Month of September has been great for TechPluto by far.We featured a number of tech startups,covered a lot of tech grapewine,compared web technologies,compiled interesting listings and last but not the…
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Asians at techcrunch50. Indians are far behind when it comes to realizing their presence at international level in the field of technology.
Are indians far behind when it comes to realizing their presence at international level in the field of technology(specially web technologies)....?
We need no facts to prove that the situation seems quite pathetic for indians in this regard at the moment.
Most of the indians who play a critical role in any startup(CEO,CTO etc) that hits bull's eye in international market are NRIs(Non-resident Indians).They actually don't represent their startup as an 'Indian startup'.
And those who represent themselves as 'Indian startups' find it hard to make it big because of limited media coverage,deficient funds,narrow resources and similar other reasons.
TechCrunch50,an event that really MATTERS in the tech industry happened this week(from monday to wednesday) and there were around 52 companies that were shortlisted for this grand event.
The event was live
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Yammer Techcrunch50 winner has already been chosen. The reason why the winners decision was a disappointment are given below.
First of all,let the confession go first....
We admire TechCrunch because of the content it delivers with almost no 'silent'(NO hot discussions) period.And our level of enthusiasm was above average when TC50 was going on..BUT,the results(the winner of TC50) came as a BIG UPSET after such an well-hyped event(as we all say,"all's well that ends well" but here the end wasn't that "well")
TC50 had a neck-to-neck competition with DEMO and they were scoring pointing over DEMO in many ways,but the results have really disappointed not just us but a lot of guys keeping an eagle eye over this event..
And let's not forget the so called "winners" of this event....it's Yammer
This is how TC briefs up the winner of TC50...
"Yammer is Twitter with a business model,created by an existing company,Geni,to scratch its own itch.Yammer takes the familiar Twitter messaging system and applies it to internal corporate communications.There is such a huge demand for this type of service that 10,000 people and 2,000 organizations signed up for the service the first day it launched on Monday.Anyone with a
We admire TechCrunch because of the content it delivers with almost no 'silent'(NO hot discussions) period.And our level of enthusiasm was above average when TC50 was going on..BUT,the results(the winner of TC50) came as a BIG UPSET after such an well-hyped event(as we all say,"all's well that ends well" but here the end wasn't that "well")
TC50 had a neck-to-neck competition with DEMO and they were scoring pointing over DEMO in many ways,but the results have really disappointed not just us but a lot of guys keeping an eagle eye over this event..
And let's not forget the so called "winners" of this event....it's Yammer
This is how TC briefs up the winner of TC50...
"Yammer is Twitter with a business model,created by an existing company,Geni,to scratch its own itch.Yammer takes the familiar Twitter messaging system and applies it to internal corporate communications.There is such a huge demand for this type of service that 10,000 people and 2,000 organizations signed up for the service the first day it launched on Monday.Anyone with a 10
Poor design of a website not only affects users using their services but also makes them jump to another website. 5 of the poorly design websites are.
We doubt if they care about 'it' or not(as they don't seem to) and they are already popular(if not ubiquitous) in their respective fields without giving a damn to 'it' but we believe they need 'it'...and by 'it',we mean........... a "Re-design"
So,today,we thought to go through the bulk of popular websites and filter out five of them which seriously need a "Re-design".This will not only help their users find a lot of ease in using their services but will also help them jump to even higher peaks of traffic.
So,here goes the list....
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Craigslist.org
This website attracts hundreds of millions of visitors every month as it serves as a local classified for more than 500 cities in 50 countries.It was founded in the early days of web and survived the dot-com bubble stage as well.
Today,when Web 3.0 is on its way,this website still appears like the same old 1995 web service.
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Here's Myngle reviews. Myngle is a site where users learn new languages. Myngle offers students and teachers in different locations with all the tools needed for synchronous e-learning
It's good to see that e-learning sector is emerging really fast and every facet of learning is getting technology support so that a global approach can be followed in education sector as well.
An area which has been typecasted as an "offline only" facet in educatio
n sector is "Foreign language learning".There have been very limited attempts to create a intelligent online marketplace for foreign language learning till date.One of such attempts is Myngle(another is edufire,which we covered recently).
n sector is "Foreign language learning".There have been very limited attempts to create a intelligent online marketplace for foreign language learning till date.One of such attempts is Myngle(another is edufire,which we covered recently).
Related Article: LangOver: Freeware To Keep You Free From Multi-lingual Hassles Freeware: LangOverMyngle,an Amsterdam based startup,which is led by Marina Tognetti started its operations in december 2007 with an angel funding of $1.1 Mn.So far,it appears that they have made a smart utilization of the money they fed into the system.The website is easy to use and the tools provided for language learning look intelligent enough. In their own words,
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iPhone 3G is already launched in India and there are some reasons why it is not worthy of purchasing. Some of the reasons are given below.
