Internet in India
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
Loved the title in today's Economic Times "Why 2014 will be the year of SCAM" - with so many scams around us why shouldn't IT industry be part of a SCAM - Social, Cloud, Analytics, Mobility - to succeed? Some highlights from the article, The $110-billion technology services sector looking for new growth engines will be shouting SCAM in … [Read more] about IT sector in India should be prepared to be part of a SCAM in 2014
Last year India had its first edition of Great Online Shopping Festival (GOSF) on the lines of Black Friday & Cyber Monday. In 2013 GOSF was held during December 11-14. In the second edition of GOSF 240 websites participated compared with 90 in GOSF 2012. Some stats, The sale was extended by a day and ended on Dec 14 instead of Dec 13 … [Read more] about GOSF 2013 shows Google is human
My article was originally posted on Thinking Aloud site. India is set to witness a very interesting and tough election in 2014. Politicians, political parties not only have to fight it out on the traditional media but now even on the internet, particularly the social media. Social media got its recognition in elections from Barack Obama’s … [Read more] about Can Social Media Influence Elections in India?