Now Twitter tells you how Many People See Your Tweets

Always wondered about how many people actually read your tweet or how many clicked the link that you just tweeted. Well, not anymore. Twitter has recently launched the Tweet Activity Dashboard for its users. Using this, users will be able to see the performance of each and every tweet that they send out.

The nifty analytics dashboard was actually launched by Twitter back in July of this year but until now it was only accessible to verified users and advertisers. But now the service has been made open for normal users too.

Using the Tweet Activity Dashboard, the users can perform a number of tasks. They can see how many people actually engage with their tweets in real time. The users can also compare their tweet activity month over month and see how their tweets trend over time. The users’ just need to click on any of their tweet to get a detailed view of the number of replies, retweets, follows, clicks or favorites the tweet received.  The users can even download their tweet metrics.

Getting access to the Dashboard is very easy, the users just need to login into analytics.twitter.com with their Twitter username and password. The Tweet Activity Dashboard is currently only available to users who have accounts that have been active for at least 14 days and those who primarily tweet in English, Spanish, French and Japanese.  Twitter is working hard to roll out this feature for every Twitter user all around the world.

The news about this new feature being available to users came from a tweet by Twitter front end engineer Ian Chan.

Now Twitter tells you how Many People See Your Tweets

Always wondered about how many people actually read your tweet or how many clicked the link that you just tweeted. Well, not anymore. Twitter has recently launched the Tweet Activity Dashboard for its users. Using this, users will be able to see the performance of each and every tweet that they send out.

The nifty analytics dashboard was actually launched by Twitter back in July of this year but until now it was only accessible to verified users and advertisers. But now the service has been made open for normal users too.

Using the Tweet Activity Dashboard, the users can perform a number of tasks. They can see how many people actually engage with their tweets in real time. The users can also compare their tweet activity month over month and see how their tweets trend over time. The users’ just need to click on any of their tweet to get a detailed view of the number of replies, retweets, follows, clicks or favorites the tweet received.  The users can even download their tweet metrics.

Getting access to the Dashboard is very easy, the users just need to login into analytics.twitter.com with their Twitter username and password. The Tweet Activity Dashboard is currently only available to users who have accounts that have been active for at least 14 days and those who primarily tweet in English, Spanish, French and Japanese.  Twitter is working hard to roll out this feature for every Twitter user all around the world.

The news about this new feature being available to users came from a tweet by Twitter front end engineer Ian Chan.

Pinterest gain 150% users in India with in a year

Pinterest, the four year old social networking platform, which lets people make visual discoveries with the help of pictures, seems to have caught the curiosity of many Indians lately. The platform has recorded a 150 percent rise in Indian users in the last one year.

Pinterest is headquartered in San Francisco and has been successful in raising around $760 million till now through various rounds of funding. The online scrapbooking site is currently valued at $5 billion, all thanks to the recent $200 million capital raise that the platform received from Bessemer Venture Partners and Andreessen Horowitz. The platform has plans of using some part of that money in expanding its services globally.  The company has formed separate teams for France, UK, Germany and Japan.  Seeing its popularity in India, the company is also investing in localizing contents for the market.

The United States forms the 70 percent part of the platform’s sixty million user base. What is interesting is that, in India the user base has a 50-50 gender split, which means equal number of men and women make use of the platform in the country.  This trend is quite different from what the platform experiences in other countries. Most of the Pinterest users in India make use of the platform on their Smartphones.

In order to cash in on the local languages, the platform is available in over 32 different languages all around the world. Hindi was recently added to the list so as to impress the Indian market.

“We are very excited about the way India is growing for us and, with the rapid adoption in smartphone usage, we expect to build a great business there in a few years,” said Matt Crystal, head of International business at Pinterest in an interview to the Times of India.

According to Crystal, one thing which differentiates Pinterest from Google is that Google makes use of algorithms to index search, while Pinterest has human who do the cataloging work and algorithms are only used to push the result when someone searches something specifically.

Pinterest has recently introduced a new analytics tool which will help the business keep a track on the number of Pinners (Pinterest users) who interact with their pins along with other information.

Pinterest gain 150% users in India with in a year

Pinterest, the four year old social networking platform, which lets people make visual discoveries with the help of pictures, seems to have caught the curiosity of many Indians lately. The platform has recorded a 150 percent rise in Indian users in the last one year.

Pinterest is headquartered in San Francisco and has been successful in raising around $760 million till now through various rounds of funding. The online scrapbooking site is currently valued at $5 billion, all thanks to the recent $200 million capital raise that the platform received from Bessemer Venture Partners and Andreessen Horowitz. The platform has plans of using some part of that money in expanding its services globally.  The company has formed separate teams for France, UK, Germany and Japan.  Seeing its popularity in India, the company is also investing in localizing contents for the market.

The United States forms the 70 percent part of the platform’s sixty million user base. What is interesting is that, in India the user base has a 50-50 gender split, which means equal number of men and women make use of the platform in the country.  This trend is quite different from what the platform experiences in other countries. Most of the Pinterest users in India make use of the platform on their Smartphones.

In order to cash in on the local languages, the platform is available in over 32 different languages all around the world. Hindi was recently added to the list so as to impress the Indian market.

“We are very excited about the way India is growing for us and, with the rapid adoption in smartphone usage, we expect to build a great business there in a few years,” said Matt Crystal, head of International business at Pinterest in an interview to the Times of India.

According to Crystal, one thing which differentiates Pinterest from Google is that Google makes use of algorithms to index search, while Pinterest has human who do the cataloging work and algorithms are only used to push the result when someone searches something specifically.

Pinterest has recently introduced a new analytics tool which will help the business keep a track on the number of Pinners (Pinterest users) who interact with their pins along with other information.

UK Govt. Launches TechHub in Bangalore to support 1,000 startups in the next 3 years

TechHub, which is a community and workspace for technology entrepreneurs, was recently launched by the UK government in Bangalore as TechHub Bangalore. It has a mission of supporting some 1,000 startups in India over the period of next three years. The Hub has an aim of developing an environment for technology startups. It plans to do this through an International network of focused and like minded technology entrepreneurs.

TechHub was launched in Bangalore by Nick Clegg, who is the deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.  Speaking at the launch, he said "India is at major crossroads in its economic destiny, and Bangalore is a shining example of how technological enterprise can be harnessed to create a powerhouse for growth. This city is among the top ten preferred locations for entrepreneurs in the world, and home to more startups than any other city in India."

Clegg was accompanied by a strong team of 40 UK delegations to discuss opportunities for further growth in hi-tech, aerospace and manufacturing between UK and India.



Andrew Tibbitts, who is the Global Project Director at TechHub, took to the mike at the launch and said "A part of our mission is to bridge the physical distance between each TechHub and give our startup members and corporate partners access to the brightest minds and ideas in the field. If a company isn't taking advantage of the Indian market, they’re missing out on one of the largest emerging technology markets in the world and the Incredible R&D experience and innovation it offers. Every company should have a position on India, and we’re delighted to foster closer India-UK relationship."

TechHub will work hard to encourage forging of collaborations and an exchange of ideas. It currently functions out of the UK India Business Centre in Bangalore (UKIBC). The UKIBC has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with TiE Bangalore to benefit UKIBC’s centre in the city, its membership in the country, UK and TiE’s network and encourage entrepreneurship between the two countries.  The UKIBC has also entered into a MoU with the British Business Group, Bangalore. The UKIBC will try to deliver a wide range of services and policy advice to encourage investment and trade between the UK and southern India.

UK Govt. Launches TechHub in Bangalore to support 1,000 startups in the next 3 years

TechHub, which is a community and workspace for technology entrepreneurs, was recently launched by the UK government in Bangalore as TechHub Bangalore. It has a mission of supporting some 1,000 startups in India over the period of next three years. The Hub has an aim of developing an environment for technology startups. It plans to do this through an International network of focused and like minded technology entrepreneurs.

TechHub was launched in Bangalore by Nick Clegg, who is the deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.  Speaking at the launch, he said "India is at major crossroads in its economic destiny, and Bangalore is a shining example of how technological enterprise can be harnessed to create a powerhouse for growth. This city is among the top ten preferred locations for entrepreneurs in the world, and home to more startups than any other city in India."

Clegg was accompanied by a strong team of 40 UK delegations to discuss opportunities for further growth in hi-tech, aerospace and manufacturing between UK and India.



