Maruti Suzuki Ritz becomes top Indian brand with 1m Facebook fans

Maruti Suzuki Ritz has become the most popular brand in India by clocking a record fan base of over 1 million (1,018,000+ members) on popular social networking site Facebook. Maruti Suzuki Ritz made its debut on Social media in August 2010. The success of Ritz on...

Top Chinese mobile marketing firm Madhouse launches in India

Madhouse, China’s leading Mobile Marketing Company has launched in India, in partnership with global ad giant WPP. Madhouse offers brands mobile solutions across the spectrum of paid, owned and earned media on smart phones and tablets. Addressing a press conference,...

Hackers steal Microsoft India user data

Microsoft’s online store in India was taken down this week after it was allegedly hacked by a Chinese group calling itself Evil Shadow Team. The site www.microsoftstore.co.in was offline with a message saying that the company was working to restore access. The...

Google and Facebook forced to censor content in India

Google and Facebook have removed content from some Indian domain websites this week, following a court directive warning them of a crackdown “like China” if they did not take steps to protect religious sensibilities. The two internet giants are among 21 companies...

Amazon debuts ‘Junglee’ ecommerce site in India

Amazon has launched an ecommerce site in India, marking the entry of one of the world’s largest online retailers into the $550 billion retail market. The website, called Junglee.com, will offer more than 12 million products and more than 14,000 Indian and global...

China reaching 1 billion mobile connections: Smartphone use soars

China is closing in on the 1 billion mobile connections mark, which it will likely surpass before the end of March, according to new research. The findings, from Wireless Intelligence report, indicates that China is poised to grow further as its huge population is now...

India demands Facebook and Google to censor content

India has demanded that Internet sites like Facebook, YouTube, Twitter and Google to screen and remove offensive content about religious figures and political leaders as soon as they learn about it. The government has asked the sites to remove material that might...

$40 Akash tablet gets commercial launch in India

Akash, the low cost Indian tablet is set for a commercial launch, following its Government-subsidised launch in October. Though the base version was made for students, a commercial variant will also be made available by end of November. The Aakash will have a shelf...

India reaches 900 million phone connections

Mobile use in India is booming, as it becomes the second largest mobile market in the world. Indian mobile phone operators added a net 7.34 million mobile subscribers in August, or a 0.86% growth over the previous month, taking the total connections in the...

WPP buys stake in Chinese digital ad firm

Global marketing giant WPP has taken a minority stake in Leading Smart Holdings, the British Virgin Islands-based parent company of Moment Systems, a digital advertising measurement firm in China. The move marks WPP’s second investment in a Chinese digital firm this...