‘Content is King but why is it free?’ is one of the topics for a stimulating panel discussion during WATSummit 2012. We are glad to have Mr. Narayanan Madhavan of Hindustan Times for this panel discussion. Madhavan is a senior journalist, columnist and editor with  more than 25 years of experience. He is currently the Associate Editor at Hindustan Times and writes a weekly column on technology,...

Firefly eVentures, the internet subsidiary of HTMedia has announced the launch of its new education portal- HTCampus.com. SITE ANALYSIS Need Gap: HTCampus site presently addresses the career guidance need of students passing out of schools and colleges. HTCampus.com provides students with comprehensive, updated and reliable information on over 3000 colleges across streams. The site is not dedicated...

IBN7 has also realized the power of social media and developed a platform to connect with their human assets – Blaze. After NDTV & Hindustan Times, IBN7 reporters, anchors and presenters have also come closer to audience to increase user engagement. What all users can do here? • Follow Twitter & Facebook Accounts of anchors • Ask questions to them • Read their stories • Chat with...

E-Readers are quite a new phenomenon in India with Amazon’s kindle being available for sale here recently. But that didn’t stop one of the leading newspapers in India to jump onto the e-reader bandwagon. HT Goes the Kindle Way India’s English daily Hindustan Times became the first newspaper to be available globally available on Kindle. Now this is a big move and also a sign of times...

Imagine my surprise when I opened the newspaper today. Spread on the FRONT PAGE of around 4 national dailies (I noticed in the list – Hindustan Times, Times of India, DNA and the Mint — the links are the epaper links) — the bold title : “The Internet is under NEW MANAGEMENT — Yours” with the tagline “It’s Y!ou” emphasising that the new Yahoo was all about the user....

Now, I’m personally biased towards the Hindustan Times. I discovered the newspaper a year or so ago, and have been completely overwhelmed with the quality of news. Unlike a lot of other publications which have swung the tabloid way, the newspaper has retained its freshness. The quality of editorials is also to be commended. It’s one of the first newspapers to have actively embraced it’s website...