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New Delhi:  With the easing of restrictions and decreasing fear of COVID-19, the people of Delhi are moving back to the markets to shop for festivals and the wedding season. While the COVIID-19 pandemic has changed a lot of things including the adopting of hygiene habits and the social distancing norms, the shopping patterns of the customers too have changed. The wedding shopping which earlier saw the whole family accompanying the bride or groom to select their outfits has now shrunk to one or two members. The consent from the other members is these days being taken through video calls or sending photos wearing the selected option through Whatsapp. Speaking to IANS, Jeetu, a salesman at a store of ethnic brand Manyavar, said, “Earlier there used to be the whole family or the bride squad or the groom squad used to come to choose the outfit, but nowadays, only two or three people accompany the buyer and if they want any other opinion in their buying decision, they use video calling for the same.” “Technology is becoming the choice of the people so that buying also takes place and the social distancing norms are also not put at stake,” he added while adding that as compared to the previous seasons, the sale has remained just 40 per cent. He further informed that mostly serious buyers are coming and only one or two are window shoppers and even if they want to explore options they are visiting the nearby shops and take their buying decision. “Quick buying is taking place these days as mostly serious customers are coming to shop these days,” Jeetu said. Meanwhile, Suresh Verma, who has a jewellery shop in south Delhi’s posh South Extension-1 market told IANS that with the festive season coming closer the customer response…

Happy Eid-e-Milad 2020: To celebrate Eid-e-Milad or Eid Milad-un-Nabi, share these wishes, images, SMS, greetings, Whatsapp and Facebook status with your loved ones. Publish Date: Wed, 28 Oct 2020 03:40 PM IST New Delhi | Jagran Lifestyle Desk: Eid-e-Milad is celebrated to mark the birth anniversary of the last messenger of God--Prophet Mohammad. According to Muslim believers of the Sufi or the Barelvi school of thought, the Prophet was born in Mecca on the 12th day of Rabee-ul-Awwal, the third month of the Islamic lunar calendar in 570 CE. This year, according to the Hijri calendar, Eid-e-Milad will begin on the evening of October 29 and will conclude on October 30. Eid-e-Milad or Eid Milad-un-Nabi is celebrated widely by people around the globe. Share these wishes, images, SMS, greetings, Whatsapp and Facebook status with your loved ones on this auspicious day. Messages 1. May the noor of this month illuminate ur heart. Happy Eid Milad Un Nabi 2020! 2. May the blessings of Allah never stop shining upon you and your family! We wish you a Happy Eid Milad Un Nabi 2019! 3. May Allah bless you and your family with health and wealth! Happy Eid Milad Un Nabi 2020! 4. He is the One God; the Creator, the Initiator, the Designer. To Him belong the most beautiful names. Glorifying Him is everything in the heavens and the earth. He is the Almighty, most wise. Happy Eid Milad Un Nabi 2020! 5. Hope that Allah bestows his choicest blessings on us on the occasion of Eid-E-Milad-Un-Nabi Greetings 1. May Allah’s blessings and His divine grace be with you! May you embrace all with an open-heart and inspire with an impressive attitude. Happy Eid Milad Un Nabi 2020! 2. May the divine blessings of Allah fill your home and heart with the…

Adam Lallana reveals he was 'chucked out' of Liverpool's squad WhatsApp group ONE DAY after joining Brighton - as he says he's gone 'from player to supporter' of his former clubAdam Lallana left Liverpool in the summer to join Brighton on a free transferHe revealed he was kicked out of his former side's group chat just a day later Lallana heaped praise on Diogo Jota after Tuesday's win over FC MidtjyllandBy Jordan Seward For Mailonline Published: 05:32 EDT, 28 October 2020 | Updated: 06:30 EDT, 28 October 2020 Adam Lallana has revealed he was chucked out of Liverpool's WhatsApp group chat just one day after departing the club to sign for Brighton.The 32-year-old moved to the Amex Stadium on a free transfer in the summer after his six-year spell at Liverpool had come to an end.Lallana described his time at Liverpool as a privilege and enjoyed the most successful time of his career at the club, winning the Champions League in 2019 and the Premier League title last season. Adam Lallana has revealed he was kicked out of Liverpool's group chat a day after his exit The ex-Liverpool man watched his old side beat FC Midtjylland in a BT Sport studio on TuesdayThe former England international was in the BT Sport studio as a pundit for Liverpool's Champions League clash with FC Midtjylland on Tuesday but said he didn't find it weird to watch his old side without being involved.'It was the right time for me to leave and I found my new challenge really refreshing. I've gone from a player to a supporter now,' he said.Lallana was then pressed on whether he was still involved in the team's WhatsApp group. 'No. You get chucked out,' he said laughing.'I'm still in a couple of groups. Lallana (L) left Liverpool after six years in the…