Disclaimer : This write-up is intended for our Indian readership only and all the reasons have been listed taking the indian market into consideration.
iPhone3G has certainly redefined the meaning of the term "phone" in many ways.From 3.5 inches widescreen experience to seamless web browsing,from superb GPS navigation to endless apps for numerous purposes,the features are just too much to explain.iPhone3G lets you use it for surfing, email, blogging,video conferencing,live videocasting and much more...and the best part is its price,which is just $199.
Sounds superb BUT not for Indians at all...
As Indians couldn't be neglected anymore (because of a growing economy and consequently the buying capacity of Indians),Vodafone and Airtel,the two Indian telecom giants decided to bring the much-awaited iPhone 3G to India.
They rolled out advertisements on TV & newspapers to announce their plans of launching iPhone3G in India (with no mention of any date) and persuaded Indian consumers to book an iPhone for themselves(for free,by just filling out a form).This was mainly to analyze the expected market for iPhone3G in India.
They received an overwhelming response with this act and went further to finally launch it on Aug 22,2008.Since that day, all the iPhone 3G hype that was created has been literally busted
Sounds superb BUT not for Indians at all...
As Indians couldn't be neglected anymore (because of a growing economy and consequently the buying capacity of Indians),Vodafone and Airtel,the two Indian telecom giants decided to bring the much-awaited iPhone 3G to India.
They rolled out advertisements on TV & newspapers to announce their plans of launching iPhone3G in India (with no mention of any date) and persuaded Indian consumers to book an iPhone for themselves(for free,by just filling out a form).This was mainly to analyze the expected market for iPhone3G in India.
They received an overwhelming response with this act and went further to finally launch it on Aug 22,2008.Since that day, all the iPhone 3G hype that was created has been literally busted07
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To teach the students about the latest technology; teachers must learn them first. This article will provide some of the educational websites for teachers.
To make this year's Teacher's day special for our readers (expecting at least a few teachers
within our readership domain),we have come up with a list of websites which are making a significant(if not great) contribution in the field of education of different sorts.
But there is one thing that remains common among all the sites that have made it to this list...
They are all e-learning 2.0 websites,which means they are open(unlike closed,transaction based systems),community fueled(unlike tutor sourced) and employ Web 3.0 technologies to execute their mission(and that's actually a special and unique thing about this list).
They defy the old methods of learning on the web and have certainly achieved their goals to an remarkable extent.
So,here goes the list :
within our readership domain),we have come up with a list of websites which are making a significant(if not great) contribution in the field of education of different sorts.
But there is one thing that remains common among all the sites that have made it to this list...
They are all e-learning 2.0 websites,which means they are open(unlike closed,transaction based systems),community fueled(unlike tutor sourced) and employ Web 3.0 technologies to execute their mission(and that's actually a special and unique thing about this list).
They defy the old methods of learning on the web and have certainly achieved their goals to an remarkable extent.
So,here goes the list :04
Addoursearch is a web app that lets your web site or blog's visitors searadd1.jpgch your site directly from their browser's built-in search feature
Addoursearch is a web app that lets your web site or blog's visitors sear
ch your site directly from their browser's built-in search feature. Addoursearch.com is a free service and requires no registration to participate.
The good part is a hassle-free procedure to get this widget.Users simply complete a online form with their site information and are then presented with a small snippet of code. When this code snippet is installed in a web page, it generates a small image or "badge" similar to popular bookmark and RSS buttons commonly found on web sites and blogs
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Addoursearch is Web's first browser search plugin service.It opened its services on June 5th,2008,and within two months(little more than this) of its launch,it has already got a million badges out of its factory.
According to Troy Peterson,the founder/developer of his Duluth based startup,"the widget is easy to install by any visitor to your site/blog and hence serves your site with an easy way to get searched by your visitor"
The area where Addoursearch will find it tough to survive is
ch your site directly from their browser's built-in search feature. Addoursearch.com is a free service and requires no registration to participate.
The good part is a hassle-free procedure to get this widget.Users simply complete a online form with their site information and are then presented with a small snippet of code. When this code snippet is installed in a web page, it generates a small image or "badge" similar to popular bookmark and RSS buttons commonly found on web sites and blogs.
Addoursearch is Web's first browser search plugin service.It opened its services on June 5th,2008,and within two months(little more than this) of its launch,it has already got a million badges out of its factory.
According to Troy Peterson,the founder/developer of his Duluth based startup,"the widget is easy to install by any visitor to your site/blog and hence serves your site with an easy way to get searched by your visitor"
The area where Addoursearch will find it tough to survive is