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Now Facebook Video Can Load Through HTML5 by Default

19Dec By AdityaNo Comments

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Now Facebook Video Can Load Through HTML5 by Default

Facebook Inc. announced today that all of its videos will load through HTML5 by default. Like Facebook Many other tech giants are working to kill off Adobe Flash due to the format’s vast bugs and security flaws. “We are continuing to work together with Adobe to deliver a reliable and secure Flash experience for games on our platform,” Facebook front-end engineer Daniel Baulig wrote in a blog post, “but have shipped the change for video to all browsers by default.” “We decided to initially launch the HTML5 player to only a small set of browsers, and continuously roll out to more browsers, versions, and operating systems as we improved it and fixed small bugs,” Baulig said. Not only did launching the HTML5 video player make development easier, but it also improved the video experience...

16Dec By NitishNo Comments

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Cision acquired PR Newswire

CHICAGO and NEW YORK – Cision, a global media intelligence company, has announced an agreement to acquire PR Newswire, a premier provider of multimedia communications, from UBM plc, in a transaction that will create a global leader of communications software and services. The transaction, which requires approval by the shareholders of UBM plc as well as regulatory approvals, is expected to close late in the first quarter of 2016. PR Newswire is a global leader in public relations (“PR”) and investor relations (“IR”) communications and related services, connecting over 30,000 customers to their target audiences through the largest distribution network of its kind in the world. Customers spanning Fortune 2000 multinationals, small businesses, public relations agencies and government entit...

Babajob.com Joins Facebook’s SME India Council

15Dec By AnkitaNo Comments

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Babajob.com Joins Facebook’s SME India Council

In a significant development today, babajob.com, India's largest online job marketplace for the informal sector, was identified as a member of the SME India Council set up by Facebook in Asia-Pacific today. Facebook, which has over two million Indian small and medium businesses (SMBs) on its platform, has set up a SME Council to help small ventures from various industries share feedback and discuss ideas around leveraging technology to grow their enterprise. This is the second SME Council set up by Facebook globally, the first one being in the US. Globally, over 45 million small businesses actively use Facebook pages to connect to their consumers. In a post, Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg mentioned that "Babajob.com, a job site in India, which uses Internet.org's Free Basic Services app, ...

Aditya Birla group announced 25 start-ups name under it's first incubation programme “Bizlabs”

14Dec By PriyankaNo Comments

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Aditya Birla group announced 25 start-ups name under it's first incubation programme “Bizlabs”

The Aditya Birla Group will collaborate with 25 start-ups to bolster its new areas of business in retail, financial services and telecom. The company’s Bizlabs incubation programme, started in October, has named the firms as “collaboration partners” on its website, but is yet to make a formal announcement. [Source] Most of these new firms provide digital solutions to engage with consumers and enlarge their base. Some of the companies named are Red Monster Games, Torch, Dressy, ePaisa, Mswipe, Touchfone, Instakash, Bankbazzar, Wealth Pack, Cloud Cherry, Faircent and Coverfox Insurance. Bizlabs has not revealed the funding it shall provide to incubate startups, but has received thousands of applications in the past few months, a company official said on the condition of anonymity....

JetSetGo raises funds from Puneet Dalmia

14Dec By AnkitaNo Comments

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JetSetGo raises funds from Puneet Dalmia

Private jet and helicopter operator Jetsetgo Aviation Services Pvt. Ltd on Monday said it has raised an undisclosed amount from Puneet Dalmia, managing director of Dalmia Bharat Ltd, who invested in his personal capacity. A company executive, who did not want to be identified, said the amount is close to $2 million. The funding will be used to expand the company’s ground presence in key airports, launch inter-city private jet shuttles, air ambulance services and an online platform for helicopter bookings. In July, Indian cricketer Yuvraj Singh-promoted YouWeCan Ventures acquired an undisclosed stake in JetSetGo. The executive mentioned earlier said the company is looking to raise an additional $4 million in the next couple of months. “We are trying to simply bring aviation back to...

12Dec By AdityaNo Comments

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‘Facebook at Work’ Is Finally Launching

Facebook at Work, Facebook Inc's professional version of its social network, is expected to launch in the coming months, after spending a year in tests, a company executive said. The new service, geared towards workplace collaboration, is nearly identical to its ubiquitous social network, with a scrolling news "feed", "likes" and a chat service. "I would say 95 percent of what we developed for Facebook is also adopted for Facebook at Work," Julien Codorniou, director of global platform partnerships at Facebook, told Reuters. However, Facebook at Work users will maintain special profiles that are distinct from their existing Facebook profiles. The company is also developing exclusive products for Facebook at Work, including security tools, Codorniou said. Facebook started beta...