Andrew Tibbitts, who is the Global Project Director at TechHub, took to the mike at the launch and said "A part of our mission is to bridge the physical distance between each TechHub and give our startup members and corporate partners access to the brightest minds and ideas in the field. If a company isn't taking advantage of the Indian market, they’re missing out on one of the largest emerging technology markets in the world and the Incredible R&D experience and innovation it offers. Every company should have a position on India, and we’re delighted to foster closer India-UK relationship."

TechHub will work hard to encourage forging of collaborations and an exchange of ideas. It currently functions out of the UK India Business Centre in Bangalore (UKIBC). The UKIBC has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with TiE Bangalore to benefit UKIBC’s centre in the city, its membership in the country, UK and TiE’s network and encourage entrepreneurship between the two countries.  The UKIBC has also entered into a MoU with the British Business Group, Bangalore. The UKIBC will try to deliver a wide range of services and policy advice to encourage investment and trade between the UK and southern India.

Relatas is a new Business Relationship Intelligence product

Wouldn't knowing the person beforehand that you’re about to meet be a major plus point? Well, there is one product that can help you achieve that and get you ahead in the game. The product is called Relatas. It is a business relationship intelligence product which will change the way you interact, both in personal and professional life. The product will fill an important gap that we all feel in our daily interactions.

Relatas helps it users to achieve the social intelligence of the person that he or she is looking or wanting to meet. It gives the user an added advantage in the conversations which he or she has with that person. The product even lets its users share document with complete document analysis and expiry dates. The user can see when the document that he or she shared with a particular person was opened. It also gives the user information about how much time did the reader spent on a particular page along with complete page analysis. This particular feature can act as a boon for Sales and Marketing people who keep sharing important documents with their clients.

With the help of Relatas, you can see your Global meeting map and track who and when you met someone globally. It even provides a detailed meeting analysis so that you pick up the right thread when you meet again.  It makes your life easier by collating all your contact details.





Relatas also syncs multiple calendars together. The user can also subscribe to events which then get added directly to his or her calendar. This ensures that the user doesn’t end up missing an important meeting or event.

Relatas is a Bangalore based startup and has been founded by Sudip Dutta. He has an experience of 15+ years in the field of Sales and Marketing and has worked across three continents. Sudip got the idea to develop Relatas to solve the problems that he was facing in his daily life because of being a frequent traveler and a super busy person. All the features that the product offers are basically the solutions to the problems that Sudip faced due to traveling and his busy calendar.

Relatas can act as a boon for Enterprises which have as a Sales and Marketing team of more than 3 and individuals who meet more than 10 new people in a week.

Relatas is a new Business Relationship Intelligence product

Wouldn't knowing the person beforehand that you’re about to meet be a major plus point? Well, there is one product that can help you achieve that and get you ahead in the game. The product is called Relatas. It is a business relationship intelligence product which will change the way you interact, both in personal and professional life. The product will fill an important gap that we all feel in our daily interactions.

Relatas helps it users to achieve the social intelligence of the person that he or she is looking or wanting to meet. It gives the user an added advantage in the conversations which he or she has with that person. The product even lets its users share document with complete document analysis and expiry dates. The user can see when the document that he or she shared with a particular person was opened. It also gives the user information about how much time did the reader spent on a particular page along with complete page analysis. This particular feature can act as a boon for Sales and Marketing people who keep sharing important documents with their clients.

With the help of Relatas, you can see your Global meeting map and track who and when you met someone globally. It even provides a detailed meeting analysis so that you pick up the right thread when you meet again.  It makes your life easier by collating all your contact details.





Relatas also syncs multiple calendars together. The user can also subscribe to events which then get added directly to his or her calendar. This ensures that the user doesn’t end up missing an important meeting or event.

Relatas is a Bangalore based startup and has been founded by Sudip Dutta. He has an experience of 15+ years in the field of Sales and Marketing and has worked across three continents. Sudip got the idea to develop Relatas to solve the problems that he was facing in his daily life because of being a frequent traveler and a super busy person. All the features that the product offers are basically the solutions to the problems that Sudip faced due to traveling and his busy calendar.

Relatas can act as a boon for Enterprises which have as a Sales and Marketing team of more than 3 and individuals who meet more than 10 new people in a week.

Chennai start-up Nysym launches OPtacus - a cloud based solution for optical showrooms

Nysym, a product startup company based out of Chennai has developed OPtacus, a cloud based product solution for optical showrooms. oPtacus provides all the integrated solution related to billing systems, inventory management systems, store management and sales.

oPtacus is a result of research done at two different levels, one at a larger market level to underscore the advantages of cloud applications, and two at a focused market level to understand what exactly the target market needs.

Speaking about the product, Mr. Lakshman, Founder, Nysym says "oPtacus was born out of a thorough understanding of the optical industry and is perfectly aligned to the workflow of the optical industry. The architecture has been carefully designed to ensure it caters to the target market, and is also scalable to a larger global market. Migration has also been meticulously planned to ensure users can manage the entire process online with little or no help."

He further added "A cloud based solution provides some key features like a subscription model which users can unsubscribe from at any time, no infrastructure is needed except for a stable internet connection, hassle free sign up, access to all upgrades for the subscription period, etc. Since oPtacus is also compatible to tablets and mobiles, it gives users the liberty to basically manage their establishments on the run too. These, in our opinion, provide the perfect platform for retailers to migrate to more exciting technologies to make themselves more competitive."

Nysym is a Chennai based company providing software product solution to leverage cloud based retail management system in the retail industry. The company has been incepted in 2014 by Mr. Lakshman to provide better product solution to make life simpler, more productive and enjoyable for all stakeholders.

Kerala’s first Startup Bootcamp set up by Kerala Govt.

In order to promote entrepreneurial culture among the youth of Kerala, the state government has come up with a first-of-its-kind initiative called the Kerala Startup Bootcamp. The initiative was inaugurated on 21^st August, the eve of World Entrepreneurship, at TKM College of Engineering.

The startup Bootcamps will work towards creating a grassroot level student network in order to encourage entrepreneurship and making the students aware about the process of running a successful company. The college will aim to instill positive encouragement among the students through this initiative regarding becoming job creators and innovators rather than the lot seeking jobs and opportunities.  The government wants to give flight to the wings of the people with entrepreneurial skills through this initiative.

Oommen Chandy, Chief Minister of Kerala addressed the students via a video link at the launch and said, “I am happy that Kerala’s youth are taking up the responsibility of building an entrepreneurial society to create more employment, knowledge and wealth for our people”. He further congratulated the college authorities and students on the successful setting up of the first Bootcamp and even offered government’s full support for its functioning. For 2014, the state government has already earmarked Rs. 4 Crore for the Startup Bootcamp programme.

After the successful launch of the Startup Bootcamp programme, Startup Village Chairman Sanjay Vijayakumar said “The Startup Bootcamps will help students give shape to their dreams and improve industry exposure”. He further added that more such initiatives would be set up in the state’s institutions and engineering colleges in light of the upcoming September 12 Youth Entrepreneurship Summit.

The colleges can set up Entrepreneurship Development Cells (EDC) under this initiative by the Kerala government. These EDC established by the college would function as not for profit societies and will be managed and run entirely by the students, which is similar to functioning of societies at Harvard or Stanford Universities.

Sharing his views on the inauguration, Prof S Parameshwaran, HOD, Department of Mechanical Engineering of the college said “Ethics, values, and the ability to overcome failures are the biggest virtues for student entrepreneurs”. He also encouraged the students to contribute to the growth of the country by taking up entrepreneurship and creating more opportunities and jobs.

Kerala’s first Startup Bootcamp set up by Kerala Govt.

In order to promote entrepreneurial culture among the youth of Kerala, the state government has come up with a first-of-its-kind initiative called the Kerala Startup Bootcamp. The initiative was inaugurated on 21^st August, the eve of World Entrepreneurship, at TKM College of Engineering.

The startup Bootcamps will work towards creating a grassroot level student network in order to encourage entrepreneurship and making the students aware about the process of running a successful company. The college will aim to instill positive encouragement among the students through this initiative regarding becoming job creators and innovators rather than the lot seeking jobs and opportunities.  The government wants to give flight to the wings of the people with entrepreneurial skills through this initiative.

Oommen Chandy, Chief Minister of Kerala addressed the students via a video link at the launch and said, “I am happy that Kerala’s youth are taking up the responsibility of building an entrepreneurial society to create more employment, knowledge and wealth for our people”. He further congratulated the college authorities and students on the successful setting up of the first Bootcamp and even offered government’s full support for its functioning. For 2014, the state government has already earmarked Rs. 4 Crore for the Startup Bootcamp programme.

