Tilak Bisht

SEO Consultant & WordPress Web Designer

PayPal’s New Withdrawal Feature

October 5, 2007 By Tilak

Paypal has announced new money withdrawal features to your Visa branded credit or debit card. This funds transfer feature is availabe in 26 countries, including India, Malaysia and Philippines.

Now India, Indonesia and the Philippines can receive funds from 190 markets and 17 currencies but you have to be a verified member to use the new withdrawal features. US$5.00 is a withdrawal fee (or local currency equivalent) per transaction. Currency conversion and return fees may also apply.

If you withdrawal funds to debit card, then funds will appear on your bank account and for credit card, it will show on your credit card statement. PayPal takes 5-7 working days for the transfer but Visa card issuer’s policies may affect the processing time.

It is a good news for Indian professionals. Isn’t it? 😉

Filed Under: Business, General

‘Bollywood Channel’ becomes YouTube partner

July 19, 2007 By Tilak

According to “Press Trust Of India” Eros International said on on Thursday, ‘Bollywood Channel’ launched recently on YouTube has registered over 1 million visits to the site.

This is the first partnership between YouTube and a major content owner from Bollywood – the Indian movie industry.

“We are extremely pleased with the initial success of the channel; this has helped us validate the demand for our exclusive content library”, Manu Kaushish, VP New Media, Eros International, said in a release on Thursday.

“Over the next few months, we will be launching our own ad supported platform and will be pioneering this model for the Indian movie industry,” he said.

The channel has also been ranked consistently in the Top 20 ‘Partner Channels’ of YouTube that include mainstream channels such as the NBA, CBS, NBC and more.

Filed Under: General, Google

Taj Mahal is named one of the New 7 Wonders

July 8, 2007 By Tilak

Taj Mahal – The Symbol of Love & Beauty, is now one of the New 7 Wonders of the world. Taj Mahal, pride of every Indian, was chosen as Taj Mahal - The Symbol of Love & Beautyone of the New 7 Wonders in a spectacular event held at Estadio da Luz in Lisbon, Portugal on 07/07/2007.

Before the New 7 Wonders were presented it was announced that the list was not given in any special order and that the seven were greatly appreciated. As for the whole list, the new 7 wonders are:

– The Taj Mahal in India
– The Great Wall of China
– Petra in Jordan
– The Statue of Christ Redeemer in Brazil
– Machu Picchu in Peru
– Chichen Itza pyramid in Mexico
– The Colosseum in Rome

Although contest organizers do not want to release how many votes each monument received it was stated that over 100 million votes were cast through the internet and over the phone.

The huge event, compared by some to the opening of the Olympics, was hosted by British actor Ben Kingsley, American actress Hilary Swank and one of Asia’s sexiest women, Indian supermodel/Bollywood actress, Bipasha Basu. The contest was broadcast to over 170 countries and is estimated to have had a viewing audience of 1.6 million.

Congratulations to all who have won!

Filed Under: General

247WebLog.com

June 26, 2007 By Tilak

SprightlyMedia has launched a new 247WebLog on 24th June. This blog will provide information on technology, online marketing and development and other related industries, simultaneously also cover other useful topics like Travel, info on interesting useful resources and the topics.

I personally wish them Very Good Luck!

Update: SprightlyMedia is closing this blog on 28th September due to lack of time and resources for maintaining it.

Filed Under: General

Helpful internet resources

May 25, 2007 By Tilak

Helpful Internet resources sorted into categories such as web standards, CSS, typography, colour tools and stock photography.

Update: one link removed due to unavailability.

Filed Under: General, Search Engines & Directories, Web/Tech

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