var digesttext = "<!-- Header --><style type=\"text/css\">P.item { margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 8px; font-family: arial, helvetica, verdana, sans-serif; padding-bottom: 10px; border-bottom: 1px solid #999; line-height: 1.45em }a { color: #04E; }#items { font-size: 13px; }SPAN.description { color: #222; line-height: 1.25em }SPAN.date { color: #888; font-size: 11px; }SPAN.date A { color: #247; }SPAN.grey { color: #888; font-weight: bold; font-size: 22px; }</style><div id=\"items\"><!-- Items --><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/sramanamitra/~3/Ad7601fFMGQ/\">Thursday, February 9: 115th FREE Online 1M/1M Roundtable For Entrepreneurs</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">08/02/12 14:40 from <a href=\"http://sramanamitra.com\">Sramana Mitra on Strategy</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\">Entrepreneurs are invited to the 115th FREE online 1M/1M roundtable on Thursday, February 9, 2012, at 8:00 a.m. PST/11:00 a.m. EST/9:30 p.m. IST. If you are a serious entrepreneur, register to... ___ </span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/sramanamitra/~3/bQP6-OA-NHg/\">The Effect of Facebook’s IPO</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">08/02/12 13:00 from <a href=\"http://sramanamitra.com\">Sramana Mitra on Strategy</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\">By guest author Daniel Burrus Facebook’s IPO may well be the biggest and most hyped IPO ever … and for good reason. Many people would like to have bought Google or Apple when they first went public,... ___ </span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/sramanamitra/~3/hfuto-F3PjU/\">The Promise Of E-Commerce</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">08/02/12 11:00 from <a href=\"http://sramanamitra.com\">Sramana Mitra on Strategy</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\">Whichever way you look at it, the web has become the place for commerce. Online spending grew again over 2011, and the growth rate has outpaced that of traditional brick-and-mortar stores. While many... ___ </span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/sramanamitra/~3/amCBJzaUGTQ/\">Monetizing Premium Social App Ad Inventory and Scaling a Capital-Efficient Business: appssavvy CEO Chris Cunningham (Part 7)</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">08/02/12 08:01 from <a href=\"http://sramanamitra.com\">Sramana Mitra on Strategy</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\">Sramana: What was your strategy for funding appssavvy? Chris Cunningham: Our strategy for raising money was basic. We started in early 2008 by bootstrapping. Both Michael and I put our American... ___ </span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/sramanamitra/~3/cKu5auaA1vo/\">Outsourcing: Rick Ferry, COO of C3 (Part 7)</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">07/02/12 19:30 from <a href=\"http://sramanamitra.com\">Sramana Mitra on Strategy</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\">Sramana Mitra: The sectors that you talked about, are these sectors that you have major strategies to penetrate with onshore offerings? Rick Ferry: Yes, we do. We identified those fairly early on.... ___ </span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/sramanamitra/~3/UOVWk3ClhpY/\">An Underused Tool For Job Recovery</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">07/02/12 11:00 from <a href=\"http://sramanamitra.com\">Sramana Mitra on Strategy</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\">As the U.S. economy continues to hiccup, large-scale entrepreneurship is a badly needed remedy. In transitioning hundreds of thousands of people to self-employment and job creation through... ___ </span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/sramanamitra/~3/8WocoN52Pyg/\">Amazon And India’s $200 Billion E-Commerce Market</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">07/02/12 11:00 from <a href=\"http://sramanamitra.com\">Sramana Mitra on Strategy</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\">According to a recently released Forrester report, U.S. Online Retail Forecast, 2010 to 2015, online retail sales in the U.S. grew 13% in 2010 to $176.2 billion. Online retail sales are expected to... ___ </span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/sramanamitra/~3/uhF1r3dlvOg/\">Monetizing Premium Social App Ad Inventory and Scaling a Capital-Efficient Business: appssavvy CEO Chris Cunningham (Part 6)</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">07/02/12 08:01 from <a href=\"http://sramanamitra.com\">Sramana Mitra on Strategy</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\">Sramana: How do you price that model ? How do you sell an activity to an advertiser? Chris Cunningham: We actually don’t sell an activity to an advertiser. We sell them an audience. Our ad is... ___ </span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/sramanamitra/~3/XaZG337rWD0/\">Outsourcing: Rick Ferry, COO of C3 (Part 6)</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">06/02/12 19:30 from <a href=\"http://sramanamitra.com\">Sramana Mitra on