Internet in India
It is no secret that a lot of Indians are spending a lot of time on social media, mainly on Facebook. While most of the users for Twitter are from outside the US, I don't think there is a huge mass of quality Twitter users in India. The latest report from Nielsen wire "Indians Now Spend More Time on Social Media Sites than on Personal Email" … [Read more] about Indians embrace social media, dumping email: Nielsen
According to Asia Will Become the New Center of the Internet (and the Press Release), North America will not be the highest source of web traffic. The report talks about the generator of web traffic, i.e. the users. Would be interesting to know what would be their source of information? Would they consume content relevant to their region or would … [Read more] about Internet traffic to grow 7 fold by 2015, Asia to be growth centre
Last weekend I had the pleasure of watching "Stanley Ka Dabba" with family. I had read the reviews of this movie and wanted to make sure my kid watched some quality movie with us. The producer/director of this movie, Amole Gupte, is a man with immense talent. It is easy to make movies which have lot of masala/spice but to make a movie out of … [Read more] about What did your ‘lunch box’ look like in school days?
One of the most whinned topic in the Internet industry in India is its 'penetration'. I have mentioned in several posts of my blog that many localities in Bangalore don't have wired broadband service. The service of USB data cards are just about ok, I use it only if I have to, else prefer to postpone my work. One of the reasons for not having … [Read more] about Internet Penetration in India: Wireless broadband will help, but where is the power?
Mobile apps are gaining popularity day by day even in India (while we still have a long way to go compared to the US). Who usually installs apps on your mobile? I think most of us in India use mobiles for texting, voice, the older generation (I am not part of it!) is yet to get onto mobile internet in a big way. A Nielsen report says about 33% … [Read more] about Who installs apps on your mobile? Many say their kids