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Online ad giants spin their web over India

Call it the digital invasion. Global online advertising giants are making a beeline for the computer savvy sub-continent, planning to take over independent agencies and launch their own brands. Indian agencies that have been ruling the roost till now are feeling the heat as salaries touch the sky and strategies to acquire funds are quickly chalked out. Some are even bullish about their own acquisitions within the country and outside. But will they last the onslaught? Globally the digital advertising market is worth $30 billion, and in India the Rs 500 crore market is growing rapidly at 50% annually. So the blitz is not surprising. Traditional advertising giants such as, Publicis Groupe, WPP, OMD Digital, Aegis Communication Group and Euro RSCG are planning to launch their global brands in India and have aggressive acquisition strategies. But at the same time, top Indian independent agencies such as, id8 Labs, Quasar Media, Pinstorm and Web Chutney are also gearing up to the face the c

There's more to IIM entry than just CAT

Don't pin all your hopes on the CAT exam. That's because your admission to a B-school does not just depend on your CAT score. For instance, if you've scored well in your Class 10 and 12 board exams, it could well be the make or break factor in getting into IIM-Bangalore. That's because the institute gave 80 per cent weightage to previous academic records and work experience in the admission process of 2006 and 2007. Cat scores were given only about 20 per cent weightage. "While it will take some pressure off students who have had good marks in their 10th/12th and graduation levels — for others, who do not have a good record, it will mean extra pressure. I would say, you can't change your past academic record — what you can do is maximise your CAT score and, going forward, prepare well for your group discussion and interview which account for 40 per cent weightage," Gautam Puri, Vice-Chairman of Career Launcher, points out. Of course, each IIM has its own

Google Makes it to the Top Five Companies

When Google was trading at $350 a share people said that it is overpriced. Google’s share price has now crossed $700 and Google is now the fifth most valuable company in America if market capitalization is the basis. The market capitalization of Google (number of all shares multiplied by the market price of a share) is now at an astounding $217 billion. Google is now worth more than Procter & Gamble the famous consumer goods company. Google is only behind Exxon Mobil, General Electric, Microsoft, and AT&T. With Google at number five it is obvious that it will set its sights to take on Microsoft which is still ahead. Google’s products are not critical to the operations of businesses like Microsoft’s are. At work I can’t think of life without Microsoft’s operating system or its office suite. I like Google search but I can also live without it. Moreover it is important to note that a company’s worth is also a measure of its assets. What are Google’s assets? A brand value and peopl

The Highest Graveyard in the world.

Today's useless fact - How many dead bodies are up on Mount Everest? Mount Everest is both the highest mountain and the highest graveyard in the world. As of 2002, 175 climbers had died on the mountain, and the vast majority of these bodies were left behind. There are reported to be at least 41 bodies on the north side of Everest. Some people simply run out of gas on the trail and freeze to death in place. Others are consumed by avalanches. Removing dead bodies from this elevation is an enormous task. As described how it took a team of 12 people eight hours to move the body of one dead Taiwanese man down a portion of the mountain. The high altitude, low oxygen, fierce winds, and intense cold make the trip extremely challenging even for an unencumbered person, so few climbers attempt to take the bodies of the deceased back with them. Some bodies are lost forever on Everest. During the tragic May 1996 expeditions when eight people died in a freak storm near the summit, two of the bod

Free Download Proxy Server.

This is a free download for a proxy server which automatically configures the Internet Explorer for the best available proxy server at the moment. Remarkable Feature: Can beat even the web-filtering service of the Fortigaurd. Warning:Don't upgrade the version of this software for best performance. The link for download is here.

Google tells babus to relax, says Gmail is safe!

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If you've been wondering if your Gmail account's been hacked into, relax. Google says there's no cause for worry. With doubts being raised over the safety of its key applications and the government issuing a warning advisory, Google's now released an official clarification. In an email sent to CNN-IBN, the company spokesperson claims it's already fixed the problems in question. Certain bureaucrats had earlier reported problems with their mail accounts, but Google claims that's more a case of Phishing or Internet fraud and not an inherent problem with Gmail. GMail, Picassa, Google Groups and Blogspot have been under the scanner after software loopholes that let hackers steal data, and tamper with emails were revealed.

Watch the Twenty20 20-20 Finals between India Vs Pakistan Free Online - Streaming Website Link

Get the complete set of videos of all the matches of T20 World Cup. Visit the website below and cherish the winning moments of Indian team to the six of six from Yuvi. The website is www.ulinkx.com/cricket

Yuvraj Six of Six.

