Build AJAX apps in Java language using Google Web Toolkit

Google recently released its official version of Google Web Toolkit aka GWT (link here). With GWT you could build AJAX applications in the Java language. Let’s face it, to write a neat AJAX application, you must be familiar with JavaScript and some basic HTML. And if you are a like me, you would probably know […]

KyaKare.com a local event listing site for India

Kyakare.com is yet another events listing site for India. This site is a collaborative events listing and sharing site where anybody can add events for free. You could search for events, bookmark an event in famous social bookmarking sites and also get RSS feeds from the site. The site only serves Mumbai, Bangalore and Kolkatta. […]

SASEL launches multimedia educational software for matriculation and state board syllabus in India

This is little bit out of the norm, nothing to do with web 2.0. However thought it will be useful to share it with you as it’s related to education. SASEL (Sivamathi Animations Software and Electronics Limited) launches multimedia lessons for students in matriculation stream.
SASEL has launched the state-of-the-art of education software for matriculation and […]

Zoom.in - a new competitor for itasveer.com and picsquare.com

Zoom.in is a new entrant to the online photo printing service in India and as well in the US. Apart from photo printing they also offer picture sharing and unlimited space for your online photo storage needs. Following are the features offered by the site

Import your photos from Flickr and Picasa

You can edit your photo […]

Online Indian Idol Contest at IndiaKaHero.com

Want to be an Indian Idol? Didn’t get a chance at the Indian Idol show? Don’t worry you could be an Online Indian Idol (Hero) by participating in the online contest at the IndiaKaHero.com.
It has four categories for the contest Jokes Ka Hero, Songs Ka Hero, Mimicry Ka Hero and Dance Ka Hero. You juts […]

Today is the Programmer’s Day…or Is it today?

Sepember 3rd is the Programmer’s Day for non-leap years. So why it’s September 3rd? September 3rd is the 256th day of the year and 256 is a power of two. 256 = 2^8. It’s the point after an 8-bit unsigned byte has rolled over.
I’m really against celebrating the 256th day as the programmers day, the […]

YouMagix.com - a wiki for online listing / classifieds

YouMagix.com is a new player in the online listing and classified area, but they are unique in the way the content is generated. The entire listings and classifieds content in YouMagix will be user generated.

In YouMagix.com, you could search for local business listings and classifieds. Right now it provides search functionality for India, USA, Australia, […]

AajTakBollywood.com, Bollywood goes Web 2.0 ……. A Digg for Bollywood

I recently came across a site called AajTakBollywood.com, it’s a Digg for Bollywood. It’s clear that it’s built on open source content management system called Pligg. This is the first time I’m seeing a vertical based social bookmarking site in India. I’m also impressed to see great amount of participation from different users on this […]

Do you know where Google was born?

Google was founded in 1998 and their first address is 232 Santa Margarita Ave., Menlo Park, CA. They rented a garage from a woman who’s now Brin’s sister-in-law, bought the house last October to preserve this piece of the Google legacy. Below is the picture.

Want to know where other Web 2.0 stars where born? Check […]

Want to Appraise Your Boss? … try OfficeGupShup.com

Have you ever thought that your Boss is dumb and want to appraise your boss? Got tired about your office politics and thought of sharing with someone but wanted to remain anonymous. Now you could do that in OfficeGupShup.com. OfficeGupshup.com is a space for office gossip and entertainment, where one can laugh and unwind after […]