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Web 4.0: The Enabling Web 5

Oct

2009

Forgive me, this post is going to be a long one. In the brief span of its existence, the web has evolved at such an alarming rate, that it outstrips evolution of any living organism. Even as Indian web users and web development companies are creating (and using) Web 2.0 platforms, the more developed nations ...

Customer Engagement 3

Jun

2009

My job at Illumine is to make a career enablement platform for individuals. To ensure that users once they come on the website wont get overwhelmed by the enormity and complexity of the task at hand. To keep on coming back to the site, in order to enable their careers. No, not like a Naukri.com ...

Social Search: The new frontier 11

May

2009

One of my colleagues in a presentation remarked – that the problem these days is not about lack of information, it is about visibility of that information! These days the sheer volumes of information has reached such an extent that one cannot make out the differences between relevant and irrelevant. How many times have you ...

Do you really need that? 3

Apr

2009

That is the question you should be asking yourself whenever you are about to buy something. If you are not clear then, check out this site. The content is presented by Anne Leonard, who manages to deliver the message so clearly and logically; it’s a shame that we did not notice it earlier. We Indians ...

The kids arent gonna be alright

Apr

2009

I was reading this article on how the kids of this generation. The article is more centered towards the American kids, but it does strike a chord home. Are’nt we following their lifestyle a little too blindly? Follow it up with this article, and you start feeling bad for businesses in the US.

Mumbai Police 2

Apr

2009

Just a note of appreciation towards the Mumbai police force. Today my entire family and I had gone to the police station for verification of our passport. Since the marriage, this is one of our initiatives The police officer came to our house and gave us the time and date for reporting to the police ...

Idea – Adapting or Confusing? 6

Oct

2008

You must have seen those ads – “What an Idea! Sirji!!” of Abhishek Bachhan and how having a generic phone number ensures that all problems due to differences in caste, sect, religion are removed. Novel way to target and position yourself to the masses indeed. Come to the streets of Mumbai, there you see a ...

I deleted iexplore.exe 9

Sep

2008

Funny, I had not talked about Google Chrome uptil now. I still won’t rave about it, since I prefer Firefox over Chrome. Tried it, uninstalled it. End of story. But with the recent launch of this browser, people are now forced to relook at their choice of browser. I hope this helps informed users take ...

Facebook or Orkut? 5

Aug

2008

I was mulling over Alexa this weekend, when I decided to compare the web traffics of the three networking sites; facebook, myspace and orkut. The annual traffic graph revealed an interesting picture I must say. The myspace traffic is more or less constant with its brief set of fluctuations, Fox Interactive Media should be a ...

Customer Loyalty 5

Aug

2008

I was coming back from Mumbai via Indian Airlines (now known as Air India). As you would have it, the flight was delayed by 90 minutes … the passengers were sitting in the flight without the airplane moving a single inch. Finally, when the flight reached Hyderabad, I took a cab to office, half the ...