A new poll published after President Pervez Musharraf declared emergency rule on November 3, 2007 shows that two-thirds of Pakistanis want him to quit while 70% feel the country is headed in the wrong direction. Conducted by the U.S.-based International Republican Institute, the poll casts a harsh spotlight on Musharraf with 67% calling for the […]
Tiny Norwegian browser company Opera has filed an antitrust complaint against Microsoft with the European Commission charging Microsoft with abusing its dominant position by tying its Internet Explorer browser to the Windows operating system and hindering interoperability by not following accepted web standards. Opera wants the EC to compel Microsoft to give consumers a real choice […]
Rupert Murdoch’s MySpace social networking web site is chasing after Bollywood stars as it expands into new geographies. Today’s Wall Street Journal (subscription required) reports that MySpace is sending its employees to meet with Bollywood folks in hopes of getting the stars to create profiles and share news and videos with fans. MySpace’s Bollywood mission […]
Microsoft has acquired UK-based European online mapping service provider Multimap for an undisclosed sum. Multimap provides online maps, point-to-point driving directions and geo-spatial (“where’s my nearest?”) searches to businesses and consumers in Europe. Besides free mapping services for consumers, Multimap offers location-based services such as mapping, proximity searching, routing, aerial images with map overlay, local information and […]
Indians are growing into a powerful force at Citigroup, the world’s largest financial services company by assets. Besides the new CEO Vikram Pandit, there are several other Indians holding key positions at Citi. Here’s an alphabetically-drawn list of the Indian Mafia at Citigroup: Shirish Apte Chief Executive Officer, Central & Eastern Europe, Middle East & Africa, […]
Titillating magazine and adult video pioneer Penthouse Media Group has spent $500 million to buy a bunch of social networking web sites with its acquisition of Various Inc and its subsidiaries. Various operates 25 online communities including adultfriendfinder.com, which supposedly has 18 million members. All together, Various is said to have a membership base of […]