Internet Trends
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Scroll Ideas: Decoding internet culture in India
In conversation with Anurag Minus Verma
Shoaib Daniyal
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The deal with ‘doge’, the meme that came back to life, and what it says about the internet
That a meme, based on a dog, could rule over the fate of billions of dollars worth of market value speaks to the nature of the strange phenomenon of memes.
Laura Glitsos, The Conversation
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The paradox of open: How to build a better internet
The internet so far has proven to be an unequal space of differential access and asymmetric representation. How could that be changed?
Maya Dodd
Trending
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‘Heeramandi’ review: Lahore Luxe tawaif saga runs on empty
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Fact-checking five days of Narendra Modi’s speeches: A catalogue of lies
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Faltering economy, poor citizens, South Asia’s bully: The reality of India’s global ambitions
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Mumbai school principal told to resign after being targeted by Hindutva website
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In Mathura, Muslims say they were denied their vote. No complaints in Hindu areas
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A Russian singer has become the hero of young Chinese pessimists with his dejected looks
In the last few years, feelings of self-deprecation and pessimism have come to be unabashedly celebrated in a distinct Chinese youth subculture known as Sang.
Xiaoning Lu, The Conversation
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Twitter users are more likely to outrage when it’s cold outside, suggests new study
It also found that angry tweets were most frequent on Mondays and least frequent on weekends.
Heather R Stevens, The Conversation, Ivan Charles Hanigan, The Conversation, Paul Beggs, The Conversation & Petra Graham, The Conversation
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From ‘jobs’ to ‘Article 370’: How government action diverts or draws attention to topics online
Search interest can change almost immediately after a news break and flip back again when interest dies down.
Nushaiba Iqbal, IndiaSpend.com
Video
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Watch: Diljit Dosanjh invites young fan on stage, dances with him during his sold-out Vancouver show
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Watch: School authorities turn classroom into swimming pool to encourage attendance during heatwave
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Watch: Woman recreates pet parrot’s choreography
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Watch: Neighbours rescue infant from second floor sunshade after she fell from fourth floor balcony
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Video: Listen to this acapella version of Shankar Mahadevan’s ‘Breathless’ by four singers
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The spoken web has huge potential in India. But can we get this next chapter of the internet right?
We need to make sure it develops with values we can all stand by.
Mukul Devichand
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Jio’s game-changing cheap data plans have brought broadband subscription to a crawl in India
The broadband subscriber base grew at its slowest pace in five years in 2018.
Ananya Bhattacharya, qz.com
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Fact check: BJP’s social media strategy head’s false claims about Telangana polls and GST
This isn’t the first time Amit Malviya has disseminated misinformation.
Arjun Sidharth, AltNews.in
The Reel
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‘Naach Ga Ghuma’ review: Soft landings in saga of a woman and her missing maid
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‘Heeramandi’ review: Lahore Luxe tawaif saga runs on empty
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‘The Fall Guy’ review: Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt sparkle in entertaining action comedy
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‘Mufasa: The Lion King’ trailer: Barry Jenkins directs prequel to 2019 photorealistic animated film
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Start the week with a film: A divorce from hell in ‘The War of the Roses’
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No laughing matter: Memes are taking the alt-right’s message of hate mainstream
Racist, politically-charged images are increasingly making their way from fringe sites to popular social networks like Twitter.
Emiliano De Cristofaro, The Conversation
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FIFA, Section 377, Priya Varrier’s wink and Nick Jonas: What Indians were busy Googling in 2018
On December 12, Google India released the top search trends of the past year, broken down into several lists categorised by type.
Aria Thaker, qz.com
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Why millions are watching hour-long videos of people carving soap, folding napkins or whispering
ASMR videos are the new internet sensation. Are they relaxing or strange?
Craig Richard, The Conversation
The Field
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IPL 2024: Harpreet Brar, Rahul Chahar bowl Punjab Kings to crucial win over Chennai Super Kings
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Badminton, Thomas Cup 2024: India finish second in Group C following loss to Indonesia
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Fitness watch: Project launched in England to study causes of ACL injuries in women’s football
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IPL 2024: Bowlers, Marcus Stoinis help Lucknow Super Giants beat Mumbai Indians
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India tour of Bangladesh: Radha Yadav, D Hemalatha propel visitors to win in rain-marred second T20I