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RadioRockeTalk and the 3 Idiots

lowtechgal — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 18:44:41 +0000

The New Year started off with a B-A-N-G on Radio RockeTalk with our programming resuming after a short break with the best the New Year had to offer: The undisputed king of Indian cinema- the guy who knows the pulse of his audience sooooo well; is easy on the eyes; never goes wrong with the choice of music; picks his scripts selectively and still makes half of India feel ‘a flush comes to to my face and my pulse begins to race… it goes boompty, boompty, boompty, boompty, boom, boom, boom…’ Yes, you are right- Aamir Khan. Well he did it again with his new Bollywood release, 3 Idiots!

Tuesday nights are our very own RJ Ajayr’s night and this time he chose to do a feature or rather a discussion on the 3 Idiots. I must stop right here to tell you that I have not watched the movie yet. Yes, it was screen in San Diego for a couple days and I COULD NOT MAKE IT. Sorry Goldspirt Films. Sorry Vijay and Shalni. Sorry Aamir. But most of all I am sorry for myself

For all you newbies- every evening and sometimes at other times between 9:30pm and till whenever it ends (usually 3 hrs or so) we have fun ‘events’ like a radio talkshow – but different. There are hosts or RJs who introduce the topics and then everyone participates in the discussion. So very unlike Radio or television where things are pretty one sided, this is a live, all inclusive show where everyone can, well, speak up. As RockeTalk is all about the mobile phones, our audiences and participants are on the mobile phones and are from all over the world. From the well connected US to the remote places in India- anyone can participte or just listen in.

The highlights of this week Tuesday night’s program:

Ragging scene

Kareena Kapoor: The only idiot? Or is it plain jealousy? LOL

Piracy movie – free movie download controvercy

Amir Khan’s excessive bathing

Hello! Is that a problem? Well thats what the guys said any way.. as for us girls… Aamir in see-thru wear… all wet.. any girls saying ‘no’ to that?

Chetan Bhagat controversy

Chotu_Tapori’s birthday

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Today’s pick: Mohobbat ki Baatien on Mehfil @ 2:30 and 9:30 pm IST with Shafeeq

Friday night: Bollywood night on Radio RockeTalk @ 10:00pm IST with Pooji

Also recommended: Monday night, Jan 11, 2010- CarTalk: AutoExpo on Radio RockeTalk with Karan and Sin

Shaam-e-Jigar: Megha Kasak

lowtechgal — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 10:03:05 +0000

Megha Kasak from Saharanpur, relatively new to the Mushaira scene, took the whole Mehfil by a storm. With a classical singing training, her voice and poetry moved the audience as well as the other poets and moved Naheed-e-Hind, Nuzhat Nigaar, to get up and hug her!

Members of Mehfil were moved to tears listening to her. They sent their praise to her and her father, Tarun Kasak.

Live from Muradabad: 48th Annual “Shaam-e-Jigar”

lowtechgal — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 05:13:31 +0000

At RockeTalk, we always push our limits and this time we got a chance to play up the best of the RockeTalk platform. With the help of three enthusiastic RockeTalkers- Danish Khan, Harsh Kosh and Shafeeq Khan and a whole lot of encouragement and help from the International Writers’ Association, UP, Muradabad, India, we did what we set out to do!

We broadcast an over 5 hours long live program to RockeTalkers all over the world- India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Saudi Arabia, Central Africa, South Africa, U.K, U.S.A, Canada, Bangladesh, Sweden, Germany, Kuwait- I’m sure I’m missing some- straight to their mobile phones!

What was different from a regular ‘broadcast’ was the ability of the remote listeners to be part of the event and participate by listening as well as giving their comments, critique, asking questions right away.

We did not know what to expect but, in the true Mushaira tradition, people were sending in their ‘Wah! Wah!’ and also impromptu shaiyri (shairi, poetry) in praise of what the Shayars (poets) were reciting.

We’ve always had students listening in and participating in groups but this time we had people in remote villages, as many as 50 people sitting in a room, to listen and participate.

