By Basab Pradhan 

The old adage “Content is king” doesn’t seem to be borne out by the post-bubble resurgence of new media. The three companies that have benefited by this resurgence the most are Google, Apple and YouTube, which is now part of Google. None of them create content. In the post-bubble period the market values created by the three companies are as below:

1. Google - $144 B (Google was privately held before their IPO in August 2004).
2. Apple - $51 B (incremental since March 10, 2000)
3. YouTube - $1.7 B for an 18 month old startup.

On the other hand, Time Warner has lost a whopping $197 B in market cap from its high in March 2000. CBS, Viacom and Universal haven’t done too well either.

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By Geeta Padmanabhan

“Mozhi” (Language), Director Radhamohan’s movie with a speech/hearing impaired girl as its central character is making silent but strong waves in Tamil Nadu. With this offering after “Azhagiya Theeye” (Beautiful fire) and “Kanda Naal Mudhal” (Since the day we met”) Radhamohan establishes himself as a director of great sensitivity with an extra-ordinary talent for making light comedies with a message.

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By Samyukta Suresh

Each day at Monta Vista High School, it is the norm to hear blasting Bhangra music, to hear speakers from the Hindu Awareness Club, to eat hot samosas and chaat during Club Day, to perform dances and singing solos for “Spotlite”, the highly anticipated show put on by the Indian club each year. I walk into class knowing that there will be a minimum of eleven other brown skinned students to provide a security blanket. My experience growing up as an Indian American is unique… it is not the typical story of being looked down upon as a lone brown skinned foreigner in a sea of Caucasians. Actually it is quite the opposite!

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