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Chrome Defeats Firefox In The War Of Browsers

by Paul Joseph January 3, 2012 Featured

Despite the reports that Google would have to pay Firefox one billion dollar so that it remains the default search engine, is now on a sway. Yes, grapevine has it that Google’s very own product Chrome has skyrocketed to a 27 percent market share whereas Firefox is on a decline. So no matter how much money Google has to pay Firefox , Google still consumes most of the market share. But amidst this war, we have almost forgotten Safari it seems. The most viable answer to this is Safari is baked into OS X with Mac. The other reason why Chrome rules is that it seemingly fast in terms of rendering as well as high end JavaScript actions. Features such as Chrome Extensions, more tabs options, URL/Search Omnibox and many more has made it outstanding. NetMarketShare statistics also reports that Chrome winded up 2011 with 19 percent share and this graph is ever increasing. While Firefox was standing at 22 percent market share but that is going down. Google however is having quite a tough time with its Android browser when it comes to iOS devices. Google Android seems to be bogged down by Safari but on the other hand Safari fails on the desktop. Google Chrome in this scene has to go a long way. Though its market share is on a high, yet there are some players such as IE who have a static 39 to 52 percent share as visible from Statcounter and NetMarketShare. But these numbers will vanish into thin air if Chrome still continues with its work and moves faster in this marathon. Looking For A Social Media Agency?? – Contact WATConsult – India’s Leading Social Media Agency Most Commented Posts Paypal India Block Leaves IT Guys High & Dry – Need For An Indian Paypal? Wish Us Happy Birthday And WIN Free Customized TShirts from Myntra.com – Domain & Hosting from LimeDomains Be a BIG part of the next BIG thing! Join WAT! Now Women Meow On FM Radio! WATBlog Wins The Best Indian Blog Award 2009! Thanks To Our Readers, Bloggers & Staff!

Tagged as: block-leaves, chrome, desktop, firefox, google android, happy-birthday, hosting, leading-social, paypal-india, social-media

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Refreshingly Different Cell Phone Campaign: Spice Transformer M-5500

by Paul Joseph July 15, 2011 Featured

If you have a phone that does something almost no other phone does, how do you best market it? Well, it does help if a high budget Hollywood film is based around machines that do exactly what your phone does, and S-Mobility (formerly Spice) have struck while the iron is hot! The Spice Transformer M-5500 is a one-of-a-kind device. It can be a regular cell phone with a keypad , or the keypad can come off and it becomes a touch-only device . Here are the noteworthy specs: 2.4-inch QVGA touch-screen display Dual SIM (GSM/GSM) Micro-SD card slot (Supports upto 8GB) 1.3 Megapixel camera Video recording FM transmitter Stereo Speakers 3.5mm stereo jack 950 mAh battery Stand By Time : upto 230 hrs Colours : Red, Yellow and White Priced at Rs. 4,599 it is an attractive low end option. Having an FM Transmitter at this price point is impressive. Not that an FM Transmitter allows you to play your phone’s music on any FM radio, it is different from having an FM Radio in your phone. What is also interesting is the marketing campaign run by S-Mobility to market this phone. They have taken Optimus Prime , one of the main and most recognizable characters from the Transformers series , and used larger than life cutouts of it on billboards. We think innovative campaigns like this will certainly go a long way, given how competitive and flooded the cell phone market is in India. It is extremely easy to get lost in the crowd and having a USP for your device is  a must to ensure that the customer picks your phone against other hundred other devices. Looking For A Social Media Agency?? – Contact WATConsult – India’s Leading Social Media Agency Most Commented Posts Paypal India Block Leaves IT Guys High & Dry – Need For An Indian Paypal? Wish Us Happy Birthday And WIN Free Customized TShirts from Myntra.com – Domain & Hosting from LimeDomains Be a BIG part of the next BIG thing! Join WAT! Now Women Meow On FM Radio! WATBlog Wins The Best Indian Blog Award 2009! Thanks To Our Readers, Bloggers & Staff!

