Archive for May, 2008

Explorer Iam

Saturday, May 31st, 2008

One of the things I enjoy is to do is to wander. I was telling Harini today is that I am an “explorer” at my core.
I enjoy the time I spend at the local library or the bookstore. I love to scan through aisles of books, looking for that one title or author to inspire [...]

I don’t want to look at Billboards!

Friday, May 30th, 2008

“New technology has made it possible, using tiny cameras, to gather details about people looking at billboard ads, such as their age or gender” - NYTimes article, May 31, 2008 - titled “Billboards That Look Back”
This is getting ridiculous. The privacy issues are going out of control in the name of business!
I understand the need [...]

Odyssey Of the Mind - my calling?

Thursday, May 29th, 2008

One of my core desires is around doing something to foster creativity among children in developing nations, especially among those children, who lack awareness and resources to experience the “creative process”.
Given that desire, my soul always looks out for anything related to it.
I stumbled upon today’s Courier News paper at the desk of one of [...]

You got ADD!

Wednesday, May 28th, 2008

pseudo-attention deficit disorder : Its sufferers do not have actual A.D.D., but, influenced by technology and the pace of modern life, have developed shorter attention spans. They become frustrated with long-term projects, thrive on the stress of constant fixes of information, and physically crave the bursts of stimulation from checking e-mail or voice mail or [...]

The new New Media is Social Media

Monday, May 26th, 2008

User generated video content has exploded in last 2-3 years beyond one’s imagination. Beyond YouTube, Metacafe and Blip.tv (the three that I regularly browse through) there are hundreds of others who scout the world looking for amateur video. All of this in the hope of becoming the next niche media distribution channel within the Internet.
This [...]

I am back!

Sunday, May 25th, 2008

The long hiatus is over and I now have an MBA from NYU Stern. No more excuses to not blog! At least, I can’t sleep at night peacefully with any other excuse!
I have been thinking about the emotional reaction to having a business school degree now and the 2.5 years of ordeal going to Manhattan [...]