Navajo is a neat little word puzzle based Facebook app. It is a multiplayer word game, which can be played in a public room, network room (only has friends from your social graph) or a private room. Essentially, you are presented with a jumbled word in an IRC style chat room. You get two hints […]
A short while back, I did a post related to hiring for Indian startups. The sentiment that emerged from the discussion related to that post was a no brainer - hiring for startups still remains a daunting task !! Job portals like Naukri yield mixed results and end up requiring a considerable time weeding out […]
Kindo has launched a Hindi interface to their popular genealogy service. Now, you can interact and build your family tree entirely in Hindi. Hindi is among the top 5 spoken languages in the world, with about 500 million native speakers of the language.
As per Nils Hammar, co-founder of Kindo:
“We believe Internet access and usage will […]
Tagg.in is a new SMS - web based microblogging service for India.
With Tagg.in, you can
create a TAGGivity (group)
update your TAGGivity
invite members to the TAGGivity
Just follow the command format and send updates to 99801 99801 and your TAGGivity will be updated.
Tagg.in also runs several groups by themselves. Join these groups and you’ll get the latest business […]
MnemonicDictionary is a startup that hopes to use mnemonics to make the task of learning and remembering difficult words easier. Mnemonics normally can be in any format - a visual cue, a list, an audible or a special word. The goal is to associate the word with something you already know, which makes the learning […]
Indian consumers are one of the biggest bargain hunters in the world. For all ye bargain hunters, there’s good news. LootStreet is a new startup that’ll hopefully satiate some of your appetite for haggling. Founded by two IIMA grads, LootStreet offers a marketplace for buyers and sellers to come together.
Unlike eBay, LootStreet is not an […]
LifeinLines is a new app to record and share your life with others, aka your lifestream. Capture your thoughts, memories, observations, reactions - almost anything that you want, anytime, using any media.
As founder Ankur puts it -
It’s like an ongoing autobiography- a medley of text, images, videos and voice that you can maintain rather easily.
You […]
Citipals had launched BlogsJam, a feed reader with widget support in early 2008. Now, they are extending the widget suite and launching Wowzio, a widget platform, which includes a content widget, a photo slideshow widget and a tagcloud widget. The widgets are javascript and CSS based and can be customized to your own environment.
While […]
VidyaCenter is a new Bangalore based startup, hoping to become the marketplace for coaching and education. Students can compare different institutions-teachers, read feedback, enroll for courses they are interested in. They can also take mock tests, compare results with peers and network with other students. If you are looking for coaching related to a specific […]
There are a few startups - Yulop, Vakow, CommonFloor - that I wanted to write about way back, but due to time constraints, never was able to do so.
However, considering the pace at which these startups are innovating, I thought it might be a good idea to revisit them and write a few words about […]
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