Today's Mumbai edition of Times of India (Sept 6, 2009) carried an article by @Mahafreed titled "We are under construction" - very appropriately reflecting the state of Govt websites in India. The article mentions my views about this topic. We at oneindia.in continuously try to categorize govt websites in our web directory, it is a huge … [Read more] about An analysis of Government websites in India
Doesn’t Anil Ambani trust his zapakmail service?
Today most leading newspapers carried an advertisement about the fight over gas the two poor billionaire brothers are having for a long time. The media campaign cost has been estimated at approximately Rs 3 crore ($500,000). This post is about the contents of the advertisement and nothing to do with the "actual fight over gas" between the two … [Read more] about Doesn’t Anil Ambani trust his zapakmail service?
State government official sites snub Swine Flu
English TV channels have been 'educating' (ya right!) viewers about swine flu in India 'every second'. Regional language TV channels have done a good job in reporting the 'correct amount' of information related to swine flu. Recently the Health Minister of India, Ghulam Nabi Azad, said the govt would launch a H1N1 site by August 13th, 2009. When … [Read more] about State government official sites snub Swine Flu
Understanding Blogging in India
Mint is carrying a four-part series on blogging. The first part was titled A decade on, Indian blogs remain mostly urban, niche, Difficult to pin down how many active bloggers India has. Possibly 200-500k Regional language blogging has arrived in India. This should help in increasing the number of bloggers in India A blog with daily … [Read more] about Understanding Blogging in India
Some ideas for Twitter apps in India
Twitter has gained sufficient stickiness in India but I am yet to come across any 'must-follow' Twitter application in India. Grocery stores: Few small chain grocery stores are now competing with the biggies these days. They should be tweeting any sale they have and reach out to their customers. Yes, there is a danger of receiving too many … [Read more] about Some ideas for Twitter apps in India