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Check Domain - Still got some doubt about any domain

2009-02-11T08:30:00.000-08:00

Search, look up, check, select, reserve, purchase, register, transfer, renew, protect, and / or monitor domain names, internet / Web addresses, or URLs for any country in the world from checkdomain.com.

Pink Chaddi Campaign - Azadi - Haq se maango

2009-02-11T06:16:00.000-08:00

People have protested and people have done what they felt right to protest against something which they feel was wrong. Everyone has its new way of showing his/her anger for different kinds of situations. Well, here is a brand new way of protest. Sending PINK UNDERWEAR to the person who did something very very unruly and also very wrong. Amazed !!! Isn't it???

http://thepinkchaddicampaign.blogspot.com - Well, this is and I think should happen. Its so very right.

"To counter a disturbing trend of right-wing Hindu thugs beating up women going to pubs or wearing clothes they don’t approve of, Bangalore-based Alternative Law Forum (ALF) has launched a satirical campaign to support India’s “Pubgoing Loose and Forward Women”.

The Pink Chaddi Campaign asks women to send pink chaddis (underwear) to the ALF to forward to one of the bullying organisations, the Shri Ram Sene, which has threatened to attack couples found celebrating Valentine’s Day."

On an average 4000-5000 people are joining in to their FACEBOOK page made to get all the protesters in one place. And the effect is even more good as Pramod Muthali, the person who has done wrong to the girls in Mangalore/Bangalore is starting to learn some non-violence and has declared to send pink sarees to whoever sends him the pink chaddis. Guess he is damn ashamed and has learnt his lesson very well. If it wouldn't have been for shame then he would have gone to the houses of people who sent him the underwears and bashed them right-left.

Well, I feel very happy. At least people of India have awaken and are rising up soon to fight for their rights. Whereas our politicians are sitting like hijras and waiting for uparwala to do something against Mr.Pramod Muthali. Shame on all of you man. Even normal & common girls are far better than you mother suckers.

To know the complete details visit here.

(Pardon my language. I know it had been very abusive but in these times my mind stops thinking. Thanks for bearing with me.)

TELECOM TALK - Tracking Developments in Telecom Industry

2009-02-08T08:16:00.000-08:00

Are you looking for the latest happenings in the telecom sector of India.? What operators are doing and what they are operating and what there latest offerings are. If yes, then Telecomtalk.info is the place where you should be.

I have been following Telecom Talk for over a week now and not a single day i found the same news on the 1st page. Thats a great thing from such a website. Plus points here. From MTNL to Aircel they have all about them.

The website is run by Tarun & Sanjay Bafna and indeed they are doing a good job. I do not have much to say but all I can say is that if you keep a watch on the telecom sector of India then Telecom Talk is your eye to this.

They are still in the new stage and need developments. And all of them can only be possible if your continued support is with them for times to come. So do visit and do not forget to put in your feedbacks if you feel to say anything.

Visit today.

This is the 101st post

2009-02-07T08:49:00.000-08:00

Friends this is the 101st post of this blog of websites and till now we have brought to you 100 websites which you can use in your daily life in some way or the other.

Enjoy and use and let us know if you come across any such good, cool, useful website on the et while surfing.

We would be more than glad to put either your review or write our own of that website.

Thanx for your continued support and love to this website.

We will always be here. Do keep coming back to us.

Regards
123 Network Team

SMSMEON - India's first FREE personalised mobile identity destination

2009-02-07T07:23:00.000-08:00

SMSMEON- as the names says it all “You can SMS ME ON my KEYWORD which is my own personal address on the mobile to know more about me & be privy to the latest happenings in my life”. You can use SMSMEON either through the web or through your mobile.

The makers also say, "India's first of its kind platform that lets you create your own unique mobile identity. You can now get your own mobile identity (commonly known as keyword) on our short code 56070. And it's absolutely FREE."

In short-
- Start Networking on Mobile
- Get a cool Unique Mobile Identity
- Get an edge in your social network
- Its absolutely FREE!

