Internet in India
Last week we had some panic time at work. Trust me, it wasn't fun. Few of our Oneindia.in channels started being shown as "infected". If you are a Firefox user you would be shown a warning which said the site was infected with Malware and the reasons too were shown. Google and Stopbadware work "together" to maintain a list of infected sites. … [Read more] about It’s official: Google is no God but just human ;-)
Most webmasters use Google Webmaster Tools (GWT) to submit their URLs to Google. Yahoo had a similar product - Site Explorer and Microsoft too has one. GWT by far is the best and is far ahead of the so-called competitors. GWT gives a good insight into what Google sees in your site. They have a module for deletion of URLs (individual pages, … [Read more] about Webmaster Tools: Feature Request for Bulk Deletion of URLs
The House Energy and Commerce Committee on Thursday approved a $6 billion broadband plan that would provide grants to shore up the country's broadband infrastructure. This is part of the $825 billion economic stimulus package. The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) would have two years to develop a map of broadband … [Read more] about US Approves a whopping $6 Billion Broadband Plan
Looks like we have company, even Americans find broadband expensive! A report released by Pew Internet & American Life Project says, The three policy goals associated with broadband in the Obama stimulus package: creating new jobs, creating new broadband subscribers, and improving the broadband experience for all subscribers through faster … [Read more] about Americans too find broadband expensive
I got a few calls about IAMAI’s report - “Number of Local Language Sites in India stands at a Pathetic 1249!”. There are parts of the report I agree and disagree with. I contacted IAMAI and IMRB about this report, and I must say they have been very supportive and responsive to my concerns (they got in touch with me in less than 15 minutes). I … [Read more] about Is Indian Language on the net really pathetic?