Wednesday 20 February 2013

Amazon’s Foreign Sites

Country URL
Canada
France
Germany
Japan
United Kingdom
www.amazon.ca
www.amazon.fr
www.amazon.de
www.amazon.co.jp
www.amazon.co.uk
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Amazon’s Retail Partners

Partner Product
Borders Books
Marshall Field’s General merchandise
Office Depot Office supplies and electronics
Target General merchandise
Toys R Us Toys
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Auction Management Sites

Site URL Pricing
Ándale
Auction Hawk
AuctionHelper
Auctionworks
Auctiva
ChannelAdvisor
HammerTap
SpareDollar
Vendio
www.andale.com
www.auctionhawk.com
www.auctionhelper.com
www.auctionworks.com
www.auctiva.com
“Quick Packs” from $10.95 a month
(40 listings); individual services
priced separately
From $12.99 a month
1.95 percent of sales (min. $0.15,
max. $1.25), plus $0.02 per
transaction; $10 min. monthly fee
2 percent of sales (min. $0.10, max.
$3.00); $14.95 minimum monthly fee
From $9.95 a month
www.channeladvisor.com
From $29.95 a month
www.hammertap.com
www.sparedollar.com
www.vendio.com
A la carte pricing for individual tools
$4.95 a month
Various plans from $12.95 a month
plus combination of listing and final
value fees
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Yahoo! Web Site Directory

Yahoo! Site/Service URL
Yahoo! home page
www.yahoo.com
Yahooligans!
www.yahooligans.com
My Yahoo!
my.yahoo.com
Yahoo! Address Book
address.yahoo.com
Yahoo! Astrology
astrology.yahoo.com
Yahoo! Auctions
auctions.yahoo.com
Yahoo! Autos
autos.yahoo.com
Yahoo! Banking Center
banking.yahoo.com
Yahoo! Bookmarks
bookmarks.yahoo.com
Yahoo! Briefcase
briefcase.yahoo.com
Yahoo! Buzz Index
buzz.yahoo.com
Yahoo! by Phone
phone.yahoo.com
Yahoo! Calendar
calendar.yahoo.com
Yahoo! Chat
chat.yahoo.com
Yahoo! Classifieds
classifieds.yahoo.com
Yahoo! Companion (toolbar)
companion.yahoo.com
Yahoo! Education
education.yahoo.com
Yahoo! Entertainment
entertainment.yahoo.com
Yahoo! Fantasy Sports
fantasysports.yahoo.com
Yahoo! Finance
finance.yahoo.com
Yahoo! Games
games.yahoo.com
Yahoo! GeoCities
geocities.yahoo.com
Yahoo! Get Local
local.yahoo.com
Yahoo! Greetings
greetings.yahoo.com
Yahoo! Groups
groups.yahoo.com
Yahoo! Health
health.yahoo.com
Yahoo! HotJobs
hotjobs.yahoo.com
Yahoo! Insurance Center
insurance.yahoo.comYahoo! Launch (music) launch.yahoo.com
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Friday 1 February 2013

YouTube preparing to offer paid subscriptions this year: report


 YouTube, the video website owned byGoogle Inc , plans to offer paid subscriptions to some of the content on its site later this year, according to a media report.
YouTube has reached out to several video producers, asking them to submit applications to create for-pay "channels," according to a report in AdAge on Tuesday that cited anonymous sources.
The first such channels could be available to consumers by the second quarter for between $1 a month and $5 a month, AdAge reported.
YouTube, the world's No. 1 video website, has been moving to add professional-grade video programs to the vast archive of amateur, home-shot videos that made the site popular. The current crop of such channels is available to consumers for free and supported by advertising that appears alongside the videos.
YouTube has hinted in the past that it was considering offering subscription-based paid content. YouTube boss Salar Kamangar told Reuters in June that there was strong demand among certainYouTube video producers, such as video game networks, to offer fee-based programs.
"They have such a big audiences that they can start to segment their audiences into those that are willing to pay a higher amount" for things like new gaming tricks, Kamangar said at the time.
He also said that cable channels with small audiences could potentially be offered to consumers through YouTube on an "a la carte" basis.
YouTube was not immediately available for comment.
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Apple announces iPad with double storage capacity