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Union Bank Of India Partners With Payment Gateway ElectraCard

by Paul Joseph July 14, 2011 Featured

Union Bank of India has partnered with ElectraCard , a payment gateway solutions provider, for online transactions. ElectraCard will provide the payment gateway called electraECOMM for facilitating all the online transactions. A payment gateway is a way to process electronic transactions and to provide tools to process payments between customers , businesses , and banks . The company claims the payment gateway electraECOMM to be highly secure , online , real time payment processing solution . It supports all major credit and debit cards from global payment processing networks and multiple currencies. Previously, Union Bank of India was using the services of CCAvenue . CCAvenue is one of the top India-based payment gateways. Its client list includes Future Bazaar , LG Electronics , ShareKhan and Big Cinemas , etc. E-commerce market is growing exponentially in India. Many people use credit cards , debit cards and net banking facilities of various banks for online transactions. Hence, banks need to keep the systems for facilitating these transactions as well as for data security. ElectraCard Services will host the payment gateway and merchant management systems for Union Bank of India from its data centre in Mumbai. Along with electraECOMM, Union Bank of India has also implemented electraSECURE , a solution that will enable safe online transactions. Looking For A Social Media Agency?? – Contact WATConsult – India’s Leading Social Media Agency Most Commented Posts Paypal India Block Leaves IT Guys High & Dry – Need For An Indian Paypal? Wish Us Happy Birthday And WIN Free Customized TShirts from Myntra.com – Domain & Hosting from LimeDomains Be a BIG part of the next BIG thing! Join WAT! Now Women Meow On FM Radio! WATBlog Wins The Best Indian Blog Award 2009! Thanks To Our Readers, Bloggers & Staff!

Tagged as: electracard, electraecomm, hosting, Indian, news, payment-gateway, paypal-india, social, ubi, union-bank, women

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Vdopia’s Develops New .VDO File Format

by Paul Joseph July 8, 2011 Featured

Vdopia , the mobile and online video advertising group has developed a new file format called as .VDO. The development will empower Vdopia with an unbeatable technology. The patent pending file format allows brands to seamlessly run video-enabled ads on the mobile web without Flash or plug-ins. Vdopia recently entered into a marketing agreement for Middle East with IAS Media- Digital , the agreement will help Vdopia aim for a substantial growth in Online and Mobile solution. Advertising in digital media is one segment undergoing rapid innovation. Brands have adopted a highly interactive and consumer focused approach. Similar aggressive initiatives have been implemented by companies like Affle , a strategic mobile media company who recently partnered with eBuddy . The partnership allows Affle an exclusive access to sell eBuddy’s mobile inventory in India. The new format is being considered as a remarkable development which will help the mobile based video advertising industry achieve new levels and re-define the way video ads are presented . The .VDO format would allow advertising with a low-wage video exposure thus allowing it to run seamlessly and parallel to the content being accessed by the user on the mobile. This creates a direct branding opportunity for brands along with an increased interaction for the user. The format is currently available for smartphones such as iPhone, iPad, Blackeberry devices etc, Windows 7 Phone and Symbian are expected to be added later this year. Looking For A Social Media Agency?? – Contact WATConsult – India’s Leading Social Media Agency Most Commented Posts Paypal India Block Leaves IT Guys High & Dry – Need For An Indian Paypal? Wish Us Happy Birthday And WIN Free Customized TShirts from Myntra.com – Domain & Hosting from LimeDomains Be a BIG part of the next BIG thing! Join WAT! Now Women Meow On FM Radio! WATBlog Wins The Best Indian Blog Award 2009! Thanks To Our Readers, Bloggers & Staff!

Tagged as: block-leaves, happy-birthday, hosting, media, mobile, online, radio, user, women

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Stockezy.com Ties Up With Zee Business For A Stock Market Show

