Monthly Archives: November 2009

Delisting from search engines

Creating really useful and accurate content takes a lot of  time and money.  If the content creators don’t make much money, they will not be able to continue for a long time. http://www.webpronews.com/topnews/2009/11/24/is-the-murdock-bing-deal-really-just-about-the-wall-street-journal If  one party is at an unfair … Continue reading

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RTI act

Over the last week, I have realized how much freedom of speech you have in India and how much better most large Indian companies are compared to certain foreign organizations in so called democracies. Even if Rs 3 is wrongly … Continue reading

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Couriers and cheque books

You can never be too careful.  When you receive a cheque book, you should always ensure that the cheque leaves are in place. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Woman-swindled-of-Rs-25-lakh/articleshow/5262344.cms Some couriers will deliver a courier to some other address and then claim it has been … Continue reading

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Salaries in non-urban areas

There is a big gap in the salaries in urban and rural areas.  In small towns and villages, even today  a salary of  Rs 3000 per month (less than US$60)  is considered adequate for a white collar job.  The cost … Continue reading

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Stolen leads and affiliate commissions

If  leads and affiliate sales are a major source of  revenue,  it is important to find reliable businesses/ websites to work with.  Very often, your affiliate commission gets stolen,  if the minimum payout is $25,  you do not have a … Continue reading

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Indian online media companies

A post on the failure of  Indian media companies online.   For any business  to be profitable, the cost of producing content should be less than the revenues.   Unfortunately there are very few reliable means of monetizing  quality content written … Continue reading

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VPN

Virtual Private Networks , comparison of software VPN and hardware VPN http://articles.techrepublic.com.com/5100-10878_11-1059747.html BSNL tariff for  Broadband VPN http://www.bsnl.co.in/service/dataone_tariff.htm

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Corporate spying and tech gadgets

As this article illustrates,  email interception is rampant. http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/computersecurity/2009-07-28-corporate-espionage-recession-tech_N.htm In USA,  business executives get arrested, in India they know they can get away with it. So you get mails with “guess who I am” .

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