Somebody else will win the lottery today,just not me! Somebody else will win a lottery today,just not me! I know that and I need to find another way out.I bought Benjamin Graham's "Intelligent Investor" like a year ago and I never had an urge to read it,I've started reading it and I am quite excited though I'm not sure if Investing will give me enough leverage,I think speculation might give me some.
Earning a million dollar's is quite tough thing to do,at least for me,but I'm quite sure there will be some way I could do it, I need to ferret.I love this quote from paul coelho's The Alchemist
When you pursue your personal legend the universe will conspire with you to make it happen
A quick search on google for "how to earn a million dollars" gives a lot of crap,see it for yourself. Mon, 08 Oct 2007 13:20:00 +0000
level of appreciation of the rupee was well beyond comfort levels...... I suppose the central bank will intervene..
he said.
The rupee has gained more than 11 per cent against the dollar this year, and this month strengthened past 40 per dollar for the first time since May 1998 and today its trading for 0.25220US $,but is strengthening rupee a drawback for India?Reserve Bank of India is trying hard to keep the rupee down,but should RBI do that?
Experts at wharton and elsewhere say that though the rise in Rupee is a problem for companies like Wipro and TCS who earn most of their revenues in dollar,it also creates opportunities for Indian firms by making it less expensive for them to acquire overseas assets.
Jeremy seigal says "My feeling is no, they should not intervene" (here they implies to Indian Governement)
but the RBI has bought around 28.4 billion in dollars between January and May 2007 to bring the inflation down,they shouldn't do it,it's not possible to keep the value of rupee down for a longtime and it's not good for a growing economy,Companies in India should now stop whining about acquiring dollar and possible decrease in outsourcing,but should exploit the advantage of rupee inflation and create more jobs, embrace new business models and concentrate on the high end work with a higher payoff.
photo: istockphoto.com Wed, 03 Oct 2007 15:16:00 +0000
Wow,This is awesome, it's a pre-win kind of thing for Ron Paul! He grossed $1m a day before he targeted it!
People always support "a man with a mission",may be that's the reason for the success of this fund raising campaign.
Sun, 30 Sep 2007 16:31:00 +0000
CoolHotmail ? Microsoft India has launched a new website www.coolhotmail.com offering unique domain names for email id's,have a look at the domain names
and there's a huge list including fan club domain names. I guess it's targeted at Indian Youth who's becoming increasingly conscious about its unique Identity,but I'm quite skeptical if it's really going to be a hit because these "unique Domain names" are ubiquitous from the very advent of web based email and I don't see anybody using them.
I'm completely amazed with the whole Ron Paul phenomenon and how people are actively contributing for the campaign,Ron Paul has grossed over $500,000 and now he is aiming at raising $1m by midnight, September 30th.
Who is Ron Paul? (Source:www.ronpaul2008.com) Congressman Ron Paul is the leading advocate for freedom in our nation’s capital and is seeking the 2008 Republican nomination for President of the United States. As a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, Dr. Paul tirelessly works for limited constitutional government, low taxes, free markets, and a return to sound monetary policies. He is known among his congressional colleagues and his constituents for his consistent voting record. Dr. Paul never votes for legislation unless the proposed measure is expressly authorized by the Constitution.
Fri, 28 Sep 2007 09:31:00 +0000
Stardoll Virtual world's are becoming increasingly important for people,after SecondLife now it's stardoll. Stardoll,the virtual paper doll social network has a whopping 10.64 million registered users,Comscore reported it as being the number one site for girls of age 9 to 17.
The recent development in the stardoll world is DKNY and Sephora have signed up with Stardoll to become the first major brands to launch shops at stardoll,now the stardoll members will be able to buy DKNY fashions and Sephora makeup using the "Stardollars" virtual currency. Thu, 27 Sep 2007 11:28:00 +0000
There's nothing wrong in not knowing stuff,I see some people trying to intimidate other's because they know,I think they are just being fatuous becuase I beleive there's nothing wrong in not knowing stuff,but it's wrong when you don't try to know stuff,I tell this to people all the time.If you think you are intimidated with that "smart aleck" in your office? Let me help you out.
Now you have to promise me that you are not going to use it in a wrong way,Ok?
It's called Fundamental attribution error,
From the very moment you start interacting ,people kind of start building a character around you,they see you from their own perception,Wikipedia says
In attribution theory, the fundamental attribution error (also known as correspondence bias or overattribution effect) is the tendency for people to over-emphasize dispositional, or personality-based, explanations for behaviors observed in others while under-emphasizing situational explanations. In other words, people have an unjustified tendency to assume that a person's actions depend on what "kind" of person that person is rather than on the social and environmental forces influencing the person.
So what has that gotta do with this? Ask questions!Yes,Fundamental attribution error,People asking questions are perceived as being "smart",now the next time someone tries to intimidate you, you just ask questions and also I sincerely advice you to learn things,because learning things will make you smart for real.
Book Giveaway This months book giveaway is for Harish B and Deepz
Harish is a Marketing Evangelist in a Business School in India,I'm a great fan of his blog,Marketing Practice,where in he analyses the marketing practices in India.
