India reached seventh position in the internet population and 3.2 crore Indians are now accessing internet despite low broadband penetration. Google India is now among the “Top 15” websites in the world due to this sudden spurt in internet usage in India. Google is now the number one internet property in the world with 77% reach while Yahoo is gradually losing the grip over internet. Top 5 internet properties: 1. Google sites: 77% reach 2. Microsoft sites: 64% reach 3. Yahoo sites: 55% reach. Are you still using Yahoo mail? 4. AOL: 27% reach with little international presence. 5. Wikemedia: Power of community. Top 7 countries in internet reach: 1. China: 1 in every 6 internet user is from China. 2. USA: 1 every 7 internet user is from America. 3. Japan: 6% of internet population are from Japan. 4. Germany: This country represents 3.7% of internet population. 5. Britain: 3.6 crore internet users are from UK. 6. France: 3.4 crore internet users from France. 7. India: Just 3.2 crore Indians access internet. India represents 3.2% of internet population. But India will reach 3rd position within 1 year, according to estimates. If Indian Government aggressively encourages broadband deployment, India will easily reach 3rd position in internet population. Broadband will provide huge employment opportunities for Indians and cut costs for Companies. … [Read more...]
Watch Bill Gates in Jon Stewart TV show
Microsoft chairman Bill Gates participated in a TV show with Jon Stewart on the occasion of Windows Vista release. It is a wonderful humorous interview with some interesting questions. What's your password? What's the screensaver of your computer?What is the meaning of Beta?What's the meaning of word "interactive"?Questions on Vista, security and the future of world.Bill Gates said about future projects of Microsoft like Robotics and Internet on TV. … [Read more...]
10 changes in my internet life during 2003-2007
I am a physician from India who has been following the technology industry for the past 4 years. Users are gradually moving from desktop applications to internet rich applications. Web 2.0 sites are on the rise. Blogging has reached phenomenal heights. 2003: 1. I browsed from internet cafés on slow dial up connections. 2. My net usage was 20 hours per week. 3. I never heard the words “Blog”, “Digg” and “You tube”. 4. My primary email was Yahoo and secondary one was Hotmail. 5. Primary search engine was Google. 6. I spent 40% of my browsing time on Yahoo, 15% on Google, 15% on MSN networks. 7. Email took about 40% of my net usage. 8. Microsoft was a giant at that time.9. E Donkey was my major P2P application.10. Internet explorer was my major browser.2007: 1. I am surfing internet from my home on broad band connection. 2. My net usage is 100 hours per week. 3. I am maintaining 24 blogs and 1 website. Digg is my primary source for technology news.4. My primary email is Gmail. Yahoo mail is my secondary one. 4. Primary search engine is Google. 5. I am spending 40% of my surfing time on Google, 40% on web 2.0 sites and 10% on Yahoo and MSN networks. 6. Blogging accounts for 40% of my browsing time.7. Google is ruling the internet world.8. Bit comet (Torrents) is the main P2P application.10. Firefox and Maxthon are my main browsers. … [Read more...]
Why technocrats hate Microsoft – Physician’s doubt!?
I am a physician from Andhra Pradesh, India. I am following technology trends since 1998. But I am unable to understand one thing that is why advanced users hate Microsoft? I have seen lot of posts on Microsoft bashing in various forums. While most of users are addicted to microsoft products like windows and internet explorer, advanced users are advising Linux and Firefox. Whether it is arrogance of advanced users or ignorance of normal users? My opinion is intermediate one. Microsoft products are easy to use and somewhat addictive. But Microsoft is less innovative but very good at marketing. Though of late, Google is on steroids and Microsoft is on Opioids, Microsoft is still way ahead of competitors. My request to Bill Gates: Please lower windows price to penetrate technology in third world countries. It is small incentive you pay for normal users who still ignoring advice of advanced users. … [Read more...]
