Google's Santa Village - Not so impressive

 

Here are a few things we found interesting from Google's Santa Village at http://www.google.co.in/santatracker/#/village

Make Santa do a free phone call to your dear ones with a Christmas message:
http://www.google.co.in/santatracker/#/village/santacall

A Nice Game: http://www.google.co.in/santatracker/#/village/jetpack

Other simple games:
http://www.google.co.in/santatracker/#/village/racer
http://www.google.co.in/santatracker/#/village/presentdrop

 But Google, this time may be, ur not that impressive or unique :p

Truth about of Indian Oil Companies & their Lies

Truth of Indian oil companies: After too much of hue n cry by oil companies about their continued losses I decided to check out their balance sheets & P&L statements n here's what I found; In last 10 years IOC's Average yearly profit was 6089 Crores with minimum being 2885 Cr & maximum 10,220 Cr. Now I wonder what these companies mean when they say "we're covering previous losses"???

The current losses are a pure manipulation of figures so that they can justify petrol hikes. A company can easily show its profits as losses by increasing their expenditure figures, inventory holding, debtors, etc... Since April 2011 IOC has increased its inventory by 5500 Cr, receivable money by 3100 Cr which together can convert the so called 7485 Cr loss into profits. All this manipulation of figures combined with govt grant tricks only help these companies to increase the prices & thus their profits. Only one expense remains to be calculated....Amount paid to UPA for letting them hike the prices...

As per my calculations & past records IOC will for sure be in good profits by the end of this financial year, as usual (see pic)!
If u also want to verify the facts please search for financial statements or visit the url below..
http://www.moneycontrol.com/financials/indianoilcorporation/profit-loss/IOC

 

 

 

 

*This post was previously kept on our FB page, apologies for the late post on this blog

The literal relationship of Marketing, Networking & Money - FB vs Linkedin

Facebook ads costs sky rocketing or is it Linkedin?

Just finished up ordering another Facebook ad for our site Virtuexbank and realized how much facebook is really earning. With the timeline we set up my minimum cost of one click at 17 Rs ($ 0.3) to a maximum of 66 Rs ($ 1.9). Mixing this with the recently launched promote post feature  Facebook is sure to get huge revenues.

But then we went to Linked in for similar ad & we realized its not FB which is really charging high, its Linkedin instead with a minimum cost per click at $2 (whatever your criteria is). This seemed totally insane to me, it might be okay for a big firm but for a small startup with private funding is really not affordable.

And suddenly, we realized we still have to do this, whatever the cost may be, its business and business is not done without money. If we have to communicate with top global leaders Linkedin is THE network to use, no Facebook or Google could provide what Linkedin is providing us in a very precise manner. People didn't really take Linkedin seriously enough, neither did we, its a new experience for us & probably a good sign too (realizing right thing at the right time).

All of this really made me realize, the literal relationship of Marketing, Networking & Money together at once!

Monetization strategy for mobile apps: ads or virtual goods?

Well its not us, its the statistics speaking:

http://mobilemarketingandtechnology.com/2011/09/13/virtual-goods-a-bigger-business-than-mobile-advertising/

So the point to think about is, how should we monetize our apps: should we display ads or develop a virtual goods strategy...stay tuned we'll let you know in our next series.

Study: Gamers are gaga for virtual goods

With total buying reaching 15 billion dollars worldwide, have you been buying?


Consumer spending on virtual goods has doubled since 2009, according to a survey by Visa’s PlaySpan digital monetization division. And the total U.S. market value for virtual goods grew 28 percent to $2.3 billion in 2011.

Read more..

http://venturebeat.com/2012/02/29/study-gamers-are-gaga-for-virtual-goods/

So when virtual currencies explode...virtuexbank thrives!

The future is bright - for all of us :)
...specially gamers

http://banknxt.com/1020/virtual-currencies-will-explode-thanks-to-mobile-games/

Is virtual currency opening a way to money laundering?

As per our analysis virtual currencies can really be used for money laundering, but as its not as matured sector so things will happen slowly...

http://press2reset.com/2012/11/26/analysis-do-virtual-currencies-need-regulation/

If your website doesn't have a Virtual Currency...it's time you rethink your marketing strategy, seriously!

Welcome to the Gang, GetJar!

P.S. If your website doesn't have a Virtual Currency...it's time you rethink your marketing strategy, seriously!


http://gigaom.com/2012/02/22/getjar-offers-virtual-currency-to-boost-app-downloads/

Just like a country needs economists to run its trades, the need for economists to analyze & predict virtual currency future trends is arising..

Just like a country needs economists to run its trades, the need for economists to analyze & predict virtual currency future trends is arising..

This is a whole new field of Finance emerging out on the net!!

http://asia.gamespot.com/news/valve-hires-economist-to-study-virtual-currency-6382690

Food for thought, bought by virtual money!

Food for thought!

http://techcrunch.com/2012/03/08/virtual-currency-next-big-platform/

Virtual Currency Startup acquisitions...Big players eying the future!! Google buys jambool & Amex buys Sometrics..

Virtual Currency Startup acquisitions...Big players eying the future!!
Google buys jambool & Amex buys Sometrics..

http://venturebeat.com/2010/08/13/google-confirms-acquisition-of-virtual-currency-firm-jambool/

http://venturebeat.com/2011/09/20/amex-bulks-up-virtual-currency-offering-with-sometrics/

Is virtual money market a treasure to be found?

$50,000 worth of gold prize to innovate next gen virtual currency platform....point to think about is.... Why?

http://www.venturebeat.com/2012/04/04/royal-canadian-mint-offers-50000-in-gold-to-developer-who-creates-digital-currency-of-the-future/