Every year IAMAI does a great job in releasing a report on Local Language (Indic) usage in India. Few highlights from "Local Language Report 2013" are listed below, Increase in availability of local language content can increase the user base of internet users in India by 25% (majority of this coming from rural areas) 43% of the non-users of … [Read more] about 43% of the non-users of the Internet in India are willing to go online if content is provided in local language
International Women’s Day – Women outpace men in mobile usage
Today is International Women's Day. Came across this report and thought it was the most appropriate day to blog the findings. Women spent more time on average using smartphone and tablet applications than men did during the fourth quarter, according to a Nielsen study. The study also noted that the average American spends nearly 60 hours a week … [Read more] about International Women’s Day – Women outpace men in mobile usage
Indic Android Hackathon – What can Google do for Indic?
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?
What you should know about Facebook’s acquisition of Whatsapp?
#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?
Will Satya Nadella do something about Bing?
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?