 Apple Inc (NSQ:AAPL - News) said on Tuesday that it will sell a version of its iPad tablet computer with 128 gigabytes of storage, which is twice the capacity of its existing models.
Apple, which has sold more than 120 million iPads so far, said that the new iPad will go on sale February 5, in black or white, for a suggested retail price of $799 for the iPad with just Wi-Fi model, and $929 for the version that also has a cellular wireless connection.
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‘I can’t be funny all the time’



Says Boman Irani has he talks about his Blu-ray collection and how he uses humour to get out of sticky situations
“I can’t be prancing around all the time trying to be funny. I am human after all,” says Boman Irani about the after- effects of the roles he has selected to do. For the multi-faceted actor, acting wasn't his first love. Before he was bitten by the acting bug, Boman was a well-known photographer and theatre artist. But everything did not come easy to him. From selling chips to waiting tables at a five-star hotel, Boman has done it all.The actor has donned a new role and that is of a chat show host of Teachers Achievers Club and as part of the show which will feature achievers from various fields. The candid conversations will be dotted with video from friends and family of the guests. “It is a humbling experience to listen to their journey and the common thread running through each of them is humility,” he says. In a free-wheeling chat, the actor talks about his show, the films he selects and his love of collecting blu-ray discs of NASA expeditions.
Excerpts from the interview:
How is Teachers Achievers Club different from other chat shows?
It is not restricted to any particular field. We have selected achievers from different field-sports, films, business etc. The purpose of the interviews is to reveal the human side of success. Through the show, the achievers will talk about their professional highs and lows, their vision and ideologies, disclose personal anecdotes and discuss what it took them to get where they are and how they have maintained level-headedness throughout. This show is like a self-help book for the young generation.
Having eminent personalities mean there is nothing much to discover. How did you deal with that aspect?
It is true that a lot has already been said and discussed about their lives and much has been spoken. But I have been told by the people I have interviewed that this is the best researched chat show they have been a part of. My research team did an exhaustive research by talking to friends and family and made sure that we explore a different facet of their personalities.  So when you talk to a Vidhu Vinod Chopra, you will see him in a different light. How he coped up with his failures and turned it to his success.
What kind of research did you undertake?
I was a part of the research team and all of us sit together and brainstorm multiple concepts that we put together.  It is good to be involved in the preparations for every episode because I have to make sure that my guests are comfortable. You can’t stop between a conversation and the idea is not to ask embarrassing songs but to put out the questions in an interesting way.
What are your learnings from the show?
I am just an audience’s representative. The lessons I learn are the lesson which the audience learns as well. It is a humbling experience to listen to their journey and the common thread running through each of them is humility. The greater the achiever, the greater is the humility. I loved what Narayana Murthy said. ‘The power of money is the power to give it’. People only know Sabyasachi as a designer. Not many know the side of him that thinks about creating jobs for artisans and keeping our cultural heritage intact. It is a great learning experience.
You have dabbled with TV and films. Which has been a more satisfying?
I believe in living in the moment. So when I am doing films, I concentrating on that and when I am doing TV, which is what I enjoy doing then.
What kind of shows do you like watching?
I don’t watch too much TV but I am a collector of blu-ray DVDs of NASA missions. I like watching works of Richard Attenborough, Planeteer etc. I only like watching shows on HD. I catch up on lot of comedy too.
Most shows on TV are family shows with predictable plot. What are your views?
I think, at the end of the day, the audience needs to be entertained. I have nothing against the saas bahu sagas because there is a section of society who wants to watch then which explains their demand. Personally, I like watching the shows on news channel especially the public discussions. Cinema on the other hand is very progressive and the burst of new-age films is very encouraging.
In terms of fleshing out a character -- his nuances, his eccentricities -- how much of it is actually down to the script and how much is down to improvisation?
Character building is not improvisation. Even if it is not in the script, it is actually an interpretation of the script. It is a part of the story. For example a Virus from 3 Idiots may not be written exactly the way I interpreted but the basis of the character was in the script itself. Virus’ character is grim and dark and he is a man from the past- right from the way he walks to his speech. That’s how you develop a character though the specifics are meant to be discovered.
Do you use humour to get out of sticky situations?
I use it all the time. Humour is a very powerful weapon and when used rightly can lighten situations. Having said that, I’m not funny round the clock. I’m not chirpy through the day. I am human. I can’t be prancing around all the time trying to be funny. People often expect me to be funny all the time.
Which has been the most challenging role till date and the most satisfying?
I have enjoyed doing every single role but if I have to pick up one role, it has to Well Done Abba. We had a 32-day schedule away from Mumbai for it and when you’re shooting at a stretch, you really get into the character. It was unlike any role I have played, in terms of language, tone and culture. Before shooting, I had thought Shyam Benegal would be quite serious but we had so much fun.
What has been your biggest learning curve?
Every role is a new role and every role has to be approached as a new film
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Clarke, Ponting top IPL auction list



