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The 25 Most Important Business & Career Skills All Smart People Should Know

Thu, 27 Sep 2012 08:35:15 -0500

40 notable bloggers the other day

The Indian Sports Regulator: An idea whose time has come

Mon, 19 Apr 2010 03:15:24 -0500

Fans of sports in India must not be deluded into thinking the government will clean up the muck inside the super-rich cricketing establishment in India. For

The Easiest way to ensure equal education in India

Fri, 16 Apr 2010 06:20:42 -0500

A report [PDF} from Emily Oster and Bryce Millett says that if there are

What are your Top Indian Sporting Achievements of All Time?

Thu, 15 Apr 2010 07:39:01 -0500

Lists of bests are subjective affairs. In my case, I will vote for sporting activities that the masses of my country can play - football, cricket, hockey, ch

32 Reasons Why iPad and Apple are Wrong For Us

Wed, 07 Apr 2010 08:11:09 -0500

A rundown of all that is wrong with Apple's latest offering towards

The Problems with Cults (Cult of Apple Redux)

Wed, 07 Apr 2010 08:00:33 -0500

Cults are the 'disease' of modern existence. Cults are everything that is wrong with this world. This thing that started with organized religion now finds it

35 Most Important Apple iPad numbers

Wed, 07 Apr 2010 07:41:06 -0500

A no-nonsense look at facts and figures that really matter, related directly or indirectly to the iPad.

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Arundhati Roy: Proud to be a one-hit wonder

Tue, 30 Mar 2010 05:30:37 -0500

Prof. Tyler Cowen, a good economics blogger, calls Arundhati Roy a Google Sir, we Indians want know 1

Dumb Ideas of 2009 #2: Nilekeni's Unique ID Project

Wed, 23 Dec 2009 06:06:19 -0600

Take a technologically ignorant Cabinet of Ministers, an entrepreneur who made big on selling code monkey services and an army of bureacrats eager to make mo

Dumb Ideas of 2009 #1: MBAs Nahin Sudherenge

Wed, 23 Dec 2009 04:52:36 -0600

As if the rising costs of foodstuff was not enough for all of us. Having been burned bad by the lucrative Investment Banking and Consulting industries, almos

How to write effective online news headlines like the BBC

Mon, 27 Apr 2009 10:55:25 -0500

Usability expert Jacon Nielsen recently went through the BBC news website and finds that the top 6

Is Colors TV channel overdoing the social cause based serials?

Mon, 27 Apr 2009 10:28:27 -0500
Ekta Kapoor set the trend at Star Plus with the Saas-Bahu serials, which was later copied to death by all the other hindi TV channels, all aiming for the same h

Using the Satyam template to tackle white collar crime

Mon, 27 Apr 2009 10:19:56 -0500
T.N. Ninan says that by selling off Satyam in 100 days, the government has set the template for dealing white collar crime in future and wonders how differently

The rise of BPOs in Rural India

Mon, 27 Apr 2009 10:16:17 -0500
From Rajasthan to Tamilnadu, enthusiastic people and organizations across rural India are giving rural folks a crash course in basic English and 40-words per mi

Ten things I have learned from these Elections

Mon, 27 Apr 2009 09:43:30 -0500

So, we are giving the middle

Reporting standards for online journalists

Mon, 27 Apr 2009 08:01:46 -0500
Useful list of best practices at Huffington post for online reporters. Bottomline: be truthful, be concise, acknowledge sources, check and double-check facts, o

The rising trend of Rajya Sabha as the real source of power in India

Mon, 27 Apr 2009 07:33:13 -0500

There is a valid reason why people point out that Manmohan Singh is not the people-elected leader of India. Since 1991, he is a Rajya Sabha M.P. from Assam.

Can anyone explain to me how sensible is the delimitation of constituencies?

