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...]
Unlimited storage from Yahoo Mail
Yahoo announced unlimited E-Mail storage for its both beta and normal users starting in May onwards. This is the 10th anniversary gift from yahoo mail for its users. Yahoo mail was launched in 1997 with 4MB storage space. Yahoo Mail increased storage space to 100MB in 2004 and 1GB in 2005. Gmail is giving stiff completion to Yahoo mail with lot of useful features. Microsoft missed the boat with its snail mail i.e; Hotmail. Top E-Mail providers: 1. Yahoo Mail – 250 million users2. Live or Hot Mail – 228 million users 3. Gmail – 51 million users. Money will be refunded to premium customers of Yahoo mail if they request it. Users will be banned if they abuse this service. India’s NO.1 E-Mail service provider Rediff.com recently offered unlimited email storage. In future, storage is not going to be criterion for opting email service, it will entirely depend on quality of service, features and customization. Though Yahoo leads the race with highest number of users, Gmail is the fastest growing email provider. I am waiting for more announcements from Gmail. … [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...]
Top Internet Brands in India in 2006
Internet usage is gradually increasing in India with Broadband penetration. Companies are sweating out to get more user eye balls. Let us see current positions. Top brands on internet in India : 1. Yahoo is the biggest email brand with 37% share. 2. Ebay is the top shopping site for Indians with 38% market share. 3. Rediff is the website users go for their Mobile downloads with 23% share. 4. Money Control has 12% share in Personal Finance segment. 5. IRCTC tops online ticket sales with 38% pie. 6. Google is the number one search engine with a whopping 77% market share. 7. Naukri is leading job search engine with 49% share. 8. Bharat Matrimony and Shaadi are top sites in the Matrimonial segment. 9. In the top of mind recall, Yahoo (35%) followed by Google (21%) are the leading brands in India. 10. Last but not Least; Rediff is the number one site in Ad revenues ( 25%) share followed by Google with 20% share. Source : Juxt Consult India Survey and Business Today. … [Read more...]
