Alootechie News

Congress launches online video ads for Rajasthan Assembly elections

Alootechie — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:44:02 -0800

Congress , India’s oldest political party, has entered the digital space by launching its first internet campaign for the Rajasthan state Assembly elections. Through this the party aims to connect with the tech-savvy citizens as well as the young voters of the state which goes to the polls on December 4.

ING Vysya Bank launches kids portal Kidzzbank.com

Alootechie — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 05:40:01 -0800

ING Vysya Bank has launched Kidzzbank.com , which aims to introduce kids to the concept of money and savings in a fun way. According to ING Vysya, the portal has a section called Save Money which starts with introduction to savings and goes on to explain the need for savings. There is also a section called, About Money that takes kids through the history of money.

Huggies.co.in partners with SnapFish to provide online photo service to its users

Alootechie — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 05:05:38 -0800

by Satrajit Sen

Indiaplaza.in implements VeriSign EV SSL Certificate to build consumer trust

Alootechie — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 02:57:58 -0800

Online shopping portal Indiaplaza.in has implemented VeriSign EV (Extended Validation) SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) Certificate to assure its customers of a safe online experience. As a result of the certification, Indiaplaza.in customers would now see a green address bar which aims to build trust among consumers that they have reached a website whose authenticity has been verified by VeriSign.

Rohit Dadwal joins Mobile Marketing Association as Managing Director - APAC

Alootechie — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 01:15:06 -0800

US-based Mobile Marketing Association , a global non-profit trade association established to lead the growth of mobile marketing and its associated technologies, has appointed Rohit Dadwal as managing director of its Asia Pacific (APAC) branch. Dadwal, an ex-Microsoft Online Services executive, will be based in Singapore and lead MMA’s operations in the APAC region.

Google to shut down Lively by end of 2008

Alootechie — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 23:27:48 -0800

Google has decided to shut down Lively , an online tool that allows users to create 3D (three dimensional) virtual chat rooms where they can invite friends and chat with them online. According to the company, Lively will not be available after December 31st, 2008. Lively was launched in July 2008.

CleartripForBusiness.com promises to offer 10-15% savings on corporate travel bookings

Alootechie — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 02:22:57 -0800

Online travel company Cleartrip.com has launched CleartripForBusiness.com , which allows corporates to book their domestic and international air tickets, hotels and Rail tickets. According to Cleartrip, its new corporate travel site will offer corporates a saving of 5 per cent on hotel bookings and 10 per cent on airline bookings.

80% internet users in Asia-Pacific have made online transaction: Survey

Alootechie — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:09:49 -0800

According to a study, 80 per cent of internet users surveyed in the Asia Pacific region made an online transaction and spent an average of over $3,000 each in the past 12 months. The findings are based on a survey of over 3,000 people in six countries and regions -- Hong Kong, Singapore, Japan, Korea, Australia and India – conducted on behalf of Visa in April-May 2008.

Google unveils Themes for Gmail

Alootechie — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 00:40:14 -0800

Google has launched over 30 themes for its Gmail users who can now customise the look of their Inbox by clicking the Themes tab under Settings.

“We will be rolling out themes to everyone over the next couple of days, so if you don't see them yet, check back soon,” Annie Chen, a Gmail engineer, has said .

NDTV ties-up with TutorVista to launch NDTVTutor.com

Alootechie — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 01:50:25 -0800

by Satrajit Sen

NDTV Convergence , the digital arm of NDTV Group, has partnered with online tutoring company TutorVista to launch NDTVTutor.com . The new site, being managed by TutorVista, is aimed at providing online tutorials to NDTV’s Indo-American users.