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Mar
16
Mutual fund and FII investment trendsThe Securities and Exchange Board of India website has interesting graphs indicating the Mutual fund and FII investment trends on a daily basis. Equity and debt investments are tracked separately. http://www.sebi.gov.in/sebiweb/ If there is a lot of uncertainty, an investor is unlikely to invest time and money.
Dec
15
PIPA, SOPA and the internet firewallProtect IP Act, Stop Online Piracy Act (Sopa) could affect the growth of the internet. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-16195344 http://www.tehelka.com/story_main51.asp?filename=Op171211proscons.asp http://www.wired.com/beyond_the_beyond/2011/12/internet-engineers-dont-like-pipa-and-sopa/ https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2011/12/internet-inventors-warn-against-sopa-and-pipa
Nov
6
Bills introduced in ParliamentRajya Sabha http://164.100.47.4/newbios_search/intsessionreport3.aspx Lok Sabha http://164.100.47.4/newlsbios_search/sessionreport3.aspx Some of the bills are very interesting and well researched.
Jun
6
Paypal, Google and trade secretsIt will be interesting to see how this lawsuit is resolved. In the last few months, a lot of web hosting companies have started offering Google Checkout. Also if you use a HDFC Netsafe card for making payments using Paypal the transaction is likely to be cancelled, but if the same card is used with Google Checkout, it is accepted . However, Google Checkout is not as easy to use as Paypal.
Apr
11
Policy, government and legal websitesSome websites for reference are http://governancenow.com/ - government operation http://www.observerindia.com/ – policy http://www.akosha.com/ - legal assistance for consumers
Feb
13
SlanderFrom http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/slander Slander : a malicious, false, and defamatory statement or report Some quotes about the mindset of those who slander and / or spend their lives listening to slander He that flings Dirt at another dirtieth himself most. A tongue prone to slander is the proof of a depraved mind. Slander meets no regard from noble minds; only the base believe what the base only utter. Reference : http://www.giga-usa.com/quotes/topics/slander_t001.htm http://www.someworthwhilequotes.com/SLANDERSMILES.html
Sep
1
Internet – privacy / reputation managementThe risks of social networking explained in this article – The web means the end of forgetting . If you don’t have a profile at a social networking website, there is a risk that some one will create a fake profile. If you have one, it could be hacked or misused.
Apr
10
Paypal , Indian regulations and restrictions, April 2010Many Indian personal and premier Paypal account holders appear to have received the following email: Not all Indian Paypal account holders have received this mail . Initially many thought it was a phishing email, but later Paypal has confirmed that the email is genuine. Also Gmail seems to have flagged the email as spam. They have also not specified a date from which these rules / restrictions will come into effect. The biggest restriction is: The main disadvantage of this rule is that a Paypal account holder will lose money in transaction fees – when you withdraw to your Indian bank account in Indian Rupees, you lose 2.5-3% in currency conversion fees and when you again pay through credit card, the credit card company will charge up to 5% as currency conversion fees for converting the Indian Rupees back to US Dollars. Also many people in India avoid getting a credit card, since many Indian credit card issuers are notorious for their poor service, inaccurate billing and hiring the services of questionable collection agents. Paypal checks are sent by ordinary post and take up to month to delivered. The status of bank withdrawals of many Indian account holders on or after 7 April 2010 is shown as pending. Of all the online payment processors, Paypal seems to most regulated in India because it has the largest number of users in India and uses NEFT. Update 14 April, 2010 : There seems to be a problem with Paypal withdrawals to bank accounts in India on 7 , 8, 9 April, 2010 and their status is still shown as pending. Withdrawals on 10 April 2010 have been credited to the bank account . Some users have requested cancellation of the pending withdrawal, but they may incur a foreign currency losss and it is not clear whether the forex loss will be credited back to the account
Mar
30
Torrents and free downloadsAs some one who does not use the internet for downloading movies and songs, bit torrent and desi torrent were a great mystery to me . This article on Torrents and Free Downloads explains how it works and why it is so popular. It also shows that selling any digital product online to consumers will be difficult in India, it will be shared for free online. Rajshri Films web venture is given extensive coverage in the online blogs, but the numbers paint a different picture. There are many smaller companies which have better revenues. If you are not compensated fairly for your efforts, you are likely to look out for other options.
Mar
26
Beneath the gloss and hypeBeneath the gloss and hype of press releases in the mainstream media, is the real culture of a company – whether the company is really the law abiding corporate citizen it claims it is. Asian Food Worker has some interesting insights into the culture of intimidation and harassment of certain companies. |