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Yuvraj belted fast bowler Stuart Broad for 36 runs in the 19th over to become the first player to achieve the mark in the shortest form of cricket. Broad saw his deliveries disappear over the mid-wicket boundary twice, over backward square leg, extra cover, backward point and wide mid-on. Yuvraj's fireworks boosted India to a total of 218 for four from their 20 overs. On a record breaking day, he also scored the fastest half century in Twenty20, needing just 12 balls. Yuvraj was eventually dismissed for 58, with Paul Collingwood taking the catch off an Andrew Flintoff delivery. Yuvraj hit three fours and seven sixes during his entertaining knock. The 25-year-old became the fourth man to complete the feat at elite level. ndia's Ravi Shastri and West Indian Garfield Sobers had achieved the record in first class cricket, while South African Herschelle Gibbs reached the landmark at the 50-over World Cup earlier this year. 18.1 Broad to Yuvraj Singh, SIX, that's out th

SEZ victims : An appeal by hapless victims of state tyranny to all concerned citizens of India

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Thousands of acres of fertile agricultural lands are being acquired in the name of SEZ (Special economic zone)s all over India [except Bihar]. Farmers are becoming hapless victims of state tyranny. Inspite of repeated statements by various central & state ministers at various times that fertile agricultural land will not be acquired for industrial [SEZ] purposes; the bureaucrats (of KIADB) are practicing just the opposite. Fertile land with rich agricultural and horticultural produce that sustains and enriches the lives of thousands of villagers is now being termed dry and waste land to aid the acquisition process. How can land that gets an average annual rainfall of almost 4000 mm be “dry land” in Mangalore?? Clearly the truth is being hidden; behind fabricated statistics, to aid KIADB’s effort to alienate farmers’ lands for the MRPL-ONGC, MSEZ projects. We, the villagers of the 2035.31 acres of land notified for acquisition near Mangalore (of Kuthethoor, Permude, De

Chak De India becomes part of Oscar library now

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After scoring a huge success at the box-office, Shah Rukh Khan starrer Chak De India has now become a part of the Oscar library. A copy of the screenplay has reached the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences, which hosts and hands out the Oscar Awards, to be a part of their script collection. The film, written by Jaideep Sahni and directed by Shimit Amin, has impressed the critics and audience alike in India. The invitation an acknowledgement that the screenplay of Chak De is comparable with the best in the world, and will become an invaluable asset for future generations of filmmakers, says the official release from the Yash Raj Film, which has produced the film. The scripts in the collection reside at the Margaret Herrick Library or Oscar library and are accessible for research purposes only. Film students, filmmakers, writers and actors are among the regular patrons of the institution. As the film goes from strength to strength at the box office, it is a tribute to the enti

Chak De India! In football feat, India lift Nehru Cup

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New Delhi: India's footballers have scripted a memorable chapter in their history by winning the Nehru Cup. Their opponents in the final Syria, were ranked 398 places above them in the FIFA rankings but on the day India were just too good. It was like a dream for Indian football fans, who witnessed one of the high points in the history of Indian football on Wednesday. A warm summer evening in the Capital and a full house was in attendance for India's biggest football match in recent memory. The early script went to plan as Syria were clearly rattled by an energetic Indian forward line. A push on captain Baichung Bhutia should have earned a red card; instead they were lucky to escape with just yellow. Minutes later, India thought they were ahead with Baichung finding the back of the net but only to find the off-side flag up. Syria responded well with a wave of attacks of their own, only to be denied by an alert Indian defence and goalkeeper Subrata Pal. But just as the first ha

Salman Khan in Jodhpur jail

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Salman Khan was on Saturday lodged in the same jail and barrack where he had spent two days and three nights in 2006. He was arrested and jailed soon after landing in Jodhpur from Mumbai to surrender in the black buck poaching case, after the Jodhpur district and sessions court on Friday rejected his appeal against a five-year prison term awarded by a lower court. He was picked up from the airport here by a police team headed by additional superintendent of police Sawai Singh Godhara when he arrived with his brother Sohail and lawyer Dipesh Mehta. Salman was produced before the chief judicial magistrate who had issued the non-bailable warrant, since he was not present in the sessions court when his appeal was rejected. Hours later, a revision petition was filed on his behalf by his lawyer Hastimal Saraswatin at the Rajasthan high court challenging the five-year jail term. Katrina Kaif visits Salman Khan in jail The star, who is being held in barrack number 1, had a sleepless nig

Sun Certified Java Programmer.

