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Paypal India electronic bank withdrawal suspended

Paypal has suspended withdrawal of funds through NEFT due to regulatory requirements from August 1, 2010 as per the below announcements. http://www.paypal-apac.com/India/ http://www2.ebay.com/aw/in/201007.shtml#2010-07-28112238 Paypal account holders will only be able to withdraw funds by check from July 29, 2010. At … Continue reading

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Crowdsourcing / Workers on demand website

One of big advantages of the internet is the ability to work from anywhere.  A number of  websites  offer crowdsourcing  / workers on demand .   Some of these websites are: Amazon Mechanical turk – mturk.com – the oldest, you can … Continue reading

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Send free fax online

There are several websites which allow you send a free fax online . Some of these websites are: http://www.gotfreefax.com http://www.myfax.com/free/ http://faxzero.com http://www.freefaxbutton.com http://www.freepopfax.com http://www.fax1.com (Free Trial Offer for $1) The fax can be sent to  USA , Canada, though some … Continue reading

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File a consumer complaint in India

If  you are unhappy with a product or service you have paid for,  posting online will not help you,  your complaint usually does not reach the seller. Approach the appropriate authority directly and if you do not get a suitable response, … Continue reading

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Virtual offices in India

Many online businesses can be managed from anywhere,  but you may need a virtual office if you have to meet your offline customers. Some of the companies offering virtual offices in India are: Apexone http://www.apexone.in Regus  http://www.regus.co.in Servcorp  http://www.servcorp.co.in Virtuindia … Continue reading

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Telecommuting statistics

Some telecommuting (work at home/remote working)  statistics (mainly for  the US economy).  More than 2% of the US workforce or  about 3 million people telecommute. http://undress4success.com/research/telecommuting-statistics/ http://www.worldatwork.org/waw/adimLink?id=31295&from=presshome http://www.workingfromanywhere.org/ Savings when you work from home – http://www.inc.com/staff-blog/2010/02/going_virtual_b.html Unlike a conventional office … Continue reading

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Group buying / crowd bargain/discount deal websites in India

Many Group buying / crowd bargain/discount deal websites have become very popular in the last one year in India. Some of the websites are: Snapdeal Wanamo Mydala Mobstreet Grabbon Koovs Group2Deal Groupndeal.com Ebay.in ( Deal of the day and week) … Continue reading

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Slow internet connection

In the last few days some of the high speed internet connections (from different ISPs) which I use have become very slow and the reason is a cut in the international submarine cable SEA-ME-WE 4 in the Mediterranean Sea last … Continue reading

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Phone tapping, email interception in India

In the last few years, phone tapping and email interception has become rampant. This article on email interception and phone tapping in India  explains how it is done. It appears that many times this facility is misused to harass people … Continue reading

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Paypal , Indian regulations and restrictions, April 2010

Many Indian personal and premier Paypal account holders appear to have received the following email: In compliance with Indian regulations, if you are selling products and services to customers globally, please review the following important information: • Any proceeds or … Continue reading

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