BitTorrent Inc. is much maligned for its association with global content piracy. For the record, BitTorrent is a legit company which specializes in making data and content move freely over the internet using the p2p protocol that it has developed. However, BitTorrent is much more than this and can definitely be used for practical applications in data and content distribution. The company has also...

Dhingana, one of the popular music streaming services in the country has partnered with Coca Cola to launch their new campaign. The campaign called ‘Crazy For Happiness’ is a part of Coca Cola’s ‘Open Happiness’ philosophy. Last year, we published an article that pointedly stated how increased digital consumption and the proliferation of the internet is changing the music industry. Over...

TIE Delhi-NCR has announced the second edition of its event titled Indian Internet Day. The objective of the event is to get the prominent professionals in the Indian industry together and discuss the long term aspects of running an online business in the country and look at emerging trends. The event wants to include discussion regarding all kinds of Internet businesses in the country (popular, experimental...

The Maharana Pratap Inter-Sate Bus terminus (ISBT) will now be enabled by high-speed free Wi-Fi connectivity. The terminus, which operates bus services from Delhi and seven other neighbouring states will get free secured Wi-fi facility from Internet Service Provider Tikona Digital Networks. Commuters at the terminus can browse Internet for free with their laptops, smartphones or tablets for the first...

The Asian School of Cyber Laws (ASCL) recently conducted a survey based on Cyber Security and what it means for school children across India. The survey covered more than 13,000 students of 7th, 8th, 9th and 10th standards in cities such as Pune, Mumbai, Lucknow, Hyderabad, Patiala, Bhatinda and Nellore. The participants were also given out bookmarks specifically designed for the purpose and theme...

Amazon has announced that it will be acquiring book recommendation service and the reader social network, Goodreads. The service currently has around 16 million users and 30,000 book clubs, according to Amazon. Amazon’s intention behind picking up the service may be because of the wealth of quality data generated on the service. People can review their favorite books and converse with other people....

In today’s age of social media, it is easy for fans to have a global voice. With more brands realizing the value of having a digital footprint building their online profiles on social media platforms, they are providing a transparent and open platform for followers to voice their experiences and for others to access them. The traditional word-of-mouth has taken a digital turn which also means...

Valuefirst, a Gurgaon based Digital media company has announced that it has acquired a mobile video service called clk2c.com. The amount shelled out for the acquisition remains undisclosed. Valuefirst has also revealed that it will be integrating clk2c’s B2C features (mobile greetings) into its existing product, Full On SMS. clk2c has been up and running since 2009 after being founded by Suresh Kabra....

Eminent serial tweeters and tech savvy personalities  like Shashi Tharoor, Shah Rukh Khan and Shabana Azmi has been roped in by the Congress for it’s official Twitter handle. The Congress has also set-up a 35 member team to counter and monitor the propaganda and other negative tweets and references to the party on the social networking site. Calling in such personalities just shows the priority...

Facebook Places, a  feature launched by Facebook in 2011, lets users share details of their location by check-ins using the Check-in feature. Apart from sharing their location with their friends, users can also see who is near them and discover great new places to explore around their location. This feature also provides interesting insights and analytics into users’ data. If you’re a...