Fake Tweets, Fake Facebook accounts, #Fakingnews. Are we leading a fake life on Social Media? All around we are seeing a lot of things happening which makes us wonder if it is genuine or fake. But, we can assure you that there is nothing fake in our weekly picks and they are genuinely the best from the Indian Blogosphere. Read them now!
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Interview with Raksha Bharadia
“Life is an adventure without final meaning, but still worth experiencing” – Camus. We have someone special at our Adda today for whom her literary life has been an adventure. Right from writing columns in major mainstream newspaper to an author of best selling books and series, it has been a journey worth living. You will find her in many libraries of Indian Book lovers. Let us now welcome Raksha Bharadia to your Adda where she speaks about ‘Chicken Soup for the Indian Soul’, ‘All and Nothing’, her family and much more. Are you Ready?
How Twitter changed my life, by Venkat Ananth
First things first, a big thank you to everyone who wished me for the completion of one lakh tweets last Monday, was it? Honestly speaking, I never gave these numbers a thought in the past two and a half years of my existence on twitter, tweet counts, follower counts et al, simply because they never made sense to me or curiously, if I might add, they didn’t mean much to me personally.
But such has been my twitter experience, if anything, the forum became a more than meaningful platform to sit back, spend the day over, read a lot of stuff you otherwise wouldn’t and say what you have to, because admittedly, I have a lot to say. Indeed, considering the fantastic utility of the medium for journalists and news junkies, I thought it was just imperative that I got on the bandwagon and explored it to the fullest.
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Too Busy To Care and Earth Hour winners announced.
Have you ever stopped by a tea stall to save a kid from child labor? Probably you were getting late for work & ignored it. Did you get out of your car to help someone in a road accident; or assist an old man cross the road? Maybe you had to reach home to watch your favorite TV serial or cricket match. Perhaps you never bothered when a beggar was dying of undernourishment. These were just some of the instance when we were Too Busy To Care.
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BlogAdda’s Tangy Tuesday Picks – Apr. 19, ’11
The April heat is killing. What would be plight of people in rural areas of India who face up to 7 hours of power cut daily? Is Nuclear energy the answer to our energy needs? Are the protests valid especially after the Fukushima incident? Think about it. Now it is time to read the best blog posts from the Indian Blogosphere.
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Perky Tweets – Apr 18, ’11
Pigeon kabootar, parrot tota, teeja titli butterfly. Wondering what is this? This is the title song of one of the new releases this week. What are the other absurd songs that have made you laugh? Share with us. 🙂 For now read the #perkytweets to make you smile this Monday and drive away your Monday Blues.