According to The top 20 countries on the Internet, There are a total of 1.8 billion Internet users in the world. There are 32 countries with more than 10 million Internet users. The top 10 countries on the Internet together have 1.17 billion Internet users. That’s 65% of all Internet users in the world. The top 20 countries on the … [Read more] about India amongst top countries in terms of Internet users
PC sales in India up by 18% in 2009, but what about broadband?
I had written a similar article earlier comparing the Oct-Dec 2009 quarter. The performance report for April 2009 - March 10, 8 million PCs (desktops, notebooks, netbooks) were sold during 2009-10, 18% higher than the previous year For April 2010-March 2011, this figure is expected to be 9.4 million (16% growth) The growth rate … [Read more] about PC sales in India up by 18% in 2009, but what about broadband?
Paul Octopus retires, Indian political parties could use him
FIFA's real hero Paul Octopus has been in the news across the world in all media (TV, internet, print, radio). I guess it got tired and has decided to hang up its boots (4 pairs of them!) Germany's Paul competed with India's parrot, India lost. Everyone has been talking about Paul's retirement but I guess everyone missed out how Paul could make … [Read more] about Paul Octopus retires, Indian political parties could use him
Social Media dominates internet usage in India
The latest "Social Media Dominates Asia Pacific Internet Usage" shows the rise in social media (Facebook, Orkut, Twitter, blogging) usage in Asia Pacific countries. The survey found that three of the seven biggest global online brands are social media sites – Facebook, Wikipedia and YouTube.Close to three-quarters of the world’s Internet … [Read more] about Social Media dominates internet usage in India
Browser recommendation now goes the corporate way
Which browser do you use? It depends on whom you ask. Most home users in India who are non-techies would be using Internet Explorer. Over 50% of the browser traffic for most portals in India is from Internet Explorer, which is fine. The sad news is approx 40% of IE users are still with version 6.0. Nobody pays attention to the disadvantages of … [Read more] about Browser recommendation now goes the corporate way