Wednesday, July 27, 2011

LinkedIn Is Now The #2 Social Network In The US

LinkedIn Is Now The #2 Social Network In The US: "According to last month's comScore numbers, Myspace has fallen to the #3 social network spot in the US. It was finally overtaken by LinkedIn."

Thursday, July 21, 2011

India's Twitter star doesn't own a computer! - in.com

India's Twitter star doesn't own a computer! - in.com: "Govind Tiwari, the 18-year-old Allahabad boy, may have become a global sensation on Twitter on Tuesday thanks to the amusing blog he had created, almost three years ago. Ironically, Govind doesn't even like the microblogging site as much as Orkut or Facebook and, more surprisingly, doesn't even own a computer himself!"

Wednesday, July 20, 2011

Twitter turns 5, recalls the journey - Technology news

Twitter turns 5, recalls the journey - Technology news: "In the era of so much facebooking, twitter is one social networking site that has been able to retain its position firm and serene. It has created a niche for itself, which is adored by the masses. It started its initiative with Jack Dorsey as CEO by San Francisco start-up company Obvious Corp five years back. Today this organization employs about 450 full-time staffs."

Tuesday, July 12, 2011

Social network : Woman: India Today

Social network : Woman: India Today

She heads the India operations of the Ontariobased giant Research in Motion (RIM), one of the world's fastest growing companies that gave us an addiction. Frenny Bawa, 51, has had her hands full ever since RIM decided to launch BlackBerry in India three years ago. As vice president, based in Canada, she has been responsible for its aggressive growth in the market, constantly revamping to focus on the young pulse of the nation. With the recent launch of the Playbook tablet at a time when the Indian market is just discovering the category, Bawa has little time for anything besides work.

Monday, July 11, 2011

News of the World: it's not the end of the story | Media | The Guardian

News of the World: it's not the end of the story | Media | The Guardian: "The demise of the News of the World need not, and should not, spell the end of Sunday red-top tabloid journalism. It has a fine tradition, stretching back into the 19th century, and reached its zenith in the 1950s. Even though it became warped from the 1990s onwards, that does not mean that it has no place in modern Britain."

Thursday, July 7, 2011

NOTW journalists shocked and amazed by closure of paper - Press, Media - The Independent

NOTW journalists shocked and amazed by closure of paper - Press, Media - The Independent: "The announcement that the News of the World will close after this weekend was greeted with shock and amazement by journalists at News International today.

Staff at the publisher's other newspapers received the statement by chairman James Murdoch and gasps were heard across the newsrooms at Wapping as they reached the line: 'This Sunday will be the last issue of the News of the World.'"