After the successful launch of the Startup Bootcamp programme, Startup Village Chairman Sanjay Vijayakumar said “The Startup Bootcamps will help students give shape to their dreams and improve industry exposure”. He further added that more such initiatives would be set up in the state’s institutions and engineering colleges in light of the upcoming September 12 Youth Entrepreneurship Summit.

The colleges can set up Entrepreneurship Development Cells (EDC) under this initiative by the Kerala government. These EDC established by the college would function as not for profit societies and will be managed and run entirely by the students, which is similar to functioning of societies at Harvard or Stanford Universities.

Sharing his views on the inauguration, Prof S Parameshwaran, HOD, Department of Mechanical Engineering of the college said “Ethics, values, and the ability to overcome failures are the biggest virtues for student entrepreneurs”. He also encouraged the students to contribute to the growth of the country by taking up entrepreneurship and creating more opportunities and jobs.

iitiimshaadi.com - New matrimony site for people passing out from IITs & IIMs

Always dreamt of studying in IITs and IIMs but ended up missing the bus just by a small margin. Worry no more! You still have a chance to be indirectly associated with these esteemed institutions. IITIIMShaadi.com, a matrimony site can make your this dream come true by finding a prospective bride or groom from these institutions or any other top rated University or College all around the world.

The website has so far registered over 1800 people and some 120 people have already connected or met each other though the website.

The website is a platform to explore matrimonial alliance among alumni of premier educational institutions.  This website is an off-shoot of Rural Management Consultants Private Ltd., which is an organization founded by Dr. Ajay Gupta in 2011. Dr. Gupta has a PG from IRMA and Doctorate from the Delhi School of Economics. The organization is a leader of the market for executive search in the Food and Agriculture Industry.

The portal fundamentally invite registration from alumni of top few Indian and Global Institutions irrespective of the field of study. In coming days portal will also cover Engineering, Management, Architecture, Medicine, Finance, Law, Fashion Design, Theater, Media Communication, Psychology, Sociology, Music, Dance , officers of Senior Government Administration etc.

Nowadays, the issues of caste, religion etc. have taken a back seat in matrimony associations and people are becoming more and more open minded and looking for people who match their intellect or educational background and this is exactly what iitiimshaadi.com is offering them.

According to Ajay Gupta, the founder of the website, match making of the well placed and educated people is like an executive search.  The site gets queries not only from India but all around the world. Parents often end up sending the professional CVs of their kids and ask the website’s help in making a profile of their kids on the site. The website receives a lot of registrations on daily basis. The team then filters all these registrations for the “right candidates”. In order to register, the candidates have to submit a scanned copy of their degrees.

Dr. Gupta is very confident about his website doing well in the country considering the need of specific requirements of people contemplating marriage in the country.

The website became functional in April 2014 and provides high search quality by using pre-filters, such as willingness to attend office parties, late working hours, and frequent relocation etc.

Our verdict

The website doesn't look very professional and the UI of website is also lacks basic elements. Keeping in mind the kind of specific people that the matrimony portal wants to target, the website supposed to be very engaging with some really good interface elements which is by the way missing in the portal, rest the idea is good.

iitiimshaadi.com - New matrimony site for people passing out from IITs & IIMs

Always dreamt of studying in IITs and IIMs but ended up missing the bus just by a small margin. Worry no more! You still have a chance to be indirectly associated with these esteemed institutions. IITIIMShaadi.com, a matrimony site can make your this dream come true by finding a prospective bride or groom from these institutions or any other top rated University or College all around the world.

The website has so far registered over 1800 people and some 120 people have already connected or met each other though the website.

The website is a platform to explore matrimonial alliance among alumni of premier educational institutions.  This website is an off-shoot of Rural Management Consultants Private Ltd., which is an organization founded by Dr. Ajay Gupta in 2011. Dr. Gupta has a PG from IRMA and Doctorate from the Delhi School of Economics. The organization is a leader of the market for executive search in the Food and Agriculture Industry.

The portal fundamentally invite registration from alumni of top few Indian and Global Institutions irrespective of the field of study. In coming days portal will also cover Engineering, Management, Architecture, Medicine, Finance, Law, Fashion Design, Theater, Media Communication, Psychology, Sociology, Music, Dance , officers of Senior Government Administration etc.

Nowadays, the issues of caste, religion etc. have taken a back seat in matrimony associations and people are becoming more and more open minded and looking for people who match their intellect or educational background and this is exactly what iitiimshaadi.com is offering them.

According to Ajay Gupta, the founder of the website, match making of the well placed and educated people is like an executive search.  The site gets queries not only from India but all around the world. Parents often end up sending the professional CVs of their kids and ask the website’s help in making a profile of their kids on the site. The website receives a lot of registrations on daily basis. The team then filters all these registrations for the “right candidates”. In order to register, the candidates have to submit a scanned copy of their degrees.

Dr. Gupta is very confident about his website doing well in the country considering the need of specific requirements of people contemplating marriage in the country.

The website became functional in April 2014 and provides high search quality by using pre-filters, such as willingness to attend office parties, late working hours, and frequent relocation etc.

Our verdict

The website doesn't look very professional and the UI of website is also lacks basic elements. Keeping in mind the kind of specific people that the matrimony portal wants to target, the website supposed to be very engaging with some really good interface elements which is by the way missing in the portal, rest the idea is good.

Startups panic as RBI insisted additional verification on Indian credit card transactions online

The recent Reserve Bank of India (RBI) directive on additional verification for all Indian credit card transactions has put some startups in a fix. The startups getting affected are those who operated through foreign payment gateways that allowed them to avoid the mandated two-factor authentication.

Uber, the US based taxi hailing application and the world's most valuable startup, is going to be affected majorly through this move by RBI. RBI's mandate came just days after Indian cab companies complained that Uber, was not following the two-step verification process, although RBI didn't mention any name of company in particular.

This move is also going to act as a major problem for the companies that sell applications and software on Google and Apple store and those who have subscription based business models.

The RBI circular insisting on the two-factor verification came out on 22^nd August, 2014 and didn’t mention the name of any specific company. Interestingly, this circular saw the light of the day just days after the Indian cab companies complained that the US based taxi service app, Uber, wasn’t obeying the two step verification process. The circular besides mentioning the additional verification step also carried that the RBI wanted all the transactions being held to be carried out in Indian currency and not the US dollars.

Magzter, a New York based online magazine subscription running on Google and Apple devices is one of the impacted companies. The magazine earns about five percent of its sales from India. "I can’t imagine a credit card user going through this process for a Rupees fifty subscription- it just puts too much friction into the buying process", said Girish Ramdas in a statement to the Economic Times.  Girish is the co-founder and CEO of Magzter.  He also added that this move by RBI has taken away the ease to buy with just one easy click. He further insisted on having a minimum amount above which the two-step verification should be applicable.

Cloud-based startups of the country could be among the worst affected, as these companies charge their customers on a recurring basis every month. On the other hand, the ecommerce companies operating in the country have nothing to worry about, as most of them are already using this two-step verification procedure.

According to Ambarish Gupta’s statement to ET, one of the major reasons for friction in the SaaS industry is the archaic rules set by the Reserve Bank of India. Ambarish is the co-founder of Knowlarity Communications.

Startups panic as RBI insisted additional verification on Indian credit card transactions online

The recent Reserve Bank of India (RBI) directive on additional verification for all Indian credit card transactions has put some startups in a fix. The startups getting affected are those who operated through foreign payment gateways that allowed them to avoid the mandated two-factor authentication.

Uber, the US based taxi hailing application and the world's most valuable startup, is going to be affected majorly through this move by RBI. RBI's mandate came just days after Indian cab companies complained that Uber, was not following the two-step verification process, although RBI didn't mention any name of company in particular.

This move is also going to act as a major problem for the companies that sell applications and software on Google and Apple store and those who have subscription based business models.

The RBI circular insisting on the two-factor verification came out on 22^nd August, 2014 and didn’t mention the name of any specific company. Interestingly, this circular saw the light of the day just days after the Indian cab companies complained that the US based taxi service app, Uber, wasn’t obeying the two step verification process. The circular besides mentioning the additional verification step also carried that the RBI wanted all the transactions being held to be carried out in Indian currency and not the US dollars.