JERSEY CITY, N.J. (PRWEB) October 27, 2020 Black Friday is approaching, and brands are adopting digital communications channels en masse in anticipation of the busy online shopping season. Infobip – a global omnichannel communications company – has been monitoring channel trends across their platform, finding WhatsApp growth far surpassing the growth of other channels. The firm’s data compared the impact of COVID-19 on interactions and their customer base from December 2019 to August 2020. Over this date range, Infobip doubled their WhatsApp customers, with the strongest drivers of growth coming from the retail and finance industries in the Americas and Africa. Several metrics point to a seismic shift in digital prioritization for brands across the board, and Infobip released their own measurements to back it up: Infobip’s WhatsApp customer base has grown 100% in 2020; retail was the leading vertical, with 115% customer growth. Infobip’s retail and finance clients saw interaction volumes surge by 150% and 170%, respectively from December 2019 to August 2020. Interactions in WhatsApp in December 2019 were 21 million in retail and 19 million in finance; each industry grew to approximately 51 million by August 2020. Infobip’s clients in the finance and retail industries saw 130% and 63% growth in monthly active users, respectively. Their overall clientele since the beginning of 2020 saw a 45% increase in the same metric. Transportation and logistics companies’ monthly active users understandably shrank with the widespread implementation of travel restrictions. Infobip’s Vice President of Global Sales, Yuri Fiaschi, is available for interviews to discuss these findings in additional detail. About Infobip Infobip is a global cloud communications platform that enables businesses to build connected customer experiences across all stages of the customer journey at scale, with easy and contextualized interactions over customers’ preferred channels. Accessed through a single platform, Infobip’s…

He also has to pay a Dh20,000 compensation to the woman. A young man will pay a fine of Dh250,000 for sending insulting and abusive messages to a woman through WhatsApp, an Abu Dhabi court ruled. The Arab man was also told to pay Dh20,000 to the woman in compensation for the damages she suffered. Official court documents stated that the young Arab woman had lodged a complaint with the authorities accusing the man of sending her abusive and insulting texts via WhatsApp. She also presented to the police the offensive messages she received from the defendant. After investigating the matter, prosecutors referred the case to the court on charges of violating the law on use of information technology. The Abu Dhabi misdemeanour court had earlier sentenced the man to a fine of Dh250,000 after he was found guilty of violating the online law. The woman was told to file a civil suit against the man to claim the compensation for the material and moral damages she suffered as a result of the unlawful act. The civil court of first instance ordered the young man to pay a Dh20,000 compensation to the woman but she appealed the ruling because she was not satisfied with the payout. The appellant civil court, however, upheld the Dh20,000 compensation payout for the woman. Besides the compensation payout, the Arab man also has to pay the Dh250,000 fine over conviction for the abusive WhatApp messages. Article 20 of The Federal Law No.5 2020 on combating cybercrimes stipulates that a person is subject to punishment if they carry out the crimes by using the internet or any forms of information technology. The UAE law imposes a penalty of imprisonment or a fine of not less than Dh250,000 and not exceeding Dh500,000 or both penalties on whoever…

Without fail, shady Kenyans are at it again, this time around trying to scam people following Safaricom’s 20th-anniversary celebration. The new scam doing rounds on WhatsApp claims to be giving away KES 4100 as part of a Safaricom giveaway program. The perpetrators are convincing people that they should check whether their phone number has been shortlisted to receive the cash price. A screenshot of the scam being shared on WhatsApp Like a previous scam that we highlighted before, the minds behind this scam are not only creative but pretty smart as they have used Safaricom’s official brand colours, their new promotional font and even tried to mask the scam by using a domain that closely matches the title of their scam. We have reason to believe that this scam is related to that “Safaricom Spin” scam that claimed to reward people 3800 bob for spinning a wheel online. Like that one, this new “Anniversary” scam has gotten few things right that could lure unsuspecting victims: The layout: The outward User Interface is very Safaricom-esque. They have the right shades of green, good looking fonts and high quality ‘images’. The Link is also more appealing than most other scams Finally, Facebook comments and a like counter to give you the confidence that others have won too. This is how the scamming website looks like And just like the Spin scam, the scam artists have failed on some aspects. Especially when you get into the actual step of getting the money they claim to be rewarding you: Get verified by inputting your number (inputting fake numbers still gets you verified) Send the LINK TO 12 WHATSAPP GROUPS Click the link specific to the phone and then… nothing Risks within this Scam They are collecting your phone numbers: This means you might soon…

