‘Twitition’ turns a big hit among netizens
Twitition, an online format for petitions via twitter and other social media sites is gathering momentum.
Twitition helps one create, sign and share petitions with people on Twitter while on Faceboo
Use of social media to inflame communal tension worrying: PM
Voicing concern over deterioration of the communal situation in the country, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday said the use of social media and other mode of communication to aggravate such
Govt asks depts not to post 'unverified' facts on social sites
The government on Thursday issued guidelines for its departments using social media networks asking them not to post confidential information and 'unverified' facts.
With 40 million facebook and
Govt working with social media to prevent misuse of technology: Sibal
Admitting to difficulties in identifying people using websites to spread communal hatred, government on Wednesday said it was working with social networking sites to create an institutional mechanis
Filmmakers protest Love Jihad slur in social media
The much-debated 'Love Jihad' campaign appears to have turned against two films in the state with anonymous posters urging Keralites to be cautious.
The targets have been Thattathin Marayathu and Us
Twitter silent on Jagan's arrest
The social media on Sunday played it cool even as tension mounted up across the state following the arrest of Kadapa MP and YSR Congress chief Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy. Surprisingly, Jagan was conspicuo
Shashi Tharoor ‘most influential Indian in social media’
Shashi Tharoor has edged out Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan to emerge as the most influential Indian in social media.
Tharoor, in his surge to the top, has pushed behind a host of leading twitterati
Govt should set up expert team to check misuse of social media: Katju
Stating that freedom of media has to be coupled with responsibilities, Press Council Chairman Justice Markandey Katju on Sunday urged the government to set up a team of experts to find out ways and me
Sensationalism, says Singhvi as CD goes viral on web
With a controversial CD featuring Abhishek Manu Singhvi going viral on internet, the senior Congress leader has lashed out at social networking sites, saying they are indulging in 'sensationalism' des
Social media is a reality: Salman Khurshid
A central minister on Saturday said that social media like Facebook and Twitter were now a reality and had become a fact of life and not an 'embarrassment'.
"The issue is not of embarrassment. The i