Magzter, a New York based online magazine subscription running on Google and Apple devices is one of the impacted companies. The magazine earns about five percent of its sales from India. "I can’t imagine a credit card user going through this process for a Rupees fifty subscription- it just puts too much friction into the buying process", said Girish Ramdas in a statement to the Economic Times.  Girish is the co-founder and CEO of Magzter.  He also added that this move by RBI has taken away the ease to buy with just one easy click. He further insisted on having a minimum amount above which the two-step verification should be applicable.

Cloud-based startups of the country could be among the worst affected, as these companies charge their customers on a recurring basis every month. On the other hand, the ecommerce companies operating in the country have nothing to worry about, as most of them are already using this two-step verification procedure.

According to Ambarish Gupta’s statement to ET, one of the major reasons for friction in the SaaS industry is the archaic rules set by the Reserve Bank of India. Ambarish is the co-founder of Knowlarity Communications.

India's ZoomIn acquired San Francisco-based firm Photojojo

Mumbai, India based online photo service company, ZoomIn has acquired San Francisco,US-based firm Photojojo for an undisclosed amount. The aquisition is a move from company in order to strenghten its presence in global market especially US, Australia and Singapore.

The acquisition is being financed by fresh funding round of Rs 50 crore led by existing investor Lightbox Ventures with participation from First Round Capital and Gund Investments. ZoomIn earlier raised Rs 80 crore in venture capital and debt funding.

ZoomIn earlier raised Rs. 800 crore in venture capital and debt funding from Silicon Valley Bank.

Photojojo, founded nine years ago, was an internet startup founded by Amit Gupta was an Indian too. Photojojo publishes newsletter on photography and it has community of around 2 million mobile photography enthusiasts who have subscribe to its newsletter and also engage on social media platforms such as Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and Tumblr. Photojojo also sells mobile photography-related products.

After acquisition, Photojojo's team of 20 will be integrated with ZoomIn.

Founded in 2007 by Sunny Balijepalli Rao, ZoomIn claims to be India's no.1 photo service offering a wide range of photobooks, professional quality photo prints and great photo gifts. Recently, ZoomIn has also launched specialty camera store selling extensive selection of cameras, accessories and camera phones. The company also claims to have over 1,000 deliveries a day.

Sunny Balijepalli Rao, founder of ZoomIn had earlier co-founded Half.com, which was acquired by eBay for $350 million in 2000.

How to move your files to Google Drive

Google, the tech giant has a new offering for businesses. It has come up with Google Drive for Work that will have advanced audit reporting, unlimited storage, and new security controls and features.

One of the most common and major problem faced by people migrating their companies to the Google drive is how to migrate all the existing files without losing out on anything important. The solution to this problem is very easy, as all you’ve to do is either upload all the existing files directly to the Drive or make use of the Drive Sync Client. But, what if the files that you want to consolidate are stored somewhere else? Or what to do when you want to migrate multiple users all at once?  To bail the companies out of these problems, many independent software vendors have manufactured solutions that will help these businesses migrate their important files from different File Sync and Share solutions, local hard drives and other available data sources.  We at IndianWeb2 are listing some of these options which you can use.

1) Mover- It is capable of migrating data from twenty three cloud service providers, databases and web services into the Google Drive.

2) Cloudsfer- Cloudsfer by Tzunami can transfer files from Dropbox, Microsoft One Drive and Box to the Google Drive.

3) SkySync-Provided by Portal Architects, it works by integrating existing on-site storage systems as well as other cloud storage providers to the Drive.

4) Cloud Migrator- This solution by Cloud Technology Solutions is capable of migrating user files and accounts to Google Drive and other Google app services.

5) Neva Certus- This solution is presented by LinkGard. It works by providing a migration and synchronization solution for cloud based and on-premise storage platforms.  These storage platforms include Amazon S3, Dropbox, Microsoft OneDrive and other local file systems.

6)  Migrator for Google Apps- The solution is provided by Backupify. It migrates and consolidates personal Google Drive or other Google Applications for Business accounts into one single domain.

The above names are just a few names from a long list of companies that offer these migration solutions to businesses.  You can visit the Google Apps Marketplace for the complete list of offerings and tools that are responsible of adding value to the tech giant’s App platform.

 

How to move your files to Google Drive

Google, the tech giant has a new offering for businesses. It has come up with Google Drive for Work that will have advanced audit reporting, unlimited storage, and new security controls and features.

One of the most common and major problem faced by people migrating their companies to the Google drive is how to migrate all the existing files without losing out on anything important. The solution to this problem is very easy, as all you’ve to do is either upload all the existing files directly to the Drive or make use of the Drive Sync Client. But, what if the files that you want to consolidate are stored somewhere else? Or what to do when you want to migrate multiple users all at once?  To bail the companies out of these problems, many independent software vendors have manufactured solutions that will help these businesses migrate their important files from different File Sync and Share solutions, local hard drives and other available data sources.  We at IndianWeb2 are listing some of these options which you can use.

1) Mover- It is capable of migrating data from twenty three cloud service providers, databases and web services into the Google Drive.

2) Cloudsfer- Cloudsfer by Tzunami can transfer files from Dropbox, Microsoft One Drive and Box to the Google Drive.

3) SkySync-Provided by Portal Architects, it works by integrating existing on-site storage systems as well as other cloud storage providers to the Drive.

4) Cloud Migrator- This solution by Cloud Technology Solutions is capable of migrating user files and accounts to Google Drive and other Google app services.

5) Neva Certus- This solution is presented by LinkGard. It works by providing a migration and synchronization solution for cloud based and on-premise storage platforms.  These storage platforms include Amazon S3, Dropbox, Microsoft OneDrive and other local file systems.

6)  Migrator for Google Apps- The solution is provided by Backupify. It migrates and consolidates personal Google Drive or other Google Applications for Business accounts into one single domain.

The above names are just a few names from a long list of companies that offer these migration solutions to businesses.  You can visit the Google Apps Marketplace for the complete list of offerings and tools that are responsible of adding value to the tech giant’s App platform.

 

Intex Cloud Fx is India’s cheapest smartphone at Rs 1,999

Intex has just realized the dreams of those millions and millions of people who always wanted to own a Smartphone but couldn't due to budget constraints. The Smartphone is called Intex Cloud FX and comes at an attractive price of just Rs.1,999.

The phone will be initially sold on the ecommerce site Snapdeal.com. The phone packs in decent features according to its price and is surely going to provide Internet access to a lot of people.

According to Keshav Bansal, who is the director marketing at Intex Technologies, Snapdeal.com is going to take the Smartphone  to over four hundred towns especially in tier 2 and 3 cities of the country. He further added that the company is quite confident about its product and hopes to sell around a half million units of it this year with the help of the company’s massive marketing plan for the product. The company has its presence in some fifty thousand outlets, out of which ten thousands outlets sell Smartphones manufactured by them.

The phone comes with a decent display of 3.5inch and has a resolution of 320x480 pixels. It runs on a 1 GHz processor and has 128 MB worth of RAM. The phone further comes with a 2G/3G dual SIM support. It has a 2 megapixel rear camera and no front camera, which is good enough according to the price range. The Intex Cloud FX has Firefox OS as the operating system and has a storage capacity of 46 MB which can expand upto 4 GB using a micro SD card. The phone has a removable battery with 1250 mAh capacity.

The phone is light in weight at 104 grams and is 115.90x62.00x11.80 in dimensions. On the connectivity side, Intex Cloud FX has Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and Micro- USB.  The phone also comes with FM and 3.5mm headphones.  The Cloud FX further comes with proximity sensor and accelerometer.

According to Bansal, his company's motto is to empower each and every Indian with the latest technology. He further adds that there is a need to understand that seventy percent of the Indian mobile users are still using feature phones and they aspire for Smartphones.

Intex Cloud Fx is India’s cheapest smartphone at Rs 1,999

Intex has just realized the dreams of those millions and millions of people who always wanted to own a Smartphone but couldn't due to budget constraints. The Smartphone is called Intex Cloud FX and comes at an attractive price of just Rs.1,999.

The phone will be initially sold on the ecommerce site Snapdeal.com. The phone packs in decent features according to its price and is surely going to provide Internet access to a lot of people.

According to Keshav Bansal, who is the director marketing at Intex Technologies, Snapdeal.com is going to take the Smartphone  to over four hundred towns especially in tier 2 and 3 cities of the country. He further added that the company is quite confident about its product and hopes to sell around a half million units of it this year with the help of the company’s massive marketing plan for the product. The company has its presence in some fifty thousand outlets, out of which ten thousands outlets sell Smartphones manufactured by them.

