By guest author Nalini Kumar Muppala The year 2010 promises to be an exciting year for smartphones, but it is easy to get carried away by all the talk about their power and capability. It is time to take a reality check. Not every player has had it easy competing in the smartphone market. For
SM: Let’s delve more into your search engine traffic strategy. You said that search engine traffic accounts for anywhere from 20% to 30% of visitors to your site. Are you including optimization of your site as well as paid search advertising in that traffic volume? JW: Yes. We include all search engine traffic and follow
Edward Fields, founder, chairman and CEO of HotChalk, has posted the following review of Vision India 2020 by Sramana Mitra: “Charting a course to the future and actually providing a tool to practically navigate with is what separates Sramana’s work from so many others. Sramana’s ability to see over the horizon with a grounded perspective
IIT Kharagpur Students at Kairos Summit in New York – April 16-18, 2010 Entrepreneur Commons, San Francisco – April 26, 2010 Entrepreneur Commons, San Francisco – April 28, 2010 IIT Kharagpur Students at Kairos Summit in New York – April 16-18, 2010 Congratulations to Ankit Narayan, Aniket Panda, Anuj Gupta and Subhendu Panigrahi for representing
By guest author Tony Scott Labor Arbitrage and Fully Burdened Costs Tony: What’s the general price differential that you have in terms of percentages between a domestic at-home agent versus a similar quality offshore agent? Matt: That depends on the market that you are in and the client program. The Philippines and Central America can
By guest author Nalini Kumar Muppala Retailers such as Target have recently started accepting coupons from smartphones. However, in much of the Western world one still has to make in-store electronic payments with a plastic card. Consumers in advanced mobile markets such as Japan and South Korea routinely pay using their phones.
By guest author Erika Valdez Known for being a country in which home-cooked meals are highly valued, India prides itself on being a society in which food traditions stand strong. Yet fast food restaurants such as McDonald’s and Jumbo King have not only made an entry into the market but have prospered. There is also
SM: Tell me more about your website. Is it entirely in English? JW: We have two languages for our site, English and Chinese. The English portion of the site is targeted at the international trade market, such as importers. The Chinese side is targeted at the domestic Chinese market, which would primarily be the manufacturers