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What Kolaveri teaches us – 15 lessons in one song

January 26, 2012 / Humor, Opinions

After being the most popular song last year ‘Why this Kolavery di?” teaches us a few lessons That we can all sing if we want That Social media can popularize something That what people like has nothing to do with what is termed as ‘brilliant’ Brilliance is also acceptance not just the piece of art alone No marketing data would have predicted Kolaveri success Though point 5 is true many jokers will still spend money in marketing research And marketing [...]

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8 pieces of empire – Book Review

January 24, 2012 / Books, Reviews

8 pieces of empire is a twenty year journey through the Soviet collapse. Written by Lawrence Scott Sheets who was the National Public Radio NPR’s Moscow bureau chief from 2001 to 2005. The book traces history of the region in the wake of the ten minute December 25th 1991 address that in his opinion made 300 million people ‘the citizens of other countries’ without them really realizing it. As a young correspondent in Soviet Union to being the Caucasus region [...]

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Rushdie, Freedom and Jaipur Lit Festival

January 21, 2012 / My Two Cents, Opinions

When Salman Rushdie decided to pull out of the Jaipur Literary festival, seems like it shattered many hearts with people calling the action cowardly (even calling him a coward) and many telling that it is sad and it should not have happened. But is that really true? While it is true that the Government did not have the balls to tell the damn extremists to go to hell and guard the freedom of a visitor, it is also true that [...]

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Nostalgia

January 17, 2012 / Poetry

I Nostalgia is not getting stuck in the past it is unraveling memories stuck in time reconnecting with parts of a forgotten you about faces that smiled and frowned at you the hands that hugged, cared and guided you words that mattered the world to you simple fun that made you complete once remembering people who touched your life. It is about missing the true moments that made you II A part of me often visits from the past shows [...]

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Split Personalities in Social Media

January 16, 2012 / Opinions, Social Media

The other day a thought occurred. If someone with a split personality (Very acute as shown in thriller movies, though I am not sure if the extend of fiction in the movies are far from reality) uses social media tools like Facebook and Twitter would he or she remember the passwords of a profile created by one personality? Or would they create a new profiles for every new personality that they split into? Assuming they will remember the passwords and will [...]

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Their Cries

January 11, 2012 / Featured, Personal, Poetry

Their Cries Silence the church bells Stop the temple hymns Interrupt the call for prayers Their Cries Get louder when you ignore Do you know who they are? You should… Because they are our children Killed and Orphaned in the bloody timelines of history When religions, politics & power clash with one another in useless ideological struggles Their Cries We can never escape from them Because they are our children

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What are Million Dollar Questions?

January 10, 2012 / Business, Featured, Marketing, Opinions, Society, Tech & Marketing, Technology

When I asked someone what a million dollar question was he just shrugged and said questions don’t have a value, it is the answers that carry the value. He was at the same time right and wrong. ‘Right’ because the answer is what ultimately bears the reasoning for the question’s existence. ‘Wrong’ because to get valuable answers you have to ask essential and valuable questions. This made me thinking what really would be a million dollar question? How can you [...]

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SocialCRM in 2012

January 10, 2012 / Business, Featured, Marketing, Social Media, Tech & Marketing, Technology

Let us admit Social CRM for many companies is about how well they can sell more which might not be the correct thing given the potential of Social Media to enhance your business. Yes Profits and revenue are important but they don’t happen without customers and that means customers who are happy with you. Take a step back and get yourself out of the upsell-crosssell syndrome and think “Why does my customer remain my customer? That would be an energizing [...]

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Facebook Timeline – From a single wall to a Real Home

January 6, 2012 / Social Media, Tech & Marketing, Technology

Facebook Timeline could mean a lot of things for many but for me it means that Facebook is taking a step to ensure that every person on Facebook has a Personalized Web Page that they can show off. It is moving the common user from a simple single wall to a real home. From the early days when making a Website used to be rocket science and companies and geeks minted money on it the simple website business has become [...]

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Marjorie Agosin and her Poems

January 6, 2012 / Books, Featured, Reviews, Society

I had the pleasure to read the poems of Marjorie Agosin, poet and Human Right Activist. When you read a varied set of subjects that pertain to your interests you often stumble upon something that sticks with you. Something that leave you wanting more and makes you think such that you are forced out of your own self. That is what Marjorie’s poems did to me. They pushed me out of my comfort zone and made me watch myself in [...]

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