According to Facebook, “On This Day shows content from this date in the past. For example, you might see past status updates, photos, posts from friends and other things you’ve shared or been tagged in – from one year ago, two years ago, and so on. Only you will see this content unless you decide to share it with your friends.”

Since the last few years, Facebook has become an integral part of our lives. From our sombre moments to special ones, we have never failed to keep our life happenings updated on the platform. With On This Day, the platform gives us a chance to look back at some memories we shared and relive those moments!

Facebook has been working on this feature since the last 2 years. It is almost identical to Timehop, a service that lets you sign in with your social networks and then gives you a daily digest of the things you have posted across those networks in the past years. Timehop describes itself as ‘a daily nostalgia kick that will quickly become the highlight of your day.’ The major difference between Timehop and On This Day is that Timehop collates the posts made not just on Facebook but also on other social platforms like Twitter, Instagram, Flickr and Foursquare.

Facebook is taking some precautions and making sure its algorithm filters out all the unpleasant memories. The new service is rolling out to users in stages, so not everyone will be able to see it yet. It will soon be available globally on web and mobile.

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Bookpad are the makers of Docspad, a service aimed at developers looking to add document viewing, annotations and editing features within their own applications. Just like Google Docs, it helps customers to create and format text documents online and also collaborate with other people in real time. But apart from that, it is also designed in a way that lets enterprises modify it as per their needs and can also be used for applicant-tracking systems, conferencing solutions, learning management solutions, and more. The startup has shown a phenomenal growth and in just a period of one year has jumped from the stage of creation to acquisition.

Team Bookpad

Bookpad was started last year by IIT Guwahati alumni Aditya Bandi, Niketh Sabbineni and Ashwik Reddy who came together to find a way through which documents could be edited or annotated which are shared on the cloud in real time. The startup was also backed by NASSCOM’s 10,000 Startups initiative and Microsoft Ventures.

Other juggernauts such as Autodesk and Dropbox were also vying for the acquisition of the Bangalore based startup. The Bookpad team will be soon moving to Silicon Valley. Bookpad has been competing against biggies like Google and Crocodoc in document viewing and will now help Yahoo to strengthen its free email service Yahoo mail.

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TYE program designed to invoke the spirit of entrepreneurship in school kids was very well received by the students, parents and teachers as well. Industry experts and TYE team briefed around 200 students, parents, principals and student counselors from various schools about the initiative and the need to start thinking as an entreprenuer at an early age. The team provided the information through a presentation giving an overview of the program.

Details of TYE 2014-2015 Program

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This season, to widen the reach of the program, around 40 students will be shortlisted for the TYE 2014-2015 program from the applications received from students of Grade 9th to 12th. Teams of 5-6 members of varied age, background & interest will be formed. The teams will get a dedicated mentor who will guide the team throughout the 16 weeks of an intensive and interactive Entrepreneurial Training programme.

In the first season of the program in 2013, 30 students were handpicked by TiE Hyderabad for this exclusive curriculum and the winner of Hyderabad chapter presented its business plan at the global event held at Canada. In fact, since 2007, TiE Hyderabad under its ‘Buddies’ program has been mentoring school students through experts from various domains and industries.

The program schedule for first 8 weeks of this season will include topics like Understanding Entrepreneurship, Opportunity Recognition, Marketing, Finance and Funding, Business Law, Business Models, Presentation, Virtual Business simulation and Team Building Skills. The following next 8 weeks will be allotted to the students to make business prototypes. The curriculum is developed to achieve 2 objectives in the young students, first and foremost to have basic knowledge required to develop an idea into a viable business plan and secondly have the required skills that can translate them into a professional in day to day activities. The overall program involves mentoring, inspirational talks, hands-on class room instruction, workshops by established industry leaders to cultivate creativity, self confidence & innovation. It also includes visits to companies and business plan creation.

All TYE Hyderabad Chapter level participants will get Certificates and the jury will then pick the winners presenting the best business plan in the month of December 2014. The winning team will represent TYE-Hyderabad on a global competitive platform in June 2015. The team will compete with best business plans received from all TiE Chapters across the globe. The top teams at the global level will jointly receive a cash prize of US$ 10,000. TiE Hyderabad will also reimburse INR 1,25,000 to each member of the winning team from Hyderabad towards the travel expenses to participate in the global competition.

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Commenting on the occasion, Mr. Murali Bukkapatnam, President, TiE Hyderabad and Managing Director & CEO, Getdomestichelp.com said, “We are excited to see enthusiasm shown by the school students. In the last season, we saw some very innovative business ideas coming from these young students. This proves that young minds, if nurtured properly and guided to a meaningful direction, can come out with brilliant ideas as they don’t restrict their thoughts to any preconceived notions. We are sure that in this season also we will discover some amazing talent.”

The TYE program has been running successfully in India and across the globe over the years and a testimony to it is that in 2012 out of 30 students which The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Cambridge, US handpicked across the globe for its Student Entrepreneurial Programme “Launch”, had 3 alumni of TYE which shows the quality of the young talent groomed by TYE.

The interested students registered at the venue today for the TYE program 2014-2015. The interested students and parents can register online also at http://www.hyderabad.tie.org/tyehyd or by writing to tye@tiehyderabad.org.  The last date for application is 17th August 2014 and the mentoring sessions will start from 24th August 2014.

