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8 Reasons Why Google+ Could Beat Facebook in the Long Term

August 10, 2011 By Arun View Comments
googleplus 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
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Twitter Changes Its Question – Finally (many months after I suggested it !)

December 14, 2009 By Arun View Comments
Twitter Should Change their tagline from "What are you doing"..

“Isn’t is time Twitter changed their tagline “What are you doing? ” to something that reflects what most tweets are about ?”

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How Would You Explain Twitter to Your Grandmother ?

November 8, 2009 By Arun View Comments
By now thousands of articles and blog posts have analyzed the reasons  for the appeal of Twitter.  They have sliced and diced it neatly into its various components - simplicity, brevity, openness, immediacy,  transparency etc. But if you have ever
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“Computers in the future may have 1000 vaccum tubes…”

April 9, 2009 By Arun View Comments
"Computers in the future may have only 1,000 vaccuum tubes and perhaps weigh only 1.5 tons" - Popular Mechanics article, March 1949 The above quote amply demonstrates the problems with predicting the future. This is because the future does not al
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Microsoft, Google sparring over Twitter !

April 9, 2009 By Arun View Comments
Microsoft, Google sparring over Twitter? Should be interesting... http://bit.ly/9JbJb The explosive growth of Twitter has evoked great interest among both Google and Microsoft to acquire the company. For Google this would immediately fill the gap
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China Denies Involvement in Hacking

April 9, 2009 By Arun View Comments
In news today China Denies Involvement in Hacking U.S. Power Grid - http://bit.ly/Vtab5 The Chinese govt official position is always complete denial - but can you really trust anything that Beijing says or denies ? The ambitions of the chinese is
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College too expensive? Try Youtube !

April 9, 2009 By Arun View Comments
College too expensive? Try YouTube http://bit.ly/uFFbo This is a glimpse of the future of college education and education in general.  The convergence of digital multimedia and broadband together with global connectivity is paving the way for a n
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Would you reveal your password…

April 9, 2009 By Arun View Comments
Would you reveal your password for a chocolate bar ? Apparently 70% of people surveyed in UK did ! http://bit.ly/6wkYJ
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All successful technologies te…

April 9, 2009 By Arun View Comments
All successful technologies tend to look inevitable only in hindsight - which says a lot about shortcomings of foresight ! #insight :)
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The history of the progress of…

April 9, 2009 By Arun View Comments
The history of the progress of science is really a history of cherished assumptions being proven wrong again and again. #insight
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Hackers Penetrate U.S. Power G…

April 9, 2009 By Arun View Comments
Hackers Penetrate U.S. Power Grid & Leave Software That Could Disrupt System http://bit.ly/6Ff6c
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Broadband for the masses : FCC…

April 8, 2009 By Arun View Comments
Broadband for the masses : FCC studies goal of nationwide affordable, fast Internet http://bit.ly/15WBdH
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BumpTop – a Windows desktop 3D…

April 8, 2009 By Arun View Comments
BumpTop - a Windows desktop 3D replacement- that was showcased in TED is launched. Revolutionary or just a fad ? http://bit.ly/whC5c
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“China has proposed replacing …

April 8, 2009 By Arun View Comments
"China has proposed replacing the US Dollar with a new global currency... The Walmart Gift Certificate !"~ Jay Leno #humor
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The Last of the Facebook and T…

April 8, 2009 By Arun View Comments
The Last of the Facebook and Twitter Holdouts http://bit.ly/7YAe
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Rapper Jim Jones being intervi…

April 8, 2009 By Arun View Comments
Rapper Jim Jones being interviewed on Fox News re Twittering while driving & being pulled over. Also twittering while being interviewed !
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Watching Fringe on TV – it re…

April 8, 2009 By Arun View Comments
Watching Fringe on TV - it returns after a long break
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Many people quit looking for w…

April 7, 2009 By Arun View Comments
Many people quit looking for work when they find a job. ~ Steven Wright #humor #quote
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@mattsingley Just leave the bo…

April 7, 2009 By Arun View Comments
@mattsingley Just leave the bottle out in the sun/rain - till some random splotches form on the label - people will see what they want to !
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@jack @ev Is the Twitter bir…

April 7, 2009 By Arun View Comments
@jack @ev Is the Twitter bird icon a specific bird species or just a generic bird ?
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RT @mashable: InnerPass Turns …

April 7, 2009 By Arun View Comments
RT @mashable: InnerPass Turns Skype Into a Virtual Business Collaboration Tool - http://bit.ly/82mKS
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@pickover So what is the corre…

April 7, 2009 By Arun View Comments
@pickover So what is the correct answer - if there is one :)
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RT @simonashley: RT @robby1051…

April 7, 2009 By Arun View Comments
RT @simonashley: RT @robby1051: RT @arstechnica: Ars cracks TV Fringe code - http://ping.fm/3YlAn
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@AlohaArleen Ha ! Twitter.gra…

April 7, 2009 By Arun View Comments
@AlohaArleen Ha ! Twitter.grader deserves an 'F' for that grade !
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@zentropikCEO Certainly – a s…

April 7, 2009 By Arun View Comments
@zentropikCEO Certainly - a successful cyber attack could be devastating & compromise critical defenses, so it's crucial to prevent it IMO
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