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Shephali Bhatt

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"Shephali Bhatt writes human interest stories on the creator economy, internet culture, mental health, media and entertainment. Someone once told her, 'you always do a great job of a story you really care about'. So, she cares. When not writing, she draws venn diagrams of all her life's situations. "

ARTICLES BY SHEPHALI BHATT

Over the last few years, consumer internet platforms have built more nuance into how addresses are used

When quick commerce apps become your address book

6 min read . 14 May 2025

Actor Shraddha Kapoor with Instagram head Adam Mosseri during a session at WAVES 2025 in Mumbai on 2 May (PTI)

WAVES 2025: I missed it, but not too much

2 min read . 09 May 2025

Therapy is meant to be a slow, sustained process but walking away after just a few sessions can be valid in some cases. (Unsplash/Vitaly Gariev)

Is it okay to ghost your therapist?

3 min read . 03 May 2025

Yes, that one with Rashida Jones (IMDb)

How to skip ads, especially if you’ve watched that Black Mirror episode

5 min read . 30 Apr 2025

We’re dependent on a notification ecosystem that is both overwhelming and unreliable (iStockphoto)

When you are ghosted by your phone

2 min read . 19 Apr 2025

Shanta Gokhale received a lifetime achievement award at META Festival 2025.

The stage is not a safe place to push borders, says Shanta Gokhale

5 min read . 06 Apr 2025

Women's rage is deeply personal, yet universally shared (Illustration by Kokila B)

What does female rage look like?

12 min read . 21 Mar 2025

Splitwise has become more than just an expense tracker for many users. (istockphoto)

Splitwise dominates its category, but a few Indian founders want to disrupt it

6 min read . 19 Mar 2025

As of now, there’s no formal recourse for instances of overpaying. (iStock)

Are digital payments changing our relationship with money?

6 min read . 23 Feb 2025

Therapyspeak, or the casual and incorrect use of psychology terms in everyday conversations, has turned real issues into mere buzzwords (Dall-E)

Do you know what trauma bonding actually means?

2 min read . 22 Feb 2025

Digital content is endless, tipping us into meaningless scrolling, addictive behaviours online and eventually, content-consumption burnout. A growing tribe of users is now stepping in as curators of this unwieldy world. (Illustration by Kokila B. )

Enter, tastefluencer: The rise of a curator economy

18 min read . 17 Feb 2023

Smartphone users get an average of 50 notifications a day, many of them unnecessary and irrelevant. (Picture courtesy: Dall.E 2)

The season of 'seenzoned' and too many notifications

5 min read . 28 Jan 2023

A whole new generation can be influenced into not watching a movie due to manipulated ratings. Illustration: Ashish Asthana/Mint

Can IMDb fix the fault in its stars?

10 min read . 19 Dec 2022

Stickers have emerged as an essential marketing tool for advertisers eager to be a part of our daily conversations.

Why every brand is saying it with stickers

4 min read . 15 Nov 2022

It will be interesting to see how many of the 423,000 verified Twitter users will see value in paying for the blue tick.

So, what’s the big deal about the blue tick anyway?

3 min read . 02 Nov 2022

Devika Seth Bulchandani, global chief executive at Ogilvy

Bulchandani’s success mantra at Ogilvy: Better, faster, laughter

4 min read . 20 Oct 2022

Exciting times loom ahead as far as workplaces are concerned. There is uncertainty, and there are challenges, too. Photo: SolStock

Why it's time to retire the LinkedIn hot take

4 min read . 14 Sep 2022

Over the past few months, content creators have been pushing for—and getting—a meatier role in movie marketing campaigns—and on their own terms. (Picture courtesy: Screengrabs from Niharika NM's Instagram account.)

Content creators turn movie marketing stars

4 min read . 22 Aug 2022

The show is not an original, but an adaptation of a Bengali serial from 2019 which inspired four other language adaptations before it got remade in Hindi.

Inside the incredible fanverse of Hindi TV serial Anupama

9 min read . 28 Jul 2022

One of the memes of Sri Lankan protesters inside former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s residence that has gone viral.

Sri Lankan protesters say it with memes

2 min read . 15 Jul 2022