VERTOR - Verified Torrents - Torrent Revolution

2009-02-07T06:46:00.000-08:00

"Forget everything you've known before and get ready to discover all the benefits of bittorrent protocol! There have been lots of attempts to discredit the protocol and get money from users lately by uploading tons of low quality torrents. Any torrent file you've downloaded might have been fake, virus-infected, DRM-encrypted or password-protected. That led fast and easy-to-use bittorrent protocol to lose its advantages. Users had to spend their precious time to find a good quality torrent file and download its contents and it really got on their nerves.", is what the makers of Vertor.com have to say.

I tried it and it is indeed great. It is really doing what is says though a little late. I guess by the time it comes out of its nascent stage it would have developed completely. It is still in its new stage and not completely ok. For the time being virus-detection is not working and they are working on this. Well, you can understand for such a big thing as this it really needs time for all things.

The stats so far are already impressive.

Torrents processed – 488000
Download errors – 283656
Verified torrents – 154476
Infected torrents – 3851
Password protected – 6443
Blocked by moderators – 15529

And this is what they say and is their USP.

We get a torrent file and put it on our server for download. If the download doesn't start after a series of attempts we mark it as "download error" and do not place it in the overall database. If the download has completed successfully we check contents of the file and post the information about the torrent file and its contents:

If there is an archive in a torrent file, we decompress it and make a filelist. If there is an error in the process, we mark the file "protected" and do not not place it in the overall database.
If there is a video file in a torrent, we make screenshots of it. If the video is protected by DRM, screenshots will be blank.
If there is an audio file in a torrent, we cut out small pieces of it for users to make sure the file has prescribed qualities.
If there is a text discription in a torrent file, we save it so users can read it before downloading.

Make your family tree easily with Geni

2008-10-31T12:15:00.000-07:00

For an exercise that's all about family, researching your genealogy can be an oddly lonesome affair, filled with long hours spent sifting through records and making awkward phone calls to far-flung relatives. ButGeni turns tree-building into a collaborative effort: the free site gives you the basic tools for diagramming your ancestry, and it also lets you invite others to contribute. If you're serious about tracing your lineage, you'll probably still click on stalwarts like Ancestry.com, Family Search and the USGenWeb Project for their vast digital archives, but Geni makes it easier — and more fun — than ever to create and share your family tree.

Time.com

The Nest.com

2008-10-31T12:10:00.001-07:00

Here's a lifestyle site designed for newly wedded yuppie couples. The Nest — a clever customer-retention device, brought to you by the creators of the wedding site The Knot — covers key topics from design tips for your new home to advice on merging financial assets, to preparations for having a baby. The Nest makes good use of readers' wisdom. There's a "casting call" for couples who want to share their personal stories, plus local guides to restaurants, personal trainers and mortgage brokers that the site's editors cull from submissions.

Time.com

AskMen.com - Cosmopolitan for men

2008-10-31T11:52:00.000-07:00

Think of it as Cosmopolitan for men. Beyond the requisite yearly hot-babe-ranking (2008's "Top 99 Women" is already live), AskMen dishes out provocative tips on sex, dating and relationships, and schools men on everything from office-party survival to the "FAQ on Semen." Other articles on the site include "10 Signs You're Whipped" and "Turn a Female Friend into Something More." Racier than Men's Health and FHM, AskMen is the go-to site for single guys on the make.

Time.com

Yahoo! Answers your questions

2008-10-31T11:44:00.001-07:00

Advice is everywhere on the Web, but nowhere is it more accessible than atYahoo! Answers. Questions are arranged both by topic and what's most popular (e.g., "Is rinsing your hair with milk good for it?") and get all sorts of amusing, creative and, occasionally, helpful responses. Contributors compete to boost their rankings by answering the most questions and collecting the most positive feedback on their replies. If you've got yet more questions needing answers, visit Ask Metafilter or the newer Try This.

Review by Anita Hamilton (Time.com)

Trip Kick - Find the PERFECT hotel for you

2008-10-31T11:30:00.000-07:00

Ever spent top dollar on a hotel, only to get stuck in a crummy room? TripKick, which launched in May 2008, solves this dilemma by telling you which floors are best and which rooms to avoid. When we searched for the Hilton Las Vegas, for example, TripKick told us not only which rooms had the best view, but also which were too close to the elevators and noisy vending machines. Travelers can also add their own room ratings. For now, TripKick covers 250 hotels in 12 U.S. cities — and it's adding a new city each month. The site borrows its concept from the airline-seat rating service SeatGuru, which has provided clear maps of the interior of commercial planes for years. Both sites improve your odds of having a truly bon voyage.

