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Bloggerati of the Fortnight: K. Satyanarayan

K.Satyanarayan_PrayatnaA prominent name in Media and Publishing industry, Mr. K. Satyanarayan is deeply involved in the field of education and entrepreneurship. Mr. Satyanarayan was instrumental in setting up Cricinfo India before it merged with Wisden in 2003. His blogs, Education in India, offers a distinct platform for academicians and others alike who seek information about the latest happenings in the education industry. From posts on grass root level primary education issues and scopes to changing scenarios in education ...

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5
Dec
2011

Google+ lures the brands, finally!!

Google_plus_logo_thumbAfter much anticipation, Google finally allowed brands to create their pages on Google+ social network earlier this month. With lots of pre-launch speculation as to features, functionality and the impact Google+ Pages for brands could have on search and on Facebook pages, many brands will surely be very very excited to make their presence felt on the latest social media platform. An early adoption may boost the brand numbers in short run but a close look is a must ...

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21
Nov
2011

Bloggerati of the Fortnight: Manish Chauhan

JagoInvestor-Manish-Chauhan1If you have been reading about personal finance and financial planning on the internet, you probably know Manish Chauhan. Manish writes about financial planning at Jagoinvestor.com. He is one of the few people who has been writing about financial planning for a long time  and is furthering the cause of the small investor – a cause that is very close to his heart. Manish started writing in Dec 2007. He likes to refer his area of work ...

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15
Nov
2011

Bloggerati of the Fortnight: Urvashi Devidayal

Urvashi DevidayalHaving worked for a climate change organization for some time, Urvashi Devidayal has had a firsthand experience of how the world perceives this topic. According to her, while many people are starting to understand the jargon – very very few people actually are able to implement a sustainable life. Her blog, sustainability in my house, is an attempt at setting that wrong, right. Through her blog, she tries to introduce simple concepts about sustainable living which ...

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1
Nov
2011

Insight in to new Facebook Insights: Part II

Insight in to new Facebook Insights Part I   Continuing our discovery of the new Facebook Insights, we would now look at growth measurement tools that have been incorporated. Section 3: Growth Measurement 3.1 Like Sources Facebook included Like sources in the previous iteration of analytics, but this is now more advanced. This number used to be fairly arbitrary as organic Like sources within Facebook were simply expressed as ‘unknown’: clip_image002 This has now been expanded upon to give a much more accurate view of how people are not ...

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1
Nov
2011

Insight in to new Facebook Insights: Part I

Facebook Insights had always been a handy tool for page owners irrespective of the size they command. It always provided information about how to make the page even better. Last month Facebook launched a new version of Facebook Insight. Many had speculated it to be a paid service, but so far Facebook is not charging anyone. Here is a look at how the insights have evolved. Section 1: Reach Measurement 1.1 Friends of Fans Facebook advertising provides the option to target friends of fans. Essentially this means that the ad will only be shown to friends of people already on ...

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1
Nov
2011

Social Universities

The question about digital technology and its place in academia is one that is yet to be clearly answered. Understanding the benefits and costs of using digital technology is crucial when deciding if a particular tool, site or package may be used in universities.               Harvard Twitter Harvard University Twitter Handle Universities are constantly exploring new ways to use social media to fulfill their missions of engaging and sharing knowledge with their constituents. Here we look at few ways in which universities can use social media ...

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15
Oct
2011