Strategy</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\">Sramana Mitra: Let me clarify a few things. Universities are not known to train call center reps. What are you talking about? Rick Ferry: Not so much training the call center rep per se, but training... ___ </span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/sramanamitra/~3/7CGPpKnNgyg/\">Why B-Schools Set Up Entrepreneurs To Fail</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">06/02/12 18:00 from <a href=\"http://sramanamitra.com\">Sramana Mitra on Strategy</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\">By Sramana Mitra I know I am entering highly contentious territory. Academia generally looks down upon entrepreneurs even as they teach entrepreneurship in business schools and other university... ___ </span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/sramanamitra/~3/K3mcm35OdOs/\">Thursday, Feb. 9: 115th FREE Online 1M/1M Roundtable For Entrepreneurs</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">06/02/12 14:00 from <a href=\"http://sramanamitra.com\">Sramana Mitra on Strategy</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\">Entrepreneurs are invited to the 115th FREE online 1M/1M roundtable on Thursday, February 9, 2012, at 8:00 a.m. PST/11:00 a.m. EST/9:30 p.m. IST. If you are a serious entrepreneur, register to... ___ </span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/sramanamitra/~3/8m_7XmRHs1M/\">1M/1M Video: How Can 1M/1M Help Me With Biz Dev?</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">06/02/12 13:19 from <a href=\"http://sramanamitra.com\">Sramana Mitra on Strategy</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\"> ___ </span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/sramanamitra/~3/5FbUFeLgB40/\">How To Save Manufacturing</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">06/02/12 13:00 from <a href=\"http://sramanamitra.com\">Sramana Mitra on Strategy</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\">By guest author Daniel Burrus Like most industries, the manufacturing sector is transforming rapidly. Because of recent technological advances and globalization, U.S. manufacturing is facing intense... ___ </span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/sramanamitra/~3/j8MAUab7WuM/\">SAP Needs To Acquire SaaS Portfolio</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">06/02/12 11:00 from <a href=\"http://sramanamitra.com\">Sramana Mitra on Strategy</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\">SAP, one of the largest companies in the enterprise resource planning (ERP) market, recently reported strong results – its eighth straight quarter of double-digit growth – while its rival Oracle... ___ </span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/sramanamitra/~3/VinXOcQqfKs/\">Monetizing Premium Social App Ad Inventory and Scaling a Capital-Efficient Business: appssavvy CEO Chris Cunningham (Part 5)</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">06/02/12 08:01 from <a href=\"http://sramanamitra.com\">Sramana Mitra on Strategy</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\">Sramana: One of the activity advertising concepts you talked about was branded interviews. Would you provide more details about that concept? Chris Cunningham: There was an application called Social... ___ </span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://www.watblog.com/2011/07/14/google-all-set-to-take-breath-away-as-it-crosses-20-million-users/\">Google + All Set To Take Breath Away As It Crosses 20 Million Users</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">14/07/11 09:53 from <a href=\"http://www.watblog.com\">WATBlog.com - Web, Advertising and Technology Blog in India</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\"> The new Google+ happens to sweep the world of social media and takes over Facebook with 10 million user base . This is just the beginning as it aims to cross even 20 million this weekend . The statistics come from the independent analysis ..</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://worldisgreen.com/2011/07/14/million-centerians/\">Million Centerians</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">14/07/11 08:53 from <a href=\"http://worldisgreen.com\">World is Green</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\"> It is a rare thing to hear of someone who has celebrated their 100th birthday. It is rarer still to meet such a person. But with improving health facilities a day would come soon that there would be more than a million such people in the c..</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://www.watblog.com/2011/07/14/now-hyderabad-and-chennai-welcomes-google-transit/\">Now Hyderabad And Chennai Welcomes Google Transit</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">14/07/11 07:11 from <a href=\"http://www.watblog.com\">WATBlog.com - Web, Advertising and Technology Blog in India</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\"> Best way to search for location or guide one selves through a new town is taking help of technology. Time and again technology have helped us finding correct route via Goolge transit , Google Maps , Google Maps for Mobile .  