In India, e-commerce companies have been advertising heavily on Google to acquire customers. Now that e-commerce companies have slowed down on online ad spending, this is a great way to cut into the action.
iPad based e-learning Co Tabtor raises $1 mn from SoundBoard Angel Fund, Aarin Capital Partners & Others
New Jersey based PrazAs, the makers of tablet based adaptive learning solution Tabtor, has raised $1 mn from investors.
Exclusive: US based Car Hire Company Uber to launch in India Soon, Bangalore First
Uber, the technology based cab hire company based in the United States is launching in India. The company, which makes technology to make it easy for people to hire cabs, has posted three job listings based in Bangalore.
Short Take: Why locating FB, Google servers in India is not a good idea
The recent demand, by Indian internet service providers that foreign tech companies like Facebook and Google must set up servers in India in the guise of protecting the Indian citizen’s privacy is such a sham!
Apps for Publishing? Old Content has a New Home Now
As more and more people get used to smartphones, tablets and app stores, there is an opportunity to repackage old content or create new content and have it delivered on mobile.
Surprised Indian Government To Seek Details From US on Snooping Software: Report
The Indian government said that it will seek details from the US about the “intelligence” it gathered on Indian citizen.
We Will Go For IPO, But Can’t Give You a Date Yet: Sachin Bansal, Co-Founder & CEO, Flipkart
Speaking at NextBigWhat’s startup conference UnPluggd, Flipkart’s co-founder & CEO Sachin Bansal said that the company wants to focus on fashion retailing and making its newly launched marketplace a better experience for customers over this year.
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On the sidelines of the event this Saturday, we are hosting a couple of closed door sessions. Sign up here to participate.
Games2win Acquires Delhi Based Game Studio Backyard Game FactorRy
Backyard Game FactorRy was founded in 2010 and builds web and mobile casual games. Its promoter Rahul Jaiswal will continue to head the company.
Amazon is building the Largest Collection on Earth for India [Interview with Amit Agarwal, VP & Country Manager]
“Step by step, by launching categories, we want to build the largest collection on earth for India,” Amit Agarwal of Amazon told Nextbigwhat in an Interview. Edited Excerpts.