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Dilkash Afridi Sahab was kind enough to sit with us and talk about Jigar Muradabadi. Here is part of the interview. We will be posting the rest of it later.

Love is in the air: Flirting 101- Bollywood style

lowtechgal — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 09:55:21 +0000

Who flirts more, boys or girls?

That was what we were all talking about. It did get very noisy, chaotic and lively. We were not huddled up in a room, in fact we where not even in the same city or country and some of us several time zones away. What came about was a hilarious competition between the guys and gals…..

The audio clip below was posted in Radio RockeTalk community.

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This is a result of the original clip, heard last, being forwarded and new clips recorded with it. Pretty interesting… was like a night long campout. But then, RockeTalk always feels that way….

Flirting is an art. In this fast paced world, we tend to forget that it takes creativity, a hint of naughtiness and a mystery to achieve the full effect.

What better way to flirt than the good old Bollywood, filmy style- using songs. Yes, we use songs and music everywhere. So go on- flirt. Keep them guessing…. was it just a song or was it something more Let’s do it… on air! Old songs and some new ones.. bring it on!

Let’s give ‘em something to talk about….

You still flirt in text or do you do it in person… in voice…. on air… with all your heart?

RockeTalk eXhausted Wake-a-Thon week 3

lowtechgal — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 08:05:23 +0000

Winner of Last Week’s RockeTalk Wake-a-Thon Jitendra (Jeete)! Jeete won an iPod. Congratulations!!!

We were scanning through the entries we got for the contest- there were some really good ones and it was hard to come up with just eight people. There were people from Kolkota, Bareilly, Hyderabad, New Delhi, Rajasthan, Rajkot- Gujarat etc.

The group of eight people who made it, made an interesting and diverse group. Pritambabu- was a hoot; Diptiy was clearly the center of attention being the only girl in the group and with a lot of spunk- there were times when the guys said that she should be given a different task- but she just went on; Srikant who sleepily made it through- was a good sport and had a wonderful take on the Baba Black sheep poem; Saurabh.the scorpion – a good sport and a very talented and versatile guy from Delhi- he gave a whole new feel to Baba black sheep in Rap; Mahabalee – usually the outspoken one was quite and had to quit half way as he was not well…. all in all a fun group to stay away with and get to know.

From doing interesting tasks to actually sending videos in as entries, RockeTalkers are having a lot of fun with the Wake-a-Thon. It is not just the selected eight who play, infact anyone who is online can jump in and play and they do- just for the fun of it.

The Wake-a-Thon is a great experience to get to know a large group of people. People who did not talk much in the communities and were rather quiet – opened p and quickly warmed up to the group setting. A resounding comment from them all to each other was- “I spent the nite with you- add me as a friend!” Needless to say I got a lot of material to tease them with on that spending the night together bit – by that time they were tired and sleepy and the words weren’t coming out quite right.

The ones who made it through the night all get Rs 500/- from RockeTalk towards their GPRS

Here is a sample of videos sent in by users:

Another Addicted RockeTalker!

lowtechgal — Fri, 01 May 2009 23:15:22 +0000

We always like to hear from RockeTalkers. Sometimes they say good things (like they can’t live without RockeTalk)- and sometimes they tell us we simply stink.

And then ocassionally come across something interesting that they posted on the web

Read on.

RockeTalk: A World that Never Sleeps

“By now all those who know me, know that I’m totally addicted to RockeTalk. After all, who wouldn’t be? All my fellow RockeTalker would agree with me. It is by far the most addictive social networking application that I’ve got my hands on. So much so, that when my mother filled in the matrimony column for me, (don’t even ask about that!!!) in the ‘interests’ section I asked her to put in ‘RockeTalking’.

RockeTalking for me has become a part of my daily life now. Like I’ve said many times, I start my mornings not with a cup of tea or coffee, nor do I jump out of bed and rush to brush my teeth…I start it with greetings all my fellow RockeTalkers. It’s funny but RT has turned me into a very tolerant person. From being a girl, who hated talking to people for the first couple of hr’s after she’s woken up coz she couldn’t stand to listen to non-stop chatter to being someone who actually pops open one eye and searches for the cell phone just to connect with the world. Lolz…the next few seconds are spent in checking who all are online. Thank god I don’t have to search for them. All the online friends are listed with a green symbol against their name…and the lazy bone in me doesn’t want to send out individual msgs. So I simply mark one msg to all… and that marks the beginning of an endless chat session.

