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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Memoir: A journalist remembers the 1960s and how the Naxal movement was portrayed in books and films
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Mumbai principal sacked after being targeted by Hindutva website; says she is mulling legal action
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‘What does it take / to let go?’: There’s a new anthology of English haikus written by Indian poets
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Congress moves Madras HC seeking Election Commission action against Modi for propagating hate speech
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Ordinary voters flagged Modi speech to Election Commission – and came up against a broken system
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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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‘Hind’s Hall’: Rapper Macklemore releases poignant song in support of Palestine, US campus protests
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Met Gala 2024: From Alia Bhatt to Isha Ambani, what Indians in attendance wore
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Watch: South Korean band performs Rabindra Sangeet accompanied by traditional Korean instruments
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Watch: This man fused hip-hop with Bharatnatyam to dance to Shakira’s ‘Hips Don’t Lie’
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Watch: Comedian hilariously mimics different types of announcements at railway stations
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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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Watch: Politics, ambition and crime in Vasantha Balan’s ‘Thalaimai Seyalagam’
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How the fantasy film ‘Pathala Bhairavi’ heavily influenced Telugu cinema
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Watch: Manoj Bajpayee’s hundredth movie ‘Bhaiyya Ji’ is a revenge drama
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Start the week with a film: Why ‘Manjummel Boys’ was a blockbuster
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How actor Shahana Goswami flies under the radar and above the competition
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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: Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma lead Hyderabad to crushing 10-wicket win over Lucknow
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Badminton: India to host World Junior Badminton Championships 2025 in Guwahati
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Athletics: Neeraj Chopra to compete in India for first time since Tokyo Olympics
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IPL 2024: Delhi Capitals stay in playoff hunt with win over Rajasthan Royals in high-scoring clash
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Boxing, Asian U22 & Youth C’ships: Paris Olympic-bound Preeti among seven gold medallists for India