Mobile is big in India but…

Thursday, May 31st, 2007

Read VSS Mani, Justdial.com CEO's interview about taking local search online. The part which caught my eyes was,

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Why is it cool to bash India?

Wednesday, May 30th, 2007

In October 2006 Dr. Vidyasagar asked me to read his article "Why are India's Achievements So Little Known?". Unfortunately I read it only today. A very well written article (as usual) from Dr. Vidyasagar. If you love India you got to read it.. This brings me to the point of the ...

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Yahoo’s email activation process is flawed (for a loooong time)

Tuesday, May 29th, 2007

I frequently get emails from Yahoo to activate an email account, Click the link below to verify your email address and activate your account. Email verification helps protect your identity and allows you to participate safely on all of Yahoo!'s properties.

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Finally Kannada movies seem to be taking off..

Monday, May 28th, 2007

Lately Kannada movies are going places. Two movies that were released over the year which did well - Amrithadhare and Mungaru Male. Good to see fresh faces who don't have any baggage to carry (about being someone's son or daughter from the film field).

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When will students study without any tension from Govt?

Saturday, May 26th, 2007

I think it is the worst time to be a student in Karnataka. The government has been going after schools that are not teaching Kannada. Frankly, the problem itself is not clear. Sometimes I get a feeling the govt is insisting the medium of education should be Kannada but when ...

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Sorry state of non-cricketers in India :-(

Wednesday, May 23rd, 2007

Often I get to read in newspapers about how non-cricketers "struggle" to make a living or come up in their careers. Yesterday I had the pleasure of meeting Girish Koushik, a sweet and intelligent 9 year old kid who has been "ignored" by the Govt of India.

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A simple definition of Consumer 2.0..

Tuesday, May 22nd, 2007

Consumer 2.0: A new group of internet users who are not looking for low-price deals but want more value with the same price.

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Web 2.0 security is getting important..

Tuesday, May 22nd, 2007

A nice article introducing you to the importance of Web 2.0 security. Programmers tend to get awed by the Web 2.0 features, focus just on the final output and don't pay enough attention to Security. Kang Meng Chow writes,

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