Kathmandu, Sept. 6 -- There was a time until recently when we wrote editorials in this space about how the global digital divide was mirrored within Nepal. Just like the haves and have-nots, we said Nepal had the 'knows' and 'know-nots', because access to the internet here was so skewed.
How fast things have changed. Till 2012, we were reporting that there were 1.4 million Nepalis on Facebook. Today the figure is nearing 8.5 million. The number of Twitter users is much lower, but it has a following among the intelligentsia, media and political influencers, which magnifies its impact.
In April, Nepali Times printed the results of a Sharecast Initiative survey that showed:
96% of Nepali households own a mobile
90% of individuals own a m...