by Paul Joseph June 14, 2011 Featured

Stockezy.com , a community site for Indian Stock market investors, has tied up with Zee Business for one of its stock market related shows. The show is ‘D Street Ka Don ‘ which is a weekly show hosted by stock market analyst Mr. Rajesh Tambe. The tie-up will allow users to get programme details and post questions on Stockezy.com which may feature in the show. D Street Ka Don is an interactive programme where the stock market analyst takes queries from viewers during the show and provides appropriate answers and analysis. With the launch of its online avatar on Stockezy, investors will now have the flexibility to submit their specific queries and get advice online even after the show hours. The Stockezy website will even summarize and recap the show’s key highlights that educate and empower the investors on how to analyze the market trends and stocks. Elaborating on this tie-up, Mr. Tushar Makhija, CEO and co-founder, Stockezy said, “We are extremely happy with our partnership with Zee Business for its renowned show ‘D Street Ka Don’. This is a step forward in our vision of facilitating every Indian to invest wisely and take benefit of the Indian stock market. With D Street Ka Don, Stockezy will not only offer an interesting customer experience but also expert advice from Mr Tambe at viewer’s convenience”. The website is designed to connect Indian stock market investors with each other. The site is free to join and allows members to rate stocks , ask questions , create watch lists and manage individual portfolios . In March this year, Dorsey Wright & Associates , an investment advisory firm based in Richmond, acquired 19% stake in Stockezy. Stockezy claims to have 30,000 registered users and 100,000 monthly unique visitors. Looking For A Social Media Agency?? – Contact WATConsult – India’s Leading Social Media Agency Most Commented Posts Paypal India Block Leaves IT Guys High & Dry – Need For An Indian Paypal? Wish Us Happy Birthday And WIN Free Customized TShirts from Myntra.com – Domain & Hosting from LimeDomains Be a BIG part of the next BIG thing! Join WAT! Now Women Meow On FM Radio! WATBlog Wins The Best Indian Blog Award 2009! Thanks To Our Readers, Bloggers & Staff!

Tagged as: block-leaves, business, community site, hosting, Indian, news, radio, social, startups, stock-market, street, tie ups, women, zee business

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PHFI Observes World No Tobacco Day With Launch Of Tobacco Control Website

by Paul Joseph May 31, 2011 Featured

Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI) has launched a website to create an enabling environment for tobacco control in the country. The portal will offer training as well as resources and research on tobacco control. PHFI also launched short term courses on the portal on tobacco control for health care professionals and other stakeholders. The portal was launched under the aegis of project ‘Strengthening Tobacco Control Efforts through Innovative Partnership and Strategies’ or STEPS , which is being implemented in Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat. The portal will have information related to national and international research work , Government documents and related notifications , audio visual content , latest news and events related to tobacco control. Dr. Monika Arora, Head-Tobacco Control and Health Promotion at PHFI says, “ With this new website, PHFI aims to initiate a ‘domain of discourse’ around tobacco control and strengthen tobacco control activities at the district, state and national level. This will provide access to materials on tobacco control in India, international best practices as well as published researches. It will provide an opportunity to highlight case-studies from India that would strengthen the evidence at the grassroots level for tobacco control activities “. The portal will also offer five short term courses for distance learning for full time working professionals. The courses will be of three months duration. These comprise of six to seven units covering major areas; fundamentals of tobacco control , health effects , tobacco control strategies , policies and legislation and tobacco economics related issues worldwide and in India. These courses will offer India specific lectures on tobacco control and prevention to help Indian professionals upgrade their knowledge and equip them with tobacco control skills. These skills in turn can be integrated into their professional practices. “ Globally, 5.4 million people die each year due to tobacco related illnesses. India has a major share in this global burden with more than a million deaths every year. Nearly 30% of cancers in India are related to tobacco use. With the tobacco control efforts going online and becoming India specific, this initiative of PHFI aims to reach the youth who are the most vulnerable to tobacco products “, PHFI said in a press release. This is a good initiative taken by PHFI in favor of tobacco control this shows web is highly useful in spreading the word of mouth. Looking For A Social Media Agency?? – Contact WATConsult – India’s Leading Social Media Agency Most Commented Posts Paypal India Block Leaves IT Guys High & Dry – Need For An Indian Paypal? Wish Us Happy Birthday And WIN Free Customized TShirts from Myntra.com – Domain & Hosting from LimeDomains Be a BIG part of the next BIG thing! Join WAT! Now Women Meow On FM Radio! WATBlog Wins The Best Indian Blog Award 2009! Thanks To Our Readers, Bloggers & Staff!