After metro ci..</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://www.watblog.com/2011/07/14/13th-july-mumbai-blasts-social-media-comes-through-for-an-anguished-city/\">13th July Mumbai Blasts: Social Media Comes Through For An Anguished City</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">14/07/11 06:09 from <a href=\"http://www.watblog.com\">WATBlog.com - Web, Advertising and Technology Blog in India</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\"> Yet again, the city of Mumbai was under siege. Multiple blasts at different places across the city. What was sad is that for most Mumbaikars, including myself, the first reaction, the first thought to come to our heads was : AGAIN? Just a ..</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://www.watblog.com/2011/07/14/sony-s1-and-s2-tablets-heading-for-indian-shores/\">Sony S1 And S2 Tablets Heading For Indian Shores</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">14/07/11 05:32 from <a href=\"http://www.watblog.com\">WATBlog.com - Web, Advertising and Technology Blog in India</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\"> Sony clearly believes in the phrase &#8216;Better Late Than Never\'. Competitors Apple, Samsung, HTC and Motorola have had tablets in the market for some time now, and Sony is finally getting serious about the tablet game too. Way back in A..</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GautamGhosh/~3/2_Wp7Ec40ao/mumbaiblasts-how-people-used-social.html\">#Mumbaiblasts - how people used social media to help themselves</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">14/07/11 03:43 from <a href=\"http://gauteg.blogspot.com/\">Gautam Ghosh - Management Consultant</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\"> Image via Wikipedia Yesterday, I wasn\'t online till later at 9 pm. On my Google+ stream I saw links to a blog post being posted by Dina Mehta it was called \" Can we help ?\" Alarmed I scanned Google+, Facebook, Twitter to find that Mumbai h..</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ValueInvestorIndia/~3/FcFy6GXjhWE/paying-more-for-quality.html\">Paying more for quality</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">13/07/11 19:23 from <a href=\"http://valueinvestorindia.blogspot.com/\">Understanding and applying value investing principles</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\"> As part of my paid subscription , I recently added a stock in the portfolio. I bought this company at around 16 times earnings and as I am constantly preaching about buying stocks on the cheap, it must have surprised a few subscribers. A g..</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://www.watblog.com/2011/07/13/ibm-clinches-10-year-it-pact-from-airtel-in-africa/\">IBM Clinches 10 Year IT Pact From Airtel In Africa</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">13/07/11 10:41 from <a href=\"http://www.watblog.com\">WATBlog.com - Web, Advertising and Technology Blog in India</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\"> Bharti Aritel , world’s fifth largest telecom company has awarded a 10 year contract to IBM for providing IT solutions to its employees in 16 countries in Africa. This is the second 10 year contract from Bharti for IBM. Last year in Septem..</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://www.watblog.com/2011/07/13/nokia-partners-with-hungama-com-to-bring-live-concerts-to-phones/\">Nokia Partners With Hungama.com To Bring Live Concerts To Phones</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">13/07/11 10:16 from <a href=\"http://www.watblog.com\">WATBlog.com - Web, Advertising and Technology Blog in India</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\"> In an attempt to try to differentiate itself from its competitors, Nokia has partnered with Hungama.com to let Nokia phone owners enjoy live concerts on their handsets. This isn\'t the first time Nokia is making an attempt to offer perks to..</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://www.watblog.com/2011/07/13/tuk-tuk-meter-put-an-end-to-overcharging-fare/\">Tuk Tuk Meter Puts An End To Overcharging Fare</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">13/07/11 06:10 from <a href=\"http://www.watblog.com\">WATBlog.com - Web, Advertising and Technology Blog in India</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\"> The relationship between rickshaw and cab drivers with commuters seems to be going through continuous  tussle over and over again. The verbal fight expands from rejecting a commuter for a ride , taking commuter through longer route or over..