While you can take this post as support for “free speech” and “protection of our right to privacy on the internet” I am doing neither. I am simply taking forth the point I made in my previous post on careless emailing. The truth is, everything you say or do on the internet is real. While … Continue reading
A couple of days back, my 10 year old daughter received an email from a stranger asking her: “Why are you creatingspam??” And this seemed to be in response to an email she’d sent (Fwd:) to some of her friends, and not him! She showed it to me wondering what spam was, and why this person … Continue reading
I am not complaining, but yesterday I received 38 SMS on my mobile, 11 wall comments on Facebook, 19 direct messages to my Inbox, 49 email, and 7 e-card greetings – all wishing me a very Happy Diwali. Last month, on my birthday, I received – and again, I am not complaining – over 80 … Continue reading
Today someone forwarded me the following text, on my BBM (that’s short for Blackberry Messenger, for those not from this planet). It’s insightful, and makes people laugh ~ especially the die-hard Crackberrys! How BBmessenger Has Changed Us: ~ This is sooo truee!! You check your phone before you even wake up Ignoring people has become … Continue reading
Lalu Yadav is now officially my favourite turnaround artist. From being the political icon of one of India’s most backward states, and the butt of many jokes just a couple of years back, the man with the i’ll-do-what-i-like attitude has, as Rail Minister of the Government of India, managed to kick ass and is doing … Continue reading
The day before yesterday I booked a couple of train tickets online at the Indian Railways online reservation site. Thinking all along (until I booked the tickets) that this giant slowpoke elephant (thanks or no thanks to Lalu Prasad Yadav) had finally come of age – technology age. Nope. It has not come of age. … Continue reading
Here’s an interesting error report I just came across while surfing the ‘net! It made light of the moment and got me to talk about it, rather than complain and curse! The site name has been blurred to protect the identity of…. well err, me. Because this is like national television and I don’t want … Continue reading
Most companies are a treasure house of information and knowledge. Case studies, Client Backgrounds, Industry Knowledge, Tools & Techniques, Industry Best Practices – they all exist in every organisation in some form or another – but this knowledge remains a closely guarded secret in dusty folders, in archived files on various hard disks, and more … Continue reading
In a rare post on his blog that is sans cuss-words, the intrepid George Parker republished an article written by him 6 years back, on the triumph and failure of information and communication technology during 9/11. In a well thought out piece originally written for a magazine called Technology Marketing published by Adweek, George Parker insightfully … Continue reading
Noshtradamus is supposed to be a blog where i stargaze about communication, strategy, talent and new media in the new world. I write my posts keeping that in mind – or at least that’s what I think I’m doing! Call it lack of proper focus, or call it the unpredictability of the internet www – … Continue reading