Review by Anita Hamilton (Time.com)

Hulu.com offers Network TV shows and Movies for FREE for US Citizens only

2008-10-31T11:24:00.000-07:00

I came across Hulu.com and was amazed to see what this website has to offer. "Hulu is a hub for network TV shows and movies: Hulu offers shows from nbc, Fox, pbs and other channels, including free full episodes of SNL, The Daily Show, The Office and other hits the TiVo-less masses often miss, plus films like Ghostbusters, The Fifth Element and Lost in Translation."(Time.com)

"Hulu is an online video service that offers hit TV shows, movies and clips at Hulu.com and other online destination sites — all for free, anytime in the U.S. " (Hulu.com/about)

The only problem (not for US citizens) with Hulu.com is that currently Hulu.com is only available for people in the US. They have international streaming issues. Lets hope they solve it, because I would simply love to watch premium videos/movies online for free. Hulu.com is like YouTube of Network TV shows and Movies.

Unique Blog Designs - Happy B'day to you

2008-08-26T07:48:00.000-07:00

Today, August 22nd, 2008, is the 1-year anniversary of Unique Blog Designs. In celebration of their one-year birthday, they are running a contest for every earthling on earth.

Grand Prize - Brand New 8GB iPod Touch ($299 value) and One (1) Copy of our New UBD Citrus WordPress Theme (coming next week).

Three (3) runner-up prizes include copies of our new UBD Citrus WordPress Theme.

How do I enter?

Entering the UBD 1-Year Anniversary Contest is super simple!

For one (1) contest entry - just reply to this post with a comment. Only one comment per person will be counted.
For five (5) contest entries - write a blog post about the UBD 1-Year Anniversary Contest and link back to this post. If your blog post does not appear under the “Pingbacks,” leave a comment with a URL to the post.

The winner will be randomly chosen Monday, September 1st, 2008. We will draw the winner via streaming video from the UBD office.

Official Contest Rules

The contest runs from 12:00AM PST Friday, August 22nd, 2008 to 11:59PM Sunday, August 31, 2008.
Winners will be chosen Monday, September 1, 2008 through a random drawing.
Only one (1) comment entry per person and one (1) blog entry per person. The total number of entries any person can receive is six (6) entries.
Prizes include (1) grand prize of an Apple iPod Touch 8GB ($299 value) and three (3) copies of our new UBD Citrus WordPress Theme ($99 value) - coming next week.
Contest is open to everyone world-wide.

Now, it has become so very simple. All things have been so set so finely. And if at al you don't like all this contest thingie then you can always make use of their services. They are professional hosts in their field and hence deliver quality. So start now.

WordWeb - Dictionary + Thesaurus + Word Finder

2008-08-19T22:09:00.000-07:00

WORDWEB FREE^* VERSION

WordWeb is a one-click English thesaurus and dictionary for Windows that can look up words in almost any program. It works off-line, but can also look up words in web references such as the Wikipedia encyclopedia. Features of the free version include:

Definitions and synonyms
Proper nouns
Related words
Pronunciations

150 000 root words
120 000 synonym sets
Look up words in almost any program

Millions of people from all over the world use this top-rated software.

WordWeb 5.5 for Windows 98/2000/Me/XP/Vista
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Get the FREE download now

The software has a full dictionary and thesaurus for American, British, Canadian, Australian, Indian, and global English.

Various Indian TOLL FREE numbers

2008-06-29T07:18:00.000-07:00

AIRLINES
Indian Airlines - 1800 180 1407
Jet Airways - 1800 22 5522
SpiceJet - 1800 180 3333
Air India -- 1800 22 7722
KingFisher - 1800 180 0101

BANKS
ABN AMRO - 1800 11 2224
Canara Bank - 1800 44 6000
Citibank - 1800 44 2265
Corporation Bank - 1800 443 555
Development Credit Bank - 1800 22 5769
HDFC Bank - 1800 227 227
ICICI Bank - 1800 333 499
ICICI Bank NRI - 1800 22 4848
IDBI Bank - 1800 11 6999
Indian Bank - 1800 425 1400
ING Vysya - 1800 44 9900
Kotak Mahindra Bank - 1800 22 6022
Lord Krishna Bank - 1800 11 2300
Punjab National Bank - 1800 122 222
State Bank of India - 1800 44 1955
Syndicate Bank - 1800 44 6655

AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY
Mahindra Scorpio - 1800 22 6006
Maruti - 1800 111 515
Tata Motors - 1800 22 5552
Windshield Experts - 1800 11 3636

COMPUTERS/IT
Adrenalin - 1800 444 445
AMD - 1800 425 6664
Apple Computers - 1800 444 683
Canon - 1800 333 366
Cisco Systems - 1800 221 777
Compaq - HP - 1800 444 999
BSNL Data One Broadband - 1800 424 1800
BSNL Kolkata - 9433024365
Dell - 1800 444 026
Epson - 1800 44 0011
eSys - 3970 0011
Genesis Tally Academy - 1800 444 888
HCL - 1800 180 8080
IBM - 1800 443 333
Lexmark - 1800 22 4477
Marshall's Point - 1800 33 4488
Microsoft - 1800 111 100
Microsoft Virus Update - 1901 333 334
Seagate - 1800 180 1104
Symantec - 1800 44 5533
TVS Electronics - 1800 444 566
WeP Peripherals - 1800 44 6446
Wipro - 1800 333 312
Xerox - 1800 180 1225
Zenith - 1800 222 004

INDIAN RAILWAY
General Enquiry 131
Reservation Enquiry 1345,1335,1330
Centralised Railway Enquiry 1330/1/2/3/4/5/6/7/8/9

COURIERS/PACKERS&MOVERS
ABT Courier - 1800 44 8585
AFL Wizz - 1800 22 9696
Agarwal Packers & Movers - 1800 11 4321
Associated Packers P Ltd - 1800 21 4560
DHL - 1800 111 345
FedEx - 1800 22 6161
Goel Packers & Movers - 1800 11 3456
UPS - 1800 22 7171

HOME APPLIANCES
Aiwa/Sony - 1800 11 1188
Anchor Switches - 1800 22 7979
Blue Star - 1800 22 2200
Bose Audio - 1800 11 2673
Bru Coffee Vending Machines - 1800 44 7171
Daikin Air Conditioners - 1800 444 222
Dish TV - 1800 12 3474
Faber Chimneys - 1800 21 4595
Godrej - 1800 22 5511
Grundfos Pumps - 1800 33 4555
LG - 1901 180 9999
Philips - 1800 22 4422
Samsung - 1800 113 444
Sanyo - 1800 11 0101
Voltas - 1800 33 4546
WorldSpace Satellite Radio - 1800 44 5432

INVESTMENTS/FINANCE
CAMS - 1800 44 2267
Chola Mutual Fund - 1800 22 2300
Easy IPO's - 3030 5757
Fidelity Investments - 1800 180 8000
Franklin Templeton Fund - 1800 425 4255
J M Morgan Stanley - 1800 22 0004
Kotak Mutual Fund - 1800 222 626
LIC Housing Finance - 1800 44 0005
SBI Mutual Fund - 1800 22 3040
Sharekhan - 1800 22 7500
Tata Mutual Fund - 1800 22 0101
Birla Sunlife Mutual Fund - 1800227000, 18002707000

TRAVEL
Club Mahindra Holidays - 1800 33 4539
Cox & Kings - 1800 22 1235
God TV Tours - 1800 442 777
Kerala Tourism - 1800 444 747
Kumarakom Lake Resort - 1800 44 5030
Raj Travels & Tours - 1800 22 9900
Sita Tours - 1800 111 911
SOTC Tours - 1800 22 3344

HEALTHCARE
Best on Health - 1800 11 8899
Dr Batras - 1800 11 6767
GlaxoSmithKline - 1800 22 8797
Johnson & Johnson - 1800 22 8111
Kaya Skin Clinic - 1800 22 5292
LifeCell - 1800 44 5323
Manmar Technologies - 1800 33 4420
Pfizer - 1800 442 442
Roche Accu-Chek - 1800 11 45 46
Rudraksha - 1800 21 4708
Varilux Lenses - 1800 44 8383
VLCC - 1800 33 1262

