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As wife and I sit in these free upgraded seats to Business Class on @QatarAirways (thanks guys!) on our 15 hour trek for a 3 day beach holiday on the east coast of Sri Lanka, I am compelled to think about how I got here and where I’m going. And by ‘here’ I mean in life. I am compelled to write... It’s no mystery to my close friends and family that I’ve enjoyed a tremendous, privileged life.

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We have heard all the stories about how companies are getting 'Digital' and turning a new leaf with their online offer. Some hire agencies, others do it in-house. As long as the change is coming, it doesn't really matter how. Of course, the only exception to that note is buying fans, which is a big 'NO-NO'. In my past life, when I was a budding social media self-starter, I learnt very

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 ...and why this matters in business as much as life. Image:  Bizarro.com Often I have been in situations, mostly while growing up, where I blamed everything and anything but myself for whatever happened, unless the outcome was good. This was the birth of not giving credit where it was truly due, but also not recognizing the importance of taking responsibility. Anecdotes

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Image: Gamespot "I destroy my enemies by making them my friends" ~ Abraham Lincoln,  If you ever studied economics or the basics of supply and demand, you will know that they are kind of like yin and yang and go together like pieces to a puzzle. Do you wonder why demand is sometimes high, but supply remains low? Aside from other complicated reasons like regulation, sometimes

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Friends and Readers, As an active member of civil society, at least of the one that works towards a progressive future, I am proud to share this official news about a man and his ongoing journey across 22 countries, covering 60,000 KM, to raise funds and awareness for the Palestinian Children’s Relief Fund (PCRF). It's one thing to have a purpose in life, then another to have the

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This photo (taken today) is what's wrong with us Sorry about the misleading title. Truth is that it doesn't. In fact, virtually any government run body that has any authority over basic facilities I need to live my day as an honest, hard working, upright citizen has managed to take what basic love and respect I have for this country and flush it down the toilet. I'm angry after my drive home

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I've been wondering about various social media metrics, more specifically fan growth and how they impact our public image - then a thought popped in saying "well, like currency, wouldn't the value of a fan vary from region to region, country to country?" I say yes, absolutely! I don't believe anyone else has confirmed or written about this already, but there needs to be a measurement criteria

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Is it true, they say, that human's cannot live in isolation? Could it be that it is truly our nature to flock together like birds of a feather? If that's the case, then it explains a lot about the enormous growth social media has experienced in the last few years - especially with the jump in internet penetration worldwide. However, the top of mind question beckons me to wonder if we are

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Disclaimer: Before reading this, read Mehreen Kasana's post, followed by this video (because that's the order I followed and it made me puke the words below). I was just an angry guy before. Now I'm furious at Maya Khan (correction added later - sorry for any confusion) and (figuratively) in love with Mehreen Kasana. I read Mehreen's article about Maya Khan and suddenly felt this urge to

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Going with an untitled approach on today's piece, let's take a moment and look forward through 2012. Over the course of this post, I will come up with an apt title and entice your reading time. Everyone has done a piece or post on the year gone by, but what about the year yet to go by and our ability to forecast what's in store, how to prepare, engage, maximize and satisfy our need for a

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This post is dedicated to Allama Iqbal, one of the greatest thinkers of all time. Below is his thought on how to love an enemy and perhaps even overcome the need for any. Love them so much that they are no longer a threat, but just another human/living entity trying to make a life with their perception of right and wrong. Tied together with the theory of keeping your friends close, but your

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Every morning that I wake up (not that there are some I don't), I first check my phone for anything that might determine the rest of my day. It can be anything like an email from my management to a tweet from someone who says some pretty profound things. I believe today might be slightly different because I happened to be tagged in a post by a friend with an article by Mr. Umair Haque (@

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© Steven Chung (even if he didn't want it) 2011...what can we say about you. We lost a few, we gained a few. From people to places and health fallacies to debt recalculations. Zooming into our little part of the world, It's safe to say that Pakistan remained in the top 10 of the world's most information-generating countries. Our president and celebrity pin-up girls managed to keep the