Chennai: Australia captain Michael Clarke and former captain Ricky Ponting attracted the highest base price in the list of 101 players that feature in the 2013 Indian Premier League (IPL) player auction to be held here Sunday.

The Australian duo will go under the hammer with highest reserve price of $400,000 (approx Rs.2 crore).

Clarke played for Pune Warriors India in IPL 2012 after they bought him on a one-year contract outside of the auction. Ponting was part of the inaugural IPL season, in 2008, playing for Kolkata Knight Riders. He was released by the franchise in 2010.

Along with the two Australians, South African all-rounder Johan Botha ($300,000) and Indian medium pacer RP Singh ($100,000) form the list of four marquee players.

West Indies' World Twenty20 2012 winning captain Darren Sammy will feature in the player auction for the first time with a reserve price of $100,000.

The list of 101 players feature seven Indians, including Mumbai's Ranji Trophy winning all-rounderAbhishek Nayar ($100,000), who has been released by Kings XI Punjab.

Nayar's Mumbai team-mate Wasim Jaffer, who scored a century in the Ranji Trophy final, is also on the list at a reserve price of $50,000.

Pacers Sudeep Tyagi, Jaydev Unadkat, Pankaj Singh and Manpreet Gony are the remaining Indians to go under the hammer.

On the list that is dominated by the South Africans, Sri Lankans and the Australians, Ireland's all-rounder Kevin O'Brien is the lone representative of the associate countries.

