Indians spend most time on mobile phones
November 13, 2021
With the ease of internet access and the lockdowns imposed since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, the time spent on a mobile screen has risen sharply across the world, but more so in India which is now amongst the top users of mobile apps, with close to 5 hours every day
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Social media overdose impacts teenagers’ mental health
October 26, 2021
Even though the social media platforms have been undergoing rapid growth in various parts of the world, notably India, the enforced lockdowns saw a huge increase of 70 pc. Indians on average, spend about 2.25 hours on social media daily, slightly below the global average of 2.5 h...
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Blackface Filter faces tremendous backlash in social media
August 11, 2021
This filter changes the complexion of a creator. In the beginning, it shows the creator with a dark or grey complexion, often looking very grim and gesticulating in anger over her colour. She often tries to brush her skin as if removing dirt, but when nothing works, she turns sad...
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The age of illustrative digital dissent
August 7, 2021
It is April 2021, the second wave of Covid-19 has hit India like a tonne of bricks, shattering the entire healthcare system. People are dying left and right, the politicians who are supposed to lead the country away from this catastrophe are missing. Hundreds of thousands lose th...
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Internet of Behaviour: A boon or a breach of privacy?
July 19, 2021
In 2021, the ease of internet connectivity is something many can take for granted. Most daily tasks and actions that once required a series of actions or human interaction are now simplified and just a couple of clicks away, especially tasks such as food delivery, cinema or show ...
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Using latest social media trends smartly
May 5, 2021
While social media has been hailed for spreading useful Covid-related information and contacts during past few months, dissemination of useful information with entertainment is not a new trend. Especially during a raging pandemic, information with entertainment has become the tre...
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Industries that pipped the pandemic
September 20, 2020
“I stopped taking food from local tiffin service since April. I switched to ordering from Swiggy regularly as it assured me of following all possible safety and hygiene measures including the body temperature of the delivery person and cleanliness rating of the restaurant I ord...
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Female comedians in India battle the dark side of standup comedy
July 27, 2020
Even as more women get into stand up comedy in India, they face online abuses, sexual harassment and physical threats from social media trolls almost every day.
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Revolutionary caricatures
March 13, 2020
In the world of editorials, caricatures are a medium to tell hard-hitting news softly The Wire, an online news portal, recently featured a cartoon, captioned roti to a riot that depicted the recent riots in Delhi and the condition of the poor. The cartoon featured where a starvi...
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Indian kids are the most cyberbullied in the world, says report
July 23, 2019
As technology gets more entangled with our social presence, cyberbullying is becoming a great concern for social media users.
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Google Santa Tracker is helping kids track Santa Claus
December 26, 2018
While the kids in the pre-internet era waited night long in the hope of the arrival of Santa Claus, kids nowadays can simply track him on Google Santa Tracker, play Christmas games and lots more-courtesy smartphones.
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Erasing the Envelopes
April 18, 2018
In the digital age, quick taps on the QWERTY communicate implicit thoughts and opinions, thus leading to a major decline in the shipment of personal mails with glued stamps via the postal service. A girl excitedly tore the brown paper away to grasp at a sheet of paper inscribed w...
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