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Death row inmate joins Twitter
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Death row inmate joins Twitter

March 5, 2015March 5, 2015 by Karthik S

The following piece is entirely fictional. It is merely an imaginative piece penned to explore the possibilities of where this on-going debate around the documentary could head, if social media joins the mix, in ways other than people merely commenting and debating the…

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Flipkart vs. Amazon, HP vs. Lenovo – what is it about Twitter that has brands behaving like impulsive kids?
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Flipkart vs. Amazon, HP vs. Lenovo – what is it about Twitter that has brands behaving like impulsive kids?

February 23, 2015February 23, 2015 by Karthik S

So the good guys at Reddit found that someone from Flipkart ordered from Amazon and posted a pic. Some over-enthusiastic person at Flipkart, manning their Twitter handle couldn’t let go of the opportunity and offered this retort. Others egged Amazon and I…

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Streaming in and out of WPP Stream India 2015
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Streaming in and out of WPP Stream India 2015

February 8, 2015February 8, 2015 by Karthik S

Stream India 2015 is my first unconference experience. The format is mighty interesting and untethering! Participants are asked to jot down their topics on a board and given the limited slots available for discussions (48 slots per day; 8 concurrent sessions, across 6…

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A fictional aftermath of the IndiGo-harassment incident
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A fictional aftermath of the IndiGo-harassment incident

February 3, 2015February 3, 2015 by Karthik S

Watch this video, first: And then, this (warning: his smile is incredibly creepy and disconcerting!): Then, read this piece from BuzzFeed India: This Video Of An Indian Girl Confronting Her Alleged Harasser On A Flight Is Going Viral (Pic courtesy, BuzzFeed India)…

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Does it make me a ‘bad person’ if I liked AIB Knockout? And other such existential questions.
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Does it make me a ‘bad person’ if I liked AIB Knockout? And other such existential questions.

January 29, 2015 by Karthik S

If you haven’t seen AIB (All India Bakchod) Knockout – The Roast of Arjun Kapoor and Ranveer Singh yet, you should perhaps check your internet connectivity and if you’re working on Gmail offline. It has raked up a million views in 24…

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Nexus 6 – a month later…
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Nexus 6 – a month later…

January 22, 2015September 12, 2018 by Karthik S

I bought this new Nexus 6 almost on a whim. I have been wanting to change my phone (from Samsung Galaxy S4) for no specific reason other than the fact that I was getting bored with the earlier one I had. It…

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From the ‘end’, to ‘death’ of apps as we know them?
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From the ‘end’, to ‘death’ of apps as we know them?

January 21, 2015January 21, 2015 by Karthik S

I read recently that the Chinese mobile browser, UBWeb (owned by Alibaba) is partnering with Facebook to offer push notifications from Facebook used via UCWeb’s mobile web interface. Even when the user closes that browser window, if opted-in, they’d continue to get push notifications…

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