The phone comes with a decent display of 3.5inch and has a resolution of 320x480 pixels. It runs on a 1 GHz processor and has 128 MB worth of RAM. The phone further comes with a 2G/3G dual SIM support. It has a 2 megapixel rear camera and no front camera, which is good enough according to the price range. The Intex Cloud FX has Firefox OS as the operating system and has a storage capacity of 46 MB which can expand upto 4 GB using a micro SD card. The phone has a removable battery with 1250 mAh capacity.

The phone is light in weight at 104 grams and is 115.90x62.00x11.80 in dimensions. On the connectivity side, Intex Cloud FX has Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and Micro- USB.  The phone also comes with FM and 3.5mm headphones.  The Cloud FX further comes with proximity sensor and accelerometer.

According to Bansal, his company's motto is to empower each and every Indian with the latest technology. He further adds that there is a need to understand that seventy percent of the Indian mobile users are still using feature phones and they aspire for Smartphones.

PriceRaja raises $2 million angel funding

Today Accentium Web, a Gurgaon based internet startup which runs site PriceRaja.com announced that it had raised $2 million in angel funding from undisclosed angel investors. The money will be used mainly in product development and marketing.

Commenting on the fund raise, Director Vivek Pahwa said, "E-Commerce is on a hockey stick growth path. Those companies which help enable shoppers to shop online should also witness high growth. Product Discovery & Price Comparison is one such category and we want to ramp up our product development and marketing quickly, and we need more funds to do so. We realize that we're not the only people in this space or the ones ahead in terms of product set, but by prioritizing the right things and ramping up product development, we hope to be one of the leaders in this space in 12 months."

PriceRaja.com already has the major electronic categories on it's site including Mobiles, Tablets, Laptops and Cameras. PriceBag plans to expand into all e-Commerce categories by the end of the year. It already has a fantastic mobile presence and a very easy and detailed interface for the current categories, and expansion is just a matter of adding the correct data for the other categories.

The focus on the product side, along with adding new categories, would be to ramp up the social integration on the site, including more emphasis on user reviews and social profiles. PriceRaja believes in looking at everything from a user perspective and the management believes that sites that focus on the user first will do better in the long run.

The funds raised will also be used to expand it's other products, 99Cars.com and SecondShaadi.com. In the future, the company may look to raise more money to invest in these fast growing sectors.

Haptik - Text Message for Customer Support from over 170 companies

The Internet has been around for over two decades but we still struggle to find support for services we use. We don't like to wait on the phone and listen to that painful call center music, or sift through endless FAQs. It should be as easy as sending a message, and chatting directly with a real person. Like SMS. Or, given its 2014, like WhatsApp. "Thus Haptik was born out of a personal need when we realized we were using text communication more than any other application on our phones, but still had to use voice for brands and services we use. We also realized that it's generally a pain to find any information related to such companies, and would like to be more in the loop on their products," say the founders Aakrit Vaish and Swapan Rajdev.

The idea was discussed in 2012, at a conference on mobile apps when Harish Anand Thilakan (now the Creative Head and MD at Haptik) came up to Aakrit proposing the idea of an app where brands could easily communicate with users. Once the basic version of Haptik was ready, Aakrit and Swapan quit their jobs to start the company in Aug 2013. They have offices in Mumbai and San Francisco, with most of the team currently in Mumbai.

No company in the world is doing customer support and help over mobile messaging in one single app . "We have a very simple premise: download Haptik and never spend time searching for complex information about these companies. Just send a message, and you get a response immediately. That is a huge differentiation with anything else out there and this is driving people to use the app," says Harish. They want to make sure that everyone has a great experience using the product.

One can download the app here and get the best of customer services from over 170 companies instantly.

"Our technology stack is based on Python/Django, and mobile native iOS and Android. We are also working on basic NLP/machine learning to improve answer efficiency," says Swapna, who also created the 'Snake Classic' app in 2010. The team of 17 people handles everything from marketing to technology and are currently processing about 100,000 messages/month. Their target is to take this to 1m messages/month within 3 months, and 5m messages/month by the end of this year. “We are aggressively hiring on our expert staff both in Mumbai and Chennai. We are also looking to expand on engineering, product development and sales,” adds Swapna. They plan to start experimenting with foreign markets by the end of this year.

They are currently fully bootstrapped but in the process of raising external financing. As a message for future entrepreneurs, Aakrit says, "Do something only because you have an idea you cannot stop thinking about, a great founding team to go do it with, and some validation from the market that it will work. Do not do it because it's 'cool' or to 'make money'."

Mumbai Startup Xyra built a credit-card sized smartcharger for smartphone batteries

Hasn't owning a credit-card sized charger for your Smartphone always been your lifelong dream? Well, it seems, your dream has finally come true. Xyra, a Mumbai based startup has been successful in building a credit card sized smart charger for Smartphone batteries called the XS Powercard.

The XS Powercard has been built especially by keeping the feature of portability in mind. It boosts of being one of the thinnest portable chargers available in the market. It can do much more than what a normal portable charger is capable of doing.



The Powercard has a 2200 mAh lithium battery which is capable of 500 charge cycles. It has a single port smart charging feature which is enabled when the XS Powercard is connected to your Phone and a USB port. Its Smart Ergonomic shape ensures that the space above your existing credit cards in your wallet is effectively used to maximize battery capacity while no additional thickness to the wallet.

The cost of single 2000mAh XS Powercard is Rs.2300 or US$39.

The XS powercard is an Indiegogo project and with goal to raise $50,000 managed to get $38,517 only inspite of this the XS Powercard is a success in its users and consumers and creating a good ammount of demand from end users.

The XS Powercard has Tri-Colored LED Battery indictors. The Dim green light indicates that the Powercard’s battery is above 20 percent. On the other hand, the Bright green light means the Powercard has 100 % battery. The Blue light is an indicator of the Powercard charging itself and the red light is of danger which means the Powercard is at 20 percent or below.

The XS Powercard comes power packed with excess features which ensure a great experience to its users. It even gives an option of choosing from 8, 16 or 32 GB data storage. The card is shorter than a credit card and easily fits into the credit card slot of your wallet. It has variable charging rates, through which you can charge your Smartphones faster or slower depending upon your need. It also provides USB syncing through which you can transfer content from your Smartphone and Computer. The XS Powercard provides a standby of upto 150 days. The XS Powercard has built in Protection which protects your phone and XS Powercard from overcharging.



Xyra is a Mumbai based startup founded by three friends Armaan Gandhi, Arzan Irani and Sahej Sethi.

Mumbai Startup Xyra built a credit-card sized smartcharger for smartphone batteries

Hasn't owning a credit-card sized charger for your Smartphone always been your lifelong dream? Well, it seems, your dream has finally come true. Xyra, a Mumbai based startup has been successful in building a credit card sized smart charger for Smartphone batteries called the XS Powercard.

The XS Powercard has been built especially by keeping the feature of portability in mind. It boosts of being one of the thinnest portable chargers available in the market. It can do much more than what a normal portable charger is capable of doing.



The Powercard has a 2200 mAh lithium battery which is capable of 500 charge cycles. It has a single port smart charging feature which is enabled when the XS Powercard is connected to your Phone and a USB port. Its Smart Ergonomic shape ensures that the space above your existing credit cards in your wallet is effectively used to maximize battery capacity while no additional thickness to the wallet.

The cost of single 2000mAh XS Powercard is Rs.2300 or US$39.

The XS powercard is an Indiegogo project and with goal to raise $50,000 managed to get $38,517 only inspite of this the XS Powercard is a success in its users and consumers and creating a good ammount of demand from end users.

The XS Powercard has Tri-Colored LED Battery indictors. The Dim green light indicates that the Powercard’s battery is above 20 percent. On the other hand, the Bright green light means the Powercard has 100 % battery. The Blue light is an indicator of the Powercard charging itself and the red light is of danger which means the Powercard is at 20 percent or below.

The XS Powercard comes power packed with excess features which ensure a great experience to its users. It even gives an option of choosing from 8, 16 or 32 GB data storage. The card is shorter than a credit card and easily fits into the credit card slot of your wallet. It has variable charging rates, through which you can charge your Smartphones faster or slower depending upon your need. It also provides USB syncing through which you can transfer content from your Smartphone and Computer. The XS Powercard provides a standby of upto 150 days. The XS Powercard has built in Protection which protects your phone and XS Powercard from overcharging.



Xyra is a Mumbai based startup founded by three friends Armaan Gandhi, Arzan Irani and Sahej Sethi.