This post is intended for SCJP exam. The Sun Certified Java Programmers Exam (SCJP) is the internationally recognized. Earning a sun certification provides a clear demonstration of the core java scjp skills. This page is devoted to Java programmer certification, the exam which is commonly known as SCJP. The page contains links to several excellent resources for sun certification java. Resources for java certification SCJP exam. There are mock exams and other useful java links availabe easily on the net. For clearing SCJP tests you need to know the basics of core java. There are three variations in SCJP. CX-310-025 for SCJP 1.2 Exam type - Multiple choice and short answer Total Questions - 59 Pass score - 61% i.e. 36 of 69 questions must be answered CX-310-035 for SCJP 1.4 Exam type - Multiple choice and short answer Total Questions - 61 Pass score - 52% i.e. 32 of

The New Look Orkut.

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Orkut is changing to attain a new stylish, sleek and modern look. Here is a blog report directly from the Orkut blog. " When you think Google, you picture primary colors; when you think orkut, you see blue. And though we're updating the look, we're staying true to blue. We've added some rounded corners and new icons that make orkut look a little more sleek and modern. Check out a screen shot of the new homepage. We're rolling it out to groups of users at a time over the next week. So keep commenting about how you feel about this new look and about the orkutting blues.

SKY for GOOGLE EARTH.

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Virtual Telescope from Google Earth called Sky LONDON (Reuters) - Popular mapping service Google Earth will launch a new feature called Sky, a "virtual telescope" that the search engine hopes will turn millions of Internet users into stargazers. Google, which created Google Earth to give Internet users an astronaut's view that can zoom to street level, said the service would be a playground for learning about space. "Never before has a roadmap of the entire sky been made so readily available," said Dr. Carol Christian of the Space Telescope Science Institute, who co-led the institute's Sky team. " Sky in Google Earth will foster and initiate new understanding of the universe by bringing it to everyone's home computer." Like Google Earth, Sky will enable users to float and zoom in on over 100 million individual stars and 200 million galaxies. Use

Product Advisory: Nokia BL-5C battery

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Dear Nokia Customer, This is a product advisory for the Nokia-branded BL-5C battery manufactured by Matsushita Battery Industrial Co. Ltd. of Japan between December 2005 and November 2006. This product advisory does not apply to any other Nokia battery. Nokia has identified that in very rare cases the affected batteries could potentially experience over heating initiated by a short circuit while charging, causing the battery to dislodge. Nokia is working closely with relevant local authorities to investigate this situation. Nokia has several suppliers for BL-5C batteries that have collectively produced more than 300 million BL-5C batteries. This advisory applies only to the 46 million batteries manufactured by Matsushita between December 2005 and November 2006. There have been approximately 100 incidents of over heating reported globally. No serious injuries or property damage have been reported. Consumers with a BL-5C battery subject to this advisory should note that all of the approx

Lady Myth

India's First Woman President in office today. And on this occassion this post has some Censored thoughts about Indian politics. A history created or transforming India pushed to history. The nation of snake charmers gets a queen who has a knack in communicating with ghosts and spirits. Most of you are intelligent enough to make guesses. Yes,the Country gets its succesor to the man of missile and science inform of a lady of mysticism. No pun intended, but still her magical moment is here to stay. Although Mrs Patil won the prez election fair and square but we shouldn't forget the contribution that was made by gender bias educated political class of India. Suprisingly, they were biased towards woman not man. And ya, even the sacreligious MLA's of Madhya Pradesh who wrote " Jai Shri Ram " or "Om" on the ballot paper to show there support to Mr Sikhawat but in vain. Don't know should i laugh at the state of country's MLA's or forget the in

Kiss of TAJ!!!

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With invitation going to our bong babe Bips.. It was somewhat clear that TAJ would do figure in the final list of the Seven Wonders. Congrats to all my fellow countrymen on this achievement who took this issue of shortlisting Taj as a matter of ijjat and started an advertising campaign of the scale never seen before. From orkut scrapes to mails in inbox. The issue reached the most of internet surfing educated class of India and they truely followed the spirit of TAJ. But what happened at the ceremony was the eighth wonder in itself. The real and devouring feast for eyes was the scene of Bipasha with portugal and man u star. On top of it was the lip lock between them. No girl from our country would miss such a chance if it comes there way. The bong fantasies for futbol must have added to the craze of Bipasha. So dont look at the matter as a kiss in some relationship or something but a kiss from the fan to football star.. But whatever.. still i would say!!Oooh!! unlucky looser John GOAL