S. NoFirst NameCountryTypePrevious IPL Team(s)Base Price (USD, 000)
1Johan BothaSAAll-rounderRR300
2Michael ClarkeAUSBatsmanPWI400
3Ricky PontingAUSBatsmanKKR400
4RP SinghINDBowlerDC / KTK /  MI100
5Darren BravoWIBatsmanDC100
6Aaron FinchAUSBatsmanRR / DD200
7Hershelle GibbsSABatsmanDC / MI200
8Martin GuptillNZBatsman 100
9Philip HughesAUSBatsman 100
10Luke PomersbachAUSBatsmanKXIP / RCB50
11Upul TharangaSLBatsman 100
12Adam VogesAUSBatsmanRR100
13Dinesh ChandimalSLWk/BatsmanRR100
14Quinton De KockSAWK/Batsman 20
15Prasanna JayawardeneSLWk/Batsman 50
16Kusal PereraSLWk/Batsman 20
17Matt PriorENGWk/Batsman 200
18Denesh RamdinWIWk/Batsman 50
19Kaushal SilvaSLWk/Batsman 20
20Dane VilasSAWk/Batsman 20
21Matthew WadeAUSWk/BatsmanDD200
22Ravi BoparaENGAll-rounder KXIP100
23Daniel ChristianAUSAll-rounderDC100
24James FaulknerAUSAll-rounder PWI100
25Moises HenriquesAUSAll-rounderKKR / DD / MI100
26James HopesAUSAll-rounderKXIP / DD / PWI100
27Glenn MaxwellAUSAll-rounderDD200
28Abhishek NayarINDAll-rounderMI / KXIP100
29Thisara PereraSLAll-rounderCSK / KTK / MI50
30Jesse RyderNZAll-rounderRCB / PWI100
31Darren SammyWIAll-rounder 100
32Doug BollingerAUSBowlerCSK200
33Fidel EdwardsWIBowlerDC100
34Manpreet GonyINDBowlerCSK / DC200
35Ryan McLarenSABowlerMI / KXIP50
36Dirk NannesAUSBowlerDD / RCB200
37Vernon PhilanderSABowler 100
38Ravi RampaulWIBowler 50
39Pankaj SinghINDBowlerRCB / RR50
40Sudeep TyagiINDBowlerCSK100
41Jaidev UnadkatINDBowlerKKR100
42Devendra BishooWIBowler 50
43Cameron BoyceAUSBowler 20
44Akila DananjayaSLBowler 20
45Paul HarrisSABowler 20
46Rangana HerathSLBowler 100
47Nathan McCullumNZBowlerPWI100
48Ajantha MendisSLBowlerKKR50
49Stephen O'KeefeAUSBowlerKTK100
50Veerasammy PermaulWIBowler 20
51Aaron PhangisoSABowler 20
52Suraj RandivSLBowlerCSK50
53Callum FergusonAUSBatsmanPWI100
54Wasim JafferINDBatsmanRCB50
55Chamara KapugederaSLBatsmanCSK20
56Richard LeviSABatsmanMI50
57Jehan MubarakSLBatsman 20
58Tharanga ParanavithanaSLBatsman 50
59Ricardo PowellWIBatsman 50
60Kieran PowellWIBatsman 50
61Thilan SamaraweeraSLBatsman 100
62Lahiru ThirimannaSLBatsman 20
63John HastingsAUSAll-rounder KTK200
64Danza HyattWIAll-rounder 20
65Farveez MaharoofSLAll-rounder DD50
66Jeevan MendisSLAll-rounder 50
67Christopher MorrisSAAll-rounder 20
68Seekkuge PrasannaSLAll-rounder 20
69Sachithra SenanayakaSLAll-rounder 50
70Scott StyrisNZAll-rounder DC / CSK100
71Tino BestWIBowler 50
72Ben CuttingAUSBowler KXIP100
73Shaminda ErangaSLBowler 20
74Dilhara FernandoSLBowler MI100
75Josh HazlewoodAUSBowler 100
76Clinton McKayAUSBowlerMI100
77Jerome TaylorWIBowlerKXIP / PWI50
78Lonwabo TsotsobeSABowler 20
79Joe BurnsAUSBatsman 50
80Henry DavidsSABatsman 20
81Daniel HarrisAUSBatsmanDC50
82Nic MaddinsonAUSBatsman 100
83Dilshan MunaweeraSLBatsman 20
84Ben RohrerAUSBatsman 50
85Rilee RossouwSABatsmanRCB20
86Jandre CoetzeeSAAll-rounder 20
87Alistair GraySAAll-rounder 20
88Kevin O'BrienIREAll-rounder 50
89Dilruwan PereraSLAll-rounder 50
90Dwaine PretoriusSAAll-rounder 20
91Stiaan Van ZylSAAll-rounder 20
92David WieseSAAll-rounder 20
93Andrew BirchSABowler 20
94Trent CopelandAUSBowler 50
95Nathan Coulter-NileAUSBowler 100
96Rory KleinveldtSABowler 50
97Ben LaughlinAUSBowler 20
98Alister McDermottAUSBowlerRR50
99Nuwan PradeepSLBowlerRCB20
100Dhammika PrasadSLBowler 50
101Kane RichardsonAUSBowler 100
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