Jan 9

The joy of living in isolation

Posted in internet, media, mobile

http://www.deccanchronicle.com/editorial/op-ed/joy-quiet-659

Most people cannot imagine life without family,friends and gadgets, but living alone in isolation, away from the internet and mobile, allows you to think in peace, reflect on human nature, greed, motivation and more.

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Dec 15

PIPA, SOPA and the internet firewall

Posted in government, internet, law, technical

Protect IP Act, Stop Online Piracy Act (Sopa) could affect the growth of the internet.
Relevant links

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-16195344

http://www.tehelka.com/story_main51.asp?filename=Op171211proscons.asp

http://www.wired.com/beyond_the_beyond/2011/12/internet-engineers-dont-like-pipa-and-sopa/

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2011/12/internet-inventors-warn-against-sopa-and-pipa

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Oct 10

Selling / Buying an internet company

Posted in internet, media

http://allthingsd.com/20110914/yahoo-for-sale-big-bidders-circling-including-marc-andreessen-as-board-pressure-mounts/

An internet company may be very profitable, but when there is a change in the ownership/ management , the profits can plummet as the sale of Myspace and numerous other websites has shown.

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Sep 10

Webhosting server types

Posted in internet

Of the more popular Indian websites,the web hosting server type is as follows
Indiatimes.com : Microsoft-IIS/6.0
Rediff.com : Apache
In.com : Apache
Snapdeal.com : Apache-Coyote/1.1
Naukri.com : NWS/1.0
Way2SMS.com : Apache-Coyote/1.1

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Aug 23

Big Companies offering work at home / telecommuting jobs in India

Posted in business, government, internet, media

Some news stories on big companies offering work at home / telecommuting jobs in India

http://www.expresscomputeronline.com/20080324/technologylife01.shtml

http://www.thehindubusinessline.in/ew/2008/04/21/stories/2008042150020100.htm

http://www.i4donline.net/articles/current-article.asp?articleid=2041&typ=Features

http://www.telegraphindia.com/1051011/asp/atleisure/story_5342890.asp

http://www.omamconsultants.com/milestones_detail5.htm

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Aug 7

Content creation on a mass scale

Posted in internet, media

Interesting information on Demand media and content creation on a large scale

http://www.thefreelancertoday.com/demand-media-studios/

http://www.demandstudiossucks.com/2010/11/dmd-ipo-freelancers/

http://content.demandmedia.com/stats.html

http://www.wired.com/magazine/2009/10/ff_demandmedia/

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Jun 24

Declining internet usage

Posted in internet, media

From http://allthingsd.com/20110623/the-web-is-shrinking-now-what/
Internet usage in terms of time spent is decreasing.

Some of the reasons could be
1. Lack of security online – malware, spyware
2. After using the internet for a certain number of years, people have a fair idea of the quality of content available online, and often look elsewhere for indepth information.

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Jun 6

Paypal, Google and trade secrets

Posted in business, internet, law

It will be interesting to see how this lawsuit is resolved.

https://www.thepaypalblog.com/2011/05/paypal-files-lawsuit-to-protect-trade-secrets-a-reason-worth-fighting-for/

In the last few months, a lot of web hosting companies have started offering Google Checkout. Also if you use a HDFC Netsafe card for making payments using Paypal the transaction is likely to be cancelled, but if the same card is used with Google Checkout, it is accepted . However, Google Checkout is not as easy to use as Paypal.

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May 9

Liberal education

Posted in government, internet, media

The Indian education system is geared towards passing exams with high marks, not in teaching students to think independently. This article

Beyond Technocoolies

throws some light on why there is so little innovation in India, why many people do not keep an open mind ,  think beyond stereotypes.  If people are treated fairly and there is little exploitation, they are far more productive.

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Apr 11

Policy, government and legal websites

Posted in government, internet, law, media

Some websites for reference are

http://governancenow.com/ - government operation

http://www.observerindia.com/  – policy

http://www.akosha.com/ - legal assistance for consumers

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