Social Media as an effective platform fo...
Social Media as an effective platform for activism
Over the past couple of months, the world has witnessed some unprecedented news; the uprising in Tunisia that overthrew an authoritarian ruler and now the incidents in Egypt that is well on the verge of ending a 30 year old regime. The incidents in Tunisia, dubbed the Jasmine revolution started on the...
Top 3 predictions for the year 2011: Tab...
Top 3 predictions for the year 2011
We are living in exponential times; this was evident in the past decade where the pace of technological innovations has raced far ahead of the combined innovations in the last hundred years. In the coming decade, you can gear yourself for innovations that were science fiction just a few years ago. But...
The Future of search is social...
The Future of search is social
Search engines started off as simple lookup services to website listings, progressing to complex algorithms that threw up results based on what the search engine felt was relevant. The results got better with time as algorithms got more intelligent and refined, but they still lack the ingenuity of human...
Seven pitfalls to avoid in Social Media...
Seven pitfalls to avoid in Social Media
Social media has become an integral part of our lives and the way we network today, so much so that we take it for granted. However, it is a new evolving medium (a toddler when compared with television, radio and print) and we are still grappling with its usage and protocols, learning along the way...
Wait before you Vent on Social Media...
Wait before you vent - Perils of social media indiscretion
Social media is an amazing platform to share, collaborate and connect with friends (or fans if you are a celebrity). However, indiscretion and ignorance on social media can lead to dangerous consequences – sometimes irreversible. Take the case of Stephanie Rice, triple Olympic Gold medalist who...

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