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Here students can study about almost any topic whether in English or in 8 different regional Indian languages and teachers could create a course or a class online related to any subject, take tests, conduct exams/quizzes, assess their grades and keep a track on the progress of the students. Plus they have imbibed gamification technology features in their platform to make the learning process much more fun and interactive for the students. This technology facilitates communication and understanding between the student-teacher communities.

“Essentially MyTestBuddy has tried to create a knowledge sharing marketplace integrated with an educational social learning platform where students can connect with new skills and passions to learn anything, anytime, anywhere and teachers/publishers or experts can make money online by sharing their expertise. And in certain cases depending on the teacher, the courses could be learned for FREE of cost.” – Kaizad Hansotia, CMO, MyTestBuddy

MytestBuddy started off as an online test prep company back in 2012, which created a social network for students who want to prepare for competitive exams. So far, it has acquired 60,000+ students who like to learn socially and 100+ teachers. With the launch of this marketplace, students will get an additional 50+ courses on different topics to study and more than 50+ test prep publishers to choose from, for their exam preparations. This removes the hassle of going to various websites and choosing the best online course that suit their learning interests as well as budget costs.

The platform aims to create a perfect collaborative learning platform/network of learners and experts and bring them together through a common technology to create the best educational content our country has ever seen.

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This new year, OyeParty wants to take the job to ensure responsible clubbing in the city. In pursuit to do so, Oyeparty.com launches its campaign “RESPONSIBLE NIGHTLIFE”, 1^st chapter of which starts with convenience to book cabs along with Event Tickets this New Year’s Eve 2014. Oyeparty believes in the quote “Life is a celebration & we must celebrate it responsibly”.

People usually get confused between drinking and celebrating. New Year’s Eve is not just about drinking; it’s also about friends, fun, dance, music, ambience & happiness.

“You will be taken aback by the statistics on road accidents that happen alone on New Year’s Eve. We tried to explore into reasons. Most of the people celebrate in resorts, clubs, hotels & 5 stars & drink remains an integral part. But what remains constant is that you obviously don’t want to come across a nasty incident on day 1 of a brand new year. We went back to our customers to know why they don’t book a cab or take a chauffeur for the evening & it was ridiculous to know that the supply is less than half of demand on New Year’s Eve in Bangalore. So, it’s the planning issue. Someone needs to estimate the demand properly & ensure the supply. That’s it! With the New Year Season we have started the experiment & hope to hold the concept of ‘Responsible Nightlife’ round the year for Bangalore & Other Cities as well.” Said Ranjan Ambastha, Co-Founder, Oye Party

Looking forward to a great start to 2014? Then make sure you have tickets to the best club and a cab booked to get you home safely. Contact OyeParty.com and enjoy the night without worrying about driving back! Don’t party hard, party smart!

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The event will witness participation of various eminent Venture Capitalists, Private Equities and Angel Investors like Helion Venture Partners, Accel Partners, Lightspeed Venture Partners, TVS Capital, Kaalari Capital, Ventureast, Peepul Capital, Unilazer Ventures, SRI Capital, Indian Angel Network and many more.

TiE Entrepreneurial Summit 2013 will be organizing Investor Power Panel and panel discussions on the current trends which enable the Startups and existing entrepreneurs’ community to understand the potential opportunities which the investors see, the verticals & industries they are likely to invest and the kind of firms they would invest in. The sessions will also uncover the opportunities for investments, networking and sector specific sessions on Mobile & Internet World, Big Data & Cloud, Social Enterprises, Healthcare, Defense, etc.

Mr. Murali Bukkapatnam, President – TiE Hyderabad and Managing Director & CEO, getdomestichelp.com, said, “Through this summit we are enabling the startups to understand the journey of innovations to start-ups; start ups to funding, funding to scaling-up; scaling-up to exit; exit to serial entrepreneurship. The most important deterrent which at times prevents a startup idea to convert into a business venture is the concern of financial sustenance and we are trying to make them understand the thought process of investor community and how they can make it more attractive for investors”.

Adding to it Mr. Ananth Rao, Convener – TES 2013 and Managing Director – Focus Ventures said “TES 2013 will not only provide ample opportunities to start ups to learn the technicalities involved in ensuring timely availability of finances for their business ventures but will also help to know the sectors which the investors view as a potential investment avenues. Along with startups even the existing entrepreneurs will get an opportunity to meet and network with great minds from around the world, learn from sharply designed sessions, bounce-off & validate their ideas, business models & plans and will also get an opportunity to connect with the potential investors through the networking sessions we are organizing.”

TES 2013, will be a large gathering with a diverse mix of the entrepreneurial ecosystem with over 100 global speakers and investors to understand the business opportunities for taking the enterprises to the next level. TES 2013 will organize over 100 learning and mentoring sessions with iconic entrepreneurs and investors and “how-to” sessions for start-ups and Investor Meet to pitch their business ideas to Angels, VC’s and Incubators by showcasing their solutions, products and services. It may be noted that previous editions of various such events by TiE have led to several start-ups closing on funding. The details of the various sessions of TES 2013 are available at http://www.tiesummit.com/. 

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