http://www.takeaplunge.com Ventures, Start Ups, Businesses Thu, 09 Sep 2010 05:27:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 http://www.takeaplunge.com/youtube%e2%80%99s-ipl-cricket-streams-near-50-million-views-blow-away-internal-expectations/ http://www.takeaplunge.com/youtube%e2%80%99s-ipl-cricket-streams-near-50-million-views-blow-away-internal-expectations/#comments Sat, 24 Apr 2010 04:34:09 +0000 admin http://www.takeaplunge.com/?p=3409 Last January, news of YouTube signing its first international sports streaming deal broke. YouTube got the multi-year rights to broadcast the Indian Premiere League’s (IPL) 45-day cricket tournament worldwide. The tournament is about to end— the finals begin on Sunday morning — and YouTube has come up with some stats. The IPL channel of YouTube has over 49.5 [...]]]> http://www.takeaplunge.com/youtube%e2%80%99s-ipl-cricket-streams-near-50-million-views-blow-away-internal-expectations/feed/ 0 http://www.takeaplunge.com/paypal-to-restore-bank-withdrawal-service-in-india-on-march-3rd/ http://www.takeaplunge.com/paypal-to-restore-bank-withdrawal-service-in-india-on-march-3rd/#comments Sun, 28 Feb 2010 03:40:26 +0000 admin http://www.takeaplunge.com/?p=3066 About three weeks ago, eBay’s electronic payments service PayPal suddenly started blocking personal payments going in or coming out of accounts from Indian customers. This blocking saw huge protests in the form of online complaints that ranged from accusations of racism to sheer amateurism. Last week, rumors that PayPal was actually forced into halting personal payments [...]]]> http://www.takeaplunge.com/paypal-to-restore-bank-withdrawal-service-in-india-on-march-3rd/feed/ 0 http://www.takeaplunge.com/kauffman-foundation-acquires-studentbusinessescom/ http://www.takeaplunge.com/kauffman-foundation-acquires-studentbusinessescom/#comments Tue, 20 Oct 2009 03:14:40 +0000 admin http://www.takeaplunge.com/?p=2407 The Kauffman Foundation has acquired StudentBusinesses.com. The Kauffman Foundation works towards fostering and supporting entrepreneurship. StudentBusinesses.com is a startup that connects university student entrepreneurs with advisors and potential investors. StudentBusinesses.com launched in 2007 and was founded by several Harvard students. StudentBusinesses.com provides an online directory of student entrepreneurs and their startups. Students are also allowed to [...]]]> http://www.takeaplunge.com/kauffman-foundation-acquires-studentbusinessescom/feed/ 0 http://www.takeaplunge.com/india-set-to-be-global-leader-in-tech-services-forbes-chief/ http://www.takeaplunge.com/india-set-to-be-global-leader-in-tech-services-forbes-chief/#comments Sun, 11 Oct 2009 04:58:17 +0000 admin http://www.takeaplunge.com/?p=2347 According to the Chairman and CEO of business publisher Forbes, India is set to become a global leader in technology services as software companies move up in the value chain. “You have to make the distinction between pumping in money in immediate emergency response to the near collapse of the financial system and when the immediate crisis is [...]]]> http://www.takeaplunge.com/india-set-to-be-global-leader-in-tech-services-forbes-chief/feed/ 0 http://www.takeaplunge.com/facebook-for-50-somethings-woos-indias-web-savvy-seniors/ http://www.takeaplunge.com/facebook-for-50-somethings-woos-indias-web-savvy-seniors/#comments Tue, 08 Sep 2009 03:29:18 +0000 admin http://www.takeaplunge.com/?p=2074 A social networking website for the elderly (for 50 something) is trying to help Internet-savvy seniors in India and offering support to battle loneliness and make new friends. All these are offered with the click of a mouse and in the comfort of their own homes. Verdurez.com is described by its creator as a Facebook for [...]]]> http://www.takeaplunge.com/facebook-for-50-somethings-woos-indias-web-savvy-seniors/feed/ 0 http://www.takeaplunge.com/bharti-extends-merger-talks-with-mtn/ http://www.takeaplunge.com/bharti-extends-merger-talks-with-mtn/#comments Thu, 20 Aug 2009 18:19:45 +0000 admin http://www.takeaplunge.com/?p=1922 Bharti Airtel, India’s top mobile phone company and South Africa’s flagship MTN cellular firm extended merger talks for a second time. Both the companies are trying to forge an association to become a emerging market telecoms giant. The discussions will continue for another month to September 30. Both the companies are saying that the talks are [...]]]> http://www.takeaplunge.com/bharti-extends-merger-talks-with-mtn/feed/ 0 http://www.takeaplunge.com/singtel-launches-music-service-for-mobile-phones/ http://www.takeaplunge.com/singtel-launches-music-service-for-mobile-phones/#comments Mon, 15 Jun 2009 01:35:14 +0000 admin http://www.takeaplunge.com/?p=1346 SingTel, the largest telephone company of the Southeast Asia’s has launched a new service in Singapore. This service lets mobile subscribers download music files and videos. SingTel wants to launch it to other parts of Asia. The new web-based facility is known as AMPed which has been developed with Universal Music. It will attract new customers [...]]]> http://www.takeaplunge.com/singtel-launches-music-service-for-mobile-phones/feed/ 1 http://www.takeaplunge.com/cyber-spies-break-into-govt-computers/ http://www.takeaplunge.com/cyber-spies-break-into-govt-computers/#comments Mon, 30 Mar 2009 02:00:29 +0000 admin http://www.takeaplunge.com/?p=964 According to Canadian researchers, a cyber spy network which is based mainly in China hacked into different government and private organizations. The hacking involved classified data from organizations of 103 countries and even includes systems of the Dalai Lama and Tibetan exiles. The Information Warfare Monitor, the research group mentioned here, initially researched on allegations of [...]]]> http://www.takeaplunge.com/cyber-spies-break-into-govt-computers/feed/ 1 http://www.takeaplunge.com/nokia-seeks-gold-in-mobile-payments-startup-obopay/ http://www.takeaplunge.com/nokia-seeks-gold-in-mobile-payments-startup-obopay/#comments Wed, 25 Mar 2009 17:31:46 +0000 admin http://www.takeaplunge.com/?p=945 World’s largest maker of cell phones, Nokia Corp. has made a huge investment in a California-based startup. The startup, Obopay Inc. is a startup which is working towards making mobile phone the credit card of the developing world. Redwood City based Obopay Inc., made regulatory filing which mentions about the sale up to $70 million in [...]]]> http://www.takeaplunge.com/nokia-seeks-gold-in-mobile-payments-startup-obopay/feed/ 2 http://www.takeaplunge.com/zeebo-gaming-console-for-next-billion/ http://www.takeaplunge.com/zeebo-gaming-console-for-next-billion/#comments Tue, 24 Mar 2009 02:52:46 +0000 admin http://www.takeaplunge.com/?p=935 A new startup is eyeing the emerging markets in gaming. The startup called Zeebo Inc. thinks that the demand for good video games is the same in emerging markets as that of in the U.S., Western Europe and Japan. Next month, Zeebo wants to launch its “video game console for the next billion” in Brazil. The [...]]]> http://www.takeaplunge.com/zeebo-gaming-console-for-next-billion/feed/ 0