BWI: Rediff.com Announces Maps Functionality for LocalAds in 64 Indian Cities

Press release from Business Wire India
Source: Rediff.com (India) Ltd.
Friday, February 27, 2009 01:46 PM IST (08:16 AM GMT)
Editors: General: Consumer interest; Business: Advertising, PR & marketing, Business services, Information technology, Telecommunications
Release no: 19347
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Rediff.com Announces Maps Functionality for LocalAds in 64 Indian Cities
Supports Location Based Services

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, Friday, February 27, 2009 -- (Business Wire India) -- Rediff.com India Limited (NASDAQ: REDF), India's leading online portal, today announced the addition of maps feature to LocalAds, a service for small and local advertisers.

Advertisers can use the visually intuitive maps to pinpoint their exact location within a locality. This enables users to effortlessly locate advertisers. The maps feature, in beta, is accessible from the web and currently covers 64 cities and towns in India. The feature is powered by Rediff's own maps service.

The Rediff Local ads service is available at http://localads.rediff.com

About Rediff.com

Rediff.com (Nasdaq: REDF) is one of the premier worldwide online providers of news, information, communication, entertainment and shopping service.

Rediff.com provides a platform for Indians worldwide to connect with one another online. Rediff.com is committed to offering a personalized and secure user experience. Founded in 1996, Rediff.com is headquartered in Mumbai, India, with offices in New Delhi, Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad and New York, USA.

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CONTACT DETAILS
Mandar Narvekar, Associate Director, Rediff.com (India) Ltd., +91 (022) 2444 9144, mandarn@rediff.co.in

KEYWORDS
CONSUMER, MARKETING, BUSINESS SERVICES, IT, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, REDF.O

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