Ronald Menezes
guestcolumn@exchange4media.com
@Ronald Menezes
guestcolumn@exchange4media.com
@Ronald Menezes
Twitter and Facebook have always wrestled in every aspect to gain popularity and when we take a look at the quarter reports Facebook seems to have moved ahead in the race. We make a comparison between Twitter and Facebook and see how they have fared in the second quarter of 2016 and the measures Twitter is taking to improve its numbers
Video streaming has become a major focus point for social media platforms. Facebook earlier this month ran a pilot to play offline videos in India. Instagram launched the 'videos you might like category' and Amazon is waiting to release covers from Video Prime. The competition is getting tougher in the video streaming space and more focus is shifted to showing curated video content on smartphones
Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) is underway at San Francisco. Apple announced Apple Pay for websites which could prove to be a competition for other online wallet services. But Indian users will have to wait for a while for the launch of the service in the country since the company is in talks with a few banks here, according to media reports
According to latest survey conducted by VoIP calling app nanu, smartphone users have seen a rise in their mobile internet data bills by up to 50 per cent. The study also revealed that 42 per cent of Indians did not even know that their data is consumed by video advertisements even when they are not clicking on it
Since the launch of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ambitious campaign Make in India, the country has been witnessing multi-million dollar pledges from the international business community. In conjunction with Digital India and the expansion targets of the economy, the government is certainly working on a comprehensive plan to rope in foreign investments to boost the economy and growth
According to latest media reports Tim Cook is scheduled to meet Narendra Modi this week. With global revenues plummeting, India is a source of hope for the Cupertino based tech company. Tim Cook’s meeting with the Prime Minister could not have been better timed than this. India is beginning to better its ‘ease to do business’ rankings and this may just be one of the reasons attracting this visit between the Apple’s CEO and the PM
Taiwanese contract manufacturer Foxconn is reportedly building a manufacturing facility in Maharashtra that will produce Apple phones in India. With global revenues falling, Indian sales figures were one of the highlights for Apple. Standing way below the current order of market share, Apple may be trying to better their hold on the Indian market
The government has proposed to impose a 2.5% cess on diesel vehicles of length not exceeding 4-meter and engine capacity not exceeding 1,500 cc, while higher engine capacity and SUVs as well as bigger sedans were slapped with a cess of 4% on the value of the car, this has forced car manufacturers to increase their selling price
India is already familiar with a few Chinese brands like Haier, Xiaomi, Lenovo and Gionee, with Oppo being the latest entrant. Moreover, 2016 seems to be the year to ‘Make in India’ as the country recently jumped 12 places higher on the ‘Ease of Doing Business Rankings’ released by the World Bank. Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) into the country has reportedly increased by 31% to $24.8 billion (Rs 1.70 lakh crore) during April-November period last year