Internet in India
Firstly some basics - What is Indic? of or related to India (Indian), or the Indian subcontinent; Brahmic scripts, used for languages of India and Southeast Asia of or related to the Indo-Aryan languages spoken by Indic people Google India held the first ever "Indic Android Hackathon" in their Bangalore office on Feb 21-22. It so … [Read more] about Indic Android Hackathon – What can Google do for Indic?
#Whatsapp has been trending on Twitter and Facebook all day. Just a one line reasoning for the trending is, Facebook acquires Whatsapp for $16 billion - $12 billion in stock, $4 billion in cash plus $3 billion in restricted stock. The restricted stock will vest over four years once the deal closes. Earlier Facebook had acquired … [Read more] about What you should know about Facebook’s acquisition of Whatsapp?
All news channels in India yesterday were clogged with Satya Nadella's appointment as Microsoft's CEO. The impression few TV anchors give you - they have known Hyderabad born Satya Nadella since his childhood. Very few had heard of Satya Nadella before. He’s currently responsible for a huge, largely invisible part of Microsoft’s business. A … [Read more] about Will Satya Nadella do something about Bing?
Today few states in India celebrate Pongal and Sankranti. Wish you a happy Sankranti. A very interesting report "Social, Digital & Mobile in 2014" by We Are Social. The following stats have been covered for most countries, Internet penetration Mobile penetration Social penetration Facebook penetration Time spent by … [Read more] about 57% of mobile users in India use social media apps on their phone
My Alma Mater celebrated its golden jubilee on December 21, 2013, in Mysore. It was a half a day event, many of us signed up on the SJCE alumni Facebook group page - all one had to do was click on "Yes". 800 were expected to attend, only a fraction of them showed up. The college can only provide a platform, which they did and it is we who have to … [Read more] about SJCE Alumni clean bowled by Mysore Express Javagal Srinath