The Day Social Media Came To A Standstill – Facebook / Twitter Under DDoS Attack!

by | posted: August 7, 2009
The day when social media stood still. Online world looked crippled. And we got to know just how dependent we are on social networks. Waves after waves of DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service) attacks hit...
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Social Media : A Primer

by | posted: August 5, 2009
The word Social Media is everywhere. You read about it on the internet. You hear it from your friends. You might even get to read about it in the newspaper these days. And since it’s so commonly available...
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Internet Privacy: Are You Being Watched?

by | posted: August 4, 2009
Let me begin this post with a question. Every time you fill out a form on the internet, what do you think happens to the information? Does it get lost in the servers or does it go to the big bad wolf who...
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FM Stations Get Social Media Savvy – What’s Next?

by | posted: July 30, 2009
Every traditional media platform is logging onto the internet for something that no other medium of communication can provide; interactivity between users. Social Media is being used to completely change...
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Citizen-Friendly Portals From The Government Coming Soon

by | posted: July 24, 2009
I have been jabbering about how politicians and the government need to enhance their online presence, and it looks as if the UT administration has finally reached that decision. The Chandigarh Administration...
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Google Wave Goes Public On September 30, 2009

by | posted: July 23, 2009
So does anyone still remember that awesome thing I was ranting about last month? Lets have a memory F5, shall we? It was called Google Wave and promised to redefine the way we communicate online. Google...
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Swine Flu Reaches Google, Hyderabad – What Should You Be Doing Now?

by | posted: July 15, 2009
It seems that the evil clutches of the almost pandemic Swine Flu has finally reached the giants of World Wide Web. The Hindu Business Line reports that Google India’s Hyderabad office has been shut down...
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Nautanki.tv Recieves Excellent Response During The Live Budget Telecast With UTVi And Facebook

by | posted: July 14, 2009
This year, viewers were hooked up not only to their TV sets for the much anticipated 2009 Annual Budget but also onto the popular Web TV site nautanki.tv Nautanki.tv partnered with Facebook.com to live...
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The Hidden Jackpot For Google Chrome OS In India

by | posted: July 13, 2009
Why does everything that Google does generate so much buzz? A month ago, it was Google wave and now it is the new Chrome OS. Maybe it’s because the ideas are ridiculously simple and yet so revolutionary....
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The Other Side Of Iran’s Supposed ‘Twitter Revolution’

by | posted: June 30, 2009
Last week, I wrote a very detailed post on the Iran controversy and the importance of social media communications; on how Twitter and the new online media has emerged as the hero in Iran by helping us...
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The Iran Controversy And The Importance Of Social Media Communications

by | posted: June 18, 2009
The 2009 Iranian presidential elections happened on 12th June this time around. Result: current president incumbent Mahmoud Ahmadinejad won the election with 66% of the votes cast in favour of him and...
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MTV Roadies Launches Battleground 2 And Extends Its Social Media Reach

by | posted: June 17, 2009
Everyone’s favourite MTV Roadies is back; and they have announced the launch of Battleground 2, which is the online version of the popular reality show where participants are given video tasks as a test,...
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Opera Unite Review: The Reinvention Of Web – Your Own Server In A Browser

by | posted: June 17, 2009
Some odd four months ago, still in college, I was looking for some cheap yet dedicated web hosting solutions for my photoblog. Cheap; yet dedicated? Sounds like a dream world right. But apparently it...
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Microsoft Sending Windows 7 To Europe Without Internet Explorer – A Sign Of Things To Come?

by | posted: June 16, 2009
Ever mindful of the watchful eyes of the European Union, Microsoft has confirmed the rumours that it will not be including Internet Explorer in the latest version of its operating system Windows 7, that...
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YouTube Integrates Twitter, Google Reader and Facebook; Flickr embraces Twitter

by | posted: June 15, 2009
Popular photo uploading service like Twitpic, successful apps on Facebook and other mashup services tell a very important tale. They have become popular not just because they are convenient and add value...
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Twitter Users And 90% Of Them Being Inactive – A Harvard Research Report

by | posted: June 12, 2009
A Harvard study conducted recently has brought some very interesting, yet controversial Twitter statistics to the limelight. Keeping that aside for a moment, if you look at the numbers from Compete for...
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