gdp's Comments

MediaNama : Introducing The MediaNama Job Board

Sun, 4 Apr 2010 20:00:48 +0000

way to go!! congratulations to team medianama.

MediaNama : Magazine Fortune India Approved For Publication By MIB

Thu, 18 Feb 2010 11:29:00 +0000

Gauri, are you sure? This release is dated Oct 2007 - if their partnership still holds, then the group should have been mentioned in the ministry's release? http://www.pib.nic.in/release/release.asp?relid=5... If you know more, do tell.

MediaNama : Updated: Airtel's AppCentral Launched; 28% Rev Share; E-books App

Thu, 11 Feb 2010 14:19:02 +0000

Good idea, maybe TRAI will take note and introduce it.

MediaNama : Mail Today Editor Bharat Bhushan On Copyright, Crediting & Online Photographs

Thu, 11 Feb 2010 12:29:50 +0000

Just remembered a friend of a friend talking about how a pic of her dancing with a friend was used in an article on lesbians for a Jaipur supplement of a newspaper. :D

MediaNama : Idea's MobStore: App Or Services Store? New Revenue Model

Fri, 5 Feb 2010 12:26:56 +0000

please elaborate?

MediaNama : 3G Auctions & Mobile Number Portability In India Delayed?

Wed, 3 Feb 2010 15:41:35 +0000

Official confirmation from the telecom regulator.

MediaNama : BSNL Crashes GPRS Price Barriers With 5 New Packs; Comparisons

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 11:38:26 +0000

Thank you, Sriram, corrected it.

MediaNama : Earnings Digest: Sun TV Network, Radio Mirchi

Fri, 22 Jan 2010 05:24:40 +0000

Thank you and apologies, JPS..we have fixed it now.

MediaNama : Eterno Goes Global, To Enter Mobile Classifieds

Thu, 14 Jan 2010 09:24:07 +0000

I believe around 0.4-0.5% is the average for generic ads..

MediaNama : Driving Directions: Google, Sygic-MapMyIndia, SatNav-Nokia

Mon, 21 Dec 2009 12:33:34 +0000

I still think it is too high a price. The only reason I called Rs.2490 "whopping" was because Satguide's price effectively came to half with the offer while ur app did not have any offers with it; which i should've expanded upon in my post. Abt the app being #1 on iTunes Store, to be precise, it's the top amongst paid apps under the navigation category. Of the top 10 of them, only 1 other app catered to indian users - what does that say about the market? Has it really changed? And the fact that the app is a popular download may not necessarily be an indicator of the average layman's acceptance as iPhone users are an exclusive lot even now. Also, the app may be interesting to users as a trial - there was a phase when a friend of mine would try out as many apps as he could download to bide his 1.5 hr bus journey daily. If you could share stats on how many people use the app regularly for their navigational needs, that would be useful. And, yes, we would definitely like to try out the apps but their price remains an issue. I am not sure what "anomalies" u referred to in my article besides these, but i would like to put the record straight when i say that it is not for lack of trying to reach mapping/gps firms. There is very less info abt number of users, performance and hard data from these companies. if you'd like to talk in detail about the performance of your company, from a users', product, revenues and profitability perspective, we're game. Reach me at preethi@medianama.com

MediaNama : How Geodesic's Spokn Deals With India's Tough Internet Telephony Norms

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:38:21 +0000

Thanks, corrected.

MediaNama : Vodafone India Revenues Down 7% QoQ, ARPU At Rs.222

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 04:50:41 +0000

Thanks, fixing it.

MediaNama : Indian Government Wants Telcos To Register WiFi Users Within 60 Days

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 21:58:34 +0000

MTNL has a registration form up..look at the url. http://comptrack.mtnl.net.in/regwifi.html

MediaNama : Times Internet Is Now A Domain Registrar; A Pricey One

Mon, 12 Oct 2009 05:42:02 +0000

They only cut the price for .in - it now matches Rediff's.

MediaNama : Zapak Ties Up With Runescape; Games For Channel V; District 9

Mon, 5 Oct 2009 10:37:13 +0000

I did search the site for stats on registered users but they didnt have any. Wikipedia said it was 104 million, but I couldnt get a confirmation.

MediaNama : BigFlix Movie Rental On Mobile; Cadbury's Facebook App

Fri, 2 Oct 2009 09:03:14 +0000

not just movie listings, home delivery booking..well, I find that "keywords" in smss for shortcodes are a pain to memorise and would rather use an app, wouldnt you?

MediaNama : Rules & Criteria For Applying For Mobile Number Portability In India

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 10:35:39 +0000

Thanks, adding this piece of info too, updating the post.

MediaNama : Part 2: Viacom18's Ali Hussein On Monetising, Mobile & Online Music

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 12:26:05 +0000

Nikhil didnt, I did. Their strategy seems to be working for them right now, but I guess it will last only as long as their shows are popular.

MediaNama : The Price Of Mobile Number Portability In India; New Telcos Vs Old

Mon, 14 Sep 2009 14:08:53 +0000

Deepa, it's been postponed to dec 31st. And it will be for metros + Maharashtra, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka circles only. Other cities will come later.

MediaNama : Channel [V] Relaunches Site; Mobile SocialNet Deal With RockeTalk

Wed, 2 Sep 2009 08:17:57 +0000

Thanks Sameer.