7 Wonders:: Taj! wah! Taj.

The new seven wonders list will be out on Saturday night. We unravel some of the myths surrounding the Taj Mahal. It's a marvel in marble, a symbol of eternal love. But the Taj is also a source of many legends. For over 300 years, the Taj has attracted many a visitor right from travellers to architects, inspired work of art and even to a lot of curiosity. Its history is peppered with legends, another reason that has attracted many. Writer Firoz Bakht Ahmed says, “Word of mouth has lead to a number of legends to crop up.” The Taj is considered to be the epitome of love of a man for his wife. The proof of Shah Jahan's devotion to his beloved Arjuman Bano Begum, but is the Taj just that? A monument to mark Shah Jahan's love for his dead wife? “It could be that he erected the structure to be remembered as a legend,” Bakht added. And did this desire to achieve greatness lead the Mughal emperor to cut off the arms of the 20,000 workers who spent 22 years to raise this mo

Indian Government And its CenSorship moves.

Most of us must have heard of the vibrating condom ring scandal that rocked Madhya Pradesh . For those who did not here is a gist og this funny incident : Hindustan Latex had created a battery-operated vibrating condom (Crezendo as they called it) which offended the moral police in Madhya Pradesh because they felt it was a “sex toy” and since adults should never play with toys, they wanted it , predictably banned. Now what is to be figured out is how thiis problem was brought to the attention of the minister who campaigned passionately against Crezendo. From his words on CNN-IBN "yeh prasn is liye utha hain kyon ki ek vidyarthi mere paas aaaya aur kaha ki yeh vibrating ring lekar hostel ke andar vidyarthi iske upayog kar rahe hain aur iske marketing ho rahee hain. vidyarthi agar padhne ke samay main is prakar ki vibrating ring ka upyog karta hain to main samajhta hoon ki yeh kisi ke liye chinta ki vishaaye ho sakti hain." Which means that one day, our honourable minister, i

Bypass CenSorship::: Test your site on cell phone::Visit any site by bypassing your firewall or your network administrator.

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This one is very interesting and useful for many people like me. For instance, many of the websites like - Flickr is restricted in Iran & UAE, BBC & Wikipedia are blocked in China, Blogspot blogs are banned in Pakistan, YouTube & Photobucket are prohibited for US army overseas while social sites like Bebo, MySpace, Orkut or Facebook may be blocked in your workplace like mine. At places access to mail websites like Yahoo or GMail is also blocked under the pretext of security. Ans many of us have to even see this FortiGaurd page with title Webfilter Violation. How irritating is that experience? Here i suggest a way to make your web surfing more restriction free. Proxy Servers are one such method which can be used to access such sites. But they might be slow or also be blocked. But here i bring forward a new method for unblocking websites - you'll probably enjoy it more than the previous techniques because it takes the geekiness out of the whole process and make it extrem

MySpace vs Youtube

MySpace will rename and relaunch its video sharing service as MySpaceTV on Thursday, according to the NY Times. MySpace TV will operate as a standalone service and is being billed as a direct competitor to YouTube. We’ve speculated on News Corps plans for a YouTube competitor previously; rumors first surfaced in December 06 and more recently NBC and News Corp were to launch a site in March. Nothing much has happened since aside from an upgrade to MySpace Video that included branded channels in May. Thursday’s launch of MySpaceTV may well be the long awaited NBC/ News Corp YouTube killer. It’s probably a case of MySpace TV being better late than never in launching, even if YouTube has doubled its traffic since October and is now even harder to challenge. Online social networking powerhouse MySpace has set out to knock YouTube from its throne by launching a website devoted to Internet video and television shows. MySpaceTV is a platform for homemade video and professional productions, su

Poll!!!

A new poll have been added to the page. Do vote and share your opinion with other readers.

TCS Softwares in Ferrari Cars.

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This News article is unique in itself as it identifies the new heights which India's Software Industry is scaling.Read Enjoy and feel proud to be an Indian. Software major Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), which entered into an agreement to provide entire software requirement to Scuderia Ferrari for its Formula one cars, on Tuesday said it plans to enhance relationship with the Italian auto major. "We plan to adopt offshoring model to provide software to Ferrari. We are enhancing our relationship with Ferrari, which requires high precision jobs," TCS Chief Executive Officer S Ramadorai said. He said the agreement with Ferrari was a prestigious feat by any Indian company and was unique in many ways than one, since FI cars are very complex in nature, in which a nano second makes a whole lot of difference.

