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There are 2 new posts in "WATBlog.com - Web, Advertising and Technology Blog in India" Rediff Launches Rediff Maps - Which Mapping Tool Would You Use? And Why?The mapping space seems to be on the map so as to say with MapmyIndia announcing its million dollar funding and now Rediff.com has gone ahead and made live a mapping products not suprisingly titled Rediff Maps. Rediff is sourcing the data from ML Infomap - A Delhi based GIS Information provider. The Indian players are quickly becoming aggressive in the mapping space. With Rediff now launched and Reliance BigMaps looking to launch anytime soon this space is sure seeing a lot of players trying to make a mark in the online mapping segment. Recently Microsoft also launched newer features for its live search maps and also tied up with Hyderabad police for traffic alerts. The real question is how many people in India use maps? And those who do which one do they use? I would assume maps usage for directions would be an activity done by most advanced and active internet users. Now given that google maps has been around for sometime it looks unlikely that players will garner market share from them in a hurry. Unless they are able to go offline like MapmyIndia has done with its navigator device and also go mobile in a big way forging tie ups with mobile players. Mapping mash ups the way to go? For me the key to mapping success for players like Rediff and microsoft is to integrate the maps in various services they provide i.e. email, news etc. This way they increase the chances of their users interacting with maps and thereby create a larger base of map users. Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post's poll. Related Posts Also Check Out: Ebay India Releases Pop Culture List For 2009A few days ago the Ebay India released the trends for January 2009. These trends are based on the 50 most purchased items on Ebay India.
Ebay has always been a collector's haven, right from its Bazee.com days and continues to be so. Indian Stamps (Gandhi, Collections & Topical Mint Stamps) are the most popular with philatelists. British India Coins & Coins of Princely States are popular with aspiring numismatists. 8 GB Pen Drives, 4 GB Pen Drives & 4 GB flash memory cards were the most popular data storage devices though the larger 500 GB and I TB ones are soon gaining a substantial buyer base. Smart phones with web browsers, notably the Blackberry have also been in heavy demand. Batteries, Scratch Guards, Bluetooth headsets and Data Cables were also amongst the most popular accessories in the shopping basket. As far as gaming was concerned, Action Games, Adventure & Strategy Games and Racing Games are the most popular gaming themes in January. No surprises in the Mp3 category, with iPod being the most popular purchase. Meaning? My music is mine alone. Apart from this Religious products such as Rudrakshes were amongst the most popular buys during January hence showing that the buyers were also quite religious. The list also included DIY (Do it yourself) kits such as tool kits, screw drivers, drills. Swiss and camping knives were some of the key purchases in January. For checking daily trends (in terms of searches, purchases) you can go to Ebay Pulse. This is their India page. On interesting observation ere is that the two lists For other facts relating to Ebay India check out their Fast Facts page Related PostsAlso Check Out: More Recent Articles
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