Monday, February 5, 2001		The world of  dot.com

Bazarlinks.com for Chandigarhians

EVER wondered if only big companies had a Web presence? Well now in Chandigarh too businessmen have become net savvy and put up a site called bazarlinks.com. Bazarlinks.com has been launched with the sole objective of enabling small businessmen; traders and retailers mark their presence on the net, so that they can improve their business. The site is however not free for the businessmen. According to Rajesh Goyal, the man who made the site, Chandigarh businessmen can add their business to the bazarlinks.com com at a small fee of Rs 1.37 per page per day. There are different categories defined on the site based on the users requirement. But as far as the residents of Chandigarh are concerned, they can access the site at no cost and locate a trader or retailer that sells the product that they require. The site also provides value-added services to its surfers like weekly horoscope, information about Chandigarh, matrimonial advertisements and space to put up job resume totally free of cost. The bazarlinks.com also has a section on Art and culture, which display special products like paintings, sculptures, and artistic creations for online trading. The promoters claim bazarlinks.com to be a one-click opportunity to the general public and small business people to mark their presence on the net.

A great site for anyone who wants to know anything about Himalayan state of Himachal Pradesh. This site www.hypages.com offers much than mere yellow pages. It covers almost all aspects on tourism and natural beauty, besides including yellow pages of the state. Each district, followed by every city has its trade gallery listed in a specific user-friendly format that provides complete information about the trade in the city.

The site also facilities e-shopping, instant mails, horoscope, e-greetings, jobs, matrimonial and loads of other attractions.

Hypages.com also has a profile on the state disclosing the list of district, populations, area, etc about the state. There is information about the fairs and festivals always known for its rich culture, variety, tradition and peace loving friendly people.

Here’s something for singles, too

A portal, www.indya.com, is a definitive India portal that aims to build leadership in the "Indian" Internet space by catering to the broadest needs of Indians and those interested in India. The site has a lot to offer in the areas of astrology, movies, music, lifestyle, kids, expert columns and chat transcripts. An interesting channel is the Singles Club that is a virtual club for all those who are single and love it. Thirteen rooms have been created in the chat channel to suit various tastes and interests, be it city specific rooms like Mumbai, Delhi and Bangalore or subject specific like romance, music or cinema. Besides, the portal also relays top stories of the day.