Messaging apps could ignite an Indian retail revolution
However, for that to happen the government needs to articulate and pass a coherent policy for FDI in e-commerce.
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Porn star rides online video wave in India
Sunny Leone has found a treasure trove, and a few new business models, in a rapidly digitizing India.
Indian advertisers wake up to the promise of online video
Brands are increasingly moving to the net to attract consumers, but they first need to figure out what works.
Indian App market to balloon by four times in two years
While the app market is set to grow rapidly telecom companies need to do their bit to ensure its health and longevity
Rohan Murty wants to measure programmers' productivity
Will Rohan Murty's new lab in Boston change the way the software industry evaluates its workforce?
'Will you make my Cobra dance?' Dating apps hook-up with India
India, a conservative society, is going through tectonic change in its march towards modernity and here to capitalise on that change is the dating app.
Chinese messaging app WeChat poised to conquer India, the world
WhatsApp may have received all the attention thanks to its acquisition by Facebook, but today it is Tencent's WeChat that is making waves around the world.
The Indian auto rickshaw gets a tech makeover
GPS tracking via an Android app may transform the often-cursed auto experience in the country into a dependable one.
China soon to become the 'next India' in software services
The one area in which India has long been able to claim superiority over China is in software services. This too will end if China has its way and India fails to innovate.
Unilever and Facebook target 'upliftment' of internet-starved rural Indians. Yeah, right!
Hindustan Levers and Internet.org, a Facebook-led alliance, want to uplift India's rural unconnected by wiring them. And there I was, thinking that they only wanted to flog soap and messaging apps to them.