#ABPNews trends on twitter for 2 days

#ABPNews trends on twitter for 2 days : 10th & 11th August 2013, riding on its Shekhar Kapur hosted top programme Pradhanmantri.

  11th August

10th August

Source : Trendinalia

Google Chromecast - Future of TV?

Google today announced the launch of Chromecast, a small dongle which connects to the HDMI port of your TV. One can broadcast content from any mobile device to the Television using Chromecast. The product is available for $35 from Amazon with 3 months of Netflix included.

The dongle needs to be connected to a HDTV and then connected to your Wifi router. You can then send videos and more from your smart phone :Android, IOS, Windows, Tablet or Laptop to your TV with the press of a button.



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#Pradhanmantri rules Social Media - an ABP News initiative

PradhanMantri, a unique show was launched by ABP News with a BANG on 13th of July, 2013. The show is presented by Shekhar Kapur, a critically acclaimed film director, producer and actor who has directed academy award winning film Elizabeth.

An opinion driven activity was launched on Twitter and Facebook with the tag #PradhanMantri on 13th and 14th of July. 

The activation was so popular that #Pradhanmantri trended on Twitter for the next 4 days.

The programme has been very well received with Rave reviews on Social Media.

People commented on Twitter and Facebook about the quality of programming and received the show very well.

 The online activity generated more than 4 million impressions with a collective reach of more than a million. source: www.keyhole.co 

You can watch the first episode on Youtube

 

#ABPSearch - Missing in Uttarakhand

We have started an initiative on Social media to help trace friends and relatives who are lost in the hills of Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand.

Please share this on Social media and other platforms to help people trace their relatives. Don't forget to tag #Uttarakhand #U'khand #MissinginUkhand

R ur loved ones missing in #Uttarkhand, #Kedarnath? We have started an initiative to help trace them. https://t.co/iQiSOmifSR #abpsearch
— Ramakrishnan Laxman (@rklaxman) June 20, 2013

Visit the following link to upload uttarakhand.abpnews.in . The form is also embedded below


By Ramakrishnan Laxman

#AakhriTaar - Last Telegram

With the announcement last week of the impending demise of the 163 year old Telegram service in India (on July 15th), my digital team has come up with an initiative called #AakhriTaar emphasizing this moment in History and exhorting people to make use of this opportunity to send a telegram, probably their first and last before it is discontinued. A once in a lifetime experience never to be seen again.

You can find more about it on
www.abpnews.in/aakhritaar
FB - www.facebook.com/aakhritaar
Twitter -www.twitter.com/aakhritaar
also on Vine - https://vine.co/v/hBPOHAjKvYv

On Vine

RIP indian Telegram #AakhriTaar @aakhritaar https://t.co/S0DftOrkqK
— #AakhriTaar (@Aakhritaar) June 18, 2013

By Ramakrishnan Laxman

Indian Ecommerce Bubble- Will the Pin prick in 2013

Will the Ecommerce Bubble burst in 2013? The pin is getting closer and closer and I am not sure if the bubble will be able to withstand the pressure any longer. 

The online spending habit was first started in 2003 by the no frills airline Air Deccan in India which accepted bookings only through the internet and the Indian railways IRCTC. With the spice of VC money added to this pot boiler there has been a mad rush by startups to grow the market and attain the number one spot by killing competition. Aggressive discounting and selling below cost has whetted the consumer appetite but how many will end up surviving?

In my previous article I wrote about how Indiaplaza.com, India's oldest Ecommerce site seems to have shut down. Here I take stock of all the leading Internet sites presently in operation in India based on Alexa rank and how many are likely to survive. I have evaluated these sites purely on the basis of stability of traffic and not by profitability which should be the right metric. 

Sr.no	Site	Alexa Rank India	Status
1	Flipkart.com	14	Rising
2	Ebay.in	37	Slight dip
3	Snapdeal.com	44	Rising
4	Jabong.com	45	Slight dip
5	Myntra.com	48	Rising
6	Homeshop18.com	73	Falling
7	Shopclues.com	93	Steady
8	Yebhi.com	111	Falling
9	Infibeam.com	179	Steady
10	Fashionandyou.com	385	Crashing
11	Amazon.in	716	Rising fast
12	Caratlane.com	1517	Steady
13	Futurebazaar.com	1663	Falling
14	Indiaplaza.com	2900	Crashed
15	Indiangiftsportal.com	3126	Steady
16	Dealsandyou.com	3678	Crashing
17	Inkfruit.com	6304	Crashed

Of the 17 Ecommerce sites around, only the top 5 seem to be stable, Amazon has just come in and rising fast, a couple of niche sites are steady while the rest are in serious Danger of collapsing.

Indiaplaza.com - Is it the end of the road?

Indiaplaza.com one of the oldest Ecommerce sites started in 1999 seems to be winding down. On browsing the site many sections are empty or is littered with error pages or page not found messages.

I've personally have had a good experience with the site over the years. Indiatimes shopping and Indiaplaza were my favorite online shopping sites. The company was run by a good sound team and knew what they were doing. It's unfortunate to see sites with a robust business model flounder under the onslaught of VC funded companies intent on crushing competition by selling below cost.

I just hope Indiaplaza can rise from the ashes.

Alexa shows traffic on the site falling dramatically this year.

Screenshots below

Samsung also launches an Under water phone - Galaxy S4 Active

Underwater phones seem to be the flavor of the season. As if the whole world wants to go swimming with their phones. First Sony with their Xperia ZR, now Samsung. Yesterday they announced the launch of Samsung S4 Active, the perfect companion for Exploration, Activity and Adventure.

Key highlight
"The fully sealed design keeps dust particles out and protects against water damage for up to 30 minutes of submergence at a depth of one meter."

Leaked video of S4 Active