Microsoft Ventures to launch Sandbox Startups in tier two and three cities of India

Microsoft Ventures and Deshpande Foundation have joined hands to launch a startup incubator together in India. The startup incubator will be called Sandbox Startups and will have an aim of nurturing startups in tier 2 and 3 cities of the country. According to the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed on 23^rd August, Saturday, the collaboration would last for three years.  The MOU was signed in the esteemed presence of Mr. Jairam Ramesh, Former Minister, Government of India, Dr. Gururaj 'Desh' Deshpande, Founder, Deshpande Foundation, Mr. Naveen Jha, CEO, Deshpande Foundation, Mr. Rajinish Menon, Director, Microsoft Ventures in India and many other industry leaders.

The Deshpande foundation has its operations in Canada, USA and India. Sandbox Startups is the foundation’s honest effort in the direction of building an ecosystem to nurture Innovative entrepreneurs.

Sandbox Startups will act as a launchpad for all the budding entrepreneurs and their startups in the tier 2 and 3 cities of the country. According to Naveen Jha, CEO, Deshpande Foundation, Sandbox will help the budding entrepreneurs validate their business ideas, develop products, sharpen business acumen and launch solutions to the competitive market.  He further added, innovations done by startups under Sandbox startups will add vibrancy from those at the bottom of the pyramid to the ecosystem.

According to him, the objective of the partnership between his foundation and Microsoft Ventures is to work hard in an inclusive manner so as to ensure that all the stakeholders which include, early stage entrepreneurs, students, advisors, mentors, academia, high net worth individuals and corporates, remain active participants in the innovation ecosystem.

Through this partnership, the foundation is also planning on launching a brand new skill development program so as to ensure that entrepreneurs and students have proper access to cutting edge technology training.

According to Rajinish Menon, Director, Microsoft Ventures in India, his company's partnership with the Deshpande Foundation has an aim of engaging and interacting with small town entrepreneurs in their journey of hardwork from ideation to maturity. He also added, Microsoft has always been a forerunner in helping incubators dish out products and raise capital to fund their own growth. This eventually ends up benefiting the country’s budding entrepreneurial ecosystem.

Microsoft Ventures to launch Sandbox Startups in tier two and three cities of India

Microsoft Ventures and Deshpande Foundation have joined hands to launch a startup incubator together in India. The startup incubator will be called Sandbox Startups and will have an aim of nurturing startups in tier 2 and 3 cities of the country. According to the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed on 23^rd August, Saturday, the collaboration would last for three years.  The MOU was signed in the esteemed presence of Mr. Jairam Ramesh, Former Minister, Government of India, Dr. Gururaj 'Desh' Deshpande, Founder, Deshpande Foundation, Mr. Naveen Jha, CEO, Deshpande Foundation, Mr. Rajinish Menon, Director, Microsoft Ventures in India and many other industry leaders.

The Deshpande foundation has its operations in Canada, USA and India. Sandbox Startups is the foundation’s honest effort in the direction of building an ecosystem to nurture Innovative entrepreneurs.

Sandbox Startups will act as a launchpad for all the budding entrepreneurs and their startups in the tier 2 and 3 cities of the country. According to Naveen Jha, CEO, Deshpande Foundation, Sandbox will help the budding entrepreneurs validate their business ideas, develop products, sharpen business acumen and launch solutions to the competitive market.  He further added, innovations done by startups under Sandbox startups will add vibrancy from those at the bottom of the pyramid to the ecosystem.

According to him, the objective of the partnership between his foundation and Microsoft Ventures is to work hard in an inclusive manner so as to ensure that all the stakeholders which include, early stage entrepreneurs, students, advisors, mentors, academia, high net worth individuals and corporates, remain active participants in the innovation ecosystem.

Through this partnership, the foundation is also planning on launching a brand new skill development program so as to ensure that entrepreneurs and students have proper access to cutting edge technology training.

According to Rajinish Menon, Director, Microsoft Ventures in India, his company's partnership with the Deshpande Foundation has an aim of engaging and interacting with small town entrepreneurs in their journey of hardwork from ideation to maturity. He also added, Microsoft has always been a forerunner in helping incubators dish out products and raise capital to fund their own growth. This eventually ends up benefiting the country’s budding entrepreneurial ecosystem.

Zomato to start food delivery soon

New Delhi based online restaurant discovery portal Zomato is planning to start delivering food as well soon in the future. The decision from company came in order to boost its revenues. As per reports from Hindu Business Line, Zomato plans to start the service in another few weeks and has carried out some third party transactions on a pilot basis.

Zomato has presence in 13 countries including India and allows consumers to read menus of restaurants but a consumer has to still make phone calls to the restaurant to place an order.

Although earlier, founder of Zomato Deepinder Goyal issued statement that the company will never enter into online food ordering business due to lack of customisation, technological issues and poor logistics in India however number of online food delivery portal such as Foodpanda, TastyKhana, DeliveryChef, BigBite, Titbit, JustEat and JustDial are making success out this revenue model.

Online food portals have witnessed over 150 per cent growth in their orders last year on the back of increased Net penetration, growth in smartphone users and changing lifestyle. In 2012, the market stood at ₹1,000 crore and is all set to touch ₹6,000 crore by 2017.

Eversince Zomato's inception in 2008, the startup has done very few experiment on its model of business. In 2011, events section on Zomato was introduced however later Zomato shut down its events section and included some of the features into its core restaurant product.

From last two years Zomato is serially acquiring online restaurant portals abroad and most recent being Czech Republic's and Slovakia's largest online restaurant guides, Lunchtime.cz and Obedovat.sk, Zomato acquired it for a combined amount of $3.25 million.

Currently, Zomato covers over 250,000 restaurants across 13 countries including India, Brazil, UK, UAE and South Africa as major countries.

Fimly Hero- An app for people high on Bollywood

Is Bollywood in your blood? Then, this app has been designed especially for you.  Filmy Hero is a mobile application that brings its users all the latest Bollywood movie trailers, movie reviews, promotional clips, music videos and much more. All this is made available to users on the go in HD quality and a stunning interface.

The app has so far received awesome reviews from its users and is becoming a big it among Bollywood maniacs. It can be downloaded free of cost by Android and iOS users.

The app comes packed with some amazing features to satisfy all the needs of Bollywood buffs. The app provides the user with every minute detail about each and every movie which includes their release date, movie rating, synopsis, director, cast, etc.  It even allows the user to write movies reviews, video comments and rate movies. All the new movie trailers and content is made available to users as soon as it is available so that the users never miss out on anything.

Filmy Hero has been featured in over 40 countries by Apple including categories like 'Best New App', 'Made for India' and 'Best Movie Apps'. It has also been featured in top 5 entertainment category in India and ranked among the top 50 free apps in India.

The app displays most popular, top rated and recently updated movies to its users. It even offers Playlists, which is an awesome way to see and play top music videos, top trailers and promos.  It also comes with calendar view which allows the users to see all movies upto a year back and what does the future hold for them.

The app has super stylish and simple interface which makes using the app even more amazing and engaging. Users can also enjoy videos on their TV’s with Apple TV and AirPlay. The app even allows users to email, Facebook, tweet or message their recommendations on these social platforms. The users can also control video playback quality to suit their bandwidth.  The app is fully compatible with all iPhones running iOS 7 or newer versions and iPad support is coming up soon.

Fimly Hero- An app for people high on Bollywood

Is Bollywood in your blood? Then, this app has been designed especially for you.  Filmy Hero is a mobile application that brings its users all the latest Bollywood movie trailers, movie reviews, promotional clips, music videos and much more. All this is made available to users on the go in HD quality and a stunning interface.

The app has so far received awesome reviews from its users and is becoming a big it among Bollywood maniacs. It can be downloaded free of cost by Android and iOS users.

The app comes packed with some amazing features to satisfy all the needs of Bollywood buffs. The app provides the user with every minute detail about each and every movie which includes their release date, movie rating, synopsis, director, cast, etc.  It even allows the user to write movies reviews, video comments and rate movies. All the new movie trailers and content is made available to users as soon as it is available so that the users never miss out on anything.

Filmy Hero has been featured in over 40 countries by Apple including categories like 'Best New App', 'Made for India' and 'Best Movie Apps'. It has also been featured in top 5 entertainment category in India and ranked among the top 50 free apps in India.

The app displays most popular, top rated and recently updated movies to its users. It even offers Playlists, which is an awesome way to see and play top music videos, top trailers and promos.  It also comes with calendar view which allows the users to see all movies upto a year back and what does the future hold for them.

