Archive for May, 2009
Google Wave : Totally Immersive And Mind Blowing
Sunday, May 31, 2009 9:15 No CommentsWatch this Developer Preview of Google Waves, an amazing, totally mind blowing new collaboration (I hate to use this cliché word) toolset from the designers of Google Maps. What you know about Google today, will change forever. Wow!!! A totally immersive collaboration tool, that redefines collaboration, may be, forever. If this is what can be [...]
India : IT and ITeS : 4 Million Jobs By 2015 ??
Sunday, May 31, 2009 8:36 No CommentsIndian IT and ITeS Industry Presentation 010709 View more Microsoft Word documents from Nimish Adani. Many times I find ‘people’ (:-everybody except me) overrate the impact of IT on India. And of course, Entrepreneurs and developments in the rest of the Indian industry doesn’t get the attention and limelight they truly deserve. Even though, latest [...]
Entrepreneurial India : 43% Self-Employed in Mumbai
Thursday, May 28, 2009 7:01 No CommentsOne recent survey found the 43 percent of urban Indians who worked were self-employed. By contrast, there is no metropolitan area in the United States with a self-employment rate above 11 percent. Unfortunately, India’s high entrepreneurship rate is still something of a puzzle. I suspect that it reflects both good things about the country, [...]
153 Hours of TV per Month and The Million Dollars You Could Have Made Otherwise
Sunday, May 24, 2009 21:27 1 CommentThe recent results of Nielsen’s Three Screen Report – a quarterly analysis from Nielsen’s Anywhere Anytime Media Measurement initiative (A2/M2) – show that the average American watches approximately 153 hours of TV every month at home, a 1.2% increase from last year. In addition, the 131 million Americans who watch video on the Internet [...]
Engineering Greener Designs : China’s Example
Saturday, May 16, 2009 21:58 1 CommentAt first look, it struck to me like an Engineering marvel and epitome of architectural expression of China’s creativity. But there is lot more to this magnificent building than just amazing aesthetics. For one, Going green is not an afterthought but an integral part of design and engineering. The beautiful arch is in fact array [...]

