Archive for April, 2009

Andhra Pradesh : 7 Hours (in 2 shifts) Electricity For Agriculture

Wednesday, April 29, 2009 20:18 No Comments

Just 7 hours of Electricity for Agriculture that too in 2 separate shifts ?? How much land can you water in those dire circumstances? That too at this time of summer!! Source: Eenadu.net

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You Voted. Now YOU Set The Agenda for NEXT Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh

Saturday, April 25, 2009 0:10 No Comments

People of Andhra Pradesh have exercised their fundamental right of democracy to elect their next Government with a whopping 72.5% turnover. While every political party has feverishly pitched their plans, they gave little chance for individual voters to raise their local issues and ask questions. Ask a question or Vote for a question today. Click [...]

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Yahoo shutting down GeoCities, The First Personal Web Page for many

Friday, April 24, 2009 0:17 No Comments

Yahoo bought GeoCities for more than $2.9 billion in dot-com-priced stock in 1999, when GeoCities had more than 1.1 million users. However, while the idea of having a personal presence on the Internet has caught on, GeoCities turned out to be a backwater, not the mainstream. "We will be closing GeoCities later this year," Yahoo [...]

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Basics of Marketing A Startup : Mahesh Murthy @ Proto.in

Thursday, April 23, 2009 23:22 1 Comment

One of the most intriguing presentations I have ever watched on how to market a startup.  Key take-a-ways (in my own words): Don’t even bother, if you don’t have an insanely great product. Trend means end. Never follow the trend, but try to create your own trend. Charge early. Charge a lot. Your price could [...]

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Survey of Surveys : Congress to retain Power in Andhra Pradesh Elections

Tuesday, April 21, 2009 0:25 No Comments

You may just beat it as featured in Sakshi TV, the congress party’s ’official’ media channel, but its a good summary of all Surveys conducted so far and all of them give a clear victory to Congress while TDP alliance comes second. Now the big question of whether surveys are accurate enough, no body can [...]

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