Tagged as: government, hosting, indian-paypal, news, online courses, online resources, paypal-india, radio, tobacco, tobacco control, tobacco control portal

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Friday Feature: Tantalizing Tweets

by Paul Joseph May 27, 2011 Featured

Welcome to a new feature on WATBlog:  ‘Tantalizing Tweets’ . We are going to give you some light reading to tickle your funny bone. We will compile a list of the funniest tweets of the previous week and the context in which they were written. Harold Camping’s Prediction for May 21st Judgement Day or Rapture @AdamWestBrooks Eugh people on twitter are making # rapture jokes like there’s no tomorrow @TamekaRaymond Breaking News: An Earthquake of 0.0 Magnitude has hit New Zealand. #Rapture @BorowitzReport Judgement Day minister updates prediction: “The World doesn’t end this week. Oprah does. My bad, sry.” @Jesus_M_Christ Oh shit, I need an excuse. APRIL FOOLS!!!!! Bipasha Basu Detained At Airport @mrunmaiy Best of #HeardOnTwt – the only Bomb Indian officials could get their hands on was Bipasha () @amreekandesi Bipasha Basu says she paid Rs 12,000 for excess baggage at the Bombay airport. Got rid of John Abraham pretty cheap. Leapord Enters Hema Malini’s House @Diagoneb “Leopard strays into Hema Malini’s bungalow” -  http://bit.ly/lGYkDc . I guess she must be shooting for Cheetah aur Geeta @BollywoodGandu A leopard has entered Hema Malini’s residence. Maybe he wants a sip of some Kent purified water. Bollywood-Hollywood Mashups @NotSiddCoutto Pirates of the Caribbean ka The End #bollywoodhollywoodmashups @Bluezappa Four wedding and funeral and Baraat #bollywoodhollywoodmashups @NotSiddCoutto Fashion of the Christ #bollywoodhollywoodmashups Karunanidhi’s Daughter Jailed @aarwen Who’s the luckiest man in the world?kanimozhi’s husband (214crore in hand and wife in jail!!) @over_rated It’s like investigating the Corleone family and sending Fredo to jail! Miscellaneous: @OhMyKohli It takes one Amitabh to sell diamonds. It takes 3 Abhisheks to Sell a sim card. What an Idea Sirjee. @diagoneb Google’s Street View starts mapping in B’lore. I hope they don’t get onto Avenue Road ‘cos once you get in, there’s no coming out. Which is your favourite tweet? Did you come across something funnier? Do let us know in the comments below. Have a great weekend! Looking For A Social Media Agency?? – Contact WATConsult – India’s Leading Social Media Agency Most Commented Posts Paypal India Block Leaves IT Guys High & Dry – Need For An Indian Paypal? Wish Us Happy Birthday And WIN Free Customized TShirts from Myntra.com – Domain & Hosting from LimeDomains Be a BIG part of the next BIG thing! Join WAT! Now Women Meow On FM Radio! WATBlog Wins The Best Indian Blog Award 2009! Thanks To Our Readers, Bloggers & Staff!

Tagged as: airport, bipasha airport, bipasha-basu, camping, daughter, happy-birthday, hosting, house, india, indian-paypal, social, street, twitter humour, wedding, women

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BlackBerry Travel App Lands On App World

by Paul Joseph May 20, 2011 Featured

BlackBerry India has launched the BlackBerry Travel App in India. It is said to provide users with an all-in-one integrated tool to plan, book, manage and share travel activities quickly and easily. Some impressive features of the app are push notifications and integration of your flight status updates and travel itineraries into one’s Blackberry Calendar.  It is positioned as an all inclusive app for all your travel needs. Made in collaboration with popular travel application maker: ‘ Worldmate’ . Booking confirmations are sent to one’s email inbox and updated in the Travel app simultaneously. The app also can monitor one’s trip and give suggestions for better alternatives, conflicts in timings and can identify parts you may have forgot. It also features other Worldmate standards like Hotel Bookings , Currency Conversion , Weather Forcasts and Local Search . There also exists a ‘Share’ options where you can inform friends or colleagues of your trip through LinkedIn® or email . The BlackBerry Travel app will be available as a beta download today from the Test Center category on BlackBerry App World™ . The app is free and works on select BlackBerry smartphones running the BlackBerry® 5 OS  or higher . What we find really attractive is the price point . Worldmate products usually retail at $15 a year . Getting it for free is a major boost for the fledgling platform. It also runs on the low end, wildly popular Blackberry Curve 8520 . There’s no reason you shouldn’t give the app a try. Do let us know your experience with it. Looking For A Social Media Agency?? – Contact WATConsult – India’s Leading Social Media Agency Most Commented Posts Paypal India Block Leaves IT Guys High & Dry – Need For An Indian Paypal? Wish Us Happy Birthday And WIN Free Customized TShirts from Myntra.com – Domain & Hosting from LimeDomains Be a BIG part of the next BIG thing! Join WAT! Now Women Meow On FM Radio! WATBlog Wins The Best Indian Blog Award 2009! Thanks To Our Readers, Bloggers & Staff!

