3 incidents mark 2009 and it is all set to become a year of blogging in India. It first started with Chetanye Kunte and the Mumbai blasts. It marked the way blogs has gained prominence at a broader level when NDTV took it seriously.
Next up in the chain is the fake IPL player blog. I stopped following this blog but this is remarkable turning point in blogging history of India. The accounts given by the fakie are almost real and provided good fodder for 5 weeks for the cricket crazy nation. It will not be far fetched if I were to say – Fake IPL Player gave the first taste of blogging to many Indians.
3rd and most recent is the blogger who helped to solve a case between TVS and Bajaj over a patent case. The judge actually referred to the content in the Spicy IP blog to arrive at the judgement. This is for sure the first of its kind in India. Not sure about the rest of the world. In fact, I haven’t heard of any case solving blog posts in the blogging world.
What gave the case significance beyond being just another chapter in the Bajaj-TVS tussle was that it set a precedent for the future use of blogs in courts. Indian courts have traditionally relied only on books and journals whose reputation has been firmly established. (Mint)
This is a triumph of sorts and makes me think if 2009 will be the year of blogging and if blogger’s will get the man of the year award – if there is such a thing.
This phenomenon rise of blogs is the best thing as far as I am concerned. Much more than the UPA government’s success and Sensex’s 2000 point raise in less than 5 minutes.
Do you agree?
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