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Google “good to know” ads on London Underground (tube) in association with CAB
Posted by: cafearjun on: October 26, 2011
- In: business idea | Internet | UK
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Google is now advertising on London Underground or Tube as it’s popularly known. I saw these ads on a central line train in London today. Here are a couple of images taken from my iPhone. The advertisements in the Tube are about security, data protection and family protection mainly. Google have teamed up with the [...]
Find modern office furniture in Delhi, India. Really good stuff!
Posted by: cafearjun on: November 1, 2009
- In: Achievement | India | Internet | reviews
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One of my good friends has started an office furniture business. A couple of months ago he decided to go online with the entire catalogue etc. I did some research into this market and despite finding quite a few searches on Google India per month, I’m a bit skeptical about people buying this thing online. [...]
Alexa launches keyword tool filled with skewed SEO data
Posted by: cafearjun on: October 11, 2009
- In: Internet
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I used to be a big fan of Alexa, in fact I still am for some niches – If you’re researching 2 sites that are targetted to SEOs or users interested in Internet marketing/search engine rankings, Alexa data will be quite accurate for US, UK and India but when it comes to non-technical industries, for [...]
Gmail ignores dots in usernames, sets new standards. Thanks Priyaroop Singh
Posted by: cafearjun on: October 5, 2009
- In: Internet
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I was with a friend whose name is Priyaroop Singh (and let me add that because his name is Priyaroop Singh, brother of Hemdeep Singh, and he’s an IT geek, sooner or later he’ll find this article and post a message here). We were standing outside his place when as usual, technology was is discussion. [...]
Are Google Talk, Twitter, Facebook days over? Welcome Google Wave!
Posted by: cafearjun on: September 30, 2009
- In: Achievement | inspiration | Internet | News | World
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Google Talk days are over. For all you Gtalk addicts – You abandoned MSN messenger first, then you quit Yahoo chat. Now its time to welcome Google Wave. It is awesome and it’s here to give Twitter and Facebook a hard time, although it is very well integrated with Twitter. I’m not really talking about [...]
Dubai holidays
Posted by: cafearjun on: May 19, 2009
- In: holiday destinations | Internet | News | Travel
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Dubai holidays remind you of Las Vegas, that’s the kind of effect it has on you, no doubt about it. This classiest of Middle East’s cities is a great place to visit on your holidays. The big downside is that it’s an expensive city to stay and shop in. We went to several malls and [...]
Wolfram Alpha Screenshots and My Test Reviews
Posted by: cafearjun on: May 15, 2009
- In: inspiration | Internet | News | World
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I have been intrigued with the whole Wolfram Alpha hype for a long time and when finally I got to lay my hands on this engine, I was pleasantly surprised. I have to say, this is way beyond my expectations (I mean better) and the extent to which they’ve researched before launching it is really [...]
Online Gambling laws in India. Are online casinos, poker and slots allowed in India?
Posted by: cafearjun on: February 13, 2009
- In: Internet | Money | News
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Good question. I did some research on it for quite a bit today and found the following answer: NO! Laws don’t permit online gambling in India. The only casinos in India reside in the state/city of Goa. These are on yachts that take passengers (gamblers) from the shore, then cruise to International waters to start [...]
Approximately what percentage of Costa Rica’s land area is in protected areas?
Posted by: cafearjun on: November 19, 2008
- In: Internet | News
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Today’s question on Marriott World of Rewards: Approximately what percentage of Costa Rica’s land area is in protected areas? Answer: 23 percent (Obtained from Wikipedia) A little about Costa Rica and its protected areas Costa Rica lies in that little strip below Mexico between the two continents – North America and South America. Surrounded by [...]
What word is used to describe the Mumbai based, Hindi language film industry?
Posted by: cafearjun on: November 18, 2008
Welcome everyone to Marriott World of Rewards day 23, question 23. Today’s destination – India, today’s question: What word is used to describe the Mumbai-based, Hindi-language film industry? Answer: Bollywood Probably the largest film industry after Hollywood, Bollywood referes to Hindustani Langauge Indian cinema and is often misunderstood to stand for all Indian cinema. There [...]
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