Who controls the world economy?
February 16, 2013 By
Who controls the world economy?
Short answer: A shockingly  small number of individuals and companies.
In the fascinating TED Talk below, James Glattfelder uses complexity  theory to study how control  flows through the interconnected globa
8 Reasons Why Google+ Could Beat Facebook in the Long Term
August 10, 2011 By View Comments
It has now been a little over a month since Google's brand new social networking website - Google+ was launched in a limited field trial.  During this time, over 25 million+ people have already joined Google+ making it  the fastest growing social Why iPads, Google Plus, and the Next Big Thing Escape Market Research
July 15, 2011 By View Comments
The initial reaction to Google+ has been extremely positive. Â Not even three weeks old, and it already has 10 million+ users - making it the fastest growing social network in history - beating even Facebook, Twitter and MySpace in terms of growth r Circles – Google’s Big Idea (and Mine too)!
July 4, 2011 By View Comments
Google's Big Idea:
Google  launched their brand new Social Network  Google+ a couple of  weeks back.  I was lucky enough to get an early invite on the very first day it launched. I immediately  signed in with my Google (gmail) account.  As  Why a Startup is Like a Science Experiment
May 3, 2011 By View Comments
There are many similarities between a startup and a science experiment. Â A science experiment starts with a hypothesis - or a theory of how the world works. The experiment is designed to test that hypothesis. Â The hypothesis is based on certain as Watson’s Triumph in Jeopardy: A Loss for Humans, A Win For Humanity!
February 18, 2011 By View Comments
Like millions of others, I watched  as  humanity's best players were  trounced on the  US TV quiz show Jeopardy! last night by a computer system named Watson built by IBM.   I was fascinated by Watson  - as  it rekindled my interest in Artif Computer Languages: In Search Of The Perfect Rapid Application Development (RAD) Language/ Tool
January 28, 2011 By View Comments
I have always been fascinated by computer  languages and programming.  I have also enjoyed learning and programming in a wide spectrum of languages.  One of my first jobs fresh out of graduate school in Computer Science was developing  system le Purple Cows and Free Prizes – Seth Godin’s Marketing Insights
December 25, 2010 By View Comments
A few years back I stumbled across a wonderful little book called Free Prize Inside by Seth Godin. Â The book introduced me to Seth Godin and his unique insights into the art and science of marketing and of spreading ideas. Â Â That in turn lead m MindRank: Are You in the Top Ten Results in the Minds of Your Customers?
December 9, 2010 By View Comments
Today everyone knows that to be found online you have to be in the top ten search results in Google - the venerable first page  -  for any search terms related to your product or service.  Why?  A very small fraction of users go past the first pa A Tale of Two Discoveries, E.T., the Drake Equation & the Fermi Paradox
December 3, 2010 By View Comments
Two recent discoveries this week have overturned some of science's most basic assumptions about life on earth  and  the probability of  extra-terrestrial life elsewhere in the universe.
The first one was announced by NASA in a news confere Is Facebook Unstoppable?
November 26, 2010 By View Comments
There is an aticle today on TechCrunch that asks the 35 Â billion-dollar question : "Can Anything Stop The Facebook Juggernaut?"
The statistics about Facebook's dominance are staggering indeed : 500 Million users, $35 billion in valuation, $836 m Are You Making “Milkshake Mistakes”?
November 8, 2010 By View Comments
Among  the many great ideas and insights in Clay Shirky's book  "Cognitive Surplus",  I came across one that was particularly interesting.  It has some valuable lessons for anyone involved in  product development, market research or strateg From The Network Computer to Cloud Computing – The Long and Winding Road
November 8, 2010 By View Comments
"Everything old is new again", is a popular expression that usually applies to trends and fashion. Surprisingly, it can also be an apt way to describe many current trends in computing. In particular, the emergence of cloud computing, is a classic e The Evolution of Paid Search and Why Google Won & Yahoo/Microsoft Lost
August 30, 2010 By View Comments
Google's exponential growth and emergence as a technology juggernaut has been driven by one simple but incredibly successful business model : paid search or pay per click (PPC) advertising.  Google  appears invincible today because it dominates on Left Brain vs Right Brain: The Kindle vs the iPad
June 23, 2010 By View Comments
The Apple iPad vs the Amazon Kindle debate rages on in the media and the blogosphere - with no end in sight.  The iPad fans proclaim that the Kindle is dead : it is no match for the rich, interactive, tactile interface of the iPad  - a superior, a Could this be iPad’s Killer Application ?
February 16, 2010 By View Comments
In an earlier post earlier post I countered the view held by many  that the iPad will kill the Kindle. I believe these two devices target different and  overlapping market segments and can coexist.
However, I also believe that the iPad is  a so Top 10 Reasons Why the iPad will NOT Kill the Kindle
January 28, 2010 By View Comments
Apple Introduces the iPad – Revolutionary or Evolutionary ?
January 27, 2010 By View Comments
Education and Public Schools in America – What The US Can Learn From India
January 23, 2010 By View Comments
It is now widely acknowledged that America's  public school education system  is broken and needs fixing. Numerous studies rank US school children well below other countries in  science and math tests:
"The average science score of U.S. students 15 Facts You May Not Know About the Google China Incident
January 14, 2010 By View Comments
Google’s Stance Is Also a Warning about China
January 13, 2010 By View Comments
Google’s Brave New Stand Against China After Unprecedented Chinese Cyber Attack
January 13, 2010 By View Comments
Twitter Changes Its Question – Finally (many months after I suggested it !)
December 14, 2009 By View Comments
“Isn’t is time Twitter changed their tagline “What are you doing? ” to something that reflects what most tweets are about ?”
How Would You Explain Twitter to Your Grandmother ?
November 8, 2009 By View Comments
“Computers in the future may have 1000 vaccum tubes…”
April 9, 2009 By View Comments
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