May
3
Kiran Karnik, former President of Nasscom, was the closing keynote speaker at the Indian Business Conference 2008. Karnik said, Innovation will the key to India’s future. And good innovation doesn’t just mean product innovation (new products coming out of India), but could also include process innovation. For e.g.
For anyone that has traveled in a crowded [...]
Apr
15
India Post: Innovation In An 150-yr Old Organization
April 15, 2008 | 5 Comments
I don’t watch TV regularly, but a show called Startup Junkies caught my attention as I was channel surfing. Start-up Junkies takes you behind the scenes of a growing start-up company, Earth Class Mail, as it attempts to raise funding, build a team, develop a prototype and find new customers and partners.
In a nutshell, Earth [...]
Dec
1
Out SEOing The NYTimes.com
December 1, 2007 | 2 Comments
If you’re an Search Engine Optimization (SEO) expert, here’s some interesting data for you to play with…
Christine Mohan, my friend and co-worker, emailed me 11/26 morning - “NYT: Indian manhole covers. Front page story today.” Christine knew I had blogged about NYC manhole covers a few months ago, just for fun. It’s been little under [...]
Aug
15
Incredible India: Now On YouTube
August 15, 2007 | Leave a Comment
The Ministry of Tourism has tied up with Google to create a sponsored channel on Youtube, reports DNA India. The user India, first created in Dec 2005, has recently uploaded 18 videos.
Launching the channel here, Tourism Secretary Shilabhadra Banerjee said the online videos will increase the penetration of Incredible India campaign, especially among those who [...]
Jun
18
Fire In Princeton Meadows And Hyperlocal Content
June 18, 2007 | Leave a Comment
Finally got the time to upload this picture I took 3 weeks ago.
A fire broke out in Princeton Meadows, a strip mall in Plainsboro, last month. The fire originated in a bakery, Hot Breads, and completely burnt down 4 stores. Also gone is the popular pizzeria, Al Jons, which had been in the neighborhood [...]
Jun
16
What Can Orkut Do For Your Love Life?
June 16, 2007 | Leave a Comment
When I was India in January 2007, my friend Akshay Chikodi asked me if was on Orkut. Frankly, he said, if you’re not on Orkut you don’t exist! So I created a profile on Orkut.
Couple things I don’t get about Orkut:
What is it trying to be - a social networking tool? dating [...]
Jun
16
Thomas Friedman redefines the flat world
June 16, 2007 | Leave a Comment
I attented the Personal Democracy Forum last month. New York Times columnist, Thomas Friedman, in his keynote announced the addition of 3 new chapters to this popular book “World is Flat” (3rd edition) .Â
Mahatma Gandhi once said, “Be the change you want to see in the world”. That was Gandhi’s message to 250+ million Indians, challenging them to organize and rise [...]
May
13
Web2.0 in the enterprise
May 13, 2007 | Leave a Comment
Web 2.0 is all about the transition from individual productivity (user running MS office locally) to group productivity (collective document generation & editing – forums & wikis).
Enterprise Web 2.0 benefits:
Less email costs (increased use of blogs, wikis)
Search benefits (document collection and archive)
Easier [...]
