On The India Street (https://www.theindiastreet.com/ ) I read, I’m not surprised by our winner but I am stunned by how close Rediff Classifieds came to Craigslist India in terms of page view Rank. According to Alexa, Craigslist India is about 46th most popular while Rediff Classifieds finishes a respectable 105; not bad for a site that doesn’t … [Read more] about Has Alexa changed the way they work?
Social Networking seems to be in the news, AGAIN!
Orkut manages to be in the news in India very often, always for the wrong reasons. Last week a 16-year-old boy was kidnapped and murdered in Mumbai by his "friends". TV channels were quick to suspect/conclude - the murder was planned on Orkut. But new reports say that the group met "offline" and not "online". For a change, everyone is happy with … [Read more] about Social Networking seems to be in the news, AGAIN!
Voice chat providers may be taxed
According to an article in Hindustan Times, Consumer Internet giants like Google, Yahoo and Microsoft's MSN, which have been offering telephony-like facilities through their messenger software, may soon come into the service tax net, industry sources say. If these portals are charging Indian netzines to use their voice chat I agree with the govt … [Read more] about Voice chat providers may be taxed
Royal ride, Mysore is Mysuru now
Our politicians across all parties are united when it comes to diverting the attention of their citizens. Dharam Singh initiated the change of name of 12 cities and finally it got approved during HDK's tenure. Why has the government unnecessarily fiddled around something which was going on smoothly? I guess because they are the … [Read more] about Royal ride, Mysore is Mysuru now
How do you build future leaders/bureaucrats in India?
Yesterday I had a very interesting conversation with my cousin from the US. We met her family after 11 years. We were talking about her son's extra-curricular activities. One of her sons went to National Youth Leadership Forum in Washington DC. His team was given a "situation" - emergency in Sudan. They had to come up with a solution. Each member … [Read more] about How do you build future leaders/bureaucrats in India?