Every serious online publisher keeps track of their Alexa ranking. I use the SearchStatus add-on in Firefox browser. When I checked the detailed traffic for oneindia.in from this add on, it did not work today (gave a 404). On visiting Alexa site I saw the entire site was revamped. I wonder if April is the […]
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Obama vows broadband expansion, when will the Indian govt follow suit?
Obama in his weekly radio/web address on Dec 6, 2008 said he would make broadband accessible to every child in the US. As we renew our schools and highways, we’ll also renew our information superhighway. It is unacceptable that the United States ranks 15th in the world in broadband adoption. Here, in the country that […]
Radio Obama fever hits Indian politicians
Recently I wrote about Indian politicians using the power of the internet in India. The Obama campaign fever surely has been a huge success even amongst the Indian politicians. Obama campaigned impressively on every medium available. I recommend you read this blog post which talks about how Obama used the net to plan his presidency […]
PC growth in India
The cost of the PC is one of the reasons for the low penetration of internet. Note, you don’t hear about the cost of software being a hurdle for obvious reasons. The price of a PC has come down over the years. I came across these numbers in TOI (Oct 25, 2008), The computer hardware […]
For Media, Small-Town India is Rocking
A very interesting article written by Vanita Kohli-Khandekar about the potential of small towns in India. The article talks about the growth in advertising spend in small-town India. The advertising spend has increased for the simple reason – small-town is consuming media (print, internet, DTH). Some highlights of the article, This story is not about […]