Last Friday, when it was reported that a small team of about 30 people at Yahoo had lost their jobs, it was hinted that “more substantial layoffs are around the corner.” In fact, there was good information that the board was set to meet two days before the next earnings announcement on Jan. 29 to […]

UK media brands draw overseas audiences

Online visitors originating from outside the UK outnumbered the domestic audience for the BBC, The Guardian, The Telegraph, The Times, and The Daily Mail, according to new research.

The study, from internet research firm comScore looked at the worldwide traffic to the online properties of traditional UK media brands, based on […]

NDTV Convergence has launched NDTVimagine.com to coincide with the launch of the NDTV Group’s general entertainment channel NDTV Imagine. According to NDTV, the website has been designed to offer users a rich multimedia experience with features such as videos and animated mastheads besides other services.
NDTVimagine.com aims to build a highly interactive community around the leading […]

Social networking site BigAdda.com, a part of the Reliance ADA Group, claims to have added 1.24 million Indian youth in just four months of launch. BigAdda.com was launched on August 13, 2007. According to BigAdda, 15 Indians join Bigadda.com every minute. The social networking site has set a target of adding 10 million registered users […]

Google.org, the philanthropic arm of Google, has announced grants of $5.32 million to five Indian organisations — Pratham, Centre for Budget and Policy Studies, Centre for Policy Research, Institute for Finance Management and Research and PRS Legislative Research. The move is a part of Google.org’s core initiatives announced to combat climate change, poverty and emerging […]