Mon, 27 Apr 2009 07:32:00 -0500

Other than knowing nothing about who will vote for whom in these confusing, deliberately issue-less elections, the other thing that confuses most Indians, in

The Art of Building Influence in India - Part 1 - The Reliance and Infosys Way

Sun, 26 Apr 2009 06:21:42 -0500

It is very easy creating influence in India. In this occassional series, part 1 will focus on businessmen and influence. As is usual with most of my posts,

Indian media would like us to believe there is no recession

Wed, 22 Apr 2009 09:08:32 -0500
P. Sainath, the Sachin Tendulkar of good Indian journalists, writes in the Hindu newspapers that at least two major Indian newspapers have informed their news d

Gone Baby Gone: The Rubina Story

Sun, 19 Apr 2009 06:38:55 -0500

Like most of her fellow Slumdog Millionare Child actors, Rubina Ali Qureshi is poor. British sensationalist newspaper News of the World claims Rubina's fathe

The rise and rise of identity politics in India

Thu, 16 Apr 2009 10:53:44 -0500
George Lakoff, a cognitive linguist, once said that the voter votes in his self-identity instead of his self-interest. This article in the TOI quotes two re

An Indian goes to an election rally

Thu, 16 Apr 2009 10:45:28 -0500
Rajesh Jain writes about his first ever visit to an election rally, a L.K. Advani rally in Mumbai. He writes about an unique experience. We need more such first

Poem of an election campaign worker

Thu, 16 Apr 2009 10:41:46 -0500

This Charlie Brown (peanuts) peom is about the U.S. Elections. With some modifications, it can be made for the Indian elections. After we are good at appropr

Graphic: No opinion poll is sure about who will win what in these elections

Thu, 16 Apr 2009 10:35:59 -0500

Who will win in the elections? Only the Matpati Ka Jinn knows. The

India Elections: The uninspiring choice before a billion living on the edge

Thu, 16 Apr 2009 10:27:37 -0500

Writing in the Business Standard, Devangshu Datta writes about the sorry choice presented before an exasperated and desperate Indian Electorate who are force

Let a million independent candidates stand in the elections

Thu, 16 Apr 2009 10:08:44 -0500

A Pav Bhaji seller in Gurgaon is running for the Lok Sabha Elections. A candidate ran many times against Indira Gandhi and other big political candidat

Seven tired cliches of the general elections

Thu, 16 Apr 2009 10:05:35 -0500
Madan Sabnavis writes in DNA about seven major tactics during any general elections and how they have morphed into tired cliches with misuse: 1. Current gove

15 ways to promote a Local Blog

Mon, 13 Apr 2009 08:21:32 -0500

A quick guide on blog promotion for local bloggers of the world:

1. Social networking sites: Facebook, Orkut...start grou

Online Journalism Handbook: How to go after big business

Mon, 13 Apr 2009 08:15:25 -0500

Mike Morgan is a blogger who likes to take on big business. A few years back, he took on US homebuilder Lennar by setting up a website to collect information

How to Succeed in Local Blogging

Mon, 13 Apr 2009 06:30:23 -0500

The underlying assumption is that a local blogger does not have the back up enjoyed by a reporter belonging to a resourceful news organization. So, being

Types of local Bloggers

Mon, 13 Apr 2009 06:18:51 -0500

Matt Mcgee has written a good post about various types of local bloggers. It i

Tatas using Tata Nano to gouge customers

Fri, 10 Apr 2009 12:36:30 -0500

In absence of proper government regulations of how companies lure money from consumers, especially big businesses, it is not suprising that Tata Motors is ha

How useless are opinion polls of TV news channels?

Fri, 10 Apr 2009 12:21:33 -0500

It is no secret most TV news channels in India have a political bias. Analyzing election-related opinion polls taken by two major TV news channels,

Chart: Use of dirty words in the Guardian

Fri, 03 Apr 2009 13:51:06 -0500

The Guardian has just released its full-featured API and guess what? The First no

Who is talking about the environmental impact of Tata Nano?

Fri, 03 Apr 2009 13:45:55 -0500

Not the media people. They want the full-page advertisements from Tata, that is all. The Ta

Is Boredom good or bad?

Fri, 03 Apr 2009 13:39:15 -0500

Bertrand Russell called Boredom an evil for civilization and insisted that man should keep himself busy, which is a challenge for many in absence of proper g

How Indians (should) Save and Invest

Thu, 02 Apr 2009 09:35:30 -0500

The declining (some say correctng) Indian stock markets have caused Indians to trun back to the safety of good old bank deposits and fixed deposits.

