From the monthly archives:

August 2009

Will you ever pay to read news online ?

by Chirag on August 8, 2009

This is an interesting topic which Arun started on his blog. “Will you ever pay to read news online ?” I surely wouldn’t. Some time back NYTimes started tweeting “Would you pay to read online version of NY times?” The main reasons why eNews papers would go for paid version : Less revenue from the [...]

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Indian Youth using Web 2.0 a study by TCS

by Chirag on August 7, 2009

TCS Generation Web 2.0 Trends – a comprehensive nationwide study across 12 Indian cities reaching over 14,000 youngsters. The nationwide study captures the trends and pulse of the youth across India with a clear focus on information, technology and aspirations. What the survey says ? Google (41%) emerges as most preferred source of information for [...]

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Some good books on Stock Markets

by Chirag on August 5, 2009

Most of the people blindly invest in the stock markets in such a case investing can be hazardous. But done sensibly can reap huge profits. So do sensible investing one needs General Knowledge. To gain Knowledge one needs to read books and be aware. So I have come up with this post to share some [...]

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Slide in Luxury car sales

by Chirag on August 4, 2009

The sales of luxury car’s have gone down drastically. Though Sensex is at 14 months high ! lol BMW announced it’s Q2 which says its profit slides 76%. Its sales fell 11% compared to year earlier. Daimler which manufactures some famous brands such as Mercedes, Maybach, ect. also witnessed a slide in sales compared to [...]

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Fact file on Indian Animation Industry

by Chirag on August 4, 2009

The animation industry in India is estimated at $460 million (Rs 2,232 crore). It is expected to grow at a CAGR of 27 per cent and reach $1.16 billion (Rs 5,644 crore) by 2012. This industry can be categorised into four different components: Entertainment, education, content development and multimedia/web design. The animation market in India [...]

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Indian ADRs gain $8.28 bn in July

by Chirag on August 2, 2009

The total valuation of Indian stocks trading on American bourses rose by over $8 billion last month, with IT firm Infosys alone For the month ended July 31, Indian entities listed on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq added $8.28 billion to their total market capitalisation. Infosys alone gained $3.58 billion, with its market [...]

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