The app has super stylish and simple interface which makes using the app even more amazing and engaging. Users can also enjoy videos on their TV’s with Apple TV and AirPlay. The app even allows users to email, Facebook, tweet or message their recommendations on these social platforms. The users can also control video playback quality to suit their bandwidth.  The app is fully compatible with all iPhones running iOS 7 or newer versions and iPad support is coming up soon.

Kerala to offer 10,000 Startup Boxes worth 2 Crore each to student entrepreneurs

Aspiring entrepreneurs in India have something to rejoice, the Industries department of the Kerala Government has tied up with the Massachusetts Institute of technology (MIT), in order to offer 5,000 startup boxes in 2014 and 10,000 startup boxes in 2 years to aspiring entrepreneurs in the country. This move by the department is being considered as a preparation for the September 12, Kerala Entrepreneurship Day.

According to an Industries department official, the plan formulated by the state in the last Emerging Kerala summit aimed at an influx of innovative startup ventures in the next two years, but the plan needs to be implemented in the right spirit.

According to Hrishikesh Nair, who is the CEO at Technopark -Technology Business Incubator and Infopark’s Chief executive officer, the initial plan is distribute 10,000 startup boxes to the selected few in two years, which include the 5,000 startup boxes to be distributed this year. Of these 5,000 startup boxes, 2,500 will be procured soon so that they can be distributed by September 12.  A startup box will have utilities like vouchers with bank accounts and high end tablets, computers. Each startup box is worth 2 Crores.

The department plans to set up two fabrication labs with the support of MIT.  One fabrication lab will reportedly be set up in Start-up village in Kochi and the other one at Technopark- Technology Business Incubator in Thiruvananthapuram. In order to increase the entrepreneurship development in the state, there are plans to set up Startup Bootcamps in engineering colleges and other institutes. The Startup Bootcamps will have training programme led by mentor Kris GopalaKrishnan.

Ten selected student entrepreneurs from Kerala will be sent to the Silicon Valley every year as a part of the SV Square programme. The plan also includes distributing some 5000 Raspberry Pi’s to selected students studying in class 8^th to 10^th.

According to Aruna Sunderrajan, Managing Director at Kerala State Industrial Development Corporation (KSIDC), all the aspiring entrepreneurs will be guided by mentors on how to prepare a project proposal for registering a startup. They will be also be taught about marketing and advertising at every other stage.

Kerala to offer 10,000 Startup Boxes worth 2 Crore each to student entrepreneurs

Aspiring entrepreneurs in India have something to rejoice, the Industries department of the Kerala Government has tied up with the Massachusetts Institute of technology (MIT), in order to offer 5,000 startup boxes in 2014 and 10,000 startup boxes in 2 years to aspiring entrepreneurs in the country. This move by the department is being considered as a preparation for the September 12, Kerala Entrepreneurship Day.

According to an Industries department official, the plan formulated by the state in the last Emerging Kerala summit aimed at an influx of innovative startup ventures in the next two years, but the plan needs to be implemented in the right spirit.

According to Hrishikesh Nair, who is the CEO at Technopark -Technology Business Incubator and Infopark’s Chief executive officer, the initial plan is distribute 10,000 startup boxes to the selected few in two years, which include the 5,000 startup boxes to be distributed this year. Of these 5,000 startup boxes, 2,500 will be procured soon so that they can be distributed by September 12.  A startup box will have utilities like vouchers with bank accounts and high end tablets, computers. Each startup box is worth 2 Crores.

The department plans to set up two fabrication labs with the support of MIT.  One fabrication lab will reportedly be set up in Start-up village in Kochi and the other one at Technopark- Technology Business Incubator in Thiruvananthapuram. In order to increase the entrepreneurship development in the state, there are plans to set up Startup Bootcamps in engineering colleges and other institutes. The Startup Bootcamps will have training programme led by mentor Kris GopalaKrishnan.

Ten selected student entrepreneurs from Kerala will be sent to the Silicon Valley every year as a part of the SV Square programme. The plan also includes distributing some 5000 Raspberry Pi’s to selected students studying in class 8^th to 10^th.

According to Aruna Sunderrajan, Managing Director at Kerala State Industrial Development Corporation (KSIDC), all the aspiring entrepreneurs will be guided by mentors on how to prepare a project proposal for registering a startup. They will be also be taught about marketing and advertising at every other stage.

ParaBlu offers personal cloud and complete enterprise cloud file sync and share (EFSS)

ParaBlu is a 2012 Bangalore startup, which gives its user the ability to secure and control their digital data which is stored in existing public clouds such as Google drive, Dropbox etc. or on storage systems such as NAS. It allows the users to encrypt all the data stored in public clouds or any device.

ParaBlu offers it consumers Blu-Cloud, which is a new age personal cloud appliance. It stores and syncs the user’s file with complete privacy and security. The user can access his or her data anywhere, anytime over the internet. Blu-Cloud allows its users to store, sync, share, stream and search their data securely.

Blu-Cloud provides a full proof privacy and control system as the user’s entire data is stored in his or her personal cloud. The company doesn’t store or save any of the user’s data.

With Blu-Cloud, users can share files as links. It also provides them with the feature to password protect their files so that only intended users get a hold over their data. It even creates a minicloud and provides access to the user’s collaborators. The collaborator can access the files in the minicloud by simply logging into it. Minicloud acts as a sharing circle which the user creates to share data privately between work, friends and family etc.  Blu-Cloud has no storage restriction and it even works with an external hard drive.

Blu-Cloud is of great help to its users, it makes family sharing of media files, e-books, recipes, documents, and everything else very easy. It lets the user to create mini-clouds which lets each and every member of the family have his or her own shareable area. Now, passing around links and passwords have become a thing of past. Blu-Cloud allows its user to automatically upload and consolidate their videos, pictures and music from other devices and the users can also stream those media files back for their consumption. Blu-Cloud is possibly the easiest appliance to set up which sets up in less than 60 seconds.

ParaBlu has been founded by Kameshwaran Subramanian, who is an IIM Bangalore alumnus and holds several management positions in companies like IBM, Nokia and Robert Bosch. ParaBlu is Subramanian’s second startup.

State of E-Commerce in India - Flipkart-Myntra most visited sites with Total of 53.4million online shoppers

Comcast and ASSOCHAM's latest study conducted on the 'State of Ecommerce' in the country has thrown open some interesting facts about India’s internet usage and penetration of retail shopping using the digital medium in the country.

With more and more people becoming comfortable shopping online, the penetration of retail shopping using the digital medium has seen a massive increase of 65 percent in the country. According to Comcast and ASSOCHAM's report, the number of visitors on the shopping websites has increased to 53.4 million a month, which has resulted in an overall annual growth of 15 percent.

The report titled 'State of Ecommerce in India' also revealed that cosmetics, apparel, fragrances, health and home furnishings were the few categories which have had some growth in the past twelve years and out of these, apparel has seen the highest growth at 66 percent which is followed by cosmetics and fragrances at  12 percent.

According to the report, growth has come across in all retail categories and most of them show promising conversion rates and transactions along with increase in visitors.

The report also revealed one more interesting point, according to the report, the group of websites owned by Flipkart has taken the top position in the most visited retail sites of July 2014 with more than 26 million visitors in the month of July. Jabong acquired the second position with 23.5 million visitors and Amazon came in third at 16.9 million visitors.

The report also talked about the travel category and revealed that the category has seen an overall growth in all its sub categories which include online travel agents, car rental, airlines, and travel as well as hotel information websites.

According to the ‘State of Ecommerce in India’ report, the Indian Railways website with over 15 million unique visitors a month is among the most visited websites in the country. Cleartrip, Yatra and MakeMyTrip have an individual reach of 3.5, 7.6 and 8.9 % of the total online users respectively.

According to the report, India adds over seven million internet users among the BRIC nations and has the 3^rd fastest share in retail marketing.

 

State of E-Commerce in India - Flipkart-Myntra most visited sites with Total of 53.4million online shoppers

Comcast and ASSOCHAM's latest study conducted on the 'State of Ecommerce' in the country has thrown open some interesting facts about India’s internet usage and penetration of retail shopping using the digital medium in the country.

With more and more people becoming comfortable shopping online, the penetration of retail shopping using the digital medium has seen a massive increase of 65 percent in the country. According to Comcast and ASSOCHAM's report, the number of visitors on the shopping websites has increased to 53.4 million a month, which has resulted in an overall annual growth of 15 percent.