The Unemployment Olympics

Wed, 01 Apr 2009 13:51:08 -0500

The Unemployment Olympics was organized by a laid-off computer programmer in Ne

India: Poor country, Rich Politicians

Wed, 01 Apr 2009 13:46:05 -0500

Rajesh Shukla of the NCAER and Sunil Jain find in their analysis of wealth declared by Indian politicians that MLAs from poorer states such as Bihar, U.P. an

A simpleguide to General Elections 2009 in India

Thu, 26 Mar 2009 10:28:55 -0500

The 15th Lok Sabha Elections 2009 will take place in 5 phases, on April 16, 23, 30, May 7 and 13, and the new Central government will take office in New Delh

A Roundup of online presence of indian politicians and political parties

Thu, 26 Mar 2009 10:08:17 -0500

One place where the BJP does fulfill its self-given mandate of being the party with a difference is the online media. The party and its politicians

A Roundup of Digital Marketing Campaigns during the elections so far

Thu, 26 Mar 2009 09:59:39 -0500

More than 10,000 crore Rupees will be spent by politicians during the General Elections 2009. That is $ 2 billion. One thing is sure though: the public may n

The pros and cons of Negative voting

Thu, 26 Mar 2009 09:35:32 -0500
What if we do not like any of the candidates on the list? Won't negative voting increase voter participation?

Silly AFP article on the Youth vote

Thu, 26 Mar 2009 09:33:14 -0500
Why don't they leave the young people alone?

The strategy behind Varun Gandhi outbursts in Pilibhit

Thu, 26 Mar 2009 09:29:54 -0500
Varun wants to tap into the Hindu resentment in the area in the aftermath of delimitation, when a couple of muslim-dominated areas were added.

The Importance of Sadhu Yadav for Congress in Bihar

Thu, 26 Mar 2009 09:26:18 -0500
Lalloo Yadav's estraged brother-in-law may bring the Congress some Yadav votes and help it gain some momentum in an important state after a long time.

Jawahar Lal University as a breeding ground for politicians

Thu, 26 Mar 2009 09:23:39 -0500
DId you know leaders including Sitaram Yechury (CPM) and Digvijay SIngh (JD - U, former Minister) are JNU alumnus and held positions in elected student bodies?

Jai Bihar: Regional parties should be washed away

Thu, 26 Mar 2009 09:21:39 -0500
Interesting writeup in a news site run by a Bihari.

Bighow and multilingual translation: Part 1

Sat, 28 Feb 2009 11:40:20 -0600

Google now translates 41 languages. I hope to make Bighow Multi

Myspace versus Facebook, Revisited

Sat, 28 Feb 2009 11:34:42 -0600

The Compete Blog reports more about the Myspace vs. Facebook comparison story

Why this was the worst Oscar award show in living memory

Mon, 23 Feb 2009 01:09:42 -0600

For the past 15 years, like many in Time Zones ahead of LA, I woke up around 6 in the morning to watch the Oscars, no matter when went to sleep last night. T

What will you miss the most when newspapers are gone?

Wed, 18 Feb 2009 11:50:33 -0600
Even with all the revenue-side problems, newspapers will be around for a while until technologies like e-ink and better e-book readers, mobile reading experienc

Which among these is the best news business model?

Wed, 18 Feb 2009 11:34:17 -0600
Let's put the hive mind to work on this one. One thing is certain: the print-based model is in trouble. Choose from the following 14 news business models:

Who is most useful new media guru?

Wed, 18 Feb 2009 11:24:43 -0600
With the boom in blogging, the internet is teeming with genuine experts and self-proclaimed experts.

What print media business will you miss most?

Wed, 18 Feb 2009 11:20:39 -0600

Which media brand will you miss most?

Wed, 18 Feb 2009 11:17:11 -0600
The traditional print-based news business is in trouble. Readers are moving online. In 2009, many big name media brands in the United States are feared to bite

How the internet is covering the Obama inauguration

Tue, 20 Jan 2009 07:04:41 -0600

The Obama Inauguration will start

Why do they censor good movies?