Let me tell you RT is not just about chatting, it has a host of other things to offer. Like any other ordinary person, I too work for a living, so can’t get away from work, and the ride to office in an auto can be quite boring. Well, RT comes to my rescue again!! For all of you who don’t know this, you can actually make mini videos on the move and share with your fellow RockeTalkers, or even other friends (post it to their email addresses). So as soon as I see something interesting I capture it through my RT camera, and simply post it either to my friends, or if I want to share it with everyone then I post it in the ‘Gallery’. And as I browse through the gallery, sitting at the back of an auto, enduring a bumpy ride to my office, I come across many interesting videos posted by other users. It’s interesting to know how creative people can get when given a camera in hand. In fact browsing the ‘gallery’ is a sure shot way to lift your low spirits. It always works for me!!

What it also does for me is provide entertainment. You know when you’re at work and feel the need for music, but think that the HR will be after your life if caught (as if you were stealing an imp document!!), that’s the time RT is my little savior!( If my HR girl read this she would never let me live in peace, lol). Don’t get me wrong, we don’t have music playing in there, it isn’t a radio channel…but what we have is live music. User’s at RockeTalk love to sing. Doesn’t matter if they are bathroom singers, the pure love for singing shows in their voice and its so much fun…to be honest, I’ve myself joined them with antakshari many a times lol…But ofcrs, that’s after office hrs. When I’m relaxing at home after a hard days work, and don’t wanna watch TV. In-fact a lot of college students putting up in hostels or as paying guests, swear by this as it’s just the perfect source of entertainment for them. When their friends from India doze off they begin the same rounds with users from other parts of the world, who have just started their day.

Speaking of users, I love people who state the obvious. Read this somewhere- “Social Media provides better coverage of news”…really? I guess this is why traditional news is being replaced by social news sites. The obvious is hardly stated and events are current. Like you would always get live updates on RT about the things happening around. So even if you are sitting in your office u will be able to find out the latest score of the IPL or get to know of the bomb blast that are happening in some part of India…coz user’s make video’s and share right away. I can safely say that some of the content that I see on RockeTalk, I don’t even see it on any of the news channels! The con’s being you sometimes get false information….because someone decided to have a little fun as he was getting bored stiff or this was his idea of getting attention of other users. Whatever it may be, at the end of it, its fun, entertaining and you’re connected to the world for free!!

So don’t just sit there and read this blog, come and connect with me and the world as well. Come join me on RockeTalk.

Meghna “

Note: This blog has been published here by permission.

The original blog appears on Unexpressed feelingsby Meghna.

P.S.

If you wrote/posted something about RockeTalk experiences or ways that you use RockeTalk, please let us know!

Keep your comments and posts coming.

Love to hear from you here, and on RockeTalk!

Amita

Meet New People from Across the World through RockeTalk!

RockeTalk — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 19:33:36 +0000

Posted by RockeTalk on July 22, 2008

It is absolutely inspiring to see the global nature of Social Networking. We launched the RockeTalk Beta just about 12 days ago, and our primary goal was to learn about the social entertainment needs of the mobile Indian consumer. We’ve already been surprised by the larger than expected number of Indian users who are signing up for the RockeTalk beta every day, and providing us with valuable feedback. We‘re also getting users from some expected places such as US, and UK.

But what has surprised us has been the vast number of people who are signing up for RockeTalk from some unexpected places, such as Philippines, Indonesia, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and even Iran. In just 12 days since our launch, we already have users from over 90 countries – from Afghanistan to Zambia !!!

It all goes to show you that Social Networking is a borderless phenomenon and it is most powerful when it is truly global. The powerful of social networking is connecting people from all over the globe.

So if you’d like to meet and chat new people from across the world just download RockeTalk, then tell us what you think!