The year 2012 seems to have begun well for the Indic space - print and online media in India have been writing about Indian language space on the internet. Economic Times on Jan 24, 2012 (Republic Day) carried an article titled "Internet’s Next Growth Story to be Scripted in Vernacular Languages" (epaper, scanned version) and "Start-ups Eyeing … [Read more] about Is 2012 the year for recognition of Indian languages on the internet?
Airtel promotes a parked domain for GPRS service
Soon after I changed my mobile handset yesterday I got the following SMS from my mobile provider Airtel, Your handset does not support gprs settings, please add airtelgprs.com as Access Name and leave the username and password blank in the browser settings menu. For further help, call 12118 Surprising nobody in Airtel has realized they are … [Read more] about Airtel promotes a parked domain for GPRS service
What will Starbucks look like in India?
Coffee giant Starbucks from Seattle (home of Microsoft) finally enters India through a joint venture with Tata. Teenagers (including those who have never been to Starbucks before) in India were looking forward for Starbucks . Initially they will open their cafes only in Mumbai and Delhi. Bangaloreans will be denied of Starbucks in 2012. … [Read more] about What will Starbucks look like in India?
Will India see an Internet inflection point by 2014?
For internet entrepreneurs in India a very important topic of interest is - when will India see the big growth of internet users in India? When will India truly witness the internet inflection point? Today India has approximately 100 million PC internet and 75+ million mobile internet users. This is expected to grow to 350 million users by … [Read more] about Will India see an Internet inflection point by 2014?
Online censorship: What is SOPA, PIPA? Should we in India be concerned?
Two proposed bills in the US have ruffled the feathers of most internet users in the US - SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) and PIPA (PROTECT IP Act). There are innumerable articles on this controversial topic, I will list just a few points from various articles. I have referred only to SOPA in this posting. SOPA would allow the U.S. … [Read more] about Online censorship: What is SOPA, PIPA? Should we in India be concerned?