YouTube in India

Google India conducted a multi-city road show to help Bloggers and online content creators leverage video as an alternative means of expression to complement text/graphics. The session also highlighted the YouTube Partner Program and revenue sharing model. Event details: http://googleindia.blogspot.in/2012/06/youtube-workshops-for-bloggers-content.html I attended the session in Bangalore on June 16, 2012. This post is a summary of key...

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Spade is listening

When it comes to Social media, to be or not to be; that is no longer the question. The relevant question is, Can you afford to be yourself? My 19 year old cousin was telling me the other day why he likes Facebook. He said that he could call ‘spade a spade’ and his bunch of friends on Facebook would understand. He added that FB and Blog were his personal space and mature people would respect it. I wish, I could...

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Angry Birds - Lessons for Life

Life reminds us of it's invaluable lessons in mysterious ways. I refreshed my lessons at this addictive game of Angry Birds. If you don't know what it is, it may help to read one of my earlier posts 'Angry Birds - The addiction'. This article draws parallel between the game and life. If there were lessons to be learnt from the game, these would be my pick... 1. Acknowledge and understand your obstacles Pretending that the problems don't exist...

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Angry Birds - The Addiction

Of all the flightless birds that there are in this world, two have found extraordinary recognition. Dodo for getting extinct; Angry Birds for seeming to live on forever.  The game was launched in December 2009 on Apple's iOS platform at an initial cost of 100,000 Euros. The game went on to become Apple's top selling paid application by mid 2010. It gets downloaded more than 1 million times within 24 hours of its release on Android Market....

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The History and Science of Social Networking

Soon after the ape man built himself a house and took to farming he craved to be heard and understood by his neighbor. Since then human beings have yearned too much become social beings. To be known, heard, understood and accepted has always been a top priority from then on. Socialization can be defined in the traditional sense as the “process of accumulating skills and habits necessary for participating within their own society; one that is formed through a plurality of shared norms, customs, values, traditions, social roles, symbols and languages”....

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