Date: 31/07/12 Ministry of Taxes to switch to non-cash payments
The Ministry of Taxes of Azerbaijan has developed a bill on the promotion of cashless payments, which is submitted to the Cabinet of Ministers to agree with the relevant state agencies. The bill stipulates incentives to encourage non-cash payments, particularly the introduction of preferential tax rates.
Date: 30/07/12 Job seekers to take online career choice test
From now on, job seekers will be able to take an online carrier test in order to choose their future profession. According to information provided to ICTnews by the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of the Population of the Republic of Azerbaijan, the ministry is expected
Date: 30/07/12 Percentage of Internet users continues to grow
The percentage of individuals using the Internet continues to grow worldwide and by end 2011 2.3 billion people were online, according to the ITU World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database. In developing countries,
Date: 30/07/12 Fixed ‐broadband subscriptions reached
By end 2011, there were 590 million fixed (wired) ‐ broadband subscriptions worldwide, the ITU World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database reported. Fixed (wired) broadband growth in developed countries is slowing (5% increase in 2011), whereas developing countries continue to experience high growth (18% in 2011).
Date: 28/07/12 Azerbaijani tourists to use new mobile website of Flydubai airline
Travelers can now access a host of online functions and important travel information in the palm of their hand with the launch of a new mobile website from Flydubai, Dubai's innovative low-cost airline, according to the company's press release. Designed to work with any device that has
Date: 27/07/12 Amazon reports 96% fall in Q2 profit on robot deal
The online retailer Amazon has reported a 96% fall in profits to $7m (£4.5m) for the three months ending in June, down from $191m a year earlier, the Reuters reported. The company blamed the fall on a $65m loss from its purchase of robot
Date: 27/07/12 Facebook reports loss after shareholder payouts
Facebook has reported a $157m (£100m) loss on payments to shareholders such as chief executive Mark Zuckerberg in its first results since its eagerly anticipated stock market listing in May, the Reuters reported. Second quarter costs and expenses nearly quadrupled, up 295% to $1.93bn
Date: 26/07/12 Gartner Says Worldwide Social Media Revenue Forecast to Reach $16.9 Billion in 2012
Global social media revenue is forecast to reach $16.9 billion in 2012, up 43.1 percent from 2011 revenue of $11.8 billion, according to Gartner, Inc. Advertising is, and will continue to be, the largest contributor to overall social media revenue and is projected to total $8.8 billion in 2012.
Date: 24/07/12 Marissa Mayer enters the Yahoo pressure cooker
Yahoo's new CEO spent the last 13 years at a company that has been on top for its entire lifespan. Now she is in the spotlight dealing with challenges and expectations that will test her will and skills in a much different environment. Marissa Mayer is in her second week of running Yahoo,
Date: 24/07/12 Twitter wants to be a bigger part of live events
CEO Dick Costolo tells the Wall Street Journal that the micoblogging site is trying to "more closely tie the shared experience on Twitter to the actual event that is happening." Twitter is trying to do more than just spotlight trending stories and
Date: 24/07/12 How Iran Silences Its Citizens on the Web
Chris DeVito is the director of Iran180, a nonprofit seeking to change the Iranian government’s treatment of its citizens. His writing and analysis has appeared in major news outlets, including Foreign Policy and The Huffington Post. Imagine you live in a country where there is heavily
Date: 24/07/12 Stalkbook: Stalk anyone, even if you're not Facebook friends
MIT graduate Oliver Yeh recently built a service called Stalkbook that he claims allows you to stalk people on Facebook even if you're not friends with them on the social network. Yeh has a simple but malicious trick: he uses other Facebook users' credentials to view whichever
Date: 24/07/12 Internet TV should be regulated in Azerbaijan
The Azerbaijani National Council for Television and Radio (NCTR) considers it necessary to regulate Internet TV, NTRC Chairman Nushiravan Maharramli said in an interview with website of the ruling New Azerbaijan Party. He said regulation of Internet TV activity is one of
Date: 23/07/12 ESPN Explains How to Watch ESPN on the Web — If You’re Paying for Cable
Two years ago, when the first iPad magazines came out, the concept was novel enough that publishers felt compelled to produce explanatory videos: Here’s how you download the app, here’s how you navigate through the magazine, and so on. Now that seems like overkill, the Wall Street Journal reported.
Date: 20/07/12 Total value of products sold to population trough e-Trade makes up 643,8 thousand manats
The total values of food and non-food products sold to the population through the e-Trade network in the first half of 2012 constituted 613,2 and 34,6 thousand manats respectively. According to information released by the State Statistical Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan,
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