Begun launches contextual ads on Android and iPhone apps
Begun, a leading Russian advertising network acquired by Google in 2008, announced earlier this week that its contextual ad service now operates on Android and iPhone mobile applications.
MTS launches mobile TV across Russia
London – MTS, a leading Russian mobile operator, has launched a commercial mobile TV service covering the entire country. Known simply as Mobile TV or MTS TV, it offers viewers eight Russian federal channels and over 100 channels from 17 countries and in 26 languages.
Rostelecom demonstrates cloud service for multifunctional e-government centers
Russia’s national telecom operator Rostelecom has introduced its cloud solution for the creation of multifunctional e-government service centers for Russian citizens, the company announced in a news release last week. The new service was demonstrated as part of the Innoprom innovations-related exhibition held last week in Ekaterinburg.
Auchan to launch Auchan Drive stores in Russia
French retailer Auchan has announced plans to develop AuchanAuto stores, a new retail format similar to the Auchan Drive system in France, Russian business daily Kommersant reported. Clients will pre-order groceries via the Internet and pick up their purchases in the store without leaving their car. Auchan’s goal is to give out purchase in less …
Nizhny Novgorod to offer free Wi-Fi on the streets
Authorities in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia’s fourth largest city, have announced plans to launch wireless Internet Wi-Fi free for users on the central streets of the city, the Business Monitoring Agency reports citing Head of city administration Oleg Kondrashov.
US site connects talented young Russians with international brands and celebrities
Talenthouse.com, an international platform that provides emerging talents and little known performers, artists, and creative types with opportunities to work with leading artists and brands, officially launched a Russian version of its web site last month, following a 6-month pre-release period.
Plug computer production started in Russia
Russian electronic device maker AK-Systems has started production of compact ‘plug computers’ on three different sites in Russia. Plug computers are a class of miniature computer hardware that plugs directly into alternate current (AC) outlets and offers basic computing functions. The news was announced by AK-Systems’ General Manager Arkady Karzhitsky to CNews.ru, a Russian website …
Mail.ru Group raises its stake in Vkontakte.ru to 40%
Mail.ru Group, which owns a controlling stake in several key Russian Internet properties, exercised its option to raise its stake in Vkontakte.ru from 32.49% to 39.99%, Russian business daily Vedomosti reported yesterday.
Internet penetration in Russia
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Rostelecom invests heavily in broadband Internet in Central Russia
Two investment proposals filed with the Russian government by national telecom operator Rostelecom have received support from Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, Russian daily Vedomosti reported. The proposals aim to modernize Rostelecom’s networks in Russia’s Central Federal District by 2013 in order to provide all the District’s 7 million households with landline and wireless Internet, telecom …
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Yandex downgraded rankings of over 1,000 websites for illegitimate SEO techniques
Russia’s leading search engine Yandex has lowered its rankings of over 1,000 Russian websites because the sites used illegitimate search engine optimization – or SEO – methods, according to unnamed SEO experts quoted by Russian business daily Vedomosti. SEO service providers RBS, Megaseo, Perfectseo, Userator, and Megaindex are expected to be particularly hard hit by Yandex’s …
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Mobile retailer Svyaznoy to launch music portal
Russia’s second largest mobile phone retailer Svyaznoy, which operates some 2,300 outlets throughout Russia, will soon launch a website to sell music, ebooks and other multimedia content, Russian daily Vedomosti reported, citing Svyaznoy’s General Manager Denis Lyudkovsky. The future portal – still unnamed – will offer over 1 million music tracks, over 30,000 e-books, computer …