INSURANCE
AMP Sanmar - 1800 44 2200
Aviva - 1800 33 2244
Bajaj Allianz - 1800 22 5858
Chola MS General Insurance - 1800 44 5544
HDFC Standard Life - 1800 227 227
LIC - 1800 33 4433
Max New York Life - 1800 33 5577
Royal Sundaram - 1800 33 8899
SBI Life Insurance - 1800 22 9090

HOTEL RESERVATIONS
GRT Grand - 1800 44 5500
InterContinental Hotels Group - 1800 111 000
Marriott - 1800 22 0044
Sarovar Park Plaza - 1800 111 222
Taj Holidays - 1800 111 825

TELESHOPPING
Asian Sky Shop - 1800 22 1800
Jaipan Teleshoppe - 1800 11 5225
Tele Brands - 1800 11 8000
VMI Teleshopping - 1800 447 777
WWS Teleshopping - 1800 220 777

PIZZAS
Domino's Pizza - 1800 111 123

CELL PHONES
BenQ - 1800 22 08 08
Bird CellPhones - 1800 11 7700
Motorola MotoAssist - 1800 11 1211
Nokia - 3030 3838
Sony Ericsson - 3901 1111

Links to Scheduled Foreign Airlines Operating to India

2008-06-17T05:57:00.000-07:00


	Aeroflot
	Air Arabia
	Air Canada
	Air France
	Air Lanka
	Air Mauritius
	Air Seychelles
	Air Slovakia
	Alitalia
	All Nippon Airways
	Ariana Afghan
	Asiana Airlines
	Austrian Airlines
	Biman Bangladesh Airlines
	British Airways
	BMI Airways
	Cathay Pacific
	China Airlines
	China Eastern Airlines
	Cosmic Air
	Delta Airlines
	Druk Air
	Egypt Air
	El Al Airlines
	Emirates Airlines
	Ethiopian Airlines
	Etihad Airways
	GMG Airlines
	Gulf Air
	Iran Air
	Japan Airlines
	Kenya Airways
	KLM Dutch Airlines
	Korean Air
	Kuwait Airways
	Kyrghyzstan Airlines
	Lufthansa
	Mahan Air
	Malaysian Airlines
	Myanmar Airways
	Northwest Airlines
	Oman Air
	Pakistan International Airlines
	Qantas Airlines
	Qatar Airways
	Royal Brunei Airlines
	Royal Jordanian Airlines
	Royal Nepal Airlines
	Saudi Airlines
	Scandinavian Airlines System
	Silk Air
	Singapore Airlines
	South African Airlines
	Sri Lankan Airlines
	Swiss International
	Syrian Arab Airlines
	Tajikistan Airlines
	Thai Airways
	Turkish Airlines
	United Airlines
	Virgin Atlantic
	Yemen Airways

Indian Movie Rental Websites

2008-06-14T09:38:00.000-07:00

Here is a cool list of the best Indian Movie Rental Websites which provide DVDs on rent. No late fees, no tension, free delivery, free pickup is what they boast of. So go ahead. Compare price and get started. On these Seventymm and BigFlix are quite famous and growing. BigFlix is owned by Anil Ambani and has quite a big expansion plan. Don't forget to check up cities where these sites cater before registering. Many are city centered and serve to only a select cities.

Indian Photo Printing websites - All listed

2008-06-14T09:34:00.000-07:00

After a good research i'm now able to list almost all the websites which prints and door delivers photographs, customised calendars, mugs, t-shirts and many more things. SO now you have a host of websites to serve you. Check and judge yourself and find for yourself which one is most suited for you.

Indian Travel Websites at a glance - All websites listed

2008-06-14T09:33:00.000-07:00

Here is a comprehensive list of Indian websites where you can book airline tickets, hotels, plan holidays, holiday packages and you get the best deals. So go over them. Your desperate hunts stops here.

iXiGO - Travel search engine for Indian consumers

2008-05-12T09:06:00.000-07:00

Yet another website to gain from the travel and tourism boom in India. A search engine for the best deals. Rest you can read what I have found from their 'About' section.

What is iXiGO?

iXiGO is a travel search engine for Indian consumers.

