2006, Jan 26
The Internet Has Delivered
There are many proofs:
The Times of India, Mumbai edition, 25th January, 2006 has an article on the front page about the big AB not being able to shoot episodes for KBC2 due to his prolonged recovery process. The last line in that article: KBC has becomes recognized all over the world. It now even has it’s own Wikipedia entry. Now, that’s something. A print media recognizing the internet. Wow.
IRCTC, the Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation, which is incidentally, also responsible for selling tickets to passengers online, has brought about some welcome innovations. The best among them is the concept of e-ticketing: You can buy your ticket online, paying by credit card, and print it yourself. And this can be done as close as 4 hours before the departure of the train, that is, till the reservation charts are printed. (Of course, the real kick would be complete automation, even while the train chugs out of the station, but that’s still some time away.)
My family plans intra-city travelling using the internet at times. The BEST Undertaking web-site has a great number of resources, including bus fares, routes, and timings. How’s that?
Dad uses Google Earth to take prints of the route his tourists would be taking on their trip in India. Goes well with them, they love the additional effort, though it really isn’t that much. And it gives me a great learning of the geography.
My college now accepts online registrations for the Sports and Cultural events. The IEEE student branch has a web-site of their own. Of course, how much of it will ever be updated continually, is another thing, but it’s a start. We use our class group to circulate announcements and the like…
So how has the internet improved your life? Has it delivered?
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Aditya
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THEPROPHET
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Haridas Dave
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Varun Rajkumar