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March 17th, 2008 — Random
Thoughts.com is a new entrant in the much crowded blogosphere with every other site giving the option to open a free new Blog at http://www.thoughts.com/ for you. So what sets Thoughts.com different in this crowd ?
First thing I noticed about this site, is that they have got a nice domain name. The domain name clearly reflects what the site is about. And this adds great value to the service they are providing. Apart from opening a new blog you can upload photos, videos, do podcasting and add friends. Plus unlimited bandwidth too… 
After spending some time on Thoughts.com it looks to be a blogging site with a pinch of social networking thrown in to make blogging look more exciting. There is a rating system which lets other people rate the posts you write. You need not spend time promoting your post, Thoughts.com will do that for you.
Now the time for downsides. One big downside : Thoughts.com does not have enough options for customizing your blog. There are a few themes but not much choices are there if you want your blog to look different.Â
If you’re looking for the pure part of blogging, and a small audience from the beginning to read what you have to say, then Thoughts.com might just be your thing. Try out Thoughts .
This is a paid review.
November 1st, 2007 — Random
This is one feature which Indian Paypal users can’t live without. Paypal has finally launched support for withdrawing funds to Indian banks. Now one can withdraw Paypal funds directly to their bank account in India.
Paypal has also reduced the transaction fees for transfer to Rs 50/-. Now there is no minimum withdrawal limit. Also if you are withdrawing an amount greater than Rs 7000/- then there is no transaction fees at all. 
Howz that !
Currently bank accounts in State Bank of India, Bank of India, Canara Bank, Union Bank of India, HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, ING VYSYA Bank, Axis Bank, Standard Chartered Bank, HSBC Bank and Citibank can be used to withdraw funds. You will also need to know the IFSC code for your bank. You can get that code from your bank. Before you withdraw the amount from PayPal to your Indian Bank account, ensure that name of the bank record and PayPal match character by character else the transaction will not go through and PayPal would also charge a INR 250 processing fee.
Earlier the only way for Indian users to withdraw money was by cheques or by using third party services like Xoom. Now not only transaction fees has been reduced but also we can receive money faster.
October 25th, 2007 — Random
The buzz continues round the blogosphere that Google is penalizing blogs which sell text links. Every other big blog I knew have lost their pagerank by more than half.
The good news is my blog’s page rank has not fallen. It is at the same PR of 4. 
What happened to your page rank ? Did it decrease ?
October 11th, 2007 — Random
Airtel is all set to revolutionise broadband in India. After last year BSNL Dataone took the lead by providing 2Mbps speeds this time it is Airtel which has took everyone by surprise.
Broadband speeds are poised for an explosive growth. Pushing the limits, Bharti Airtel on Wednesday announced the launch of broadband internet access at 8 mbps for the first time in the country. The speed offered is much more than the 256 kbps to 4 mbps now available for the mass users. At 8 mbps, the Airtel broadband network will be IPTV (Internet Protocol Television) ready.
The high speed broadband will be commercially available within the next three weeks in Bangalore, Chennai, Pune, Kolkata, Delhi and the National Capital Region, with a subsequent roll out in Mumbai and Hyderabad.
Bharti Airtel has also said the 8 Mbps service will be on-demand and IPTV ready. This means end-users can switch on 8 Mpbs when they need to (like for downloading a movie ) and then again switch back to lower speeds for browsing.
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June 5th, 2007 — Personal, Random
At least my friends think so….