Our mission: to aggregate travel information and make it searchable and useful.
Our passion: technology that brings speed, usability and transparency to the travel world.

How are we different?

iXiGO is an infomediary, not an intermediary. That means we are NOT an online travel agency. We let you search directly across multiple airlines and online travel agencies in real-time so that you don't need to search a zillion travel websites. We thus aim to make your travel search easier for you, the same way Google does for information on websites.

We do not advertise any 0 Rs. fares, 1 Rs. fares, 99 Rs. fares on our site, for one simple reason - we let you cut through the crap and give you the raw deal - inclusive of all taxes and fees. We believe that travelers want all-inclusive price comparison, even for roundtrip fares, where selecting an onward and return flight separately is not only tedious but unnecessary. We show you all combinations with the actual price that hits your pocket.

iXiGO is a search of the traveler, by the traveler and for the traveler. When you use iXiGO, you retain complete control on your travel choices and preferences. You choose which provider you want to book your tickets with, and can complete the booking directly on the provider's site. This ensures that you retain a direct relationship with travel vendors and complete a transaction more efficiently. It also means that travel planning is no more stressful and you spend less time searching for tickets and more time on planning your stay.

Unlike travel agencies, there are no biases or commercially-motivated deals within our results. We don't sell placements within the search results, or allow anyone to pay for higher visibility. We give you objective, comprehensive, transparent information to help you make more informed buying (and traveling!) decisions. In addition, we provide you with cool tools to sort, filter and personalize your results, ensuring that you have fun while you search for that perfect travel deal for you.

iXiGO's utility and ease of use have made it India's best known travel search engine almost entirely through word of mouth from satisfied users.

So now you must have read all the above ones and can fully rely on this. I have tried and they take you directly to the airline website for the choice you make.

Go ahead and visit the website here.

Tripmela - brings together travel deals specially tailored for India's travelers

2008-05-10T22:58:00.000-07:00

This is what the website claims in its 'About' page. "Tripmela is India's only online source for airfare specials, hotel deals, and great travel packages. No other website brings together travel deals specially tailored for India's travelers.

Tripmela is not an online booking site. Reservations are made directly with our partners, so you always know where you're booking. Our goal is simply to work with travel companies to bring you the lowest fares and cheapest hotel rates tailored for India's growing travel population.

In addition to publishing new deals daily at Tripmela.com, every Tuesday we send out the 10 Best Deals Weekly Newsletter, with our hottest specials for the week. Signup is free and tailored to India's travelers--no more will you have to sift through travel deals to places you don't want to go."

I chanced upon this website from search results and also from the various pop-ups from good well-known websites. Do I need to describe what they do when you would have already read above. I have marked the main objective of their's in red and hence you can refer this website as reference for various offers and offerings from so many Indian airlines and travel portals.

Visit Tripmela here.

I'm going to be rich by $11,801,017 in the next 10 years? What about you?

2008-05-10T22:15:00.000-07:00

How much money will you be worth?

Just chanced upon this goodie fun website through johnchow.com and found by my huge surprise that I'm going to be rich by $11,801,017 in the next 10 years. Wow. Thats really cool. Considering my Indian citizenship I'm very very happy seeing this and have started dreaming. Lol. Its really a big amount for us here. Isn't it.

The pages are based on the question and answer system. 15 questions are asked which finally results in as to how rich you are going to be in the next 10 years.

Well, you could also test yourself of your richness in the next 10 years and see for yourself. Visit the website here.

Zoomin - A brief synopsis

2008-05-09T09:42:00.000-07:00

Zoom.in is a new entrant to the online photo printing service in India and as well in the US. Apart from photo printing they also offer picture sharing and unlimited space for your online photo storage needs. Following are the features offered by the site

Import your photos from Flickr and Picasa.
You can edit your photo in zoom.in.
Tag your photos and organize them.
You could share your album to your friends.
You can import your address book from Yahoo, GMail, MSN, AOL, Outlook, etc.
The entire site is neatly designed with bright colors and has an easy to use interface.
The prints are shipped very next day.
Zoom.in is currently giving out 25 free prints on sign up after you verify the code you receive on the mobile number you have given during sign up.

