Posts Tagged Advertising

Google Patent for Ringback Advertising

A patent application called “Ringback Advertising” is assigned to Google, which seems to be Google’s plans to monetize Google Voice service by play ads while a call is dialing or placed on hold. It describes a system for delivering ads to any sort of phone system, including IP, cellular, or landline phones. The idea is to place software somewhere within the flow of telephony data that can identify when a given call is not active, then request audio ads for delivery during that time. Read full story »

‘Condom a Cappella’ Ringtone

Imagine a phone going off at a wedding reception and the mobile ringtone has the unlikely chant of “condom, condom”. Imagine the consternation of the person who holds the phone because it’s not really his phone. Imagine the reaction of all around him. Well, if you think they are shocked and disapproving, you’ve got another … Read full story »

Courage, Innovation, Gmail – A Few Thoughts

Posted by Jayasankar
Safe and conformist is easy. There is much less chance of getting blamed. “ Hey I tried my best. And, you too had agreed it was a ’sensible’ way. ”

“I think , in general, people are uncomfortable with things that are different. Even now when I talk about adding new features to Gmail, if … Read full story »

YouMint.com – Send Free SMS in India and Earn for Growing Your Network

YouMint lets you send Free SMS in India, grow mobile network, get paid reading for viewing mobile advertisements and download free mobile content.
Youmint provides Free SMS to any cell phones in India. You can send SMS up to 80 characters long. The remaining 80 characters is used for sending advertisement. YouMint claims that they serve … Read full story »

Microsites for Advertsing & Branding

A microsite is an individual webpage or cluster of webpages containing specialized group of information which are meant to function as an auxiliary supplement to a primary website, primarily for branding and advertising. The microsite’s main landing page most likely has its own domain name or URL. Such sites may be linked in to a … Read full story »