Key Development Of The Week
–Updated: India Bans Bulk SMS Till October 1st 2010; Why The Ban Won’t Work
Editor’s Picks
–India’s “Google Earth” Bhuvan Gets Massive Upgrade: 2D, Rediff Maps, Community; Releases API
–SocialTopups: Facebook Based Mobile Prepaid Topups In India, Mexico & Philippines
–Facebook Allows City Based Targeting Of Ads In India, But Messes Up City Names
Interview
–Mig33 Introduces Rev Share Plans For VAS, Handset Co’s In India; Partners Olive
Data
– IRCTC Transactions Up To 10.8M For August 2010; Up 8.83%
– June 2010: 35 New Handset Co’s Get 33.2% Indian Marketshare In Q2 2010; 38.5% Multi-SIM
– Aug 2010: 405 Mobile Internet Pageviews Per Indian Opera Mini User
Digest
–Morning Digest: Google WebP; Facebook Video, DoT 2G, Blackberry, Naukri, Yahoo, Boston Globe, Newsweek
–Morning Digest: Facebook-Skype, Info Edge, China, Etisalat, Gmail, Pandora, Mindtree
–Morning Digest: AOL-Brizzly, 5Min; TutorVista; @EarlyBird; PlayBook; Plannr; 2G; UID; Firefox; OpenOffice
–Morning Digest: Techcrunch-AOL, DoT 2G, BlackBerry Playbook, Windows Live, Olive, Amazon, Nielsen, TRAI, Sea TV
–Morning Digest: Bulk SMS, Nokia, Twitter, Chandrasekhar, MS, 3G, Pitroda, Elections
News Updates
–Smile Of India Gets Mobile Rights For CommonWealth Games: Video Call, App, WAP, SMS
–Reliance BIG Entertainment & Tom Hanks’ Playtone To Produce “Electric City”
–Aircel Ties Up With Apollo Hospitals For Mobile Healthcare
–Facebook Opens India Office; Users Mostly From Delhi & Mumbai
–Tata Photon Introduces Online Dashboard MyDen; Not Quite Ready
–AOL Acquires TechCrunch
–India To Issue First Unique ID Numbers On 29th September 2010; Nandurbar, Maharashtra Goes First
–BBC Launches Hindi Mobile Site With Audio News Bulletins
–Rediff Share Price Up 190% & Sify Up 108% Since August 27th
Useful Lists:
– Deals: VC, PE & M&A In Internet, Mobile, Media in India
– Short Code Services in India
– Circlewise List Of Telecom Operators in India
– Statewise Broadband Subscribers In India
– Digital Payment Companies in India
– Advertising Networks in India
