Jump to content

Karthik Srinivasan

Add links
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
(Redirected from Milliblog!)
Not to be confused with Karthika Srinivas.

In this Indian name, the name Srinivasan is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Karthik.
Karthik Srinivasan
NationalityIndian
Occupations
  • Communications strategy consultant
  • Music critic
  • Blogger
Years active1999–present
Children2
Websitebeastoftraal.com
itwofs.com
milliblog.com

Karthik Srinivasan (/kɑːrθɪk sriːnɪvɑːsən/) is an Indian communications strategy consultant, music critic and blogger. He is the founder of the website ItwoFS, which tracks plagiarism in Indian film music, and Milliblog, where he reviews music albums.

Career

[edit]

In 1999, Karthik began his career as a critic for The Music Magazine, a defunct online magazine in Bengaluru, Karnataka. Later the same year,[1][2] he founded ItwoFS (pronounced /aɪtuːɛfɛs/ eye-too-ef-es), a website that tracks plagiarism in Indian film music.[3] Karthik says the initialism IIFS, from which the website name derives, can stand either for "Inspirations in Indian Film Songs",[4] or "Inspired Indian Film Songs".[5] In 2005, he founded the music review website Milliblog, where he reviews music albums within 100 words.[6][7] The name of the blog was derived from Milliways, a restaurant featuring in the science fiction series The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.[1] Despite beginning his career in music reviewing, Karthik revealed he has no formal training in the same.[8] Nonetheless, the popularity of Milliblog meant that he got to write for various publications such as Bangalore Mirror, The Hindu, The New Indian Express and Film Companion.[1]

In 2008, Karthik created his first "work-related blog", Beast of Traal, that is about Indian corporates and brands.[9] The name of this blog is an homage to a character from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.[1] In 2009, Karthik was appointed as the head of digital strategy at Edelman India.[10] In mid-June 2013, Milliblog crashed, although he was able to restore the website with the help of Yahoo.[11] In November 2013, Karthik became the national lead of Ogilvy & Mather in India. He previously served as AVP of Corporate Communications at Flipkart.[12][13] Karthik's LinkedIn profile was, between 2015 and 2017, the most viewed under "marketing and advertisement/communication".[14] Karthik left Ogilvy & Mather in March 2018.[15][16] In 2019, he authored a book on self-branding, titled Be Social: Building Brand You Online.[17]

Accolades

[edit]

In 2015, Karthik won two awards: the Best Media Innovation- Social Media award at Emvie 2015, and Interactive- Creative Use of Data award (bronze) at the DMA Asia Echo Awards.[18]

Personal life

[edit]

Karthik's native language is Tamil.[19] He speaks English, Hindi and Tamil fluently, has a general understanding of Kannada and Malayalam, and limited of Telugu.[20] Karthik studied in college in Salem, Tamil Nadu.[21] He has been residing in Bengaluru for several years, is married and has two children.[22][23] Karthik has stated that during his formative years he suffered from stammering, and medical treatments proved futile. Realising this was a mental issue rather than a physical one, he decided to pursue a career in corporate communication to overcome his issues.[24]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b c d S, Karthik (25 December 2018). "Solving the 'What music should I listen to?' question since 2005". Beast of Traal. Archived from the original on 7 April 2025. Retrieved 7 April 2025.
  2. ^ S, Karthik (11 July 2022). "Advertising music streaming in India". Beast of Traal. Archived from the original on 4 December 2024. Retrieved 7 April 2025.
  3. ^ Choudhury, Soumyadip (28 June 2007). "Isspecial Cutting Chai – May 2007". Cutting the Chai. Archived from the original on 14 February 2024. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
  4. ^ S, Karthik. "About ItwoFS". ItwoFS.com. Archived from the original on 21 October 2023. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
  5. ^ Karthik (25 June 2018). "Milliblog Monthlies – ItwoFS Retrospective". Milliblog. Archived from the original on 12 December 2024. Retrieved 7 April 2025.
  6. ^ Karthik (21 July 2015). "Milliblog turns 10!". Milliblog. Archived from the original on 18 October 2023. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  7. ^ S, Karthik (1 August 2011). "The brands that I conceived and built". beastoftraal.com. Archived from the original on 11 April 2023. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  8. ^ "Personal Branding Series | Interview with Karthik Srinivasan | Blogger & Author of 'Be Social'". Intraskope. 15 May 2020. Archived from the original on 25 March 2024. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
  9. ^ Karthik (26 December 2008). "Ravenous Bugblatter Beast of Traal". Milliblog. Archived from the original on 4 July 2023. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
  10. ^ "Milliblog, ItwoFS founder Karthik S to head Edelman's digital strategy". RadioandMusic.com. 8 December 2009. Archived from the original on 26 August 2024. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  11. ^ S, Karthik (19 June 2013). "Thank you!". Beast of Traal. Archived from the original on 7 April 2025. Retrieved 7 April 2025.
  12. ^ "Karthik Srinivasan joins Ogilvy as National Lead, Social@Ogilvy". Exchange4media. 21 November 2013. Archived from the original on 18 October 2023. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  13. ^ "Management of media". Education Times. 28 January 2013. Archived from the original on 25 March 2024. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
  14. ^ Aggarwal, Ishana (19 July 2019). "Turning your social media presence into an online brand: Expert and author Karthik Srinivasan explains how". CNBC TV18. Archived from the original on 30 January 2023. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
  15. ^ "Ogilvy's Karthik Srinivasan calls it quits". Adgully. 31 March 2018. Archived from the original on 18 October 2023. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  16. ^ Calamur, Jayadev (24 March 2018). "As Karthik Srinivasan continues Twitter Satyagraha, HDFC defends its privilege programme". DNA India. Archived from the original on 15 August 2018. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  17. ^ Ramesh, Aishwarya (7 July 2019). "Karthik Srinivasan's new book focuses on personal brand building..." afaqs!. Archived from the original on 18 October 2023. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  18. ^ "Kartik Srinivasan". Black Hat Talent Solutions. Archived from the original on 3 November 2023. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
  19. ^ Kumar, Divya (16 March 2007). "Tracking copycats". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 20 October 2018. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
  20. ^ Karthik (13 March 2018). "Go ahead... break the language barrier with music!". Milliblog. Archived from the original on 9 June 2024. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  21. ^ Raman, Sruthi Ganapathy (2 August 2023). "'Chikku Bukku Rayile': An Oral History of Shankar & AR Rahman's Megahit Song". Film Companion. Archived from the original on 18 October 2023. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  22. ^ Nair, Swathi (23 March 2017). "Bengaluru man launches Twitter satyagraha against private bank". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 6 April 2025. Retrieved 6 April 2025.
  23. ^ Pandya, Sonal (22 July 2017). "Karthik Srinivasan: Earlier, I seemed to be the only one cataloguing plagiarism, now the world does!". Cinestaan. Archived from the original on 18 October 2023. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  24. ^ Dutta, Pallavi (27 February 2020). "About Communication : Karthik Srinivasan at Article-19". Manipal The Talk Network. Archived from the original on 19 June 2024. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Karthik_Srinivasan&oldid=1284400471#Career"