Wang Xiujie, a blogger who made a business out of selling stock tips that would be delivered to subscribers via instant message, has been detained by Chinese authorities. Stock tip gurus have thrived in China's two quickly growing stock markets; however, the nation's government has recently criminalized the act of recommending stocks without a … [Read more] about Chinese Blogger Jailed for Giving Stock Advice
Corporate India wants bloggers
I bumped into http://www.fabcity.in/jobs/fab-jobs.html today. I was very surprised and pleased to see Corporate India has an opening for a blogger. I think it is the way to go (no, I am not looking for a job). The job description is well thought and well written. I hope more Corporates in India realize being in touch with the end user on the … [Read more] about Corporate India wants bloggers
Print Media in India has to change its style of writing
Most newspapers in India today are carrying articles about blogs. I read an article about Hindi blogs in the Times of India (Bangalore edition). Was happy to learn that there are about 500 active Hindi blogs, for the early years of broadband in India this is a sizeable number. Few blogs were mentioned in the article but not their URLs :-( I don't … [Read more] about Print Media in India has to change its style of writing
Jesus! My blog is being followed by Jesus!
Was surprised to see the above graph recently. A friend asked me "Do you know anybody in Vatican? They are accessing your blog". I said "Yes, of course, the Pope!" Anyways, I feel blessed ;-) … [Read more] about Jesus! My blog is being followed by Jesus!
Opensource database MySQL valued between US$600 million and $1 billion :-)
MySQL is by far the most popular opensource database used by techies. It has proved its robustness over the years. It may not have all the features of Oracle but most of us don't need all the features commercial databases have to offer. How many of us use the advanced features in our mobile handsets? I bet very few. Infact few of the new models … [Read more] about Opensource database MySQL valued between US$600 million and $1 billion :-)