Zoomin vs iTasveer - Online Indian photo printing websites

2008-05-09T09:40:00.000-07:00

This is the Web 2.0 era wherein companies’ bank on user generated content to push their businesses. Its like people having the raw material and companies having the financial power combining themselves to deliver a final product. And hot on the heels are the new services like iTasveer, Pic Square and ZoomIn. These services enable the user to share their favorite photos and even print them. For the time being, we’ll be concentrating only on two services, ZoomIn which is relatively a new one and iTasveer. Let’s get a basic overview of what these websites offer and who has an upper hand on whom.

The core service offered by both these websites are same. And the main source of revenue for them is from users placing orders for their prints. This is a new concept in India as the conventional photo studios rule the roost. But to encourage users to use their service and print their photos from them, ZoomIn currently gives 20 (4X6) prints free and iTasveer gives 15 for the same size. This means that, you have to pay only for the shipping.

Storage Space: The disk space allocated on both the services is unlimited which can help you dump all your photos from your hard disk to their servers. Pretty Neat! However, there’s one catch found on iTasveer. If you again want to download all the pictures, you can download images not more than 100MB per month. That is the only restriction they have.

Uploading: Both the services are again at par. Uploading on both these sites is a breeze and they also support other photo sharing services like Picasa and Flickr.

Ordering: Here, ZoomIn is a clear winner. Ordering photos on ZoomIn is pretty easy and fast because of the AJAX based interface. On the other hand, iTasveer seems pretty cluttered and confusing for a first time user. However, one thing to be noticed on iTasveer is the cropping tool. This tool, which is absent on ZoomIn makes it handy that only the relevant subject comes in the print.

Pricing: Well this is the most important criteria. iTasveer’s prices are a tad expensive in comparison of ZoomIn. But the 4X6 prints which is the normal size for a family album is 50 paise cheaper than ZoomIn. This saving is not much but it can save some bucks for you if you’re ordering in bulk. The shipping price charged is also neck to neck with ZoomIn charging Rs. 25 whereas iTasveer charging Rs. 30 for a order.

Product Variety: iTasveer’s store clearly says it all. They print photos even on T-Shirts, Mugs, mousepads which lacks on ZoomIn. I am sure ZoomIn must be thinking to expand their product portfolio with something better and competitive.

As it’s said that nothing’s perfect in this world, neither of the services can be termed as perfect. It just depends on the user on how he uses it. In some points, ZoomIn won the accolades and in some iTasveer. As more and more players spring up, this service factory will be interesting to monitor.

GoSMS.in - Send smss to any mobile number in India for free

2008-05-07T09:02:00.000-07:00

GoSMS.in brought to you by Cybase India. Uuff!! So many of these in this sector and so many yet to come. Seems Indian mobile subscribers are in for some good times.

Sometime back I read in a newspaper that Mobile Revolution will come from India itself. And seems we are seeing quite a few of them. From group messaging to every other services. Indian websites, servers and operators are providing everything.

So here we have yet another goodie website which allows you to send smss to any mobile number in India. Well, you can make a address book there. So you can chose which people you want the smss to be sent. So here are features which I observed.

Address book feature is given. Its a neat simple interface.
Only 80 characters are allowed for smsing.
Mobile verification is needed. I did and the verification code came to my BSNL number in 5 seconds. And well you can anytime change your mobile number afterwards.
They do not ask many things for signup hence making things easier for you.
On every step they recognise the mobile numbers. So detection of States and places become easy. Thus making your work easier.
You can schedule smss also.
There are various options and tarriffs also to advertise with them. So you can take advantage with their advertising programm.
There are channels and interests also to which you can subscribe and receive smss. The various channels and interests are.

Channels
Business [Get 2 - 3 SMS a week]
Movies [Get 2 - 3 SMS a week]
News [Get 3 - 4 SMS a week]
Sensex [Get 7 - 8 SMS a week]
Sports [Get 2 - 3 SMS a week]

Interests (Get 3 - 4 SMS a month)
Bikes & Cars
Clothing
Clubbing
Computers
Eating Out
Electronics
Fashion
Jewellery
Shoes
Shopping
Travel

So friends enjoy. Will come up with more websites and services same as this. Worry not. We Indian mobile users will have a great time. What is your view let me know here. Visit GoSMS.in here.