Micro-blogging website Twitter on Monday launched Promoted #Stickers which allows brands to design four to eight stickers that people can use to adorn their photos. Promoted #Stickers are available globally to select marketers with a managed account, the company wrote in a blog post. Pepsi is the exclusive launch partner of Promoted #Stickers and will share nearly 50 custom stickers ... Read More »
HIGHLIGHTS 360,000 the total number of accounts sidelined since the middle of 2015 Tech titans have been enlisting software to battle extremist propaganda Getting quicker at identifying extremist content and shutting down accounts involved Twitter announced Thursday that it had cut off 235,000 accounts during the past six months in a heightened crackdown on use of the global messaging service ... Read More »
HIGHLIGHTS iPhone app that allows teens to watch clips about the lives of their classmates Allows users to make video clips to describe likes, peeves, dance styles, and other aspects of their character Once enough students at any given school are on the app, it becomes “unlocked” Facebook on Friday took direct aim at video-loving adolescents, and Snapchat, with the ... Read More »
If you’re like most small business owners, you are probably well aware of the power of social media marketing for your organization. You may have signed up for a variety of social media accounts, and you may even post a few things here or there about your organization. There are specific types of posts that have been known to help ... Read More »
Cloud phone systems are in rage today, though not many of us are clear about what they exactly are. A cloud phone system is nothing but a system where data is stored in a secure server and accessed in the internet whenever required. They are a cheaper way of accomplishing the business communications. The basic difference between a normal phone ... Read More »
Smriti Irani said her ministry had promised the states a say in the new policy. Photo: PTI New Delhi: Human resources development (HRD) minister Smriti Irani on Friday took a dig at former cabinet secretary T.S.R. Subramanian who recently submitted a new education policy (NEP) report, saying she will not make the policy “the legacy of one individual”. The five-member ... Read More »
A greater share of upper-caste students believed that lower caste and tribal students are not good enough and that the disadvantages of quota system outweigh its advantages. Photo: Hemant Mishra/Mint Students from backward castes and tribal communities are often disparaged for not being good enough and using the reservation system to gain admissions. A recent paper from the UN University ... Read More »
However, the health ministry has approved the establishment of 11 medical colleges for 2016-17. Photo: Rajendra Gawankar/HT New Delhi: The Union health ministry has turned down proposals for setting up of around 83 medical colleges based on the recommendations of Medical Council of India (MCI). The ministry has also denied permissions to 47 medical colleges in various states to expand ... Read More »
HRD minister Smriti Irani said permission to open off-campus centres will only be given to highest ranked deemed universities. Photo: PTI The human resources development (HRD) ministry on Thursday rolled out incentives for private entities to set up deemed universities, approving the University Grants Commission’s (UGC’s) recommendations in this regard. The ministry said the new deemed universities regulations would go ... Read More »
Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has signed an MoU with state-run RailTel and BSNL for providing Wi-Fi facilities at its various monuments and sites. The service will be free for the first half-an-hour and thereafter chargeable on usage basis. Currently, ASI has 116-ticketed monuments and sites and the services would be available wherever “technically feasible”, Culture Minister Mahesh Sharma said ... Read More »
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