Media - Internet

NEW DELHI, August 1: Statistics, doesn't matter if they conceal a lot too, come across as a veritable tool to blow prevalent notions to smithereens. So, the myth that the Net has spread itself out all over the country, and the claims that the Net is going to be the instrument for change far and wide appear a tad hollow if one were to look even cursorily at the findings of one of the largest...

During the early days of the military conflict in Iraq, Americans discovered a new Internet phenomenon called "blogging." U.S. soldiers stationed in the Middle East created online Web pages, or "Web logs," to share their experiences and feelings with readers. This brought attention to blogging as a form of communication, and people worldwide began Web logs of their own. Last year, the "blogosphere...

Rediff.com India Ltd, one of the leading online providers of news, information, communication, entertainment and shopping services for Indians, has recorded 53 per cent growth in its revenues in the first quarter this year. Intensification in online advertising and mobile services resulted in increased revenues for the company, with revenues from India online increasing by 114 per cent to $2...

We must let journalism rust. As air and sunlight turns old cars and tools an earthy red, oxidization turns tabloids and broadsheets a stale shade of yellow. This hue, "vintage newspaper," is not the prettiest color in the spectrum. But we should not forget what it looks like. I am not affecting nostalgia here. I am concerned that the computers we so desperately rely on don’t know everything...

Five finalists have been named for the 2005 Batten Awards for Innovations in Journalism, which gives cash prizes up to $10,000 for "setting new standards for interactive journalism, advancing creativity in digital storytelling and recalibrating the role that news organizations play in their communities." Here's a look at what the judges said about the five finalists, plus links to other notable...

Even as marketers have started looking at blogs seriously, the blogging environment is all set to undergo a shift. The government is mulling a set of guidelines for bloggers that includes registration for bloggers. This was shared by Vijayashankar, Secretary, Cyber Society of India, at a seminar organised by the Society and Prime Point Foundation on ‘Challenges of Cyber Crime and Cyber...

Every so often someone asks us why we didn't have a story on such-and-such. "It was all over town, and so-and-so said it was true. He heard it from that other guy, who got it from his aunt, who heard it at coffee in the cafe. Councilman Doe is having an affair with that waitress!" Often people come to the office with tales like the one above and we check them out-if we can find something or...

NEW YORK - Podcasting and RSS feeds may be the latest craze in high-tech circles but the general public is largely unfamiliar with the Internet terms. A study by the Pew Internet and American Life Project also finds that Internet users aren't all that familiar with "phishing," either. Seventy percent of Internet users never heard of phishing or aren't sure that it refers to e-mail scams that try...

GOOGLE HAS JUST UPDATED THEIR toolbar page rank. And, it appears the way they calculate backlinks has changed also. These updates typically get SEO professionals scrambling. The engines are continually changing their algorithms. Although, there is a constant in midst of change: It's the emphasis on relevant content. Content still is king. So, what determines the importance of content? Many things...

Ho-hum earnings for the second quarter prompted Wall Street to whack 11.5 percent off Yahoo's stock price yesterday. But the question investors should be asking is when and how much the payoff will be for all the new stuff in Yahoo's pipeline. Yahoo has spit out a bevy of innovations over the past year and has more rumbling around in its oversized belly, including a major push into Hollywood-style...