Ministry of Communications & Information Technology has done it again, not just do they come up with bad government websites but also misleading advertisements too. Click the ad. below to enlarge it and check out what it says. You will notice that all the time the Ministry i trying to promote .co.in for Indian websites [...]
April 2nd, 2007 | Posted in Cribbin, Government, Websites | 3 Comments
I don’t really bother reading “Privacy Policy” on websites before purchasing stuff. But when it comes to Indian Websites, i advice everyone to go thought the fine line. Below is a cut & paste of the privacy policy i read on cleartrip.com. To know just how much “Cleartrip is fanatical about protecting your privacy” , [...]
March 18th, 2007 | Posted in Cribbin, Internet, Websites | 4 Comments
Maybe i don’t know the meaning of “Round The Clock” or maybe it has changed after HDFC bank wrote their own English Dictionary but to me “Round The Clock” means 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and 365 days a years. I went online to check my bank account… and i got “Due [...]
March 13th, 2007 | Posted in Banking, Cribbin, Internet, Websites | No Comments
If you read my article on SimplyMarry.com you will know exactly what i am taking about. Apparently shaadi.com is also boasting of the same statement “India’s Most User Friendly Matrimonial Website – JuxtConsult.” Something is fishy here. How come 2 matrimonial websites are saying that they are India’s Most User-Friendly ? Something has to be [...]
March 13th, 2007 | Posted in Cribbin, Internet, Websites | 5 Comments
And Now…Ladies & Gentlemen, the “WORST WEBSITE AWARD” goes to…..!! yes.. Indian railways … (background sound clap..clap..clap) Today, one of my friends called me up, he wated to know the train inquiry phone number… naturally i told him dial 131.. maybe even 1330.. then he said “nahi yaar, my MTNL phone is not working and [...]
March 11th, 2007 | Posted in Cribbin, Internet, Websites | 51 Comments
As an eligible bachelor in my spare time i go through matrimonial websites hoping to find a beautiful bachelorette My search landed me on SimplyMarry which lately has been advertising like crazy in all media. Instead of straightaway filling out the “Simple Search” i went about looking at the website design (ya..ya..ya i am a [...]
March 10th, 2007 | Posted in Cribbin, Internet, Websites | 6 Comments
I was in US a few months ago and found out that my brother who has an yahoo DSL service is paying $20 (Rs. 900) for UNLIMITED internet access with 1.5 Mbps speed (Just so we are clear. 1.5 Mbps would be 100 times faster then your regular dialup speed) In India speeds over 1 [...]
February 28th, 2007 | Posted in Cribbin, Internet, Websites | 4 Comments
So…what’s so incredible about Incredible !ndia?? Well… NOTHING. If you have seen the beautiful 1/3 page ads about Incredible India, you would know what i am cribb.in about. Visually the ads are stunning unfortunately that’s where the bus stops. If you want more info after looking at those ads, it’s as good as solving a [...]
February 16th, 2007 | Posted in Cribbin, Print Media, Tourism, Websites | 1 Comment