</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://worldisgreen.com/2011/07/13/the-great-vaccination-debate/\">The Great Vaccination Debate</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">13/07/11 04:01 from <a href=\"http://worldisgreen.com\">World is Green</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\"> Created by: Medical Coding Career Guide Filed under: 1 </span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://worldisgreen.com/2011/07/13/the-power-of-compounding/\">The power of compounding</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">13/07/11 01:15 from <a href=\"http://worldisgreen.com\">World is Green</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\"> Filed under: 1 </span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://worldisgreen.com/2011/07/13/a-little-inspiration/\">A little inspiration</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">13/07/11 00:35 from <a href=\"http://worldisgreen.com\">World is Green</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\"> Filed under: 1 </span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://worldisgreen.com/2011/07/13/i-want-this-t-shirt-but-only-available-from-apples-campus-on-1-infinite-loop-in-california/\">I want this T-Shirt but only available from Apple\'s Campus on 1 Infinite Loop in California</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">12/07/11 23:49 from <a href=\"http://worldisgreen.com\">World is Green</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\"> Filed under: 1 </span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://www.watblog.com/2011/07/12/after-outshining-paypal-alipay-launch-a-new-service-called-openid/\">After Outshining PayPal, Alipay Launches A New Service Like OpenID</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">12/07/11 11:30 from <a href=\"http://www.watblog.com\">WATBlog.com - Web, Advertising and Technology Blog in India</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\"> Alipay , the Chinese online payment system which not long ago became one of the largest payment system outshining PayPal . It has now rolled out an OpenID like service to enable e-commerce website to consolidate their market position, onli..</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://www.watblog.com/2011/07/12/tata-docomo-and-voicetap-introduces-tutor-on-mobile/\">Tata DOCOMO And VOICETAP  Introduces &#8216;Tutor On Mobile\'</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">12/07/11 08:59 from <a href=\"http://www.watblog.com\">WATBlog.com - Web, Advertising and Technology Blog in India</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\"> Education plays a vital role in every individual\'s successful life. And to make education available anytime and anywhere technology contributes alot. In the year 2010 it was reported that 2tion.com was one of the best tutoring portal in In..</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://www.watblog.com/2011/07/12/3g-on-corporate-phones-not-so-soon/\">3G On Corporate Phones? Not So Soon</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">12/07/11 05:43 from <a href=\"http://www.watblog.com\">WATBlog.com - Web, Advertising and Technology Blog in India</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\"> Deepak Halan over at ConsultBenefIT  has an informative article about 3G services and the role it will play in the enterprise sector . Service providers are surely seeing large companies and businesses as huge revenue sources with respect ..</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://www.watblog.com/2011/07/12/people-give-1-to-google/\">People Give +1 to Google+</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">12/07/11 05:00 from <a href=\"http://www.watblog.com\">WATBlog.com - Web, Advertising and Technology Blog in India</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\"> When Google+ was launched few days back, almost everyone was asking just one question. Will Google be able to do this time around? Google has almost taken over the internet space in last few years. But, the only major thing that was missin..</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GautamGhosh/~3/RVUyqXtANME/trying-out-nokia-e6-first-impressions.html\">Trying out the Nokia E6 - first impressions</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">12/07/11 04:37 from <a href=\"http://gauteg.blogspot.com/\">Gautam Ghosh - Management Consultant</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\">Some days ago, I \"saw\" a conversation on Twitter between Joy and WomWorldNokia - about Joy getting a Nokia E6 to try out. It\'s been quite a while since I\'ve used a smartphone, my Nokia X6 having crashed last December and needing a software ..</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://worldisgreen.com/2011/07/12/business-coach-for-famuily-by-family/\">Business Coach for Famuily by Family</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">12/07/11 00:53 from <a href=\"http://worldisgreen.com\">World is Green</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\"> Family by Family is a great new idea to develop family capabilities in Adelaide. They are now in start up phase and ready to expand. If you have some business background and have a strong interest in social sphere check this out. We\'re on ..</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://www.watblog.com/2011/07/11/free-online-tax-filing-service-ushered-by-fundsindia-com-and-tax-yogi/\">Free Online Tax Filing Service Ushered By FundsIndia.com And Tax Yogi</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">11/07/11 10:25 from <a href=\"http://www.watblog.com\">WATBlog.com - Web, Advertising and Technology Blog in India</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\"> Traditional way of filing taxes is doing it by yourself or asking tax professional costing anything between Rs. 250- Rs.1000. But what\'s your take when one can file their tax returns online free of cost?. It is reported that FundsIndia.com..