Sex is still one of the hottest topic to discuss at offline as well as online. No matter how far people run away from the fact of exposure towards sex, it’s still one of the most sellable products in...

About 20 million unique online users visited financial and business sites in June this year in India as per the latest data released by the US based Internet research firm comScore.In the same month in 2009, financial and business sites received about 14 million unique users. As expected, 72 per cent of the visitors were male, mainly in the age group of 25-34 years.In an official communiqué, Will Hodgman, executive vice-president, Asia Pacific, comScore, says, "With India emerging as a vibrant global financial centre, online finance is beginning to attract significantly more attention and drive more transactions than ever before in this market."

In a latest move by Nokia Siemens Networks, one of the major acquisition has been finally given shape when Motorola's Wireless Network Unit would be overtaken by for $1.2 BIllion in cash. With this current move Nokia Siemens Networks expects further strong ties with multiple Telecom providers and stand strong as third largest wireless network provider in U.S, the biggest foreign wireless vendor in Japan and strengthen its second position at global level.

Top rated Social Networking website Facebook will soon launch service to cater Asian users where Credit card won't be required to buy any Digital Goods like ebooks, app, games etc. with partnership with Malaysian company named MOL Global, Facebook eyeing more Revenue potential & online trading by Asian members. Known as little less comfortable with Credit Card transaction, Asian people still rely more on prepaid cards compare to credit cards.

Internet Banking is doing wonders. People are gradually following the trend of NetBanking even. Despite of all there are many countries and large number of customers who still rely on check transactions. Imagine a situation when you have to deposit a check and you get stuck in some conference, college, office or with other commitment. Now deposit the check just by single click.

Your company would be growing like anything...You may be enjoying the attention you get from all this but there will also be a thing which you may not be noticing....growing need for Cash to sustain this growth. You may get succeed as there are many VC's in the market who are willing to en-cash the superb business idea and adopt your baby (your company). But what if later one day you get forced by the same VC to depart and leave you own baby ? That exactly what happened with Alok Kejriwal, founder, Mobile2win, who recently talked about the 'toughest decision' in his life.

Which kind of Internet user are you: The kind who prefers email and just-the-facts interactions with companies, or the social media-happy brand fan? Or do you find yourself somewhere in between? Do you overcome of the habit of social networking at office place or you are the one who want to join the virtual world first ?

Online marketplace eBay India has introduced eBay Guarantee under which the company promises to offer eBay buyers a replacement or refund on all transactions in case they do not receive the item or are not fully satisfied with the product they purchased. According to the company, eBay Guarantee is aimed at instilling consumer confidence in online shopping. According to eBay, the guarantee covers both the product price and shipping charges and is valid on all transactions on eBay India (ebay.in) and eBay Global Easy Buy (ebay.in/geb) regardless of payment method (PaisaPay, cheque, demand draft or cash on delivery).

Pushkar Gaikwad, founder, 6to10 Media This is a quick ‘10 Pointer list’ (could have more points easily) based on what I am seeing and have seen on the Indian web space and what problems online businesses face or common mistakes...