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Column: Digitize your loved ones forever, for FREE!

bgmahesh — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:26:21 +0000

My fourth column in “Vijaya Next” (Kannada) 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

Which online ad platform should Indian Postal service buy?

bgmahesh — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 00:34:37 +0000

An interesting read on WSJ, the German state owned postal service Deutsche Post AG has acquired nugg.ad AG, Europe’s largest targeted online ad platform. Deutsche Post delivers about 70 million letters a day will start selling online advertising. I had never imagined a postal service could move into online ad space, clearly shows there should be no limits when ideating.

Column: Facebook, Orkut, Twitter – which social network should I use?

bgmahesh — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 08:35:20 +0000

My third column in “Vijaya Next” (Kannada) was about what social networks. Everybody talks about Facebook & Twitter these days. But which one should we be using? Main points were,

Facebook, Orkut, Twitter are the main options

What does a VC want from an entrepreneur?

bgmahesh — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 04:00:01 +0000

Recently I presented to a group of entrepreneurs about my experience in scaling Oneindia.in without VC funding. This event was organized by HeadStart in Bangalore. It was a very nice and interactive session, I am always interested to share and learn from others.

Groupon fills a huge gap for Gap, rakes in $11m

bgmahesh — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 17:11:47 +0000

Most of you must have read about the best day for the group buying site Groupon had since inception. They raked in $11m in a single day for Gap. Gap is regarded as a very good apparel brand, have used it personally, very good brand.

Facebook displaces Orkut in India, global brands rule: comscore

bgmahesh — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 15:59:56 +0000

The latest report from comScore “Facebook Captures Top Spot among Social Networking Sites in India” clearly shows when it comes to social networking global brands rule.

India, Brazil, Germany, Russian Federation, South Korea lead in growth of Social Networking usage.

Column: Ideal setup for internet usage at home

bgmahesh — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 02:47:34 +0000

My second column in “Vijaya Next” (Kannada) was about what are the things to take care of at home for a smooth internet surfing experience. Main points were,

Operating system options (Windows, Apple, Lunix)

Impossible is a word from a fool’s dictionary

bgmahesh — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 02:46:05 +0000

I visited my niece’s school Nasr in Hyderabad for Independence Day celebrations. Was thrilled as my niece was getting her Prefect badge (how to be a good Prefect at school?). I already look upto her as she is at least 4 inches taller than me, after getting her badge I would look upto her even if she was shorter than me!

Blackberry: Can’t access address book, Send option disappears

bgmahesh — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 03:51:35 +0000

Last 2 days I have been spending time fixing my Blackberry 8520. I was using Blackberry Desktop 5.x on my Windows 7, I read about their new snazy upgrade, the upgrade itch forced me to upgrade to Desktop 6.0. During installation I thought version 5 would be deleted/upgraded, at the end of the installation I had two working versions – 5.x and 6.x.

Class of 2010 to begin, will our kids survive the ragging?

bgmahesh — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 02:10:59 +0000

Just few days ago an innocent Engineering student fresher Abhishek Sahai was forced to suicide. Reason – the dreadful ragging. Lately because of TV in India these incidents are getting exposed quickly. It was heart breaking to see Abhishek’s dad weep, his grief very much understandable. Every parent prays they will never be in his shoes.

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