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Mystery man miffed with ‘bloody paid comments’ on Urban Ladder’s Facebook post!

January 23, 2013January 23, 2013 by Karthik S

Yet another day. Yet another promoted post on Facebook by a brand. And yet… someone doesn’t seem to get the basics. A sponsored post from Urban Ladder landed on my timeline last night. Just the usual – another lovely looking piece of…

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Mobile custom ROMs and an idea for enhancing digital inclusivity

January 8, 2013January 8, 2013 by Karthik S

I have sufficiently gushed about my phone (smartphone, if you please – Samsung Galaxy S2) in this blog, in the past. A snapshot: Waiting for Samsung Galaxy S2 Samsung Galaxy S2?s most non-definitive review As a Samsung Galaxy S2 user, am I…

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Yo Yo Tinted Glass

January 1, 2013January 2, 2013 by Karthik S

I had no idea of Yo Yo Honey Singh’s existence till a few months ago, in mid-2012. I heard that ‘Kolaveri’ composer Anirudh was roping him for song in his new film, Ethir Neechal. I eventually reviewed that song too, for my…

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Raisina Hill’s #stopthisshame protest and the evolving nature of real-time reporting

December 22, 2012 by Karthik S

When every single English news channel had stationed itself to cover the Raisina Hill protest earlier today, one channel seemed to be bearing the brunt for the kind of coverage it offered. Yes, there were sporadic complaints against all channels on Twitter – many said that Times NOW…

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Times Group bridges the offline and online with Alive

December 16, 2012December 16, 2012 by Karthik S

Back in March 2010, I had blogged about a trend that was just catching on, at that time. The last sentence went, I suppose what we do with the power of interactivity is more important than adding interactivity in the first place,…

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SEC’s notice to Netflix CEO Reed Hastings over a Facebook post!

December 8, 2012December 8, 2012 by Karthik S

Netflix CEO Reed Hastings Facebook update on December 6th, Thursday is interesting! He says, SEC staff questions a Facebook post. Fascinating social media story. We use blogging and social media, including Facebook, to communicate effectively with the public and our members. In…

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Cleartrip Vs. Buzz PR

December 5, 2012 by Karthik S

In an interesting turn of events, Cleartrip fired their PR agency. Routine affair? Of course, but they also fired the agency publicly, on their blog! What happened? Why? How? Here is Cleartrip’s own blog post. Now, I’m a HUGE fan of Cleartrip…

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