Showing posts with label free. Show all posts
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Tuesday, October 14, 2008

Tuesday, October 07, 2008

The Free Dictionary

The Free Dictionary.com is an online dictionary and encyclopedia which gathers information from a variety of sources. The Free Dictionary cross references the contents of Wikipedia, Columbia Encyclopedia, Hutchinson Encyclopedia (subscription), The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Computer Desktop Encyclopedia, the Acronym Finder database, several financial dictionaries, legal dictionary, and other content.

The site also has a feature which allows a user to preview an article while positioning the mouse cursor over a link. One can also double click on any word and look it up in the dictionary. The site is run by Farlex, Inc..

In January 2006, The Free Dictionary released a home page which can be personalized by the user. The website used Ajax to provide individual users with a personal window to the web.

Farlex Inc. also maintains the companion title TheFreeLibrary.com, an online library of out-of-copyright classic books and a collection of periodicals of over two million articles dating back to 1984, and Sex-Lexis.com, a dictionary of sexual slang and other terms.

source : Wikipedia

Site URL : TheFreeDictionary


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Tuesday, March 04, 2008

Tuesday : Site of the Week : IBEF

Heard about Indian brand. Yes certainly everyone has. For that matter we are living the Brand itself.

But how successful it is we never know. But they say currently India has became a brand in Telecom, IT and Retail.

It is even said that in US and UK if you say IT they see India. Such a reach has been there.

Certainly till date there is no organization which measures the brand equity of a country. But yes we have a site that caters to all the facts and figures necessary to promote India as a brand and at least to make us proud

To promote India as probably the :
"Fastest Growing Free Market Democracy"

IBEF is a public-private partnership between the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India, and the Confederation of Indian Industry. IBEF aims to effectively present the India business perspective and leverage business partnerships in a globalising market-place.

India, today, is well established as a credible business partner, preferred investment destination, rapidly growing market, provider of quality services and manufactured products; and, stands on the threshold of years of unprecedented growth.

India’s Talent, Markets, Growth and Opportunity drive Brand India.

IBEF is a resource centre for global investors, international policy-makers and world media seeking updated, accurate and comprehensive information on the Indian economy, states and sectors. IBEF regularly tracks government announcements in policy, foreign investment, macroeconomic indicators and business trends.

The site is: IBEF

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