After the 'cloud' and 'big data' its now time for the 'internet of things' to take centre stage in the technology world. And like any new technology there is as much hype as there is reality. The truth is that the internet of things is already here... Read Now
Illustration by Bhakti Chande
Recently I have become the proud owner of a Samsung Tab 10.1 (i know, i know?i am a late bloomer). What was surprising is the extent by which it changed my reading habits.
I have always been a paper reader, prefe... Read Now
Recently we had a brush with crowd sourcing through a client. He needed a logo designed and wanted to try out the crowd sourcing option. Ultimately it did not work out and he gave the job to us to complete. But the whole experience got me thinking ... Read Now
The media today is awash with stories of dotcoms starting, getting funding and as quickly closing down. The culprits are too much money in the wrong hands, irrational expectations and a completely useless value-add concept.
What is the value add h... Read Now
We just won a small battle against cybersqatting and identity theft concerning the domain MIRACLEWORX.INFO. Last August some Ukranian guy quietly registered this domain and copied our site (previous version) and pretended to be us. He misrepresente... Read Now
While doing research for a new website for a SAP consultant client I came across this very interesting link
http://www.silicon.com/technology/software/2010/11/26/sap-co-ceo-on-how-the-company-is-taking-inspiration-from-the-gaming-world-39746655... Read Now
Blogs across India are grieving over the sad demise of the Paypal service in India. It may not be completely dead but certainly is on life support.
Check out this post mortem by Amit Agarwal
http://www.labnol.org/india/paypal-india-dead/18585... Read Now
As a part of a business that interacts with other businesses across industries, on a daily basis, we have a bird’s eye view on how our clients are handling the lockdown.
The good news is most of them handled it quite well.
It is heartening to s... Read Now
The Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019 was introduced in Lok Sabha by the Minister of Electronics and Information Technology, Mr. Ravi Shankar Prasad, on December 11, 2019. The Bill seeks to provide for protection of personal data of individuals, ... Read Now
Europe's landmark The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is setting new standards for consumer protection compliance. It requires businesses to protect the personal data and privacy of EU citizens. It imposes harsh penalties for non complian... Read Now
Firstly let's address what is net neutrality. Wikipedia defines net neutrality thus:
"Net neutrality is the principle that Internet service providers and governments regulating most of the Internet must treat all data on the Internet the same, and... Read Now
We recently met with a global company which has a significant presence in India. The discussion focused on the fact that the local subsidiary were not happy with the resources provided to them for digital marketing, primarily their corporate websit... Read Now
News that the infamous 'Google Tax' might be expanded to more online services is a nightmare scenario for digital service providers like us. Already burdened by a 15% service tax, the additional 6% will create an unrealistic 21% levy on digital ser... Read Now
It's a good time to be a payment gateway company. After years of slow
growth they are now poised for explosive growth. Demonetization has given splendid opportunities to cashless services providers including online payment gateways.
There was... Read Now
Tinder has become ubiquitous with dating through its excellent interface (personal note, am happily married, interest is purely academic). Using a simple slide interface it provides a fun and easy selection process.
This process is now being copie... Read Now
Hardly a day goes by where Uber is not in the news, mainly under some controversy or the other. I haven't seen so much fuss over a company since the old Microsoft anti-trust days. Uber is now quickly becoming a verb like Google. The 'Uberification'... Read Now
Almost sounds like an April fools joke but it isn't. Web designers get worried when they hear such news although technically there is not much for them to worry about.
From May 1st, Indian e-commerce portal Myntra.com will be app only. Flipkart wi... Read Now
There was a time in the last year that seemed to be the death knell for e-commerce in India. The sentiment had turned negative and small entrepreneurs were holding off on their e-commerce investments. Needless to say, interest in getting e-commerce... Read Now
Yup, all my books, about 150 of them, gone, donated to librarywala.com.
Its no secret that I am a big fan of their service and have been a regular subscriber for over 3 years now. So what were the reasons for letting go of my precious collection... Read Now
Time for all us freeloaders and moochers to find some other super reliable FREE email service. Google Apps no longer is free. Although they will not close free accounts created earlier (maybe hoping we will shell out the $50 for each mailbox..ouch)... Read Now
Came across this article in the New York Times titled 'Coke Revamps Web Site to Tell Its Story'. The skeptical among us might just consider this as another meaningless corporate re-branding but there is more here than meets the eye.
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Firstly I must start with saying how much I love Google Apps. I use it for my business and I recommend it to my client who have email requirements below 10 mailboxes. But many of my clients fall between the 10-150 mailboxes range and going for the ... Read Now
Some relief for online merchants in India dependent on Paypal for their online payments from abroad. With RBI?s nod Paypal has increased the limit from USD 500 to USD 3000. However the other restrictions such as remitting the money within a week et... Read Now
I recently had to interview for an SEO expert and I received several resumes from persons working in 200+ teams at different firms. I was intrigued by how a 200+ SEO outfit works and how strategy is planned.
Turns out no strategy is planned. These... Read Now
I have been in this business for nearly 13 years. In these years I have seen our industry grow from a fledgling outcrop of the software industry to one which has grown into a huge industry in itself. The web design and development industry in India... Read Now
My education notwithstanding I am a product of rediff.com. I joined at the age of 21, my first real corporate job. Before that I had several small time entrepreneural ventures such as assembling computers, teaching basic computer courses, wri... Read Now
A recent study done by Pew Research Centre titled Generations Online 2010 threw up a host of questions regarding the relevancy of the blog versus the new social mediums like Facebook and Twitter.
Here is an excerpt from the study...
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More and more charities are going online with their promotions and fund raising activities. The net has become a blessing for many cash strapped organizations who can now promote themselves without having to spend a bundle.
Charities can now do qu... Read Now
Prof Udaya Kumar with Ron
It was indeed a pleasure to see the new Indian rupee symbol come onto the world stage. It makes me proud as an Indian. Having met the creator Prof.Udaya Kumar from the Design School, IIT Guwahati I know its an excelle... Read Now
I must confess?I am a book worm. I love to read, mostly business and self help books. I always had problems getting my hands on the latest business and self help books and was looking for a library which stocked such books. I could not find any suc... Read Now
He has been in the web development business for the almost two decades.He is a keen student of marketing and business development and writes regularly on web strategy and other related topics which is read and followed by many every month.
