Links

While we’re on metrics, here are some search engine metrics from useit.com, Media Metrix, Nielsen’s NetRatings and StatMarket. Yahoo’s right on top, followed by MSN.

The latest browser stats say that 69% of the world uses, Internet Explorer, while only 27% use Netscape. BrowserWatch says 57%-26%. Netscape 6 might do something about it, given that Microsoft’s split.

With network-tools, you can find out where a particular computer is, who’s it registered with, and how information travels there.

Now there’s even more e-brokers: Sharekhan (what a name), 5-paisa and EquityMaster.

India’s truly on the Net. With a slew of localized sites — Yahoo! India, CNet India, India.internet.com, and ZDNet India. — we’ve arrived! Don’t underestimate any of them, especially Yahoo! and its finance, news (with full coverage) and movie sites.

Check out Harappa if you’re interested in the Indus Valley Civilization.

Speed 2: Cruise Control. The climax. A tanker is getting blown up. Why, then, is a cow flying out as debris? If you’re interested in special effects, Visual Effects HQ is all about FX in movies. About.com talks about the technology. Yahoo!, as usual, has a whole bunch of deadly FX links.

A neat joke on Amazon.com.

Is IIM-B known on the Internet? What do people think? Who links to IIMB?

These days, I see many sites put DHTML to good use. Online solutions and PassThisOn, for example.