56% Access Internet from Home; Internet Cafes Badly Hit
56% internet users in the age range of 15 to 25 access internet from the comforts of their home. Parinama.org conducted a internet poll from October 11 to November 20, 2009 on this subject. The most interesting fact that came up during this study is that only 14% of the poll participants used a Browsing Center/Internet Cafe to use internet.
We don’t want to visit a BANK to pay exam fees!
Every year lakhs of candidates apply for various competitive exams like CAT, SNAP, Bank PO/Clerk exams etc. Candidates are required to pay the fees in a designated bank (or post office) and then complete the online application. In most cases one has to wait for 1-2 days after paying the fees to apply online.
Nokia Life Tools -Education, Agri & Entertainment
After a successful pilot in Maharashtra, Nokia has launched Life Tools across India. Nokia life tools is targeted to the non urban population of India (as well as Africa). The internet penetration in rural India is dismal. On the other had the mobile phone penetration is steadily growing in urban as well as non-urban.
53,000 Employees of Satyam and Job Market in India
January 7, 2009 will definitely be remembered as one the worst day for corporate India. Talks are going on how to bring Satyam back on track. Satyam has to react to the situation immediately to retain its client base as well as employees. There is no doubt that Satyam will lose some of the clients as well as some employees.
Who is Leveraging Additional Traffic during XAT or CAT Exams?
Who gains the most during competitive exam (like CAT or XAT) season? Well the obvious answer is the test prep coaching centers like Time or Career Launcher. But with the CAT exam likely to follow the GMAT way, Online only Test Prep centers that have mushroomed recently, also leverage the eyeballs during the peak exam season.
Happy New Year 2009; Oodami Restarted
Its being a long time since I have written something for Oodami. My friends who know about this blog ask me whats up with Oodami. I always replied saying that I will be reviving it. I was really busy with my day job and I wasn’t able to continue writing at night. Apart from that I was working on a stealth blog which is going in a good way.
You can Teach India says Times of India
Here is yet another initiative which uses internet to create awareness for a social cause. Teach India is a nation wide initiative from Times of India network. Teach India is not asking for donation. Its asking to spend some time to teach underprivileged children. Over 60 NGOs, schools and corporates are supporting the initiative.
Reasons Behind the Popularity of Cash Cards in India
Cash cards are getting popular in India. The data from IRCTC (Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation) gives good insight on the trends of e-commerce in India. This post looks into the reasons why cash cards are getting popular compared to debit and credit cards. Should the banks and transactions processing companies like VISA be worried about this trend in India?