Internet in India
India has the third largest online population in the world after China and the U.S. But we still have a long way to go, by now, India should have had over 250 million internet users. Comscore counts surfers from home and work only. They don't recognize users from cyber cafes and mobile devices (in India). Highlights from Comscore's "2013 India … [Read more] about 75 percent of internet users in India under the age of 35
During my stay in the DC area for close to a decade, I have read the Washington Post every day. There were other newspapers, but the obvious choice was to subscribe to the Washington Post. Amazon.com Founder & CEO Jeff Bezos bought the prestigious signatory newspaper Washington Post from Washington Post Company [market cap of $4.38 billion … [Read more] about Amazon’s Jeff Bezos acquisition of Washington Post – a compilation of reports
The other day, I was driving around the city with my colleague, who pointed me to this poster of the Indian Badminton League. It's totally awesome. Kudos to the creative brain(s) behind this poster.The only sport that has clicked in India is cricket; within cricket, only IPL seems to be rocking. Hopefully, IBL will not have any issues of IPL6 … [Read more] about Indian Badminton League – awesome posters
If there is one thing the internet entrepreneurs have been complaining in India it is about the low internet user base. It is not exactly low when you see in isolation but for a country with 1.2 billion population 120-150 million internet users is not something to celebrate about. Now comes the Good, Bad & Ugly news. Pankaj Pachauri … [Read more] about Internet user base in India swells to 485 million
My nephew recently got a mobile phone. So the number of mobile connections in India seems to have +1. As soon as he got this mobile he started calling his first circle to give his mobile number. I had two conversations with him. One of the phone and another face to face. When he called me he asked, Nephew: "Mama (Uncle), this is my … [Read more] about 12 year old asks me “So what do you ACTUALLY do?”