Jasubhai Digital Media is no more!!

[monkey]

Thats right...JDM- the owner of Digit has been bought up by 9.9 Media.
For more details click here: http://www.zdnetindia.com/index.php?action=article&prodid=15475&chid=130&Ref=Business

And if you think changes has only happened with Digit then here is one more - IC-Chip too has been bought over by TV18 group.

Looks like lot of happenings in Indian computer media....

[Krazy_About_Technology]

:-|

[casanova]

Surprised, what would be happening next.

[Pathik]

So would it have any immediate effect on the forum?

[The Unknown]

What effect will it have on the forum ?

[nvidia]

What effect will it have on the mag?

[The_Devil_Himself]

What effect will it have on the forum ?

no effect cos forum is owned by raaabo and his property if I am not wrong.And besides digit is gonna be the same yaar,only the highest bosses have changed.

[Gigacore]

oh no i dont wanna loose this forum

[coolpcguy]

And if you think changes has only happened with Digit then here is one more - IC-Chip too has been bought over by TV18 group.

Looks like lot of happenings in Indian computer media....

Any source for this one??

[xbonez]

forum obviously won't have any change.....but can't say the same about the mag

[praka123]

what Digit is sold :? :( hoping for the best :)
and digit forum also may see some changes may be :-|

[utsav]

:(

[monkey]

Any source for this one??

Well, I got this info from one close associate of mine working with Infomedia. Also some guy has read this forum and posted it on Chip's website wherein it got confirmed by their moderator. Check here: http://www.chip-india.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=30347

[prasad_den]

The acquisition includes leading publications such as:
* Digit: India's #1 End-User Computing magazine
* Skoar: India's #1 Gaming magazine
.....
..
along with the events and websites associated with these magazines

WHat does that mean...??

[Lucky_star]

Strange!, and this company was founded on Dec 11.
Google has still not brought up its page rank.
http://9dot9.in/index.html

[Cool G5]

Hope changes are some good one.
I am getting a strange feeling. :(

[coolpcguy]

@Monkey checked the link. thanks

[Lucky_star]

There was a thread saying that the world will end on DECEMBER 21, 2012 (http://www.thinkdigit.com/forum/showthread.php?t=75407).

I think, it should be Dec 21, 2007.

[Hitboxx]

Should(could) we expect any changes in forums/mag?

[moshel]

nahhiiiiiii........im not gonna leave this forums....badi mehnat sey 300+ posts ki hai..i dont wanna start over again...

coming to the point:
i hope its for the good....

[utsav]

Maine to 650+ posts kiye hai aur pathiks to 7000 cross kar gaya

[Tapomay]

no effect cos forum is owned by raaabo and his property if I am not wrong.And besides digit is gonna be the same yaar,only the highest bosses have changed.


This forum is Raaabo's property :?: :?: my god !!! where from you got this info?? :D
Dear, this forum is maintained by Jasubhai Digital Media and Raaabo is/was just an admin of the forum. :)
I think no major change will happen to the mag and forum if 'Digit' is published through any other company. Let's see what happens... ;)

[anand1]

Hope for the best.

[[xubz]]

What's with all these acquisitions lately? :o

Hope nothing changes :|

[praka123]

two big compu magazines are brought.now what :?

[x3060]

what the hell . . come on . . i was starting to feel like a family here. :-(

do i need to increase my post count to 300 plus to stay here :-l. i can do that , if required . but i simply dont want to post for the sake of posting :-(. i hope forum remains the same . and will the price of mag rise ? what about the quality ?. . i think the december issue was the big flame before burn out :-(:-(. 5dvd , i thought it would get better , now ???

[ravi_9793]

I am waiting for any admin post here.

Any Admin..plz post smthing here ...

[Garbage]

yeh...

Admins can explain a bit more...

and for more news, please visit 9.9 Media Press Page (http://9dot9.in/press.html).

[MetalheadGautham]

Raaabo, please confirm news.

[Indyan]

This forum is Raaabo's property :?: :?: my god !!! where from you got this info?? :D
Dear, this forum is maintained by Jasubhai Digital Media and Raaabo is/was just an admin of the forum. :)
I think no major change will happen to the mag and forum if 'Digit' is published through any other company. Let's see what happens... ;)
You are in deep trouble my friend, for thou has dared to undermine our great lord raaaaaa....(insert 22342434234 more 'a')bo.


Anyway, seriously speaking I doubt if this move would affect the forum in any drastic manner.

[Choto Cheeta]

^^^

Personal guess it is going to effect

Online and Mobile plans
Earlier Jasubhai wasn’t able to enter the digital space to too great an extent because of a noncompete
agreement with a partner. We don’t have such restrictions now. We have very high
quality content. Things that we’ll look at are greater integration into the respective community of
readers, starting blogs, e-commerce. Jasubhai gives us access to 5 communities of readers. Maybe
look at lead generation. But there’s no timeline yet - we have just taken over. But you will see some
things in the online space over the next few weeks.
On entering CyberMedia territory
Jasubhai Digital gives us quick assess into 5 different communities. Today these are served in a
certain established, passive manner. We’ll be taking a different route - we’re trying to create a
community of users. People tend to be afraid to charge for some services, while we believe that
people will pay for good content. There’s space for value addition in a different way.

