Wikipedia is one of the top 10 websites accessed by Indians.  Apart from being a rich source of research and educational material,   it can be credited as one of the greatest achievements of idealistic, global volunteer effort. Wikipedia is among the top 5 sites in the world and is read by 325 million visitors every month. More...

TCS is the biggest Indian tech company and had revenues of $6 billion last year.  According to TCS, it has a client satisfaction rating of 89% for meeting quality expectations and an average budget variation on projects of just 3%.  It has more than 130 thousand employees supporting clients in every continent. More...

Indian tech giant Wipro, like many of its counterparts, presents itself as the best desi firm.  The Wipro website describes itself as the ‘#1 provider of integrated business, tech and process solutions on a global delivery platform’. Wipro has 100,000 plus employees and by all accounts many happy blue chip clients. More...

In Feb, 2010, I had reported on how the Pakistani Government had blocked a YouTube video which showed President Zardari shouting ‘Shut Up’ at some unruly people at a rally.  The ban was almost farcical as Zardari’s speech was about democratic principles. Few in the crowd were heckling but no one was violent or out of control. More...

Pakistan has a population of 200 million and its scientists and techies have the same high quality skills as India.  Pakistan has cutting edge nuclear technology and is highly wired with about half its citizens (approx 95 million) owning mobile phones.  Despite the recession, it had a growing IT/BPO industry. More...

US-based Indian origin Tech firm Apex Technology Group had initiated legal action against American blogs EndH1B, Itgrunt and Guestworkerfraud. Apex, which counts IBM, Microsoft, UBS and other blue chip companies as clients, wanted to protect its reputation after EndH1B published a post accusing it allegedly of mistreating Indians on H1B Visas. More...

To their credit, Sulekha.com has reacted positively to a story on their ban of an activist’s blog on their site in less than a day of the publication of the story. On Feb 17, TechGoss had reported that Sulekha had blocked a blog by a human rights activist Priyanka Borpujari which reported the government’s human rights violations under ‘Operation Green Hunt’ More...

Google is the dominant search engine in the world and has 70%of the Indian market.  It has cash reserves of $25 Billion.  Like all American companies, it can count on the Government’s backing to protect its copyrights and Trademark. Google gets 53 percent of its total revenues from outside USA. But it seems that Google fears it may lose its Trademark. More...

The Internet plays host to many whom the mass media ignores - activists, human rights workers, et al. It is also the relative freedom of the net, lack of censorship, ability of instantaneous publication, global visibility, and the amalgamation of all media formats - text, video, audio - that results in many choosing to communicate via the net. More...

Stephen Kaufer studied Computer Science at Harvard University before embarking on a successful career in Technology.  Stephen then co-founded TripAdvisor in 2000 and the rest is Web 2.0 history. Currently Stephen Kaufer is President and CEO of TripAdvisor which has 15 million registered members and traffic of 36 million a month. More...