</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://www.watblog.com/2011/07/11/trading-goes-mobile/\">Trading Goes Mobile</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">11/07/11 09:50 from <a href=\"http://www.watblog.com\">WATBlog.com - Web, Advertising and Technology Blog in India</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\"> With the advent of Mobile Trading , innovation in mobile space continues. Since Sebi (Securities and Exchange Board of India) formally approved the platform, the trend has caught up with trades through Uniform Resource Locator (URL) and wi..</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://www.watblog.com/2011/07/11/ebay-takes-over-zong-with-usd-240-million/\">eBay Takes Over Zong With USD 240 Million</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">11/07/11 07:12 from <a href=\"http://www.watblog.com\">WATBlog.com - Web, Advertising and Technology Blog in India</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\"> In the year 2009, Accell and mCheck demonstrated contact less payment  via mobile device which was assumed to over-shadow debit cards and credit cards payment system. This chain of mobile payment system was invaded by daily deal sites , te..</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://www.watblog.com/2011/07/11/microsoft-wants-another-slice-of-the-android-pie-asks-samsung-to-oblige/\">Microsoft Wants Another Slice Of The Android Pie: Asks Samsung To Oblige</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">11/07/11 06:53 from <a href=\"http://www.watblog.com\">WATBlog.com - Web, Advertising and Technology Blog in India</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\"> Microsoft has asked Samsung to pay it $15 for each Android device they have sold. The reason given is that they hold a wide range of patents which have been used so they owe then at least $15 for each device. Samsung is one of the largest ..</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://www.watblog.com/2011/07/11/www-wat-weekly-wrapup-3rd-10th-july-2011/\">WWW: WAT Weekly WrapUp 3rd &#8211; 10th July, 2011</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">11/07/11 04:02 from <a href=\"http://www.watblog.com\">WATBlog.com - Web, Advertising and Technology Blog in India</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\"> Last week we reported another website being hacked and this time hacker targeted the National Security Guards website. Plus it was also seen that Twitter faces some security issue worldwide. Last Facebook users were also greeted by video c..</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GautamGhosh/~3/GSaXst9HXAQ/workshop-in-pune-on-social-media-and-hr.html\">Workshop in Pune on Social Media and HR</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">11/07/11 02:29 from <a href=\"http://gauteg.blogspot.com/\">Gautam Ghosh - Management Consultant</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\">I am conducting my second workshop on \"Improving Employee Engagement using social tools under the aegis of the National HRD Network , this time in the lovely city of Pune. The date is this Saturday, 16-07-2011 and the venue being Indira Sch..</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://worldisgreen.com/2011/07/10/taste-of-india/\">Taste of India</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">10/07/11 11:11 from <a href=\"http://worldisgreen.com\">World is Green</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\"> via opinionsandexpressions.files.wordpress.com Filed under: 1 </span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://www.watblog.com/2011/07/08/twitter-flirting-with-security-disaster/\">Twitter Flirting With Security Disaster?</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">08/07/11 10:36 from <a href=\"http://www.watblog.com\">WATBlog.com - Web, Advertising and Technology Blog in India</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\"> The year 2011 has been called &#8216;The Year Of The Hacker\' by many, and we can see why. Numerous major corporations\' websites and networks have been hacked by wave after wave of hackers and hacking groups.It would, therefore, be safe to ..</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://www.watblog.com/2011/07/08/gaming-subscription-service-zapak-plus-introduced-by-zapak/\">Gaming Subscription Service Zapak Plus Introduced By Zapak</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">08/07/11 09:47 from <a href=\"http://www.watblog.com\">WATBlog.com - Web, Advertising and Technology Blog in India</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\"> After introducing Tambola on Facebook, Zapak (online gaming portal) now establishes Zapak Plus , its gaming subscription in India with an interesting bid. Gamers can now enjoy their favorite PC games at less than Rs.1/- . Zapak Plus is pac..