12Dec By PriyankaNo Comments

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Uber Expands Its UberEATS App

Uber announced on Wednesday that it’s delving further info into food delivery with its new UberEATS app, separating its food delivery from its ride-sharing service. The original UberEATS launched in Los Angeles last year, and has since moved into Toronto, New York City, Austin, Chicago, and Barcelona. It promised delivery in 10 minutes or less, but only operated during certain hours, which vary in the different locations, with a selection limited to just a couple of options. The UberEATS app, currently only available in Toronto, offers longer hours and a much wider selection. It will be available every day from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. and customers can view full menus from over 100 restaurants. It will also offer an Instant Delivery menu during lunch hours for a quicker option that sh...

Rahul Yadav back with e-governance startup; Flipkart’s Bansals play angels

12Dec By No Comments

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Rahul Yadav back with e-governance startup; Flipkart’s Bansals play angels

Rahul Yadav, the ousted co-founder of Housing.com, is back with his new startup and he is funded by the biggest names in the Indian internet industry—Bansals of Flipkart. Yadav’s new startup – Intelligent Interfaces – is about helping various government departments use internet and technology tools to save cost and expedite service delivery. “We will get our first business from a government department in two weeks,” Yadav told VCCircle. Yadav confirmed that he got seed funding from Sachin Bansal and Binny Bansal, co-founders of Flipkart. He said the company is not taking funding from any others at this point in time, dispelling rumours that founders of a few other big ecommerce companies could support Yadav in his new venture. “We do not require so much money now. We will raise more ...

Tired of Useless Meetings? 9 Ways to Make Them More Effective. (Infographic)

11Dec By PriyankaNo Comments

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Tired of Useless Meetings? 9 Ways to Make Them More Effective. (Infographic)

Meetings. What a drag they can be. They go longer than they’re supposed to. Someone blabs out of turn or off topic. Your mind drifts to tasks you could be checking off instead of sitting there, stuck. Then come the action items and, tag, you’re it. Your to-do list just got longer. Sound familiar? Sure does to us. But, believe it or not, not all meetings are total timesucks and not all meetings are boring. Some run like clockwork. With an attendee nip here and an agenda tuck there, they can be much more efficient, productive and, if you’re lucky, even a little fun. From holding walk-and-talks outside in the fresh air, to scheduling start times like a Swiss train conductor (we kid you not), here are nine clever ways to have more effective meetings, care of the meeting makers at CT Busi...

‘Walmart Pay’ Is the Newest Mobile Payment Option

11Dec By No Comments

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‘Walmart Pay’ Is the Newest Mobile Payment Option

Reuters- Wal-Mart Stores Inc said it would launch 'Walmart Pay,' to become the first U.S. retailer to offer its own payment feature to expand consumer payment options and increase the speed of checkouts. Walmart Pay will be introduced in select U.S. stores on Thursday and in additional stores after the holiday season, Wal-Mart executives said on a video call with reporters on Wednesday. The free service, integrated into the retailer's app, will be available nationwide by the first half of 2016, the executives said. Walmart Pay will be available on devices using Apple's iOS or Alphabet Inc's Android operating system and allows payments with any major credit, debit, pre-paid or Walmart gift cards, the company said. It will also allow for the integration of other payment options s...

11Dec By Press Trust of IndiaNo Comments

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Order Dunkin Donuts burgers via Zomato

Zomato, the restaurant discovery and food ordering app, today announced a partnership with Dunkin' Donuts India, the country's first all-day part adult QSR. The partnership will allow consumers to order the newly launched 'Too Much Burgers' online on Zomato, the only platform offering this option. Dunkin's complete range of burgers, sandwiches, wraps and donuts will be available for online ordering. Through this partnership, Dunkin' Donuts will serve consumers from across 33 restaurants in Delhi NCR, Mumbai, and Bangalore out of total 67 restaurants nationally, using Zomato's online ordering services. Restaurants in more locations will be added shortly. "We're very pleased to announce the partnership with Zomato. This is the first time we will be delivering our burger range on any onli...

Uber temporarily shuts down auto services in India

10Dec By No Comments

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Uber temporarily shuts down auto services in India

Bengaluru: Ride-hailing service Uber Technologies Inc. has temporarily suspended offering autorickshaw rides on it platform, called uberAUTO, in Delhi, amid plans to revamp and expand the service to more Indian cities. “We are temporarily removing this product to solve specific problems that need to be resolved to help it scale,” a spokeswoman for Uber said in a statement on Wednesday. Uber didn’t give any details of the specific problems it faces or how it plans to expand the service. “At Uber, we continuously experiment with products to ensure that we can provide the most efficient, affordable and convenient ride to everyone everywhere,” the statement said. The US company had in April started offering uberAUTO services in Delhi, amid stiff competition from its local rival Ola...