If you are a regular netizen and have been associated with the Internet for some time now, perhaps I do not need to reintroduce Alexa to you. Alexa has been there, is still there (in fact with a new look now) & hopefully would remain there for a long time now. Apart from being a search engine (which is powered by Google), it does offer a unique service called "Alexa Traffic Rank". Well, I agree it is not exactly unique, keeping in mind Google offers something in the same line, k... Read Full Story

Though statistically flying is nowadays an extremely safe form of transportation, accidents do occur. The relative rarity of such incidents coupled with the often dramatic outcome, is definitely one reason why such incidents still make breaking news across the globe. Even though the odds of actually getting caught in a plane crash are nowadays distinctly low (the odds of dying on a commercial airline flight are as low as 9 million to 1!) compared to other means of transportation, the probabil... Read Full Story

What is Ecommerce: If we go by dictionary, it would mean "Electronic Commerce" i.e. the conducting of business communication and transactions over networks and through computers. In particular, ecommerce is the buying and selling of goods and services, and the transfer of funds, through digital channels (modes of communication).E-Business (Electronic Business/ Online Business) ModelsThere are two basic types of ebusiness models available. These can well be termed as 'Distributio... Read Full Story

If you are a serious blogger or if you have interest in blogging (& over the last few days were breaking your head on this) or perhaps were searching franatically over the net & stumbled up on this phrase "claim your blog"...voila! You have come to the right place for its clarification. See, in simple layman terms, what this means is:Each time you do a post on your blog (let us call it the parent blog) that is external to the site which has claimed your blog, that post will ... Read Full Story

With India's economic and business growth, the percentage of traveling population is burgeoning. More and more Indians are traveling for both business and pleasure and everyone needs to save both time and money. As a result over the last few years, there has been a revolution in Indian Air Travel Business. In fact, Air travel in India has followed a metamorphosis over the last decade and this is largely attributed to the Open Sky policy introduced by the Indian Government. This policy bas... Read Full Story

"indiaplaza Price Challenge" FAKE Saga Continues I actually forgot about the "Indaplaza (FAKE) Price Challenge" issue...the FAKE story, claiming to be the cheapest on Mobile & book segment. :) Interestingly...I received a mail from Team Indiaplaza on Friday, March 9, 2007 with the following content:Dear Arijit SarbagnaThank you for taking the Indiaplaza.in price challenge. We have processed your claim and found the claim to be valid. We are also happy to inform you tha... Read Full Story

Planning to Travel to India? Got some extra cash and want to fullfil the long cherished dream of being in the excotic Indian locations like the beaches at Goa or the trekking at Ladakh or perhaps the adventure at Corbett National Park? Well, before you step out to catch the plane...do spend a few hours to make your tour plan. A proper tour/trip plan could eventually end up saving you a smart amount & would add value to your trip & experience. So, the obvious question would be to know ... Read Full Story

In order to get the country (or even city) specific information from the IP address, one needs to get hold of a IP database. As you are probably aware, every ISP has a set of IP pool, which they are allocated to distribute to their end users (e.g. you & me). Now, once you get this DB (some are free...but has limited information, whereas some are paid, very comprehensive & provider takes care of regular updates). Once this DB is with you, rest is just plugging in a script to query this... Read Full Story

innINDIA has added a new service to its portfolio - "International Currency Convertor". This is currently open to public & is accessible at: www.innindia.com/services. While describing the usefulness of this services, Amitava Roy - Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) of innINDIA explained that innINDIA is gradually opening up its entire suite of Web Based Application & Services which would eventually become a complete "e-utility service" for any web user. It is worth no... Read Full Story

This Price Challenge at IndiaPlaza is just an eye wash. They never accept any valid enties. They don't even care to respect customer's intention towards helping them by pointing out the flaws in pricing etc. Take for example:The day I got a mailer...I spent just about 15 minutes to find at least 2 mobile sets...which were available at a cheaper price at Indiatimes.com. I informed Fabmall/Indiaplaza about the price difference (a diff of about INR 500/-). But in a few days I received a ... Read Full Story