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How Social Media is Revolutionizing the Agriculture Sector

by Dr Vikram Venkateswaran
Facebook Turmeric Council

Recently farmers in Maharashtra have found an unusual ally in Facebook. The turmeric farmers there were facing a challenge as over supply had reduced the prices drastically. So they struck on an innovative solution. They formed a group on Facebook and started inviting farmers from across the region to join the group and have since [...]

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Small Business Social Media Cheat Sheet [Infographic]

by Arun Prabhudesai
The Small Business Social Media Cheat Sheet

This infographic is strictly for Small Businesses and Individuals who are just starting out in Social Media space. Folks at Flowtown have put together a infographic that will help the newbies to understand how and what they can do on various social media platforms. Infographic gives quick overview, their pros & cons and how they [...]

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Weekly Wrap-up: SMS Train Tickets, Flipkart’s Letsbuy acquisition, Yahoo desperation & more

by Arun Prabhudesai
BusinessBlogpopularposts1 Weekly Wrap up: Innovation, Rediff design, Tablet Penetration, Amazon Entry & more…

Here are some of the popular posts published last week on Trak.in. In what could be a boon to millions of Indian Railway travelers, Indian Railways have announced that a simple IRCTC SMS confirmation will be treated as a valid ticket for traveling. Did you know that Indians are not only most aware of Wikipedia [...]

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Breaking: Amazon gets FDI approval to set up Logistic Arm for its Online Marketplace!

by Arun Prabhudesai
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Amazon.com, world’s largest retailer today received Indian Government’s FDI approval to set up its logistics operation for “soon to be launched” online marketplace. In December, Amazon had applied for the same with Indian authorities and in just over a month it has been approved in  Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) Meeting held on 20.01.2012. Amazon’s [...]

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How to deal with negative online feedback & reviews [Tips]

by Kaushambi
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In December last year, India crossed 100 million Internet users landmark out of which over 50% users are “active users”. Over 40% of Indian internet users regularly participated in social networks. Facebook alone has over 43 million Indian users on its network. If your brand has been using social media to acquire customers, you’ve also [...]

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5 Top-Selling Indian Novels of all time!

by Kaushambi
God of Small Things

India has produced many revered and highly acclaimed English fiction and novel writers who have garnered prestigious literary awards such as the Pulitzer and the Booker Prize, in the last few decades. Although English has been passed over in India as a colonial tradition, the novels written in English have been deeply expressive, rich and [...]

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Developers offered Free Blackberry Playbook to convert Android Apps to BB apps!

by Arun Prabhudesai
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Here is a golden chance for Indian mobile developers to lap up a shiny new 16 GB BlackBerry PlayBook Tablet. We are slightly late in reporting this as there are only 4 more days to go, but I guess it is still worth all the effort! Alec Saunders, Blackberry’s Vice President of Developer Relations made [...]

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Flipkart’s Letsbuy Acquisition – Consolidation in Indian Ecommerce Begins! [PR Update]

by Arun Prabhudesai
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Now, if this news is true, it may probably be a game-changer for fast growing Indian E-Commerce space. Last night, Medianama reported that Flipkart will soon be announcing acquisition of Letsbuy.com. Although, there is no official word or confirmation on this acquisition, the news has a good chance of being true. Flipkart recently closed USD [...]

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5 things that great brands do!

by Kaushambi
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What do you think makes great brands so powerful, long lasting and unique even when they’re not selling products and services that are radically different from one another? Have they really got their fundamentals strong or are they simply relying on smart advertising? Let’s check out what great brands really do and how they make [...]

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Smartphone Market grows 61% in 2011 [Market Share Stats]

by guest
Top Smartphone Vendors

IDC recently released stats on Worldwide Smartphone market and its growth has beaten analysts expectations as well. According to the the IDC’s Worldwide Mobile Phone Tracker, Smartphone manufacturers shipped 157.8 million units in 4Q11 compared to 102.0 million units in the fourth quarter of 2010. The YoY growth of 54.7% was higher than the 49.2% [...]

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Yahoo Mail Home displays Full-page Fastrack Ad [Desperation?]

by Arun Prabhudesai
Yahoo Homepage

I visited Yahoo Mail probably after a few months as my amazon account is attached to it and mails come to that email ID. However, I was taken by surprise when the page loaded – I was a bit confused for couple of seconds wondering if I landed on “Yahoo typo” homepage. But that was [...]

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5 qualities of top women in Indian corporates!

by Kaushambi
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If you’ve read out earlier feature which covered the top 10 Indian businesswomen last year, then you’ll find this post to be more of an extension of the same. What are the qualities that what have gotten Indian women to the top spots of India Inc? Is it just about having a tough facade, compromising [...]

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Why IKEA may change household furniture Industry in India!

by Kaushambi
IKEA

Although the Scandinavian giant IKEA has been trying to come to India since 2000, it hasn’t been able to set itself up yet. And this was mainly because of the tight FDI rules in India until recently. But with the Indian government having finally shifted from a 51 percent foreign ownership cap to 100 percent [...]

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Paradox of thrift: Why a high savings rate is bad for the economy?

by Dr Vikram Venkateswaran
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Let me ask you three questions. Question 1: Do you have high savings? Question 2: Do you save at the expense of putting off critical purchases? Question 3: Do you think that is good for the economy? Well if the answer to the questions is yes, yes and yes, then you might find this piece [...]

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