Monthly Archives: January 2007

January 2007 in Review

Posted on January 31, 2007 by Krishna

The first month of 2007 ends today which means only 11 more months to complete all the New Year Resolutions. Here is what happened on the technology front. I started writing my novel on Zoho Wiki. I hope to publish … Continue reading →

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Internet Video and Audiences

Posted on January 29, 2007 by Krishna

First of all, thanks to Robert Scoble for putting me on his link blog. Considering the recent controversy regarding the Intel videos, I thought an analysis of video blogs in terms of its potential audience may be an interesting topic … Continue reading →

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A Malayalam Blog and Kerala Information Technology

Posted on January 28, 2007 by Krishna

One of my college juniors, Sijith Nair, who is now in Los Angeles, has started writing his blog http://kuttanskadhakal.blogspot.com in Malayalam. Great Work, Sijith. This is the first non-English blog I am reading and Sijith’s narration of his travel difficulties … Continue reading →

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Quick Review of Google Products

Posted on January 27, 2007 by Krishna

As most people would have, I switched over to using Google Search the first time I tried it after a recommendation from a friend. Over the years, Google has added many products to their portfolio and I have tried to … Continue reading →

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Yahoo! Bookmarks Beta

Posted on January 27, 2007 by Krishna

A few weeks back, I complained that Yahoo! Bookmarks was the lowest on my ratings of good bookmarking software. I learnt since that there was a beta version available. The initial good impression it conveyed convinced me enough to move … Continue reading →

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More on Balance

Posted on January 24, 2007 by Krishna

A few days back, I praised the concept of balance in this post. But in December, I said that “balance is difficult.” Did I totally, completely lose it? Well, actually, there were 2 separate points I was trying to make: One … Continue reading →

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Review of Scoble’s Book

Posted on January 21, 2007 by Krishna

I recently finished reading the book “Naked Conversations” by Robert Scoble and Shel Israel. As an introduction to the various facets of business blogging, it fulfils its purpose. People who have already read “Blog!” (by Kline and Burstein) and “Permission … Continue reading →

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Building the Right Team

Posted on January 21, 2007 by Krishna

Having the right people on your team is key to the success of your project or organization. What are the criteria to select such people? This answer may vary for different people and different organizations. One example of a framework … Continue reading →

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The Learning Ladder

Posted on January 20, 2007 by Krishna

A useful metaphor for easier learning is the concept of the “learning ladder”. Imagine a ladder where you are standing at the bottom and the top rung is your end goal. You can reach the top without much effort by … Continue reading →

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Helping Developing Nations

Posted on January 20, 2007 by Krishna

The developments in many Third World countries over the past few decades show that poor nations cannot go it alone in their development efforts. Richer nations are expected to help them. Many countries need a basic level of growth (at or … Continue reading →

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