Brand Australia was conceived by the Federal Government of Australia as a four-year program to position Australia internationally as not just a pleasant place to holiday, barbeque shrimp and wrestle crocodiles, but also a nice enough place to perhaps invest a few dollars.
The two boom-arrow-rangs form a stylised depiction of a map of Australia. The boom-arrow-rangs speak of growth, expansion and movement, pretty admirable qualities in the business world. The two arrows are also intended to signify Australia’s eastern and western seaboard ports — an integral part of its important industry.
Google TV, the system which will allow you to watch TV, but Google incorporated an interesting quick search feature. Some other interesting items include bookmarking and picture-in-picture viewing. One is able to keep track of a sports game in the lower corner of the screen whilst watching another program, or even browsing the web.
Google TV — which is basically a set-top box — will work with existing cable or satellite boxes. At the moment, the device is powered by Android 2.1 [Éclair]. The device will work with Android smartphones, which can serve as individual remote controllers. Additionally, users can use their Android smartphones to search content on Google TV using voice search, which has become one of Google’s signature features on the Android platform.
Google partnered up with Sony, Intel, and Logitech. Google TV will be built-into quite a few devices such as HDTVs and set-top boxes with built-in Blu-ray players manufactured by Sony, and companion boxes by Logitech. Intel will provide the Atom processors. Google has also partnered with Dish Network for an “advanced integration,” and with Best Buy to sell all the Google TV merchandise.
Wenlock and Mandeville, the mascots for the 2012 Olympics in London, England. Wenlock will represent the Olympic games and Mandeville will represent the Paralympic games. Their names are a piece of history,
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Wenlock is named after the Shropshire town of Much Wenlock where, in the mid-19th century, the Wenlock Games became one of the inspirations for the modern Olympic movement.
Mandeville’s name is derived from Stoke Mandeville, in Buckinghamshire, home to StokeMandevilleHospital.
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In the 1940s Dr Ludwig Guttman came to the hospital to set up a new spinal unit to help former soldiers suffering from spinal cord injuries. Looking for ways to inspire those in his care he encouraged them to take up sport and the Stoke Mandeville Games was formed, widely recognised as a forerunner of the modern Paralympic movement.
Hindustan Unilever has roped Shah Rukh Khan as the brand ambassador for its Pepsodent toothpaste. The campaign is called as “Papa & Pappu” that would encourage fathers to spend quality time with their children and make brushing more fun.
The campaign revolves around two characters, Papa (played by Shahrukh Khan) and Pappu (played by child actor Keval), a father and son duo who make brushing enjoyable and exciting.
Walchand was born on 23rd November 1882 in Solapur, Maharashtra. Walchand's first step towards his stupendously then successful entrepreneurial career was a small railway contract. He then joined hands with Tata Sons in the starting of the Tata Construction Company, which executed major projects for Bombay Municipal Corporation and Bombay Port Trust. Subsequently, Walchand completed the construction of the Bhor Ghat tunnels ahead of schedule, a Project considered to be beyond the capabilities of any Indian company.
He formed The Premier Construction Company and its fully owned subsidiary Hindustan Construction Company was incorporated to build dams, power houses, jetties, bridges, docks, etc. Success in the competitive fields of construction and contracting spurred Walchand to venture into another highly competitive field, Shipping. Walchand along with his friends form the Scindia Steam Navigation Company. He took the lead in ship building as well and a ship building yard was set up at Vishakhapatnam. The first 8.000 tons steamship, 'JAL USHA' was launched in March 1948. (This was nationalised and is now known as Hindustan Shipyard).
Walchand's accidental meeting with Mr. Pawley, the President of an American Aircraft Company took him to establish an aero-plane manufacturing company in India called Hindustan Aircraft Limited. The first Harlow Trainer plane built by this company had its test flight in July 1941. On Nationalization this company is today known as Hindustan Aeronautics Limited. With the encouragement and support of Sir. M. Vishweswarayya, Walchand established The Premier Automobiles Limited and in October 1947, the first Indian made trucks and cars rolled out onto the streets of a free India.
IHP Co. Ltd. fearlier The Hume Pipe and Concrete Construction Company (India) Ltd., is a tribute to the man's dogged perseverance in industry. Walchand decided to revive the industry and in 1926 the present The Indian Hume Pipe Co. Ltd. was formed.
Walchand established the Ravalgaon Sugar Farm Limited to manufacture sugar of International quality. Walchand's success in agriculture prompted him to start another sugar factory and workshop at a small place called Kalamb which is today known as "Walchandnagar". The small workshop grew into a heavy engineering company called Walchandnagar Industries Limited.
CHANGE is an international upscale brand providing quality lingerie, swimwear and homewear. Launched in 2008, these ads' focused on the Brand's product line and to transform censorship into art. Have a look at it:
5 years ago when Yakov Lapitzy pointed a video camera at his friend Jawed Karim standing in front of two elephants at the San Diego Zoo and hit the record button, he not just recorded another video but he made history which was the first video ("Me at the Zoo") to go online on YouTube,
Five years time-line of YouTube
Three former PayPal employees created YouTube in February 2005. In November 2006, YouTube was bought by Google. Its Slogan is "Broadcast Yourself".
To celebrate the occasion, YouTube added a candle in the shape of a five to its logo. Additionally, the company launched an official YouTube Five Year channel, which contains the “My YouTube Story” — a project that includes videos of people from many places describing how YouTube has changed their lives. The channel also features some of the most popular videos in the history of the site.
Video sharing website YouTube now gets more than two billion hits daily
Zee TV, is launching the much read novel of Keshav Pandit as a TV show and trying to foray into an entirely new genre on television. Previous venture with Balaji Telefilms, The character of Keshav Pandit, played by Sarwar Ahuja a find from Zee Cinestar Ki Khoj.
Ved Prakash Sharma, the writer of the show, said, “I am very happy that Zee TV & Balaji Telefilms is taking my stories to national audiences. Keshav Pandit is one of my most popular characters and the book is already in its 10 edition". The show is being marketed in a unique nature where Zee TV has taken the initiative of educating masses about their basic rights through messages in local trains, buses, traffic police booths, on-air television promos, newspaper stalls etc.The existing distribution network of ‘Keshav Pandit’ books would be used to spread these messages through various communications at the book stalls. The show will be shot across North India, featuring various rural and urban locations of cities like Lucknow, Allahabad and Varanasi.
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