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Today I learnt that the highly revered and admired Air Marshal (R) Nur Khan passed away on December 15, 2011. Although I did not have a very close, personal relationship with him, my father certainly did. Nur Khan, Asghar Khan and Sajad Haider (Dad) His passing saddens me because he was among a handful of men that gave my father guidance and direction as he became the man that he is. The

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Everyone's talking about the current situation in the country and how our global environment is treating us. Some resort to arms, others to sophisticated language. Either way, it's the big picture folks are looking at. From Memo Gate to Zardari's health to Veena's (unforgivably) hot bod on the cover of the "Enemy at the gate" (not reflecting personal opinion as have too many friends there to

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So, during my morning online business reading session, I came across a very interesting article (originally posted at Business Insider) about how Twitter, the company, has an exorbitantly high employee turnover, including execs that brought the "accidental success" to life. I for one find it (not so) hard to believe. I mean, how else can you explain a tool, product, 

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Dear readers, while on my adventure to rejuvenate my rants, I would like to start off with a topic that is not only close to my heart, but also something I regularly experience, at least twice a day. I'd like you to note that it is a matter of anxiety for me and everyone I know. On my 18th birthday, the one thing I had looked forward to the most was getting my driving license. My father

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Kathmandu-Lucknow-Delhi-Amritsar-Lahore-Rawalpindi-Peshawar The ‘Spinal Beetle’ making a fund-raising and awareness-raising subcontinental journey for spinal injury rehabilitation arrived in Lahore this afternoon. The 1973 Model VW Beetle, driven by journalist and civil rights activist Kanak Mani Dixit from Kathmandu, is also making the trip “to strike a blow for overland connectivity

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About 2 weeks ago, I got a very peculiar message on my Blackberry from a friend who owns a well-known photo center in Islamabad. The gist of the message was interpreted as "hunger strike against corruption". For a second, I thought I was expected to join his cause by going on a hunger strike. My first thought was hell no, I ain't bothered about corruption. It's the disease we have grown to

Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01780478022405576003noreply@blogger.com4Islamabad, Pakistan33.718151 73.06054733.612491999999996 72.9026185 33.82381 73.2184755tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14586751.post-56432925606969052032011-09-06T11:02:00.002+05:002011-09-06T11:02:19.803+05:00

Original source unknown. But the story appears to have some basis in fact. Courtesy of a colleague who has been sprayed with cold water... Start with a cage containing five monkeys. Inside the cage, hang a banana on a string and place a set of stairs under it. Before long, a monkey will go to the stairs and start to climb towards the banana. As soon as he touches the stairs, spray

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I am humbled by the sheer level of the calamity faced by Japan in these past few weeks. Having spent a lot of time helping the victims of the earthquake in Pakistan back in 2005, I can only try and fathom the disaster this nation of respectful and disciplined people have endured.  I believe that if anyone can overcome such a living nightmare, it is the Japanese. They anticipate

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While reading through some old RSS feeds I subscribe to, I came across a great little bit of news that made me realize - this is not only free space to communicate your message with a little help from some friends in media, you can do it any way your creative mind lets you. PR Junkie posted this intro and release below that really makes you wonder...what is this news that has me captivated? What

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Social Media gone Viral (image: onlinemarketingbite) After a few weeks of digressing from the point, its time to close this chapter and officially publish my latest thoughts into the abyss of the internet. In Social Rage Part 1 and Social Rage Part 2, I covered the phenomenon that is Social Media. In this I would like to introduce a recently established form of marketing known as TTL

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[Disclaimer: Extracted from Original article at PR Junkie]Sixteen-year-old heartthrob Justin Bieber was thrown out of a laser tag center Friday night after a 12-year-old complained that Bieber hit him. Here's how the Canadian press first reported this incident:On Sunday, the CBC--Canada's preeminent news source--said the singer "got into some trouble." The Vancouver Sun headline

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Just got this in an email from a loved one and for once I felt here is a forward I can believe and even share with the world: This is happening now! Sad, especially if you are inclined to 'help' people...While driving on a rural end of the roadway on Thursday morning, I saw an infant car seat on the side of the road with a blanket draped over it.  For whatever reason, I did not stop, even

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