Hashim Taylor's Notebook

Day to day log of an unknown geek

Ibibo Ad Network continues slow-motion payments

February26

Ibibo AdsTalk about late AdWink ad network that passed away an year ago and was reincarnated as Ibibo Ads. Based on a freely available script ‘OpenX’, they present themselves pretty ‘Professionals’.

Talk about publisher’s earnings, biting off a major share from the total earnings as ‘Not accepted’ is not the only great facility, one need to send printed and signed Invoice to be eligible to get paid, failure sending that ‘Invoice’ before expected time will purge away your all earnings and not a single penny will be paid. Simply superb!

Payments are as fast as light (as from stars to earth). Earnings of January are calculated and invoiced after 4 months (May) and if the invoice is sent back immediately and you are being extra lucky, you might get a check AFTER 2 more months. I’ve heard from people not getting their checks within 8 months as well.

However ad campaigns offered from Ibibo Ads are really fascinating and up market. Ibibo Ads is the only ad network so far to offer Rs 5+ CPC to publishers. Though as we move to the end of the month, ads from publishers ad zones start to disappearing. Anyway, there is a good potential for publishers to earn a fortune from Ibibo Ads.

Finally just three words for Ibibo People – “Improve Publishers Support!”

India Stepped into Video calling

February17

Months ago, when some friends tried to make me video call from their 3G phones, my poor indian number used to refuse their video calls. Now when western countries are using even newer technology called 4G, India is slowly approaching 3G networks and introducing video calls. Good pace India, keep it up!

At present, India’s first 3G network is offered by the least expected company ‘MTNL’ which stands for Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (I never knew why they did not translated the word ‘Telephone’ to ‘Doorbhash’ in their all hindi slogan-like name!). Unlike everyone were expecting, market leaders ‘Vodafone’ and ‘Airtel’ whose already giving their users state of the art technologies, actually failed to launch 3G network. Now, when we have 3G service, good customer care and better coverage are still far away to achieve from MTNL/BSNL.

Now when video calls are available in India, it’s being a very surprising and useful facility for those wives who’s husband used to lie that they are in a ‘meeting’ but never really told who they are really meeting ;-) . Now its whole lot easy to keep an eye on people and goods from wherever you are. Though Romance over phone has reached a whole new era. Now lovers can stay together whole night long from their own homes :-P .

One one hand, education will be much easy and could reach far ends of country making it possible to be approached by people who were previously dyeing for some hope of better studies and live classrooms. On the other hand, people will soon launch business of ‘Call and See Private Shows’ which is already running in western countries and some of asia pacific. Now lonely people can call some special foreign number on a high price to see some girls making fools of them and (by luck) strip for them.

Well, by all odds, if you have got a video phone along with a 3G connection, and find no one to video call, stop worrying and make a call to me now. I’m posting my video call number here so that you can try calling me up over 3G network.

Video call me now on: (+91)9013.227.173 (New Delhi, India)

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DGM India extend one extra month in payments

February10

UK’s well known DGMPro which is providing services in India as well, smacked another brick on its publishers. They used to pay on 3rd month of publishers earnings (January earnings paid on April) but after January 2010, they enhanced their services and started paying on 4th month.

Wow, another whole month delay. That sounds great! I think biting off the earnings as bad leads was not enough for DGM, so they also extended a month delay in payment. Thats what I call ‘Publisher Friendly’

MTNL Dolphin Trump SMS Sending Issue

February10

After 5 days of sicky sticky nightmare, I’m finally up and kicking. Planning a lot to post here but couldn’t find where to begin. Since yesterday night I was struggling finding the SMS service center number of MTNL dolphin or trump service for Delhi, I decided to help other who might be looking for the same.

Since MTNL is better known for providing worst services to every Indian citizen, there is no online documentation for the SMS service center for the same. I visited over 20 websites but couldn’t find the text message center number of dolphin or trump in Delhi. I called up their customer care number but they hang up the call without even talking to me. What a service!

Well, my friends who need this number need not search it anywhere else, here is this number. Just go to text message settings and enter this number where it is asking for Text Message Center Number: +919868199994 (Delhi)

If you are in Mumbai and need to know the same number for your city, here it is for you too. Just enter this number: +919869099994 (Mumbai)

Cheers! :-)

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3 Days, still sick

February9

It’s been 3 days of thinking to post something but still I’m sticked to bed due to Upper RTI. Weather of Delhi these days is playing hide and seek. My table clock was showing 26° C on friday, and it dropped to 16° C on very next day. Though I love rain more than everything but Sunday rain came striking on me and gifted me the RTI (respiratory tract Infection) a.k.a. common cold :-P

I’m taking medicines just like Tom took his in my Grade III story book. Though I had to swallow those bitter antibiotics Sunday night to save myself from painful prick of the doctor’s needle (did I tell you I am afraid of syringes, they drive me wild).

I’ve a lot in mind to post, please, just keep visiting me and keep posting your valuable comments.

Cheers…….!!! (cough cough) lol

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I’m so glad you gave me a visit :)

February3

Its so nice to see you on my website. I’ve been thinking for long to have a web notebook where I can keep my day to day logs and experience. It was all unworthy until you have come visiting me.

Since I’m new to blogging, you might feel some emptiness on my blog but I promise, by your next visit, I’ll arrange some variety show to entertain you :)

I’ll be waiting for your next visit. Come soon.

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