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Twitter: Politics & Culture; not Business & Tech
Business: By Silicon Valley standards, Twitter was never a great business. It barely makes $1-1.5 billion in any given quarter. Contrast that with Amazon, which is looking to touch the landmark of $500 billion in annual revenues. Elon Musk bought
First Orkut, now Koo? The Brazil story.
In 1974 economist Edmar Bacha dubbed Brazil a “Belindia”, because it was “a Belgium-sized island of prosperity in a sea of India-like poverty”. How things have changed since then! Both India and Brazil are part of BRICS. They both had
Twitter and Silicon Valley’s dirty little secret
It is no secret that mainstream media, academia and celebrities lean far Left. They get together in one voice and support Leftist causes, Leftist ideologies and Leftist parties. In the US they support the Democrats, in the UK Labour and
The Decline, Fall & TikTokification of the Social Media Empire
Does anyone remember Orkut? This was a social media website launched in 2004 by Orkut Büyükkökten, a Google employee. For some reason this became a craze in India and Brazil. It was the hottest social media property in India and
Yet another Indian tech CEO, now at Twitter
Indian American Parag Agrawal heads Twitter; Trump still looks to his own social media network & an electric scooter under 50K. Will India actually ban Bitcoin? (Ep-51, November 26) Paytm is no bull in the market (Ep-50, November 19) Nykaa
Social Media flux continues
A lot of churn in social media, UPI roars back with records & the billionaires’ space race. Bitcoin’s 414th obituary? (Ep-37, May 21) Crypto flavour of the season (TNTW Ep-37. May 14) PUBG returns in new avatar (Ep-35, May 7)
New CxO Appointments in July 2021
Here is an updated list of all important appointments in IT organizations in India for July 2021. Here is an updated list of all important appointments in IT organizations in India for July 2021. 1. Zupee has appointed Gaurav Mehta as
Twitter to test Professional Profiles along with other paid products
Twitter has officially announced that it is testing its new Professional Profiles feature with some US brands. The new feature will provide a way for brands to present themselves on the platform. It will have dedicated tools like product portfolio,
Twitter has held talks to acquire Clubhouse for $4 Billion: Report
Micro-messaging app Twitter was in talks to acquire audio-only chat app Clubhouse for $4 Billion, reported Bloomberg on Wednesday. Both the companies have not commented on the matter, but people familiar with the matter suggest that the deal is closeted.
Florida Teen who led the Twitter Bitcoin Scam via Apple, Musk, Gates’ accounts, jailed for 3 years
On July 15, 2020, the Twitter accounts of many prominent personalities displayed a singular message. “Give me your bitcoin and I will double it”. People even fell for the scam and collectively lost more than $100,000 in the cryptocurrency. In a
The Big Picture of Indian Politics, Politicians and Social Media
In her recent article Nidhi Razdan pointed out a few drawbacks of the Congress Government and all their social media handles went berserk on her. They called her out as BJP bhakt and whatnot, but that’s beside the point [or
Twitter starts rolling out voice DMs in India, Brazil and Japan
In early October 2020, Twitter had introduced a feature of voice tweet. Now, you can also send voice messages in DM on Twitter. The voice message feature will let you send a voice message through DM. Further, the company has
Modi vs Jack & Koo vs Twitter
Twitter and India fight it out over the farmers’ protests, new Indian OTT regime in the offing and Tesla boosts Bitcoin, good news for other cryptocurrencies too. Digital Budget for post-Covid India (Ep-23, Feb 5) When a sub-Reddit & an
Twitter alternative Koo App is leaking user data confirms French Hacker; CEO Responds
The Koo app has recently gained momentum as many Government officials, including Union Minister Piyush Goyal, have made the shift to Koo. Winner of the Aatmanirbhar Bharat App Innovation Challenge, the Koo app, is available in 11 Indian languages. Similar
Made In India Twitter Alternative Koo gets a big boost 10 months post-launch
In March 2020, Aparameya Radhakrishna and Mayank Bidawatka started a Made In India Twitter alternative – Koo. The app has recently gained momentum as many Government officials, including Union Minister Piyush Goyal, have made the shift to Koo. Winner of the Aatmanirbhar
Twitter permanently suspends @realDonaldTrump account
Twitter has a policy where it verifies debatable tweets. That is, the company, in its blog of Twitter rules states “We assess reported Tweets from world leaders against the Twitter Rules. These ensure that people can participate in the public
Big Tech Monopoly over Internet: Think India invites article on “Freedom of Speech” by Nov 30
Think India is a pan-India organization established to bring together the best talent of the country and to infuse in them a ‘Nation-First’ attitude. The organization seeks to develop solution-based thinking and inspire young India to serve society. It also
PM Modi’s personal website Twitter account @narendramodi_in gets hacked; retrieved
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s additional Twitter account was hacked between September 2 and 3. The twitter account is linked to his personal website. Tweets appeared urging followers to make donations to ‘PM National Relief Fund for COVID-19’ through cryptocurrency and
Twitter hack & Jio’s 5G dreams
Twitter saw one of the most high-profile attacks ever, but was it just about Bitcoin? 5G could finally take off with Jio’s plans and Google’s $10 billion India investment. A brief round-up of the major stories of the week… Last
Obama, Biden, Musk, Kanye West, Apple and other’s Twitter accounts hacked in a bitcoin scam; Twitter responds
The Twitter accounts of high profile figures and corporations, including former United States President Barack Obama, Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden, Tesla Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, Rapper Kanye West and his family, Mike Bloomberg, Uber
