January 17, 2012 – 7:31 pm
There are many companies offering free websites, including a domain name and web hosting, but these free offers often have some loopholes which are not very obvious to a company /organization availing of the offer. Some of these are: 1. Some documentation is required to get the free website. 2. All design inputs are required [...]
December 20, 2011 – 4:05 pm
While working with some people, it is noticed that they are very quick to make allegations of non payment without checking with their bank. Then, after a few hours they apologetically confirm receipt of payment. While their employer may use their services for some time, they do not realise that it affects the long term [...]
November 26, 2011 – 4:55 pm
The right to privacy is a fundamental right of every individual, guaranteed by the constitution If you are a person who values his or her privacy, you will do everything you can to ensure that it is not violated. When you surf the internet , details of every website you visit may be broadcast to [...]
October 13, 2011 – 1:10 am
No two people are alike, and some individuals are extraordinarily gifted in particular way. In sports, a brilliant sportsperson, who breaks records earns far more than most individuals. Similarly in the legal arena, a top lawyer commands a premium. In engineering, peers and seniors will recognize a brilliant engineer who can come up with optimum [...]
September 15, 2011 – 3:55 pm
Starting an online business in India seems to be an attractive proposition superficially but there are several hazards which are never documented anywhere 1. Your emails will be delayed , blocked or disappear without any reason ( mails from useful.in often never reach their destination and incoming mails are intercepted and delayed) 2. If you [...]
August 4, 2011 – 12:18 pm
Most of the large websites or content networks outsource their content writing to an army of freelance writers and editors , and they have only one criteria – grammar and spelling should be perfect. It does not matter if the same content is available on many other websites in a rehashed format. So the end [...]
Update : The Fake Linkedin profile was finally deleted on July 5, 2011 after filing a consumer complaint with Akosha.com . As an online publisher, most of the advertising inventory on my websites is sold using advertising networks for the last 5 years and till recently I did not interact directly with any customer for [...]
Most banks and financial institutions want people to use mobile phones for transactions , but mobile phones are extremely unreliable and can be easily hacked. In the last few months at least 2 Nokia phones including a new Nokia C6 have become dead after receiving a phone call. The Android based Dell XCD 28 is [...]
One of the biggest deterrent to the growth of ecommerce is the time sellers take to ship orders. Ideally, goods should be shipped 24 to 48 hours after payment is received, but often sellers delay shipping by up to 1 week. Tired of the long delays in receiving the product ordered, many online shoppers think [...]
Many internet companies spend millions of dollars buying websites, but the acquisition does not often work out as planned. An example is the purchase of Bebo by AOL for $850 million dollars, they are now planning to shut it down or sell it in less than 30 months. When you start a website from scratch [...]