</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://www.watblog.com/2011/07/08/t-labs-times-internet-limited-til-latest-initiative/\">T-Labs, Times Internet Limited (TIL) Latest Initiative</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">08/07/11 09:15 from <a href=\"http://www.watblog.com\">WATBlog.com - Web, Advertising and Technology Blog in India</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\"> T-Labs , a unique platform launched by the Times Internet Limited (TIL) , designed to nurture and support idea incubation and projects of aspiring Internet and Mobile entrepreneurs, will allow budding entrepreneurs present their ideas with..</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://www.watblog.com/2011/07/08/vdopia%e2%80%99s-develops-new-vdo-file-format/\">Vdopia’s Develops New .VDO File Format</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">08/07/11 08:35 from <a href=\"http://www.watblog.com\">WATBlog.com - Web, Advertising and Technology Blog in India</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\"> Vdopia , the mobile and online video advertising group has developed a new file format called as .VDO. The development will empower Vdopia with an unbeatable technology. The patent pending file format allows brands to seamlessly run video-..</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AjayShahsBlog/~3/9yWKZl1a1rU/mythbusing-balance-of-payments-edition.html\">Mythbusting: Balance of payments edition</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">06/07/11 02:06 from <a href=\"http://ajayshahblog.blogspot.com/\">Ajay Shah\'s blog</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\"> by Jeetendra . Imagine a world with two countries. If one country has a current account surplus, the other must have an equal and opposite current account deficit. More generally, the sum of the current account balance, of all countries, i..</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AjayShahsBlog/~3/LwsfHKo6nPo/interesting-readings.html\">Interesting readings</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">05/07/11 17:30 from <a href=\"http://ajayshahblog.blogspot.com/\">Ajay Shah\'s blog</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\"> The frontiers of Nifty . Next steps on the SEBI story : An interview with U. K. Sinha, by Puja Mehra and Rajiv Bhuva, in Business Today . Mobis Philipose in the Mint . Uproar over I-T raids on SEBI members , in Business Today . In probing ..</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GautamGhosh/~3/OgmhkmQnV0k/7-reasons-why-google-wont-be-enterprise.html\">7 Reasons Why Google+ won\'t be an enterprise social business</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">05/07/11 04:19 from <a href=\"http://gauteg.blogspot.com/\">Gautam Ghosh - Management Consultant</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\"> Image via CrunchBase It\'s been about 5 days that I\'ve been on Google+ and one of the recurring posts and comments both there, as well as on blogs and twitter is whether Google+ when it launches for Google Apps will be a valid competition f..</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://worldisgreen.com/2011/07/05/the-untended-garden-becomes-a-jungle/\">The untended garden becomes a jungle</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">05/07/11 01:39 from <a href=\"http://worldisgreen.com\">World is Green</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\"> That\'s an Urdu saying I heard somewhere. This is exactly what is happening to our garden. We had lots of large trees that were a nuisance and we cut them down. We have now mushrooms, &#8220;wild&#8221; flowers and all sorts growing now tha..</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AjayShahsBlog/~3/KKr8pvp6yl0/cash-settled-futures-on-91-day-treasury.html\">Cash-settled futures on the 91-day treasury bill</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">04/07/11 04:10 from <a href=\"http://ajayshahblog.blogspot.com/\">Ajay Shah\'s blog</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\"> It took a while, but here they are ! 37 minutes into the life of the market, here\'s the order book: </span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://worldisgreen.com/2011/07/04/australias-carbon-tax-will-not-have-an-impact-on-global-temparatures/\">Australia\'s carbon tax will not have an impact on global temparatures</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">04/07/11 03:27 from <a href=\"http://worldisgreen.com\">World is Green</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\"> From Andrew Bolt : Reader Mark asked this question of Mark Dreyfus, the Gillard Government\'s Parliamentary Secretary for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency: Can you provide details on how much the global temperature will drop with the in..</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AjayShahsBlog/~3/oR9oivybi_M/new-bop-data-reminder-of-paradigm-shift.html\">New BOP data -- a reminder of the paradigm shift that is required in our heads</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">03/07/11 14:50 from <a href=\"http://ajayshahblog.blogspot.com/\">Ajay Shah\'s blog</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\"> Recently, India released BOP data. Many people, writing about this new data, wrote text such as: The current account deficit (CAD) moderated to 1.1% of GDP in Q1 from 2.2% in Q4 2010, due to an improvement in the trade deficit and a sharp ..