Internet in India
I read an interesting article about involving employees during merger & acquisition - a report by Gallup. One of the key issues that employees talk during merger or acquisition is "Will I be ok post the M&A?". For those who are actively involved in the M&A process this may not be a worry, but for most of the employees it can be an … [Read more] about Engaging employees during mergers & acquisitions
My fifth column in “Vijaya Next” (Kannada) was about popular e-commerce portals in India. Main points were, Safe to use credit card on the net, provided few tips to guard your credit card List of popular travel portals List of popular book portals List of flower/gifting portals Benefits of e-commerce, especially if you know what you … [Read more] about Column: Ecommerce – the future of shopping
Read in a few papers today that Rural web users in India will grow 30% in 2010 (compared to 2008). This study was conducted jointly by IAMAI & IMRB (the site hasn't been updated forever). The report says the number of active internet users in Rural India is set to increase by 30% since 2008 i.e. from 3.3 million in 2008 it will swell up to … [Read more] about Is the web catching up in rural India?
Every entrepreneur wants to taste success, who doesn't? I came across this interesting article on NY Times blog which lists the top 10 tips for entrepreneurial success, Look for opportunities to do something better than just about everyone else. Accept risk as a necessary evil. It makes for much less competition. Act responsibly to … [Read more] about Looking for Entrepreneurial Success?
My fourth column in “Vijaya Next” (Kannada newspaper) was about what sharing photos on the internet. Main points were, Introduction of digital cameras, phasing out of film based cameras Increase in the number of photos from each event Picasa the most popular program for managing photos on PC and web Picasa and Live.com allows you to … [Read more] about Column: Digitize your loved ones forever, for FREE!