As more people connect to the Internet in India, time spent social networking is exploding on sites like Facebook and Orkut. It’s one of the primary motivations for going online. In both rural and urban areas, social networking is a key driver of use. The most popular site in India is now Facebook, which has … [Read more…]
Mobile now accounts for 13% of internet traffic, up from 4% in 2010, and now makes up a majority of traffic in some emerging markets, according to new research looking into mobile internet access.
Apple has launched its iTunes Store in India, Russia, Turkey, South Africa and 52 additional countries, as the firm looks to expand the reach of its download store.
India’s social media regulation has come under scrutiny this week, after two girls were arrested for posting a Facebook comment criticising a shutdown of the city after the death of a local political leader.
The way people consume media and shop on their mobile phones is changing rapidly on a global scale, with significant increases in mobile banking, research and the purchase of ‘real’ goods, according to a new study.
Facebook is offering mobile users the Indian rupee equivalent of nearly US$1 in free talk time to sign up to the social networking service, in a bid to increase its subscribers in the country.
Google celebrated its 14th birthday last month and it seems reasonable to assume that the major growth phase for its core product – paid advertising – has now passed. But what of the future? Periscopix, a specialist pay-per-click agency, has researched growth rates on Google’s two major revenue streams – ads on its own properties, … [Read more…]
Google has updated its mapping service in India, with two new features to boost navigation and traffic updates.
Ad serving technology firm ADTECH has appointed its former Head of Global CRM Suhela Gremmel to take charge of operations in the UK and Ireland.
South African media giant Naspers is said to be investing $150 million (Rs 834 crores) in online retailer Flipkart, a deal which would secure the company’s finances for the next three years.