Skoda moves the needle
I wrote about Tata and Skoda and how they are trying to use their own properties on social media to address some of their recent issues. With Tata, I haven’t seen any progress, but in case of Skoda, I see massive progress….
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PowerPoint Vs Human incompetence and stupidity
It was just a couple of days back I wrote a post titled, ‘Do not blame the medium for human stupidity‘. And here goes New York Times with a piece titled, ‘We Have Met the Enemy and He Is PowerPoint‘ – sweet…
Do not blame the medium for human stupidity
Learn from them, you stupid, extinct bird. And, don’t wait for an Airtel to start a campaign to save you. This is going on for so long that it demands an explanation. I’m talking about tweets being quoted in mainstream media –…
Marshall McLuhan’s global village is happening now, finally!
Gaurav Mishra has an interesting post on Canadian communication theorist, Marshall McLuhan’s 1960s video on ‘The world is a global village’. The source of his post, by Dan Colman (at Open Culture), talks about social media as a logical fulfillment of what…
Momentary twitter silence as a mark of respect?
These are the days of digital activism. Bell Bajao, for instance, is all about bringing domestic violence to a halt. It uses digital tools, among many other offline tools, like concerts, to spread the awareness. Aircel, on the other hand, uses mass…
Philips’ Parallel Lines project is brilliant!
This is one of best digital campaigns I’ve seen in recent times – and it is all due to its compelling content! The concept is about 6 lines of dialog. They are, What is that? It’s a unicorn. Never seen one up…
The tale of two automobile brands in India online – Tata Nano and Skoda India
Two car makers in India seem to be having some issues – one, major issues, while the other, a relatively minor problem. First, Tata Nano. That dramatic photograph of a brand new Nano going up in flames is…well, dramatic indeed! I have…