Why most people don’t understand Twitter

Despite being well connected with a lot of my friends and colleagues online, only a handful of people I know use Twitter. Ask the others and I often get to hear “I just don’t get it!”. This got me thinking – I have never heard such a reply for any other website! Then what is […]

Best ever viral videos which spread entirely through Social Media

1. Numa Numa 2. The Last Lecture 3. Here comes another Bubble 4. 12 days of Christmas 5. Where the hell is Matt? 6. Diet Coke + Mentos 7. Little Superstar 8. OK Go I bet there are quite a few which deserve to be in this list but I missed out. Send it to […]

Apple seeking divine blessings for iPhone 3GS launch in India?

Rumors of the upcoming iPhone 3GS launch in India might be true this time. The iPhone was supposed to launch in more than 30 countries in the final phase, and it seems that the iPhone is already out in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Egypt and Peru. Going by the latest rumor, the iPhone is set to […]

Why tweets are more social than Facebook updates

“Status updates”, though meant to share what one is doing, are not really taken by their literal meaning. People use status updates in a variety of ways, including sharing links, breaking news etc. However, I observed a fundamental difference between how Facebook and Twitter updates spread on the web. An interesting comparison can be drawn […]

Share iPhone apps with multiple iPhone’s

If you have more than one iPhone or iPod touch, you need not purchase the same app twice to use it on both devices. Here’s a quick How-To from CNET on how to share your apps (and other media) between multiple iPhone’s and iPod Touch’s. You always wanted this but never knew this was possible, […]

Managing multiple identities on the web

If you have accounts on multiple social channels, it’s hard to get a consistent username across all networks, especially if you have a common name (like me). It’s also incredibly hard for your friends to keep a track that you are a “gauravgupta” on one network, “guptagaurav” on another and “gauravgupta123” on some other. Moreover, […]

GMail Wishlist – Features I’d love to have in GMail

1. Tagging conversations Search in GMail is useful but not perfect. A common problem I face is not being able to search for a particular email thread just because I don’t know what to search for. Ex. I call up my friend Asok and ask him to email me his mobile number. He sends me […]

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Top 10 reasons why iPhone 3GS will be a success in India

1. Just like Nokia phones, we were waiting for iPhone 3G prices to drop. It never happened. Then why wait with 3GS? 2. Apple announced a tentative launch date way back. We’ve all saved up the cash. 3. It has been a year since 3G launch. We were all hoping for an “iPhone killer”. It […]

Nokia N97 – Has Nokia played it’s trump card already?

[This blogpost was originally written by me and published on WebYantra.net, but that website does not seem to be maintained anymore. I am re-publishing this article on my blog so as to keep the content available to anyone who may still be interested in reading it.] We happened to get a test piece of the […]