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Weekly Wrap-up: Economic Outlook, US Rating Downgrade, Innovative Design, Solar Powered $70 Tablet…
This is going to be a tough tough week for the markets – The Global Economic situation is looking bleak. Nonetheless, let us look at some of the other stories of the week! Do you know what how much profit does every iPhone sold nets…
The Real Grass-roots Innovation by Indian wins Best Product Design!
When I saw this low-cost low-tech simple yet extremely useful Product design – I was quite amazed as to why have we not seen it as yet. It would have saved back aches of thousands, if not millions of people who carry / push load on daily…
Weekly Wrap-up: Mobile Tariff hikes, patents, Mozilla Mobile OS, Ecommerce space, Flipkart…
It has been a happening last week - Lets take a look at some of the buzzing stories of the week! The Youngistan of India are fascinated by branded clothing and they will spend loads of money on known brand apparels! Gaming…
Weekly Wrap-up: Railways Mobile App, #here2help, Top Mobile OS, Google Plus growth & more…
The biggest news of last week was yet another blasts in Mumbai and how Twitter folks rallied together and helped out the needy when there was not other outlet available. Here are some of the other buzzing stories of last week as well.…
Top 5 reasons to become a Social Entrepreneur
Entrepreneurs are many, but social entrepreneurs are quite rare. Who wants to take the risk of investing monies that are not only expected to yield profits, but also advance a social cause? Entrepreneurs have enough tensions of their own.…
Weekly Wrap-up: Google Plus growth, Top Indian Brands, Flipkart, Worldspace radio, Indian developers…
The online world was abuzz with launch Google Plus (and its invites) last week and what a launch it was. Apart from Google Plus, there were quite a few other buzzing news as well – Here is a quick wrap-up. Google Plus has seen such a…
5 reasons why Executive Assistant to a CEO is a great job!
Executive Assistant, which is a fancier and a more modern version for the term 'secretary' is an omnipresent job title that we've been seeing around us from time immemorial. But if we spare a second to see how indispensible the role of the…
5 careers to pursue if you are good at Mathematics
Mathematics is not everyone's cup of tea, we reckon. If you think that you are good at mathematics and enjoy the subject, why not use this skill in carving a niche career path for yourself? Here are top 5 careers that you can pursue if you…
Top 5 most interesting MBA specializations around the world!
This is the era of niche, nano and super specializations. If that's the case, why should MBAs be left out? India still hasn’t included out-of-the-box, non conventional MBA specializations in its curriculums. But if you're planning to do…
Weekly Wrapup: New TLDs, DND registry rules, Android 2.3 phones, cheaper iPhone, FB India stats…
Lets take a look at the buzzing posts of last week. If you are an android fan, you should look at this list – These are the mobile phones available on latest Android 2.3 (Gingerbread platform). We have been running a series of posts…
Weekly Wrap-up: Celebrity Gadgets, £20 & $35 Tablet story, Smartphone Usage, Facebook…
It is Monday morning and time to look at some of the buzzing stories of last week. Here is the the Wrap-up Last few months have not been too good for Asian Economy and India in particular. Inflation has been putting a spanner in economic…
Telecom sector leads consumer complaints – Airtel Tops!
Bharti Airtel was quick enough to spot the rising clutter of service providers in the Indian telecom industry and diversify into untapped African markets. However, questions have been raised whether the company has compromised on the…
How India Offers Unexpected Advantages for Women in Business!
Women traditionally have had a limited role in business in India. But that role has been changing in recent years. With the proliferation of globalization, the status of women has changed in the workplace. Some unexpected advantages and…
Online Travel audience jumps by 32% [Comscore]
Indian Ecommerce space has been growing consistently over past few years, and is expected to grow even fiercely in coming years. However, it is dominated by one sector – Online Travel Booking. Infact, OTA command more than 80% of all the…
Top 4 Must-See Historical Places in India!
When vacationing in India, the land of spices, there are so many different things that one could see and do that the list could be seemingly endless. A country this big certainly has much to offer any person that chooses to visit here.…
Tobacco products will now come with graphic warnings…really graphic!
If you smoke or consume tobacco in any form, be ready to get shocked every time you open a new cigarette packet or tobacco pouch – India’s Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare has, in a notification, made it mandatory to use graphic…
Medical Tourism in India [An overview]
We all know about India the tourist attraction. Millions of people from around the world visit India, touring the country and taking in all it has to offer, from its unique culture to the inimitable landscape and scenery. Tourists from…
Weekly Wrap-up: Internet connectivity, Indian BPL, PC sales, 3G woes, tablets & more…
Time for our Monday Morning Weekly Wrap-up for buzzing stories of last week. We have had a 2 series post on why Facebook is Passé and the reasons why Facebook may witness a slow-down in coming days. Ok, we all know the traffic situation…
Same day, Same TOI editions, different numbers !!!
Here is a big gaffe by India’s largest and one of the most respected newspapers in India – The Times of India. Surprisingly, today’s Mumbai Edition of Times of India seems to have two different versions with different titles for the same…
Weekly Wrap-up:Social Media Stats, Shemaroo Movies Online, USD 25 Computer & More..
Here is a quick overview of the week gone past by – There was quite a bit of buzz around Social Media especially with the killing of most wanted man on Earth – Osama Bin Laden! Are you a avid gamer? Do you believe that gaming has always…