One of the most overused, but ironically least understood, terms today is Web 2.0. Many consider it as Version 2.0 of the World Wide Web. But is it? If it is, then what happened to Web 1.0? Was it replaced by new protocols? Or does it continue to exist even today? Also, what about...
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Five Indian languages — Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Tamil and Telugu — have been added to the Google Translate bouquet. With this six Indian languages – the sixth being Hindi – are now supported by Google Translate. It was not easy for Google Translate to add the five Indian languages. Wrote Ashish Venugopal, Research Scientist,...
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The “Follow” war has hotted up on the net. Taking a cue from Facebook’s Like button, Twitter has launched its Follow button. Websites can now connect to Twitter directly, and their visitors can follow their Twitter feeds from the Follow button. They will be directed to the Profile page of Twitter, where the latest...
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Has Internet arrived in India? Has it become a tool of mass communication? Or is it still an urban phenomenon? Also, what is the percentage of Indian population that is connected to the net? These are questions that are often raised when one debates the popularity of Internet in India. Here are four ways...
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Live streaming has started attracting eyeballs on the net. This is clear from the first week figures released by Indiatimes on online viewership of IPL4. There is a jump of 62% in online IPL viewership as compared to last year. The Indiatimes report says that “In 2010, YouTube recorded over 5.5 million channel views...
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Paywall advocates have run into a new wall: social media users. There is a dawning realization that before planning to wall your content you must consider its fallout on social media users. The news stories that draw the highest traffic today are the ones that go viral thanks to their getting fan following on...
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Two weeks ago there was euphoria on Twitter. Indians tweeted their joy at the way Anna Hazare’s campaign against corruption had caught the nation’s attention, and made the government bend. This euphoria has now given way to confusion, anger and hurt. The Bhushans may still have support, but it is like benefit of doubt....
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