Tagged as: app world worldmate, berry-travel, conversion, happy-birthday, hosting, social, tips & tools, travel, trip, women, women-meow

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Langoor plans To Setup R&D Center In India Along With The Launch Of Langoor.Net

by Paul Joseph May 4, 2011 Featured

Langoor.Pvt.Ltd, Australia based web products and service company is planning to setup R&D center with an investment of $225 million in the country. Langoor also plan to launch Langoor.net , a self-service platform for creating website for domain, email, hosting. You can create & manage your own website with easy designs, easy to understand layouts, etc. Announcing the launch of Langoor.net, Ruchir Punjabi, Founder and Managing Director of Langoor ( www.Langoor.com.au ) said, “India is a very attractive market, the potential of web services and product is just exploding. Following are some of the steps you need to keep in mind while creating your website: You need to sign up at Langoor.net You need to decide a suitable name for the website Drag and drop Interface Add content and publish Langoor.net offers few features which can be very useful such as the use of drag and drop interface, in-line editing where you get to edit the content on the same place without going to text box, Instant display of output, Internal feature and theme store , one click install feature, etc. Langoor is also plans to launch Langoor.mobi , a website creation and management platform  and Langoor.IT, deals into technical website business. Check the Winners Of WATAwards Here Most Commented Posts Paypal India Block Leaves IT Guys High & Dry – Need For An Indian Paypal? Wish Us Happy Birthday And WIN Free Customized TShirts from Myntra.com – Domain & Hosting from LimeDomains Be a BIG part of the next BIG thing! Join WAT! Now Women Meow On FM Radio! WATBlog Wins The Best Indian Blog Award 2009! Thanks To Our Readers, Bloggers & Staff!

Tagged as: australia, funding, happy-birthday, hosting, Indian, langoor.mobi, langoor.pvt.ltd, web product, winners, women-meow

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Now Play Antakshari Online

by Paul Joseph May 1, 2011 Featured

One needs no further introduction when you talk about ‘Antakshari’. It is now reported that Antakshari can be played on internet too, by visiting www.Antakshari.TV .  The launch is a start-up in the India entertainment space,  Silicon Valley, California. Earlier, there were few games available on internet which did not allow the users to sing but only generated videos. But with this launch the user can sing songs and compete with anyone in the world. The system is said to generate an alphabet and the first singer has to start a song with the letter. As soon as the first singer stops the second singer has to start a song with the letter provided by the fist singer. Antakshari.TV is free for everyone & over the time the site is expected to add badges, points, etc. to gain popularity. But  it is doubtful whether this launch will be a hit because the Antakshari’s app created on Facebook is kind of flop among the Facebook users with only 13 monthly active users. For more information on this launch visit www.antakshari.tv . What so you think of this new kind of Antakshari? Tell Us Check the Winners Of WATAwards Here Most Commented Posts Paypal India Block Leaves IT Guys High & Dry – Need For An Indian Paypal? Wish Us Happy Birthday And WIN Free Customized TShirts from Myntra.com – Domain & Hosting from LimeDomains Be a BIG part of the next BIG thing! Join WAT! Now Women Meow On FM Radio! WATBlog Wins The Best Indian Blog Award 2009! Thanks To Our Readers, Bloggers & Staff!

Tagged as: antakshari, antakshari online, facebook, happy-birthday, hosting, launch, news, radio, startups, technology, user, web, www.antakshari.tv

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