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Notwithstanding the fact that the Internet has changed the world, there is a particular age segment which has been taken by storm – teenagers! Here's a no-nonsense look into how internet has affected the lives of Indian teenagers.…

Kolaveri Di topped the charts with 17 million views and more than 75,000 comments from over 130 countries just 2 weeks after it was released in November 2011 (current views at 37 Million). With this sensational outburst, the unpredictable,…

Government of India yesterday released “Framework of Mobile Governance report”, an extension of National e-Governance Plan (NeGP), that may potentially bring about massive changes in the way Indian citizens access public services. The…

Here are some facts for you…. Smartphone penetration in India is expected to rise from 4 percent in 2009 to 15 percent in 2013. There are over 100 Million Internet subscribers in India, out of which about 60 million users actively…

It’s been a long tradition now – just like a temple priest flags off a ritual with sound of a conch (shankhnad) during startup; even software bellwether Infosys Technologies is accustomed to kick start the quarterly earnings season in style…

In what could be termed as first of its kind - Nokia has partnered with Indiatimes shopping to bring consumers a direct manufacturer to consumer online store for selling mobile phones called NokiaShop. But, apart from being a direct…

There have been talks that Ultra Cheap Aakash tablets may be shelved over the quality of 30,000 tablets provided by Datawind in the first batch. The general feedback from users, who have had a chance to use Aakash Tablet is that, it…

The power of social media has still not been harnessed in Indian classrooms as much as it should be. Schools and educational institutions are busy banning Facebook, Twitter and other social media platforms rather than seeing how they can be…

1. PAIN vs PLEASURE IRCTC is the biggest success in e-commerce in India. It democratized Railway Tickets buying - the biggest pain point in the life of an Indian. At least the Indian who travelled in the '70s, '80s and '90s. As a young…

Have you ever heard the terms Twitterature, Twiller or Twiction? Or maybe Facebook fiction? If not, you're seriously missing out on the trend that has started since 2009 and is slowly gathering steam with more and more curious, excited,…

This looks like precisely the reason why Government has been so silent on matters pertaining to access of data from biggies like Nokia, RIM, Apple and others. They made a big hue & cry about it earlier last year, but everything went…

Mobile Browsers are now becoming as important as our traditional web browsers - Thanks to rise in mobile internet. Infact, Google India head - Rajan Anandan, recently quoted that 40% of all Google searches in India are done using mobile…

Although Google came out with an official list of the top 10 most watched videos on YouTube in 2011 in India, here is Trak.in's very own list of the same. Google's list for India has a few international videos along with 6 movie videos. We…

According to the latest report released by Comscore, 60% of all Indian internet users visited a Online Ecommerce site in November 2011, with the number of online shoppers increasing 18 percent in the past year. Over past 1 year, coupon or…

Its amazing how technology changes our lives - The life we lived 10 years back and the life we live today is completely different, thanks the advent in Technology. Just think how Mobiles have changed our lives, think how internet has made…

Goodbuzz is a place for advertisers to buy media from people (individuals), but the way it does is quite unique. It uses the traditional tipping model (yeah, those tips that we pay at restaurants) to spread awareness of what ever an…

The travel industry has many opportunities to use social media – from pushing sales to keeping travellers informed about their flights in real time. While some airlines use it as a relationship building platform, other airlines are using it…

"Did you know that 31% of rural Indians have not even heard about internet (That’s more than entire population of Brazil). On the other hand, India has crossed 100 Million internet user landmark and average Indian internet users spends…

where does India stand on the twitter map? If you put this question across to Indian Twitterati, I assume the response will be quite positive. Infact, over past year or so there have been many times that India related topics were trending…

Even as Internet population in India has crossed 100 million, cyber crimes are on the rise. There are many kinds of cyber crimes - Phishing attacks, Identity Theft, Website hacking, creating Trojans / viruses (among others) all amount to…