Google is challenging the popular Wikipedia information web site with a new project called Knol that gives the popular search engine a reach into the content domain. Describing Knol in his blog post, Google’s VP of Engineering Udi Manber wrote: A knol on a particular topic is meant to be the first thing someone who […]
The growing popularity of online bus ticketing web sites like Redbus.in, Tickevala.com, Yatra.com, Theluxurybuses.com, Abhibus.com, Indiabusticket.com and Checkouttrip.com is spurring online travel company Makemytrip.com to join the crowd. Makemytrip.com’s Chief Marketing Officer Sachin Bhatia told The Economic Times: The online bus-ticketing business is likely to witness robust growth in the coming years. We are aggressively planning to […]
Two male Indian Ph.D students were killed at the Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, USA. The students Chandrasekhar Reddy Komma and Kiran Kumar Allam were both shot once in the head. The double homicide took place on LSU’s campus late in the evening on Thursday, Dec. 13. The homicides are said to have occurred […]
Tiny Norwegian browser company Opera has filed an antitrust complaint against Microsoft with the European Commission charging Microsoft with abusing its dominant position by tying its Internet Explorer browser to the Windows operating system and hindering interoperability by not following accepted web standards. Opera wants the EC to compel Microsoft to give consumers a real choice […]
Indians are growing into a powerful force at Citigroup, the world’s largest financial services company by assets. Besides the new CEO Vikram Pandit, there are several other Indians holding key positions at Citi. Here’s an alphabetically-drawn list of the Indian Mafia at Citigroup: Shirish Apte Chief Executive Officer, Central & Eastern Europe, Middle East & Africa, […]
Titillating magazine and adult video pioneer Penthouse Media Group has spent $500 million to buy a bunch of social networking web sites with its acquisition of Various Inc and its subsidiaries. Various operates 25 online communities including adultfriendfinder.com, which supposedly has 18 million members. All together, Various is said to have a membership base of […]