Indian Media:: I hate it.

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By the time u guys read this news, the body of Major Manish Pitambare, who was shot dead at Anantnag, would have been cremated with full military honors. On Tuesday, this news swept across all the news channels 'Sanjay Dutt relieved by court'. 'Sirf Munna not a bhai' '13 saal ka vanvaas khatam' 'although found guilty for possession of armory, Sanjay can breath sigh of relief as all the TADA charges against him are withdrawn' Then many personalities like Salman Khan said 'He is a good person. We knew he will come out clean'. Mr Big B said "Dutt's family and our family have relations for years he's a good kid. He is like elder brother to Abhishek". His sister Priya Dutt said "we can sleep well tonight. It's a great relief" Sanjay Dutt In other news, Parliament was mad at Indian team for performing bad; Greg Chappell said something; Shah Rukh Khan replaces Amitabh in KBC and other such stuff. But most of the emphasis

Pencil at work:: Website of the month June.

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Have you ever wondered what is the effect pencil can have.. I mean the depth of emotions a pencil sketch can generate.. The different colors a simple lead pencil exhibit.. I started wondering all these when i came across PenciatWork . A site which belongs to some pencil sketch artist in India. So you must be wondering whats so unique about this page. Then my answer is lots. To start with it has a very different and interesting web design. The Home page in itself is a collage of some of his works. With a slip note that acts as an index frame. And as the name of the website goes PencilatWork .. there is no mouse pointer to navigate!! Surprised don worry they provide a pencil to navigate with which one can draw also as much he desires. The Gallery is in form of a card of which one have to change each and every page to view his piece of art.. Each work is a master piece in itself. And you would see lots of celebrities from the angry looking Amithabh Bachan to of beautiful and ever s

Pakistan ranked 12th among 'failed states':: sources The Times of India

This is an article which i felt i should share with my blog readers. the complete aricle as on The Times of India is given below:: LAHORE: Pakistan has been ranked the 12th most unstable country in the world, according to the 2007 Failed State Index while Sudan has topped the infamous list for the second year in a row. While Afghanistan is ranked eighth, Pakistan is ahead of North Korea at 13th. Sudan has been placed on top of the index, largely because of the humanitarian catastrophe in Darfur. The Foreign Policy magazine issued the index. From the earlier fourth position, Iraq now ranks as the second most unstable country. The other seven countries in the top 10 are all in Africa. They include Somalia, Zimbabwe, the Ivory Coast and Congo. The index of 177 countries gives each country points out of 10 for twelve "social indicators of instability", with higher scores indicating greater instability. Pakistan was widely perceived as "a failed state' at the

RontokBro virus::solution for missing folder options, registry editor.

Solution for Folder options missing , Registry editing disabled by Administrator Information about Virus. * Solution to resolve your problem * How to disable or enable Windows Me System Restore * How to turn off or turn on Windows XP System Restore * Tool to reset shell\open\command registry subkeys Infected by virus name RontokBro@Mn W32.Rontokbro@mm is a mass-mailing worm that causes system instability Details of this Virus : When W32.Rontokbro@mm is executed, it performs the following actions: 1. Copies itself as the following files: * C:\Windows\PIF\CVT.exe * %UserProfile%\APPDATA\IDTemplate.exe * %UserProfile%\APPDATA\services.exe * %UserProfile%\APPDATA\lsass.exe * %UserProfile%\APPDATA\inetinfo.exe * %UserProfile%\APPDATA\csrss.exe * %UserProfile%\APPDATA\winlogon.exe * %UserProfile%\Programs\Startup\Empty.pif * %UserProfile%\Templates\A.kotnorB.com * %System%\3

Ferrari Ferrari all over!!!!!!!!

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World Record "Longest Parade of Ferrari Cars" If you are an auto freak like me then this is news for you that can send your adrenaline flushing!!! A sight of 385 Ferrari's all at a one go.. Ferrari gets in Guinness with record 385 cars at Silverstone Last Saturday, Ferrari finally got its wish and set the Guinness World Record for the Largest Parade of Ferrari Cars. It wasn't easy, requiring 385 cars to drive a distance of at least two miles with each car being no farther than two car lengths apart. The process for Guinness World Record certification also dictated that a representative be on hand to verify the attempt, as well as count the total number of cars at the beginning and end of the parade lap. Ferrari estimates that over £60 million worth of Italian automotive exotica was on the Silverstone Circuit at once, including everything from a 250 California Spyder to a 250GTO to F40s, F50s, Enzo