http://nullpointer.debashish.com/18-million-indians-read-blogs A brilliant (sic) coalesce of Technology (where the emphasis is on Java), Internet, Blogging, Indic-blogging, current-affairs, politics, entertainment industry and topics that concern India. Sun, 12 Oct 2008 07:46:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 http://nullpointer.debashish.com/18-million-indians-read-blogs#comment-1403 Amit Wed, 11 Oct 2006 18:32:36 +0000 http://nullpointer.debashish.com/18-million-indians-read-blogs#comment-1403 That's good news for me and other bloggers. Go INDIA That’s good news for me and other bloggers. Go INDIA

]]> http://nullpointer.debashish.com/18-million-indians-read-blogs#comment-903 Happy-Go-Lucky Tue, 25 Jul 2006 04:40:05 +0000 http://nullpointer.debashish.com/18-million-indians-read-blogs#comment-903 85% regularly check blogs? Are you sure you read it "blog" and not "porn"? :-) I think something's wrong with the survey. 85% is way too high dude..15% would be more like it. 85% regularly check blogs?
Are you sure you read it “blog” and not “porn”?

I think something’s wrong with the survey.
85% is way too high dude..15% would be more like it.

]]> http://nullpointer.debashish.com/18-million-indians-read-blogs#comment-885 debashish Mon, 24 Jul 2006 08:47:42 +0000 http://nullpointer.debashish.com/18-million-indians-read-blogs#comment-885 <b>Kingsley:</b> Even I would consume these figures with a pinch of salt, but even if they were fairly accurate 22% growth in number of netusers over last year is truly phenomenal. Of these 42% Indic blogs readers, ummm roughly 75 lakhs people, the figure does not sound too astronomical to me, given the fact that they comprise of readers in all the Indian languages accounted together, for example the Hindi share is 18% of this. IndicFonts are a problem, but being told that a majority of the lot comprises of techies or atleast technology savvy people, I do not think that is a major hurdle anymore. Kingsley: Even I would consume these figures with a pinch of salt, but even if they were fairly accurate 22% growth in number of netusers over last year is truly phenomenal. Of these 42% Indic blogs readers, ummm roughly 75 lakhs people, the figure does not sound too astronomical to me, given the fact that they comprise of readers in all the Indian languages accounted together, for example the Hindi share is 18% of this. IndicFonts are a problem, but being told that a majority of the lot comprises of techies or atleast technology savvy people, I do not think that is a major hurdle anymore.

]]> http://nullpointer.debashish.com/18-million-indians-read-blogs#comment-884 Kingsley Joseph Mon, 24 Jul 2006 08:22:44 +0000 http://nullpointer.debashish.com/18-million-indians-read-blogs#comment-884 Color me skeptical. 42% reading Indic blogs? I'm fairly sure at least 70% don't have Indic font support, forget following Indic blogs. Color me skeptical. 42% reading Indic blogs? I’m fairly sure at least 70% don’t have Indic font support, forget following Indic blogs.

]]> http://nullpointer.debashish.com/18-million-indians-read-blogs#comment-875 DesiPundit » Archives » 18 Million Indians read blogs Mon, 24 Jul 2006 02:21:28 +0000 http://nullpointer.debashish.com/18-million-indians-read-blogs#comment-875 [...] Patrix | Blogs The recently released India online 2006 survey has revealed that of the 21.4 million net users* in Indian a staggering 85% (that’s roughly 18 million people) regularly check blogs. [...] [...] Patrix | Blogs The recently released India online 2006 survey has revealed that of the 21.4 million net users* in Indian a staggering 85% (that’s roughly 18 million people) regularly check blogs. [...]

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