Author Archives: Vibhushan

About Vibhushan

Vibhushan is an entrepreneur and a keen observer of Indian internet industry.

No Apps on Facebook Lite and Mobile – Hit or Miss?

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Absence of Facebook apps and quizzes is one of the most striking features of the new Facebook Lite page. This post tries to explore the importance of apps in success of Facebook, and Facebook Lite and Mobile in future, in India. Read More »

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Facebook Using Diwali to Promote User-Tagging in Status Updates

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Facebook is cleverly using the user behaviour of wishing friends for festivals through status update to promote the newly launched user-tagging feature. Read More »

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Facebook’s Twitter-mania (or phobia) – @User tags and Facebook Lite

By Vibhushan 7 Comments

Facebook does not seem to get over of its Twitter-mania (or phobia). Latest in their attempts to get deeper into Twitter’s domain are the @User tagging feature and the Facebook Lite page. Read More »

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Listen to Customers or Innovate? — Lessons from Facebook Redesign

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Facebook underwent a redesign of its site in March 2009 for which it drew a lot of flak. Despite of the negative from users, Facebook stuck to the new design; and eventually users also got used to it. Facebook continued its phenomenal growth even after the severe criticism on new design. This post talks about what can one infer from this event. Read More »

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Social Media and What Indian Businesses/Media/Celebrities Need to Know

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Social Media is the latest buzz word on internet and is the next stage of evolution of internet world. This post talks about the power of social media and one of its application for Indian businesses, which is exploiting the celebrity brand power over social media. Read More »

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Few Questions Before We Say GoodBye to Yahoo! Search

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A few questions before we say a final good-bye to Yahoo! Search. Read More »

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Build Now, Monetize Later – Time Startups Talk about Revenue Model?

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There is a thought among entrepreneurs from internet world that one needs to first focus on building a sizable user-base for their product; and think of its monetization later. This post explores the implications of this approach. Read More »

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