World Web News: Indian Divorce, ESPN Goes Rugger
I’m fascinated by how the web is being utilized to transform peoples’ lives and in many real ways is accelerating the pace of change.
Cultural change fostered by web-based communication and interaction is something we’re going to be hearing a lot about, particularly outside of the United States and Europe. In India, for example, a country where divorce was a big no-no until very recently, SecondShaadi.com is a site devoted to helping divorcees find new love.
For more news, opinions, and reviews about India and South Asia, check out Desicritics, a site that I was involved in founding and a member of Blogcritics’ network of sites. A fascinating part of the world to be sure, and one that is right in the center of helping to shape and transform this new webby age!
Meanwhile, ESPN announced that it is purchasing Scrum.com, a leading rugby site, on the heels of acquiring Cricinfo.com, a cricket site, and launching soccer sites in multiple languages to target European “football” devotees.
Rugby, not very well known in the US, is a sport close to my own heart (I played for my university for a few years, the old BURFC – Binghamton University Rugby Football Club – as it was known). Very cool to see its growth online.
