NY Times has a story about second tier cities in India and talks about Nagpur as an example of a planned city in an unplanned country. It says: But if the government has its way, Nagpur will become a destination…
Internet, cameras, and politics
In an interesting report on News.com the future of politics in the coming days was discussed by some prominent people. “The benefits of that empowerment are so overwhelming the concerns that everyone has, that it’s a much better world as…
Vacation (?) in Germany
For the last one week, I have been in Germany. Berlin, Hamburg, Memmingen, and now Munich. SOme of this is very nostalgic — met some friends like Leela after 30 years. ANd some has been hectic sightseeing trips. Now I…
Social Networking is ephemeral
In the Internet World people often talk about the success of MySpace and Facebook. These are given as prime examples of the success of social networking. These sites primarily cater to teenagers and (early) young adults. A close look at…
Most popular but little known Photosite
Photobucket is the most popular but little known photo site. It is now being acquired for more than $300M. Everybody talks about Flickr but the traffic on Photobucket is orders of magnitude higher that at Flickr. An interesting example of…