Asian Lite News Archive

Category: Social Media

  • US Senators Grill Big Tech Bosses

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    With less than a week to go for the US election, Republican lawmakers got an earful from critics for the timing of the “sham” hearing…reports NIKHILA NATARAJAN Baloney!”, “sham!” and “who the hell are you” scoldings dominated a Senate hearing on Wednesday where the CEOs of Twitter, Facebook and Google took heat in a talking…

  • Beware Of Social Media Relations

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    Social media is robbing everything away from us — time, health, peace, sleep, self-esteem, confidence, sense of security — everything. But its a boon too! One can use it to influence the masses, help people and thus, we should be extremely grateful for that. So, it’s all about using it the right way either to…

  • Facebook, Google, Twitter CEOs to testify before Congress

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    Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Alphabet and Google CEO Sundar Pichai and Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey were set to be grilled by a US panel on Tuesday over the Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act. The hearing was scheduled to also cover the topics of privacy and media domination. The CEOs were to testify on…

  • Facebook allocates £1mn to ‘birthplace of computer’

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    The wartime code-breaking centre in Milton Keynes ,considered as the “birthplace of the computer’ has been hit hard by a drop in visitors and revenue this year due to Covid-induced challenges…Reports Asian Lite News Facebook has announced a donation of 1 million pounds ($1.3 million) to Bletchley Park, a heritage attraction and museum that served…

  • ‘Kaleen bhaiya Made Me Popular’

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    Acclaimed actor Pankaj Tripathi has garnered a major fan following with his work in the Hindi film industry over the years. The actor, however, says his character Kaleen bhaiya in the web series Mirzapur is close to him because it made him popular. Talking about which of his roles is the closest to his heart,…

  • Newspapers Still The Authentic Source Of Info

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    Amid the present crisis of pandemic, several studies found that the industry of newspaper is on the verge of collapse. But the fact is, people still rely on newspapers to get authentic information. More than two thirds or 66.5 per cent of respondents said that the newspaper is still the most important source of information,…

  • ‘Social media ruins relationships’

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    Many young and working couples are now getting hooked on to smartphones and tablets, even in the bedroom, and this is having a paralysing effect on their intimacy…writes  Nishant Arora. Dr Prakash Kothari, world famous sexologist, says digital intimacy has diluted the physical connection between couples Is sending ‘kisses’ on WhatsApp or posting intense love emojis on Facebook…

  • RSS, Sage Narad & Positive journalism

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    India’s right-wing RSS is using the image of Sage Narad, India’s first journo, to promote ‘positive journalism’…writes  Mayabhushan Nagvenkar  Narad, an ancient Indian sage who appears prominently in the Ramayana and was known for disseminating relevant information, spreading gossip and carrying tales that often led to fights, has been projected wrongly and should be held…

  • YouTube and Instagram can bolster learning

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    Can social media help students who are not doing well in their studies? Yes, says a new research. “Young people today use social media not only to stay connected with their real-world friends, but also to engage in self-expression and identity formation,” said first author Martin Lalonde from Concordia University. In the new book ‘Youth…

  • Facebook tests laser drones in Britain

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    If Facebook has its way, there would soon be huge solar-powered drones — with the wingspan of a commercial airliner — beaming down internet in the remotest of areas. Facebook has been testing such drones in the skies over England, according to its CEO Mark Zuckerberg. The drones use lasers to beam internet access down…

  • Facebook to roll out suicide prevention tools

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    Popular social media site Facebook will introduce suicide prevention and support tools for vulnerable Australian users in the coming months, a company official has said. The initiative, which was welcomed by mental health groups when it was unveiled in the US earlier this year, allows users to report concerning online posts, The Brisbane Times reported.…

  • Smartphone makes you stupid!

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    Frequent smartphone use has turned us into lazy thinkers, researchers report, adding that the convenience at our fingertips is making it easy for us to avoid thinking for ourselves. Smartphone users who are intuitive thinkers – more prone to relying on gut feelings and instincts when making decisions – frequently use their device’s search engine…

  • Modi cross 25 mn followers on Facebook

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      Prime Minister Narendra Modi has crossed 25 million followers on Facebook and continues to remain the second-most followed politician in the world after US President Barack Obama, the social networking website said. With over 25 million users who have ‘liked’ Modi’s official account, the Indian prime minister is slowly catching up with Obama, who…

  • Google announces new products

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    Google has announced that its new Android operating system, Lollipop, is set for release , and also presented new models of Nexus products to compete with Apple. The new operating system represents a big step forward on account of its new design and characteristics, the company said Wednesday. “Lollipop is our largest, most ambitious release…

  • India’s foreign policy a hit on social media

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    The government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi has fuelled a spike in social media and interest in his government and its policies, including foreign policy. With a robust foreign policy agenda and some well-publicised diplomatic engagements, the Twitter handle and Facebook page of the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has seen a quantum jump of…

  • How Facebook boosts self esteem

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    If you have had a bad day, chances are you might end up spending time on social networking sites like Facebook with people who are worse off, says a study. “When people are in a negative mood, they start to show more interest in the less attractive, less successful people on their social media sites,”…

  • Maven tweets ‘ Namaste’

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    As India entered the history books with insertion of its maiden Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) into the Martian orbit early Wednesday, NASA’s 2012 Mars mission Curiosity, ISRO’s Mars Orbiter and NASA’s 2014 Mars mission Maven that entered the Mars orbit Sep 21 exchanged fun tweets. “The #MAVEN team congratulates @ISRO for its #Mars arrival! @MarsOrbiter…

  • Happy Indians take Facebook to Mars

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    Indians were elated for becoming the first country in the world to enter the Martian orbit in its maiden attempt Wednesday, and many took to Facebook and Twitter saying “mission accomplished”. Happy and proud Indians, including many living abroad, took to the social networking sites to express their happiness and share the moment of pride.…

  • DIGITAL INDIA – One billion out of Net!

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    Treat lack of Internet connection as opportunity’  Though one billion people in India do not have regular access to the internet, that should not be perceived as a challenge — rather it should be treated as an opportunity, R.S. Sharma, secretary, Department of Electronics and Information Technology said. “Close to four billion people in the…

  • New dictionary entries: How adorbs

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    Do you humblebrag about your neckbeard and sideboob? How adorbs. The latest intake of works to OxfordDictionaries.com show how language emerging on social media and the internet are increasingly entering common use, says a telegraph report. “New entires include humblebrag, which refers to a post or comment made by someone that boasts about an achievement…

  • More Indians into social networking

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    More Indians are logging into Facebook and Twitter accounts, as evident from a record growth of 37 percent in social networking during 2013, according to a study by eMarketer. “Indians are increasingly logging into Facebook and Twitter accounts, with the country recording the highest social networking growth of 37.4 percent in 2013,” the US-based independent…

  • Acronyms trigger new crisis

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    Vishnu Makhijani in his column Soliloquy says acronyms are creating fresh crisis in communication. Sample just these three: IITYWTMWYBMAD (If I tell you what this means will you buy me a drink), EOTWAWKI (End of the world as we know it) and ANAWFOS (And now a word from our sponsor).   How would you react if you were…

  • Goa Facebooker’s arrest snowballs

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    Goa Police’s attempt to arrest a Facebooker for making anti-Narendra Modi comment is snowballing into a major controversy here. Civil society activists have now jumped into the fray claiming that such heightened police interest in a Facebook post is draconian. A protest will be held Saturday outside the police headquarters in Panaji. Chodankar was booked…