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Category Archives: Media
Manmohan Singh’s Twitter typos and more
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is a noted economist and a brilliant scholar. The tweets being sent out in his name by his media team, however, include typos and other slip-ups. Maybe they do a rush job. He has been … Continue reading
Google, Facebook, Twitter, Wikipedia, Blogspot, WordPress and Tumblr traffic
Facebook has almost caught up with Google while Twitter still lags behind Wikipedia and Blogger remains the most popular blogging platform. Tumblr blogs get as many daily page views as WordPress.com blogs but the latter attract twice as many daily … Continue reading
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Google censoring blogs just as India wanted
Google has begun redirecting Blogger traffic to country-specific URLs, meaning whatever country you’re in, you’ll get that country’s domain for Blogger-hosted blogs. Here are some of the views expressed online. Continue reading
Facebook’s fantastic growth: 1 out of 4 users in Asia
Eighty per cent of Facebook users now live outside the United States and Asia is one of the fastest growing Facebook markets. Of Facebook’s 845 million monthly active users by the end of December last year, 212 million were in … Continue reading
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Facebook’s growing revenue and net income
Facebook’s revenue and net income have grown phenomenally. It had a net income of $1 billion last year when its revenues totalled $3.7 billion. And it’s all because of you, Facebook users. In its registration statement filed with the US … Continue reading
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India’s decline on Press Freedom Index
Soft-spoken, incorruptible, an eminent economist, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is a good man. But under his Congress/United Progressive Alliance government, India has sunk to a new low on the Press Freedom Index. India ranks 131st out of 179 countries … Continue reading
Twitter can censor tweets by country
Twitter has announced that it now has the technology to selectively block tweets on a country by country basis. It’s a victory for countries like China and India which block or threaten to block websites carrying “objectionable” content. Twitter seems … Continue reading
India 131st, Singapore 135th on Press Freedom Index
India continues to slide down the Press Freedom Index while Singapore has moved up one place. Singapore is ranked 135th on the 2011-2012 Press Freedom Index while India is 131st, having dropped nine places. India was 122nd on the 2010 … Continue reading
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Internet blackout against SOPA, PIPA
Internet users could still check Wikipedia using Google cache, as Fox News pointed out on Wednesday when the online encyclopedia blacked out in protest against proposed new US laws. Bloggers could also post on WordPress, though it too joined the blackout. What’s the fuss all about? A roundup.. Continue reading
India cracks down on Google, Facebook and social media
Sonia Gandhi is taking after her mother-in-law, Indira Gandhi. Not only is she the undisputed leader of the Congress party; her government is also trying to curb freedom of expression. Tweet
Posted in India, Media Tagged china, emergency, facebook, freedom of expression, google, indira gandhi, media, social indicator, social network, sonia gandhi Comments Off
