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Will You be Paid to Post a Picture?: by Nishant Shah — published Feb 18, 2014 — last modified Mar 06, 2014 11:58 AM — filed under: Social Media, Internet Governance
The wave of free information production on the web is on the wane.
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India ‘tea parties’ enable politicians to woo urban youth with technology: by Prasad Krishna — published Feb 27, 2014 — last modified Mar 06, 2014 12:13 PM — filed under: Social Media, Internet Governance
Babalal Patel’s tiny tea stall in southern Mumbai is a long way from Silicon Valley. It is not even that close to Bangalore, the Indian equivalent.
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India's social media election battle: by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 31, 2014 — last modified Apr 03, 2014 09:37 AM — filed under: Social Media, Internet Governance
Ahead of the general elections, political parties in India are attempting to woo voters on social media for the first time.
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The Age of Shame: by Nishant Shah — published Mar 30, 2014 — last modified Apr 04, 2014 04:05 AM — filed under: Social Media, Internet Governance
The ability to capture private images is breeding a dangerous form of digital shaming. Within the online space, where wonderments often run rife, and conspiracy theories travel at the speed of light, there are many dark recesses where netizens half-jokingly, self-referentially, in a spirit of part-truth, part-exaggeration, often wonder on what the real reason is for the internet to exist.
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When politics gets social: by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 12, 2014 — last modified Apr 04, 2014 07:52 AM — filed under: Social Media, Internet Governance
In the run-up to the general election, social media companies explain how the political campaigns this time are very different from what they were five years ago.
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No to homosexuals, yes to their vote: by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 21, 2014 — last modified Apr 04, 2014 09:54 AM — filed under: Social Media, Social Networking, Internet Governance
The ad appears at the bottom of the page. It has BJP’s symbol and Modi’s photograph displayed prominently.
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Networks: What You Don’t See is What You (for)Get: by Nishant Shah — published May 06, 2014 — last modified May 28, 2014 09:30 AM — filed under: Social Media, Internet Governance
When I start thinking about DML (digital media and learning) and other such “networks” that I am plugged into, I often get a little confused about what to call them.
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The quest for genuine clout on the internet: by Prasad Krishna — published Oct 13, 2013 — last modified Oct 29, 2013 07:08 AM — filed under: Social Media, Internet Governance
There is a lot of interest and speculation on the impact of social media on politics because of its amplification effects.
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YouTube is the answer to what has changed in India: by Prasad Krishna — published Nov 20, 2013 — filed under: Social Media, Internet Governance
Alternative Law Forum’s Lawrence Liang on relaunching Creative Commons, and how it changes the legal landscape of copyright issues.
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Election Commission to monitor conduct of political parties on Facebook, Twitter and Google: by Prasad Krishna — published Nov 25, 2013 — last modified Dec 30, 2013 07:02 AM — filed under: Social Media, Internet Governance
With Congress and BJP hammering away at each other in the ongoing assembly contests that will set the stage for national polls next year, the Election Commission wants to make sure social media and online platforms run by Google, Facebook and Twitter are not used to breach the code of conduct that governs candidates and parties. The commission's key concerns relate to malicious content and exceeding the campaign expense limit.
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