Internet Trends
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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
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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
Trending
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Why a celebrated Russian artist chose to become an Indian citizen
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Asian Games, Shooting: Led by Sift Kaur Samra’s gold, India win seven medals on Wednesday
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Adani Power’s largest public investor is a ‘single person company’, reports ‘The Indian Express’
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From the biography: Why Indira Gandhi saw young Farooq Abdullah as the future leader of Kashmir
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IAS officer who emptied Delhi stadium to walk her dog compulsorily retired
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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
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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
Video
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‘I like to study’: 92-year-old woman attends classes with children at a school in Uttar Pradesh
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Watch: Touching farewell from constable in song and verse as IPS officer is transferred
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Watch: Man saves child who came into contact with live wire on flooded street
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Watch: Woman shifts seamlessly between English accents from over a dozen countries
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Watch: Timelapse video of massive ‘shelf cloud’ moving across the sky over Brazilian town
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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
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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
The Reel
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Malayalam film ‘2018’ will represent India at the Oscars
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Watch: The first teaser of ‘Tiger 3’ is out
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‘Charlie Chopra and the Mystery of Solang Valley’ review: Flippant fun gets in the way of suspense
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In ‘Paradise’, an Indian marriage is tested by the Sri Lankan economic crisis
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‘Aankh Micholi’ trailer: Two families clash over a wedding
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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
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As India’s ATMs run dry, digital payment companies make a killing – again
The demonetisation period gains are back.
Itika Sharma Punit, qz.com
The Field
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India at Asian Games, Sept 28 schedule: Shooting, equestrian campaigns continue as badminton begins
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Asian Games, Shooting: Led by Sift Kaur Samra’s gold, India win seven medals on Wednesday
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Watch, Asian Games: Nepal’s Dipendra Airee breaks Yuvraj Singh’s T20I record with fastest fifty
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Watch, Asian Games: Sift Kaur Samra sets a new world record to win gold in women’s 50m 3-Positions
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Asian Games, Equestrian: Sudipti Hajela reflects on first gold in 41 years – ‘It feels surreal’