Digital World

The internet and everything it has changed, wrecked, impacted, overthrown, empowered and otherwise touched in our lives. Online communities, self-publishing, blogging, social media, apps, gaming – how these transform who we are. Also my work in this field.


  “Web” Column For Marie Claire India Oct’09: E-Social Interactions
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“Web” Column For Marie Claire India Oct’09: E-Social Interactions

After a story about Twitter for Marie Claire India in Sept’09, I have a piece on social interaction and being a safe netizen in the Oct’09 issue, which is out on the stands now. I’d love to hear your comments and also your thoughts, if any, on other internet-related topics…

anonymous
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Anonymous

This was written (like most of my poetry) a long time back…a lifetime ago when I was anonymous. I’m posting this today to celebrate my own decision to give up the last vestige of my anonymity. So for those of you, my dear readers, who don’t know me yet, my…

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Quoted In Mail Today Story On Social Networking: “Scraps pip tweets”

Neha Tara Mehta has written a very interesting article for Mail Today about social networking in India. She looks at the popularity of Orkut, Facebook and Twitter as well as the attitudes of their various subscriber groups. I along with several other bloggers including the ‘ooh-I-wish-he-wasn’t-gay’ Harish Iyer and WATblog…


  “Addicted To The Internet?” – Quoted In Sunday Hindustan Times
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“Addicted To The Internet?” – Quoted In Sunday Hindustan Times

I was quoted in Neha Bhayana’s story about Internet addiction & restricting net connectivity in Sunday Hindustan Times on 6 September 2009. Reformed Net addicts Ramya (30) and Moksh Juneja (27) said that there is no need to have regulations. “Adults should be allowed to decide what is best for…