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India, the great democracy (?) celebrates its 64th Independence day with great pride amidst not so optimistic environment of corruption, terrorism, inflation & fluctuating stock markets. Here, I present some of the best videos reflecting the pessimism & optimisms of the country and its residents through Bollywood. We have survived many things and I am [...]
ViziSense, India’s leading online audience and ad measurement platform, released its first customized report on the online behavior of Indian women. Unlike the usual methods of surveys and multiple-choice answers, these insights are drawn, analyzed and collated from the actual observed behavior of a significant sample of online women: E-Mail, Search and Social Networking Top [...]
This is the list of some twitter lists from India – brands, celebrities, journalists, social media folks, non-profts and NGOs and more… Lists maintained by me @santoshmaharshi Indian Brands on Twitter Indian Celebrities on Twitter Indian Online Industry people and brands on Twitter Indian Twitter Lists maintained by others Social Media folks on Twitter by [...]
Five Myths About India – BusinessWeek.
This is continuation of my series “India web & internet statistics 2008”. I skipped it in 2009 as here it’s back again. I am going to keep updating this post, so please let your comments flowing in through the comments section of this post or to my twitter account @santoshmaharshi. Online Publishing in [...]
Gaurav Mishra, CEO 20:20 Social – points to this interesting story on LiveMint by Saabira Chaudhari, titled The Anti-Social Nonprofit: Looking for Instant Gratification I have been a very social spammer cum observer from a long time and worked on social products like Rediff Q&A & Connexions in my previous avataars and now manage media [...]
Siliconindia is organizing Startup City 09 on June 6th in Bangalore. There will be 100 most promising technology startups showcasing their products. – Watch live product demonstrations – Get a peek into cutting edge technologies – Lay hands on the best-of-breed solutions – Meet young, energetic, passionate geeks – Experience the culture of innovation in [...]
This is the list of (now 101) Indian brands and businesses on Twitter. However, the ownership of these brands is not verified. For example, satyam computers which is a news update account for the company and not by the company. Some of the media brands are actually extending their services through twitter and not necessarily [...]
Have an opinion on Lalu’s bank balance or BJP’s stand on Varun? Will Congress score over BJP with ‘aam aadmi’ agenda? Is Third Front a myth or reality? Join the debate, put forth your viewpoints …because your opinion counts. ‘Aam aadmi’ agenda: Will it prove to be the winning mantra for Cong? Will Ram temple [...]
Want to stay updated on loksabha polls and want to know what’s the latest information available on the web for Politicians, Political Parties and Elections updates from Indian States and Union Territories. Get everything at one place on MSN India’s Elections 2009 Aggregator, search for a topic of your choice and get latest web links, [...]
All the latest buzz around the elections is here on Elections 2009 on MSN India. Catch up with elections news… On your mobile by visiting m.msnindia.com Subscribe to India Elections 2009 RSS feed. Join the citizen speak group on facebook Follow @msnindia on twitter Search twitter by #indiavotes09
These days I am reading Simon Parke’s “The Beautiful Life” and nothing else can explain the situation in India. The elections are not the time for blame-game, it’s the time for self-introspection. Politicians Every country, religion or organization tends to get the leader it deserves: the leader who addresses them on their level, however low [...]
A research sponsored by vodafone says that penetration of cellular technology is related to prosperity and economy growth. The report is available for download India: The Impact of Mobile Phones [pdf] on the Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER) web site: Professor Kathuria, commented “We believe this analysis shows that telecommunications is [...]
IAMAI has released this report in association with IMRB which says that 37% per cent of all Internet Access from Cyber Cafés: In fact, access from cyber cafes recorded an increase of 1% over last year. However, it was far below the peak of 52% in 2003. Commenting on the findings of the survey, IAMAI [...]
Pluggd.in and WAT Blog inform about IAMAI’s report Vernacular Content Market in India (pdf). And even without reading the report I am sharing some interesting insights of my own which you will never find in any reports. We are expressional vernaculars and not aspirational. Even in a remote village, the kids have WWF wrestler’s photo [...]
Hi Friends, I have created this group ‘Indian Internet & Media Professionals’ and request you to join this group and start contributing your thoughts on Indian Internet and Media Industry. Here are some benefits of joining this network: Connect with people from Indian Internet & Media industry Share news with each other in your network [...]
I am reading this fantastic book "The Meme Machine" by Susan Blackmore and this was the first time when actually thought of memes and their pattern and flow in Indian context. Here are some general insights and my 2 cents. meme was first coined in 1976 by Richard Dawkins in his book ‘The Selfish Gene’. [...]
Tonictag Divanation – Webchutney Admagnet – Interactive Avenues Adchakra – Percept Knorigin DGM (affiliate networks) – DGM India Komli Pubmatic – Komli Ozone Media Tyroo – SITG Paypod Sulekha Ad Network AdsforIndians IndiAds AdsOnMedia AXILL (affiliate marketing) RupizAds Adwinks – ibibo Global Brands in Indian Market Microsoft Advertising Google Adsense Yahoo Advertising Reference: WATBlog, Trak.in [...]
corporate blogs in india Infosys TCS Tata Interactive Systems Cleartrip.com Frito Lay Mahindra and Mahindra Ram Gopal Varma (The Factory ) Rajesh Jain (CEO, Netcore) Wipro brand building / digital marketing / community initiatives by corporates / brands in india sunsilkgangofgirls (HUL) – a ladies only community which promotes sunsilk range of hair [...]
Last updated October 008: A quick look at Indian Internet & Web related fact & figures updated on a weekly basis. Covers Internet infrastructure in India, Internet & Web trend in India, Search & Search engine marketing in India, Ecommerce trends & growth in India and Online advertising market in India. Please feel to recommend [...]
Santosh Maharshi (bio) is a full time new media geek, x-bollywood, x-entrepreneur & currently a product & content management expert with MSN (India). One of the top online destinations in India.
In previous avatar he had launched India's biggest UGC initiative Rediff Q&A, which still sells like hot cakes at Rediff.
Note: Everything posted on this site is Santosh's personal opinion. It does not represent the views of Microsoft Corp or any of it's partners or associations
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