The report titled 'State of Ecommerce in India' also revealed that cosmetics, apparel, fragrances, health and home furnishings were the few categories which have had some growth in the past twelve years and out of these, apparel has seen the highest growth at 66 percent which is followed by cosmetics and fragrances at  12 percent.

According to the report, growth has come across in all retail categories and most of them show promising conversion rates and transactions along with increase in visitors.

The report also revealed one more interesting point, according to the report, the group of websites owned by Flipkart has taken the top position in the most visited retail sites of July 2014 with more than 26 million visitors in the month of July. Jabong acquired the second position with 23.5 million visitors and Amazon came in third at 16.9 million visitors.

The report also talked about the travel category and revealed that the category has seen an overall growth in all its sub categories which include online travel agents, car rental, airlines, and travel as well as hotel information websites.

According to the ‘State of Ecommerce in India’ report, the Indian Railways website with over 15 million unique visitors a month is among the most visited websites in the country. Cleartrip, Yatra and MakeMyTrip have an individual reach of 3.5, 7.6 and 8.9 % of the total online users respectively.

According to the report, India adds over seven million internet users among the BRIC nations and has the 3^rd fastest share in retail marketing.

 

Ex-Zomato executive's startup Press Play raises $500K from angel investors

Delhi based travel entertainment startup Press Play founded by Ex-Zomato executives has raised $500,000 (Rs.3 crore apprx.) in funding from a group of angel investors. The names of angel investors are undisclosed. The funds will be used to buy hardware and also to set up operations in various cities.

PressPlay was founded in December 2013 by by Anand Sinha and George Abraham both of whom were country heads at Zomato before quitting their jobs to start Press Play. The Delhi based startup had earlier recieved $1 million in its first funding round.

The company provides tablets to passengers who travel long journeys in buses for a cost of Rs.100. The tablets can be attached to the seats and are pre-loaded with movies and music.

In its initial days the startup launched a pilot project in April this year by travelling to Amritsar in a bus with 10 tablets pre-loaded with five movies each for Rs 100 and managed to sell them.

Till now Press Play claims to have reached 25,000 customers for its services across eight cities and the startup is looking to launch in cities like Udaipur, Ahmedabad, Bangalore and Chennai in the next 40 days. The startup has also tied up with the state transport corporations of Himachal Pradesh and Rajasthan and a taxi rental company to provide its services.

Once a bus is about to depart from its starting point, an operator from PressPlay comes to the bus and pitches the product (tablet) to the travelers. The startup has partnered with most of the content providers, including movies, TV Shows, documentaries and games. Before the journey, they make sure their tabs are already fully charged. Once the travelers opt for it, they are charged Rs.100 for the entire journey. The tabs are attached with hardware which gets locked to the seat in front, making sure people don’t leave with it.

In conversation with LiveMint Co-founder Anand Sinha stated that Press Play has also partnered with games studios and movie production houses for content. It is looking at growing its current employee base of 80 to 300 and increasing its presence to 50 cities by the end of this fiscal year. "Having worked with Zomato, we have experience in overseas expansion. We are looking to expand to international destinations by the end of 2015," said Sinha.

Nykaa - A largest and most diverse selection of beauty products online in India

Nykaa is derived from the sanskrit work Nayika which signifies a woman in all her moods. Nykaa was started in April 2012 by Falguni Nayar to represents the spirit and soul of the modern Indian woman who is intelligent, confident and beautiful. "I believe in beauty in a very comprehensive sense, not only external but also long-term, sustainable beauty," says Falguni. Falguni Nayar was the CEO of Investment Banking at Kotak Mahindra Bank. She quit that to embark upon an entrepreneurial journey that will allow her to build India's Sephora.

Within a short span of 2 years, Nykaa has achieved the position of India's premier online retailer for beauty and wellness. Headquartered in Mumbai, the hub of the beauty industry, Nykaa brings the best of Mumbai to customers throughout India. Nykaa is a curated offering of premier beauty products. Straddling from Dove to luxury brands like L'Occitane, Davidoff and Calvin Klein. Nykaa carries 300 brands and 10,000 SKUs. So each customer is able to find beauty products they love. "I have always believed in beauty and in e-commerce space as two important trends that will rule the future. Additionally, digital marketing is also a new way to build a brand. What Nykaa has achieved as a brand in such a short period of time has been mainly possible due to the scope of digital marketing," says Falguni.

Nykaa understands that ‘wide assortment and advice’ are a key to beauty retailing. They are inventory led retailer that both inspects and controls products that are being supplied to our customers. Nykaa also supports the right choice for the customer through various educational platforms like BeautyBook, video tutorials, online makeovers, educational emailers and online advice through Nykaa's online chat functionality. "We believe none of the other retailers provide such a comprehensive offering on an everyday basis," says Falguni.

They are working with a number of technology and marketing partners apart from all their key brands like L'Oreal, HUL, P&G, Johnson&Johnson and Philips. They have a 70 member team based out of Mumbai. Nykaa just raised 20cr. in funding from private investors including HNIs and NRIs. They are launching their first luxury store at T3 in Delhi. We asked Falguni for a message for future entrepreneurs, and she said "Passion and patience will get you to your dream."

Witworks claim to turn your ideas into working prototype or a product

Always had an innovative mind? But didn’t know how to turn your ideas into a reality, well there’s this Bangalore based Company called Witworks which can help you turn your dreams into a reality.

Witworks has organized an online community through which designers and inventors can bring their products to market by pitching their ideas to fellow inventors and designers. The company promises to deliver a prototype of the chosen idea or design in just 30 days. The manufacturing of these products is outsourced to companies to which Witworks has tied up with.

Witworks is a Bangalore based company co-founded by three IIT Kharagpur graduates-Chandrashekhar Iyer, Somnath Meher and Ankit DP in 2013. Two out of these three co-founders, Ankit DP and Somnath Meher had to let go off an opportunity to study at the Indian School of Business, Hyderabad in order to start this venture.  Iyer had to quit his job with Tata Steel in Jamshedpur in order to associate with the venture. Witworks was started with a seed fund of Rs. 10 lakh from IIT kharagpur.

Rewind: The first invention

The startup has been successful in building a strong community of 1,000 in just one year of its operation. The online community decides how useful and unique an idea pitched to them will be as a final product.  The company then selects the three top ideas and starts working on them.  One of the ideas has already turned into a real product. Rewind is a simple device which ensures that your earphones never get tangled again. The founders of Witworks realized that this was a common problem which was being faced by most of us but no one really cared to solve it.

Rewind is available at a minimal cost of Rs. 190 and Witworks expects to sell around 60,000 of these.  The product can be bought from the company's online store. Witworks is currently in talks with ecommerce sites like Snapdeal and Flipkart to carry their products.

The company shares 5 percent of the sales with the product's designers. Witworks is aiming Rs.2 crore in revenue this fiscal and is in touch with angel investors to raise funds.

Witworks claim to turn your ideas into working prototype or a product

Always had an innovative mind? But didn’t know how to turn your ideas into a reality, well there’s this Bangalore based Company called Witworks which can help you turn your dreams into a reality.

Witworks has organized an online community through which designers and inventors can bring their products to market by pitching their ideas to fellow inventors and designers. The company promises to deliver a prototype of the chosen idea or design in just 30 days. The manufacturing of these products is outsourced to companies to which Witworks has tied up with.

Witworks is a Bangalore based company co-founded by three IIT Kharagpur graduates-Chandrashekhar Iyer, Somnath Meher and Ankit DP in 2013. Two out of these three co-founders, Ankit DP and Somnath Meher had to let go off an opportunity to study at the Indian School of Business, Hyderabad in order to start this venture.  Iyer had to quit his job with Tata Steel in Jamshedpur in order to associate with the venture. Witworks was started with a seed fund of Rs. 10 lakh from IIT kharagpur.

Rewind: The first invention

The startup has been successful in building a strong community of 1,000 in just one year of its operation. The online community decides how useful and unique an idea pitched to them will be as a final product.  The company then selects the three top ideas and starts working on them.  One of the ideas has already turned into a real product. Rewind is a simple device which ensures that your earphones never get tangled again. The founders of Witworks realized that this was a common problem which was being faced by most of us but no one really cared to solve it.

Rewind is available at a minimal cost of Rs. 190 and Witworks expects to sell around 60,000 of these.  The product can be bought from the company's online store. Witworks is currently in talks with ecommerce sites like Snapdeal and Flipkart to carry their products.

The company shares 5 percent of the sales with the product's designers. Witworks is aiming Rs.2 crore in revenue this fiscal and is in touch with angel investors to raise funds.