Popular instant messaging platform, WhatsApp plans to add on additional features for SMEs and startups to market and sell their products via the platform.  WhatsApp plans to develop new features to support SMEs and startups The new proposed features aim to provide seamless communication between consumers and business owners.  This will allow consumers to purchase products directly from SMEs and startups.  WhatsApp made an official statement  commenting on how Covid-19 exposed flaws in how businesses communicate with consumers. “The global pandemic has made clear that businesses need fast and efficient ways to service their customers and make sales. WhatsApp has become a simple and convenient resource in this time. More than 175 million people every day message a WhatsApp Business account. Our research shows people prefer to message a business to get help and they’re more likely to make a purchase when they can do so.” During the Covid-19 pandemic it became clear that the eCommerce market has developed. Consumers searched for convenient and affordable businesses with a wide range of options to shop from, all from the comfort of their own home. Importance of eCommerce during Covid-19 Economic activities continued during the pandemic, however, adjustments were made by businesses in order to sustain themselves during this critical time. Ecommerce allows people to sustain their economic activities as businesses are creating new features to make shopping more convenient.  Services such as; click and collect, automated subscriptions to online stores and personal shopping options have rapidly emerged this year. This increases competition in the marketplace but also leads to more cybercrimes and data theft. Covid-19 resulted in the growing use of e-commerce as many businesses turned home-based, to provide continuity for enterprises to sustain themselves.  Developments in the pipeline WhatsApp plans to invest in various developments such as a browsing feature, where users…

Facebook recently added a shopping button in WhatsApp. The button will allow users to shop products directly from WhatsApp. In a promotional video shared by the company, one can get a glimpse of how the upcoming feature will work. The video shows a user messaging a business for the product she is interested in. The business then replies back with a catalogue of products that a buyer can choose from. The buyer, then simply adds the product to the card and checks out from the app itself. Here’s the link to the video: The product catalogue will allow users to see products in their chat boxes. Announcing the feature, WhatsApp said “We will expand ways for people to check out available products and make purchases right from a chat. We also want to make it easier for businesses to integrate these features into their existing commerce and customer solutions. This will help many small businesses who have been most impacted in this time.” WhatsApp plans to bring hosting services on its platform. It will provide a new option to businesses to manage their WhatsApp messages. “This will make it easier for small and medium size businesses to get started, sell products, keep their inventory up to date, and quickly respond to messages they receive - wherever their employees are,” the company added. WhatsApp shopping button is said to be coming soon for users in India as well. Read More

SMBs will be able to use the firm’s infrastructure for free with Facebook Hosting Services when it launches Facebook has increased its investment in its tools and services for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), outlining plans to let customers manage WhatsApp messages via new hosting services.The social media giant will expand its partnerships with vendors to give customers a broader range of platforms and hosting services on which to manage their WhatsApp messages. This is in addition to new functionality allowing transactions to be made directly through a chat, as well as new charges for some of the services being offered.Customers have previously been able to manage their WhatsApp chats with customers through both the WhatsApp Business app and WhatsApp Business API. Facebook Hosting Services will give businesses with varying technology needs more choice over which companies they work with, and which companies manage their communications. “Many of the old ways in which people and businesses communicate are not working,” the company announced in a statement. “While businesses spend billions of dollars annually managing phone calls, e-mails, and SMS, people do not want to wait on hold, get passed from person to person, or wonder if their messages were received.“The global pandemic has made clear that businesses need fast and efficient ways to service their customers and make sales. WhatsApp has become a simple and convenient resource in this time.”WhatsApp is touted as one of the most high-profile communications platforms with secure, end-to-end encryption safeguarding the content of messages. Although the consumer-based platform has enjoyed massive success over the last decade, its enterprise business is still fairly young.The company only developed a means of monetising the platform in 2018, for example, with functionality in its API to coincide with the release of a host of new tools.Facebook claims that more than...

Kochi: M Sivasankar, former principal secretary to Chief Minister, had directed his chartered accountant Venugopal to leave Kerala following the arrest of Swapna Suresh. The WhatsApp chat between Sivasankar and his chartered accountant revealed this fact. The duo expressed concern over the locker 10 days after Swapna’s arrest in the gold smuggling case, the chat history reveals. The chat history which was received by Mathrubhumi News also disclosed that Sivasankar appealed to Venugopal to leave Kerala in order to escape from media over the case. Swapna Suresh was arrested on July 11 over the controversial diplomatic baggage gold smuggling case. It is learnt that Swapna and Venugopal jointly managed the locker. Sivasankar and Venugopal talked about this locker during a chat through WhatsApp. Venugopal informed Sivasankar that the customs questioned him about the locker while chatting with him. Responding to him, Sivasankar expressed his concern over media reports which revealed that Venugopal told the probe team that he opened the locker with Swapna as directed by Sivasankar. The WhatsApp chat also revealed that someone had alerted him of the probe team investigating his financial transactions. The investigation agencies have used his WhatsApp chat history as the main tool to trap the IAS official. Only a few chat history has come to light now. Earlier, media has reported that Swapna Suresh and Venugopal opened a joint locker and funds received from Life Mission deal and gold smuggling was deposited in this. The WhatsApp chat also mentions Venugopal informing Sivasankar of media personnel camping in front of his house and that he managed to remain indoors. In reply, Sivasankar advised him to leave Kerala and recommended him to choose places like Nagercoil or a safe hideout. Read More