experiencing slow Internet connection, try our tips on Improve Browsing Experience even with slow Internet Connection

Best of Guest Articles

• How SAAS Pricing Plans Have Evolved Over a Period of Time
• How to Price your SaaS Application – The Definitive Guide  
  [Share your insights with PI audience by contributing a guest post. Email : ashish at NextBigWhat.com]

Startups/Entrepreneurship

• Free Tools for Startups – How to Grow without Spending in IT Infrastructure [Cloud 9]
• Orangut- Conference Management System with Submission Room
• Employer Rating/Salary Comparison site, JobeeHive ‘almost’ shuts shop
• MartJack: Multi-Channel Commerce Platform for Retailers
• So you have an idea. Do you start with Product or PoC? [Aardvark Story]
• Lessons from a DeadPool Startup – (Devver Shutting Shop)

India Online

• InfoEdge Q4 Results – Growth is Back
• Nokia Mobile Money Project gets approval from RBI
• UID Project gets a new name and logo- Aadhaar Project
• Defamatory post in Orkut, Google fined 8.5K USD in Brazil
• 50 Million Views of YouTube’s IPL Channel..No Profanity Filter? Only 55 views for the final match?
• Convert Web site from one script to another – Google India Launches Script Convertor
• Domain names in 7 Indian Languages – Hindi, Bangla, Punjabi, Urdu, Tamil, Telugu and Gujarati
• Salesforce India grows 40%, Ebay Introduces Guarantees Refund [and more]s

Mobile

• Alcatel Launches ICE3 Mobile in India
• Vodafone to Launch the Cheapest Mobile Handset in India – Rs.700
• Radio Mirchi on Airtel – Mobile Radio will be a Reality soon [and more]

Technology

• Within 6 months of launch, Windows 7 has captured 10% of PC Market Share
• OMG! Facebook ‘Like’ Button Integration has PR Flowing in
• SEO Tips – How to use Google to your advantage [Free Marketing Tips for startups]
• WordPress as Lead Generation Engine – How to Integrate WordPress and Salesforce
• WordPress 3.0 is Twitter Friendly [You get your own/branded short url]
• Of Jack Dorsey and his fascination for courier service – Mastering the VC Game [Book Review]
• Acquisition Roundup: Apple: Siri, HP:Palm, DST:ICQ, Google:LabPixies

Market Reports

• Search Generates 21% of Page Views on the Web [Study]
• Apple iPhone is the #3 device used by Opera Mini users worldwide [Report]

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