Deepz,I remember I got to meet him because both of us have same name Pradeep n he had a domain name www.pradeep.tk ,Deepz is a web designer and blogs at http://blog.pradeep.net.in
n people if you want a book too,suggest me,drop in great comments,mail me or teach me stuff and I'll give a great book to read. Thu, 27 Sep 2007 06:38:00 +0000
Facebook Openness The exuberance of Facebook is still on,the company founded by Mark Zuckerberg in 2004 is now valued $10 billion,The thing that is so unique about Facebook is ,contrary to other social media it's Open,Facebook offers an open platform that allows other's to develop applications for Facebook,and now the advent of Facebook Javascript(FBJS) has increased the ease to develop richer interactivity,the leverage the "Openness" has given to Facebook can be construed from the fact that 80% of Facebook users have installed third party application.
The Facebook user base is so huge(42 million active users) that every marketer has an eye on it,when marketers are involved obviously there are going to be some malicious ones too and recent development of Facebook opening up the user profiles for search has increased the concerns for user privacy,here the more serious concern is sexual predators accessing private info,previously a user had a choice to control his privacy information,but now it seems to have changed for worse,yesterday one Lisa Barone has reported the spottyness of Facebook,she reported that people can now ferret user's private information,exasperating this situation for the company,Newyork Attorney General has announced that his office is going to investigate Facebook over the companies negligence in responding to the loop holes.
Wed, 26 Sep 2007 11:14:00 +0000
republishing my first post I've got no idea why I'm into this Kirk's blogging project,but It feels so good to republish my first post,I had a roomie who was blogging ardently on rediff about stuff(after sometime into blogging he dropped it) and I thought may be I should blog too,I created an account with blogger and started writing just coz I was very bored with the mundane work I was assigned.
Only later I got into reading Social psychology and marketing and I felt like I should express my views on similar kind of stuff,though I was quite skeptical If any body is going to read it,but now I think I've become an avid blogger,I've realised that blogging is just not a fad,its immensely powerful,I've learnt lot of things from people's blog's,Now I'm communicating with few and hope to communicate my thoughts and learn stuff from a wider ensemble.
Hey,read my very first post
what do I blog??I donno!!, for the job I'm doin now, I'm in the lower right portion of the graph 'n I'm pretty bored.(While this is mihaly's flow chart, which shows how you can maintain the flow in your life. )
There's a ritual in here, I've been tagged by nishu and I need to tag two,So I tag pradeep sabi and maneesh,I got to know them through web and they are really good guys,let's hear from 'em Tue, 25 Sep 2007 07:34:00 +0000
Asia is home to the fastest-growing pack of economies on the planet, including China, India, and a resurgent Japan. Less appreciated is the growing and dynamic entrepreneurial class of young managers cropping up in the region, who are starting to make their presence felt. This new generation is globally aware, extremely Internet savvy, and willing to pounce on a smart idea even if it means grueling hours and financial risk early on in life.
We need your help in identifying these emerging leaders of tomorrow. Tell us who you think is worthy of consideration this year, and fill out the accompanying form. Remember: Nominees need to be 30 or under. Our editors will review the nominations and narrow the field to a group of 20 finalists. Then you will get a chance to vote. We will post the winners later this summer.
If you think you are one or if you want to nominate one click here. Tue, 25 Sep 2007 05:54:00 +0000
johanna cardona? Porn is one thing that sells like crazy,and yeah the self made "love" videos too,there's lot to learn from why porn sells and how could one liken its sales for their product.
Ok,but who is johanna cardona? A signaller who used to work with channel TB3 in Barranquilla Colombia until recently and the latest of the self-made sex video victims.
If you have a look at today's technorati top searches she appears twice!( Coz she is also joanna and johana)
After two-and-a-half years of wait,the $100 Laptop is finally going to get released,the XO Laptop is finally going into production in October,the only glitch in the way for the advent of $100 Laptop is that not a single government has signed a check yet and adding to adversity the cost of manufacturing a single laptop rose to $188.
Failing to get orders from governments,OLPC has modified their sales strategy and now they are going to sell them to USA through "Get 1 Give 1" program.
Starting November 12, One Laptop Per Child will be offering a Give 1 Get 1 Program for a brief window of time. For $399, you will be purchasing two XO laptops—one that will be sent to empower a child to learn in a developing nation, and one that will be sent to your child at home. -OLPC
Business week reports that Peru and Uruguay seem to be on the verge of placing orders and Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim Helú has already pledged to buy and donate 250,000 XO Laptops for Mexico's children.
If you want to gift one for your child for christmas, you can buy one on ebay as soon as they are available.
Trivia :Find out why India rejected XO Laptops? Mon, 24 Sep 2007 13:50:00 +0000
Never deceive your customers Now tricking your customers is worst of the things you could do to make money,it'd for sure create instant wealth for you,but you are going to loose your credibility,you know that the most important asset for a thriving business is "customer loyalty" and if you loose it once it's almost impossible to regain.
I've been using IDEA Cellular's Pre-paid service for the past one year,now the service is so poor in Gurgaon,I'm not sure about other places in India and I think recently they've deployed a new billing software and I don't know if its buggy or they are literally deceiving their customers,I see my account balance eaten up,I recharge my phone,I call my home and the next day I see my account balance is 0,this has happened for last three times I've recharged my phone,the worst thing is that everytime I callup the customer care center all I can hear is " All the IDEA Customer care executives are busy,please call us later",I'm so annoyed and irritated I'm going to change my mobile service. Sat, 22 Sep 2007 09:11:00 +0000
