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You expect it to happen to fund-strapped start-ups such as Twitter. But Amazon? The country's largest e-commerce site went down this afternoon around 1:30 EDT and stayed down for at least an hour. Attempts to access Amazon.com were met with the following message: "Http/1.1 Service Unavailable."

exchange4media Staff Jun 7, 2008 8:06 AM

Global leader in lifestyle computing, Hewlett-Packard (HP), is getting ready to take on the competition from Apple and Sony which are expected to introduce their ‘cult brands' in the domestic luxury notebook market by this year end.

exchange4media Staff Jun 7, 2008 8:05 AM

Allen Solly, a premium brand of Madura Garments, is looking at new opportunities in India and is all set to expand its retail presence in the country.

exchange4media Staff Jun 7, 2008 8:04 AM

Ecselis, a Hyderabad-based digital media agency, recently celebrated its first anniversary. The agency creates product and service offerings in areas like Search Engine Marketing, Search Engine Optimisation, Data and Analytics, Ad Trafficking, Web development and Application development for advertisers and agencies globally.

exchange4media Staff Jun 7, 2008 8:03 AM

Star Majha, the 24-hour Marathi news channel, is premiering a new programme called ‘So Kool’ on June 7. Slated as a weekend special, ‘So Kool’ will showcase success stories of varied personalities and would be aired on Saturdays at 8 pm with a repeat telecast on Sundays at 10:30 am.

exchange4media Mumbai Bureau Jun 7, 2008 8:02 AM

Portal Ibibo has tied up with FTV channel to launch the Ibibo FTV iFashion Photographer contest. Contestants can upload their portfolios on www.ibibo.com, which would be adjudged by the Ibibo community and an FTV panel, including well-known fashion photographer Jatin Kampani.

exchange4media Staff Jun 7, 2008 8:01 AM

Zee Kannada’s popular dance show ‘Kuniyonu Baara’ has always given an encouraging and challenging platform for the participants. ‘Tata Indicom Kuniyonu Baara 3’, which is on air every Saturday and Sunday, has entered the final stage and is looking to conclude with a bang on Sunday, June 8, between 5.30 pm and 9.00 pm.

exchange4media Bangalore Bureau Jun 7, 2008 8:00 AM

Hardly a week old, but Triveni Media’s 24-hour Hindi news channel Voice of India is already making the right associations. The channel is the official sponsor of the Super Sixes Awards to be given during the forthcoming Bangladesh Tri-Series involving India, Pakistan and Bangladesh, scheduled to be held in Bangladesh from June 8-14.

exchange4media Staff Jun 7, 2008 7:59 AM

Neelam Dhawan has put in her papers as Managing Director at Microsoft India. She would be with Microsoft till June 30, 2008. Dhawan is all set to join Hewlett-Packard India as Managing Director. This would be her second stint with H-P. In her earlier stint with H-P, Dhawan was Vice-President, Customer Solutions Group.

exchange4media Staff Jun 7, 2008 7:58 AM

Following the review of its creative business, Domino’s Pizza has retained Contract Advertising on the business. The decision was confirmed by Dev Amritesh, VP, Marketing, Domino’s Pizza. He also informed that Madison will continue to be the media agency.

Tasneem Limbdiwala Jun 7, 2008 7:57 AM

In keeping with its aggressive growth strategy, the India Today Group has announced a few significant promotions. Malcolm D. Mistry has been promoted as Publishing Director – India Today Mega brand. At the same time, Mala Sekhri, who was Publishing Director—Lifestyle Division, has been promoted as COO – Lifestyle & Music.

exchange4media Staff Jun 7, 2008 7:56 AM

Sports lovers would get to watch the ESPN channels on Tata Sky after the DTH service provider told the Delhi High Court on June 6 that it would restore all channels of ESPN on its basic offering within 12 days. The Court passed its order on a petition filed by ESPN, challenging Tata Sky’s decision to take off these channels from its base pack.

exchange4media Staff Jun 7, 2008 7:54 AM