[enticer86]

:-|

[Hitboxx]

Lmao, I'll pay you absolutely 0 for the content.

Better start packing up your bags people along with mail ids of your friends.

[x3060]

yeah...start to pack :(

[nish_higher]

damn....!
way too bad.or good? time will tell..i hope those ppl dont mess with the forums and keep it ads free atleast.and i also hope mag content + everything to improve.

[Garbage]

Better way to come on IRC and make a good community there too.

But I love this forum... I don't want to loose it... :(

[praka123]

^i think they are talking about online e-magazine of digit like pcquest does! as this can be subscribed too!no need for hardcopy :p.anyways if they mess with the forum,i too may be leaving :( ofcourse i dont want to!

[x3060]

where are the admins????http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2297/2107306950_eddc6ea745_o.png

[ax3]

so abhi ke owners ko BAHUT money mila hoga ....... GOOD ........

[fun2sh]

wats happenin?

i hope this forum remain as it is.

[FatBeing]

Some clarifications
1. Yes, we've been taken over by 9.9 Media
2. The magazine remains, the forum remains (no, it's not Raaabo's personal property). If there are any changes, they will be for the better.

[shantanu]

i cannot understand.. i guess the company will run as jasubhai digital media only.. or the name too will change.. take over does not means make over ??

[Gigacore]

guys.. why will u worry?

they are all doing this to improve the mag !

[Cyrus_the_virus]

Quote from press release:


We will leverage JDM infrastructure and experience to monetise niche content across media platforms and also events. We will build an integrated media play across many more verticals, which is the core focus and strategy positioning of 9.9 Insights, part of the 9.9 Media Group. We will make them grow, bigger and better. We will launch digital publications and do content development, including offshoring services. We will print magazines, organise conferences and expos.

[x3060]

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2104/2123379826_e65106a626_o.png

[NucleusKore]

Come on guys be optimistic http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2212/2106525125_18fc31648e_o.png You all acting as if somebody died http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2355/2107305358_394278500c_o.png

[shashank4u]

In how much did the acquisition takes place..and why would they sell ..i smell huge profits :)

any guesses ?

[x3060]

yeah, they must have got some hugeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee amounthttp://farm3.static.flickr.com/2355/2107305358_394278500c_o.png

[ratedrsuperstar]

i don't think it would have them them much.about 50cr would have been more
than enough.

the only fear is that we might have to start using flash-blockers over here.

atleast the DVD build and the mag delivering might improve.whose gonna write the lead article next month??

[Cool G5]

The next month article will be intresting.Also the digit diary.

[naveen_reloaded]

Me and my friend were expecting this...
Digit has fallen From our fav mag to worst mag...
And now thier acquisition by another company,all points to one thing...business have surely dropped down..i felt it way before when ad's simply kept on increasing and content became all the time same or boring...
I have all the chip and digit mag from about 3 years ...and stopped buying few months before.even my friend did the same.hope new boss change all this...i løvé this forum...hope they dont bring down this forum

[Zeeshan Quireshi]

same here . I hope digit will rise from the "crap" condition it has gone into since the new format in 2004(and then another format change in 2006) .

whereas other Mags have been making improvements , Digit has steadily detoriated .

Earlier i used to love the distinct reviews of every component in a hardware review but now they just make up a table with lots of figures and that's it , no item-by-item reviews .

[naveen_reloaded]

^^ true...

i want to digit spring to life once again .. and start reducing thier annoying ADS...

instead increase in review...


lets hope this happens'

[rahimveron]

They should drop reviews of Graphics Card for at least 5 months.

[MetalheadGautham]

let them keep ads, but don't publish ads at the cost of material in the magazine. You can provide 140 pages of content, then 70 pages of ads. It will be fairer.

[prasad_den]

^^ true...

i want to digit spring to life once again .. and start reducing thier annoying ADS...

instead increase in review...


lets hope this happens'
Dude... you want a decrease in ads...!! :D
With a full-fledged media company taking over, I expect more ads (non-technology ads too) :D :D

[x3060]

yeah , ads are here to stay , it wont decrease :-(

[Quiz_Master]

New Companey...

I don't think there will be much change... (blah blah blah....)

[adi007]

The next month article will be intresting.Also the digit diary.
yup ..
will there be any change in the team DIGIT..??

[Garbage]

yup ..
will there be any change in the team DIGIT..??
I think there will no change in Team Digit...

[naveen_reloaded]

Now itself i am not buying it..
If they are going to increase ads..gods knows what will happen..
What ever if this forum runs without a problem..then no worry for me

[Voldy]

i hope these forum remains after that deal