Archive for November, 2006
Missing Out on International eCommerce sales?
1 Comment Published by Joanna November 30th, 2006 in India eTrends, eCommerceFrank Fortunato says, “If your eBay ads read “Ship to U.S. Only,” you’re missing out on a lot of sales. And though you’ve likely heard that the overseas markets are burgeoning with eager buyers, you’ve also thought, is it really worth the bother? The answer is: yes.”
Forntunato goes on to say, “Consider this: eBay now […]
The Hindu Business Line recently wrote: K. Vaitheeswaran, Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Fabmall.com, confesses that he loves the congested, pot-holed roads of the city. “The more people stay indoors, the better it is for online trade,” Vaitheeswaran said at the recently held Digital Summit 2006 in Mumbai. People would rather shop online than negotiate […]
ePublishing and Publishing : outsourcing to India
0 Comments Published by Preeti Sharma November 29th, 2006 in India eTrendsThis is old news but I am just beginning to understand the huge spectrum of ePublishing and publishing outsourcing to India.
It is not just about opportunities to e publish your works; It is millions of dollars for data conversion, preparing research reports, designing and copy editing.
India is becoming the back office hub for global […]
The Ultimate Challenge from Microsoft
0 Comments Published by Preeti Poojara November 28th, 2006 in eCommerceThe Ultimate Challenge contest announced by Microsoft is on. This contest is open to legal residents of the fifty (50) United States and the District of Columbia, aged 21 years or older. This is a nation-wide contest to search for the most creative small-business idea, not necessarily online business.
Microsoft has announced this contest to support […]
Web 2.0 Pioneer Sulekha.com
0 Comments Published by Preeti Poojara November 28th, 2006 in India eTrendsNorwest Venture Partners (NVP), a global technology venture capital firm, has made the series A investment of $10 million in the Web 2.0 Pioneer Sulekha.com - Connecting Indians Worldwide. NVP managing partner Promod Haque has joined Sulekha’s Board of Directors.
Sulekha has established itself as an online community and networking hub for Indians worldwide. It has […]
Consumer-Generated Advertising
0 Comments Published by Preeti Poojara November 27th, 2006 in ePublish, eCommerceContinuous efforts are being made to generate revenue from user-generated content. New trends are emerging and some innovative ideas are being implemented. Consumer-Generated Advertising is a new concept that utilizes the creativity and efforts of the social media. Networks of advertisers and consumer content creators are being formed.
PayPerPost – Get Paid for Blogging is a […]
Welcome to the first post in a series on selling content online. This series will tend to be India and digital centric but may even include global examples and some print on demand options. The main focus will be selling written content online. The goal is to provide ideas for selling content online and to […]
A trip down the memory chip lane of eCommerce
1 Comment Published by Arun Kumar November 25th, 2006 in eCommerceOne big difference between the Gold Rush in California in the mid 1800s and the Dot Com Rush 150 years later is that while prospectors in the former went about looking for gold, ignoring fool’s gold, there were a lot of prospectors in the Dot Com one looking exclusively for fool’s gold. The more […]
The First Web 2.0 Empowered India-centric Search Engine
1 Comment Published by Preeti Poojara November 21st, 2006 in India eTrendsWeb2 Corporation acquired ByIndia.com, the first search engine built by Indians for Indians, in September 2006. ByIndia is a comprehensive search engine focused entirely on India-centric information. It has integrated many social networking tools similar to MySpace, YouTube and Blogger. It also offers other services like auctions, classifieds and directories. Web 2 Corporation specializes in […]
Press Release Optimization
0 Comments Published by Preeti Poojara November 20th, 2006 in eCommerce, eJournalismGood public relations are very important for the success of any business or enterprise. Growth and profitability of any enterprise partially depends on its public relations strategy. Public relations include investor relation, consumer communication and media relation. Effective Public relations can generate positive image of an enterprise and promote the services provided by the company. […]

















