Archive for June, 2005

Google plans to take on Paypal

June 20th, 2005 by gaurav | No Comments | Filed in

Google plans to offer an electronic-payment service that could help the Internet-search company diversify its revenue and may heighten competition with eBay’s PayPal unit.

It will be interesting to see how they merge online payment service with their current services specially Adwords & Adsense.

Codenamed Google Wallet, a payment service could represent a significant expansion beyond online advertising, which generated 99% of its $3.2 billion in revenue last year. Google’s move could potentially threaten eBay’s successful PayPal service, which generated $233.1 million, or 23% of eBay’s revenue in the first quarter.

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Read more >> from The Wall Street Journal

Yahoo! to offer subscription site searches

June 18th, 2005 by gaurav | No Comments | Filed in

Yahoo! Search Subscriptions enables you to search access-restricted content such as news and reference sites that are normally not accessible to search engines.

It’s a Beta launch - but enables you to find content on sites that are only available to subscribers.

Will be interesting to see if they wrap this into their existing search results - as it could have a significant impact on driving traffic to “pay only” services.

Legal Guide for Bloggers

June 18th, 2005 by gaurav | 3 Comments | Filed in

A must see for every blogger. Take a quick look to some FAQs if you are in a hurry.

Mallika Sherawat - a girl from small town

June 18th, 2005 by gaurav | 2 Comments | Filed in

Mallika SherawatMallika Sherawat has been in news for all kinds of reasons since the time of her debut release Khwahish with Himanshu Malik. The girl from Rohtak(70 kms from Delhi) has made her mark in the bollywood as well as at the international level owing to her presence at the Cannes with her The Myth co-star Jackie Chan.

Its not about the kind of movies that she has done but the kind of confidence that oozes when she’s performing or later giving interviews to the media is really appreciable. She knows what she is doing , what she wants & what she is saying. That in itsellf spells success.

Indian Legal System : the Unbeatables

June 17th, 2005 by gaurav | No Comments | Filed in

Indian Legal SystemIndia has one of the oldest legal systems in the world. Its law and jurisprudence stretches back into the centuries, forming a living tradition which has grown and evolved with the lives of its diverse people. [ Ref. : http://indiafocus.indiainfo.com/govt/]

Now see this … A brief List of Pending cases

The numbers are increasing everyday, there is no relief for common man , come whatever but our courts go for a Summer Vacation every year. See holidays list of one of the previous year.

If you have to file a case today, say a case against cheque being bounced, you have to wait for 9-10 months for summons to be served to the person against whom you want a case to be filed.