Digital River growth factors

Couple of day’s back, I looked at DRIV NASDAQ stock rate pointing to $ 35.09, when annual and fourth quarter financial results were declared. Now, before few moments I see, Number is dropped to $ 30.78. It’s about 12 % drop in stock value. Stock analysts guess that actual revenue has dropped to $ 96.7 [...]

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127 Hours

I watched Movie “127 Hours” with my friends Debjit, Senthil,Piyush in the movie theatre nearby my workplace “Gold Adlabs”. It’s terrific movie! Horrible scenes are taken. It is based on real story and novel ‘Between a rock and a hard place”. Aron Ralston enthusiastic mountaineer gets stuck within rocks for more than four days. To [...]

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News Corp and Apple

It is anticipated event. Rupert Murdoch of News Corporation is going make all readers to read their magazines and newspapers on iPads. News Corp has invested $ 30 million in this initiative. They expect, more than 90 % iPad are going to read news products. “I believe that it’s a game-changer altogether. We’ll have young [...]

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iPad came into India

I searched number of apple outlets in Pune, but found that iPads are not available in India. iPad are already launched in US one year back in Jan 2010. I was long waited for iPads. Now, I find the news flashed in ET that iPad have entered in Indian market. Feel free to browse all [...]

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With Lila Poonawalla

It was pleasant opportunity to meet Lila Poonawala, Managing Director of Alfa Laval. She is alumnus of College of Engineering,Pune(COEP). She has completed her mechanical engineering in . Complete information about her magnanimity can be can be read at LilaPoonawalla.com. I came to learn a lot of learning, inspiration through her speech. She shared few [...]

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Digital River: Financial Results 2010

Full year financial results are reported by Digital River. This can be read over Yahoo Finance. “Our fourth quarter revenue was strong and non-GAAP earnings exceeded expectations. Overall, 2010 was one of the best years of operational execution in the history of the company.We entered last year with an objective to replace 30 percent of [...]

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Digital River to release Financial results today

Today, Digital River, e-commerce giant is going to release Financial year results of full year 2010 and fourth quarter. Results will be disclosed during the corporate meeting hosted by CEO Joel Ronning and CFO Tom Donnelly.  Meeting will be conducted on Thursday, Jan. 27, 2011 at 4:45 p.m. EST(Eastern Standard Time). i.e. [3:15 AM IST(Indian [...]

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Four Puneites receive Padma Awards

Four People from Pune has flagged their name in the list of Padma Awards of 2011. Dr. Keki Grant, founder of Ruby hall clinic and 89 year old Gandhian thinker, activist Shobhana Ranade have received Padma Bhushan, whereas Archeologist K Dhavalikar and para-jumper Sheetal Mahajan have received Padma shree. Cardiologist Dr. Keki Grant:Keki Byramjee Grant [...]

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Padma Shri Awards 2011

I have posted here list of all Padma Shree award winners of year 2011. Neelam Mansingh Chowdhry–Art Makar Dhwaja Darogha–Art Shaji Neelakantan Karun–Art Girish Kasaravalli–Art Classic Actress Tabu–Cinema Jivya Soma Mase–Art Guru (Ms) M K Saroja–Dance Jayaram Subramaniam–Cinema Pandit Ajoy Chakraborty–Music Mahasundari Devi–Art Gajam Govardhana–Art Sunayana Hazarilal–Dance S R Janakiraman Carnatic Vocal–Music Peruvanam Kuttan Marar–Art [...]

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Padma Bhushan Award winners 2011

Padma awards are declared. I have posted list of all Padma Bhushan is 3rd highest Indian Civilian award. This year 31 Padma Bhushan Awards are declared. Here is the list of all winners of Padma Bhushan awards Satyadev Dubey–Art  M Zahur Khayyam H alias Khayyam–Music  Shashi Kapoor–Cinema  Krishen Khanna–Painting  Madavur Vasudevan Nair–Dance  Waheeda Rehman–Cinema  Rudrapatna [...]

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Padma Vibhushan Awards winner 2011

Just a day before Republic day, Indian Government has released list of Padma awards winners. This year total 81 Padma awards were offered. These includes 13 Padma Vibhushan, 31 Padma Bhushan and 84 Padmashree awards. Padma Vibhushan is second highest civilian award in India, consists of a medal and a citation and is awarded by the [...]

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Pandit Bhimsen Joshi

“Mile soor mera tumhara.aa..To sur bane hamarrraaa…” the song by Bhimsen is till humming in the ears from childhood. This sad news has left all classical music community in sadness. Legendary classical music vocalist, BharatRatna Pandit Bhimsen joshi passed away at the age of 88. His health was going through critical health situation from few [...]

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Facebook Messaging System

What is ‘Social Media channel’ ? It is a special force aligned to strengthen the bond between customers and service providers. Customers purchase everything from products to service, which needs to be provided consistently by the company to engage the customers. Marketers are striving to design programs which will preserve the consumers and brands. First [...]

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Led Zeppelin: most enduring bands in rock history

Led Zeppelin is an English rock band formed four musicians in 1968. They have released more than 300 albums of heavy metals and hard rock worldwide. Rock band consist of following music players. Jimmy Page – Guitar Robert Plant –Harmonica John Bonham – drums, percussion John Paul Jones – brass guitar, keyboards, mandolin More Links [...]

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Wal-Mart strategy

Wal Mart retail chain started by Sam Walton in 1940 has progressed within last sixty years. Now it runs in fifteen major countries across the world. This retail company struggled many years to find the effective leadership. Following principles helped business to grow. Innovative warehousing: From the start of retails company started innovating the infrastructure and [...]

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Mind Matters

[published old draft] Human body that is suffering from fever, cold or any other wild disease like malaria is unable to work properly.  What do you do in such situations? You consult physician, take a medical treatment. Having some medicines and some rest cures your illness.  Same happens when mind going through turmoil or disturbances. [...]

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Movie Robot in IIMA curriculum

After the golden jubilee celebration of IIMA, It has been decided that Rajanikanth’s blockbuster movie “Robot” or  “Endhiran” original in Tamil will be part of curriculum of IIMA. India’s Top B-School IIMA has added “Contemporary film industry” as an elective course from this year.  Making of “Robot” will be included as a case study for [...]

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Lavasa City Under Inspection

In one previous post I have detailed about , Lavasa city Project has been stopped. This is the continuation with current updates. Ten Member committee formed by ministry of environment and forest (MoEF) are going to undergo three day inspection of Lavasa hill City Project. Team, comprising representatives of Town Planning, Revenue and water resources, [...]

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Security Breaches of Digital River

One Texas based hacker has stolen about $274,000 through internet from Digital River, Eden Prairie-based e-commerce Giant. 35 year old Jeremey Parker of Houston, hacker has been charged with allegations of Computer Fraud and Wire Fraud. From Dec 2008 to Oct 2009, Parker hacked wire transfer payment system of SWReg Inc., Digital River subsidiary  and [...]

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Facebook More Popular than Google

Facebook users are multiplying across the world more rapidly than Yahoo or Google with tireless efforts to realine the social network concepts. Year 2010 can be called as successful year for ‘Facebook’. As per the survey Facebook is claimed to be more popular than Google in United States. Surprised? Facebook has turned the mark of [...]

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