Fri, 09 Jan 2009 13:07:16 -0600

I am watching Apocalypto on Star Movies and the stupid beasts have censored the fine movie, destroying much of the visceral impact of the story.<

Gaza Conflict: Israeli casualties vs. Palestinian Casualties

Wed, 07 Jan 2009 10:55:09 -0600

The image is via Information Aesthetics and puts the terrible conf

Bihari man developes silencer-cum-filter for noisy gensets

Wed, 31 Dec 2008 11:39:55 -0600

Virendra Kumar Sinha of Motihari, Bihar got tired of constant complains from his neighbors about his noisy diesel generator, a scourge in power-started India

Ghazini: Yet another mindless film

Thu, 25 Dec 2008 07:12:42 -0600

Watch Ghazini only if you like the over-the-top, highly stylized violent movies from South India, Compared to the hooplah with which Ghazi

A Simple Guide to Aamir Khan and his controversies

Thu, 18 Dec 2008 09:01:34 -0600

People call the perfectionist of Bollywood. As someone not quite convinced by the claim, I would say Aamir has perfected the art of creating controveries to

Was 2008 the Worst Movie Year Ever?

Tue, 09 Dec 2008 09:40:33 -0600
Along with enlightened comic hero movies (The Dark Knight, Iron Man, Hancock), Comedies have ruled this year. Where is "There will be be blood"?

Worst thing to do in 2008: Blogger lives a year on Oprah's advice

Tue, 09 Dec 2008 09:38:00 -0600
LivingOprah.com blogger Robyn Okran lives 2008 according to the tenets (?) laid down by Oprah Winfrey.

Jailed journalists in 2008

Tue, 09 Dec 2008 09:35:21 -0600
The Committee to Protect Journalists says there are more than 25 journalists in jails around the world. China tops the list with 28 jailed journalists. Cu

The Worst of Tech products in 2008

Tue, 09 Dec 2008 09:32:17 -0600
Summaries from the US news report: Overpriced movies - blu ray etc. Unreliable online data storage Useless widgets - e.g. "I Am Rich" iPhone widget Wet

More worst films of 2008

Tue, 09 Dec 2008 09:28:03 -0600
This time, the list is from the Sydney Morning Herald: 10. Goal 2: Living The Dream 9. Vicky Christina Barcelona 8. The Incredible Hulk 7. The Invasion 6

The 10 Worst Corporations of 2008

Tue, 09 Dec 2008 09:26:22 -0600
In a report on the most ethically challenged cmpanies on the world from Multinational Monitor titled, "The System Implodes: The Worst 10 Corporations of 2008",

The 10 Worst Movies Of 2008

Tue, 09 Dec 2008 09:23:19 -0600
The list is from NY Post: 10. "Beverly Hills Chihuahua" 9. "Witless Protection" 8. "Rambo" 7. "You Don't Mess With The Zohan" 6. "Babylon A.D." 5. "10,0

Worst Airlines in America 2008 ( Slideshow )

Tue, 09 Dec 2008 07:27:25 -0600
1 American 2 United 3 Comair 4 American Eagle 5 Atlantic Southeast

The Biggest loser of 2008

Tue, 09 Dec 2008 07:25:27 -0600
Indian Businessman Anil Ambani reportedly lost $32.5 billion in 2008 as the stocks took a dive.

The best online collaboration tools of 2008

Tue, 09 Dec 2008 07:22:26 -0600
A list of useful tools for event tracking, project management, online file storage and more...

Mumbai Terror Attacks: The cons of live coverage

Fri, 28 Nov 2008 02:59:36 -0600

We now know from TV news that the security forces ordered TV signals to the hotels under seige to be cut.

1. The order came after our Union Home Mini

How Social Media can cover live stories responsibly

Fri, 28 Nov 2008 02:43:35 -0600

I am writing this as journalists on Indian News Channels cite police sourecs to refute new rumors of gun fights across Mumbai. Regarding the usage of s

Live coverage of the Terror attacks in the New York Times and The BBC

Fri, 28 Nov 2008 02:34:12 -0600

Keith Bradser of the Times is covering the fight b/w the security forces and the terrorists
The Bihar floods of 2008 has affected more than3 million people till date.