</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://worldisgreen.com/2011/07/03/the-evolution-of-man-geek/\">The evolution of man geek</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">03/07/11 10:22 from <a href=\"http://worldisgreen.com\">World is Green</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\"> via datamineruk.files.wordpress.com Filed under: 1 </span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GautamGhosh/~3/LzEzfiPj7g8/first-thoughts-on-google-plus.html\">First thoughts on Google Plus</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">01/07/11 03:04 from <a href=\"http://gauteg.blogspot.com/\">Gautam Ghosh - Management Consultant</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\"> Yesterday I got access to Google\'s new social networking effort - Google Plus or Google+ (pic of my public profile below) First thoughts so far: Google has introduced a social networking where you focus on whom you want to share stuff with..</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AjayShahsBlog/~3/KCkSnFpVamY/india-is-losing-market-for-trading.html\">India is losing the market for trading the Indian rupee</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">30/06/11 20:28 from <a href=\"http://ajayshahblog.blogspot.com/\">Ajay Shah\'s blog</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\"> The recent order by the Competition Commission of India on NSE and MCX-SX has a bunch of difficulties based on a lack of understanding of new age industries where a pricing of zero is quite feasible and important, a focus on protecting a c..</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AjayShahsBlog/~3/wgNAr_HO9IE/india-governance-crisis-tales-from.html\">India\'s governance crisis: Tales from the battlefront</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">29/06/11 19:57 from <a href=\"http://ajayshahblog.blogspot.com/\">Ajay Shah\'s blog</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\"> The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has written an order on NSE and MCX-SX in the currency derivatives market. Even if you do not take interest in financial markets, this is an interesting episode in Indian governance. It illuminates..</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AjayShahsBlog/~3/0yXXDNDWDjc/how-to-damage-market-quality.html\">How to damage market quality</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">29/06/11 14:09 from <a href=\"http://ajayshahblog.blogspot.com/\">Ajay Shah\'s blog</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\"> The problem of measuring the price In a liquid and transparent financial market, there is no doubt about the price. There is high pre-trade transparency, because orders are visible on the limit order book, and the best estimate of the true..</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GautamGhosh/~3/J47EuCRm1Js/6-new-rules-of-management-and.html\">6 new rules of management and leadership</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">28/06/11 15:53 from <a href=\"http://gauteg.blogspot.com/\">Gautam Ghosh - Management Consultant</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\"> Image by Rafael Steil via Flickr Here are some thoughts at what will be the new rules of leadership and management in the era of social organizations: Control is passe. Focus on empowerment Sharing leads to influence. Knowledge facilitatio..</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AjayShahsBlog/~3/0QUMm6FJAEE/impending-cabinet-reshuffle-few.html\">The impending cabinet reshuffle: A few interesting links</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">27/06/11 19:16 from <a href=\"http://ajayshahblog.blogspot.com/\">Ajay Shah\'s blog</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\"> The UPA-2 seems to be trying to come back into the game with a new look cabinet: Annie Banerji on Reuters blogs. Anil Sharma in the&nbsp; DNA . T. C. A. Srinivasa Raghavan in the Hindu Business Line . The gossip in Delhi. Reportage in the ..</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GautamGhosh/~3/ckvW_1nIWDo/maturity-map-of-enterprise-social.html\">The Maturity Map of Enterprise Social</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">27/06/11 07:13 from <a href=\"http://gauteg.blogspot.com/\">Gautam Ghosh - Management Consultant</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\"> Image via CrunchBase From an interview of Jay Pullur, CEO of Qontext in today\'s Hindu Is there a maturity map of enterprise social networking that you would like to describe? Are there low-hanging fruits that should be pursued first? The m..</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AjayShahsBlog/~3/v4FVrZQk_ME/envisioning-future-scenarios-for-india.html\">Envisioning future scenarios for India and China</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">26/06/11 11:00 from <a href=\"http://ajayshahblog.blogspot.com/\">Ajay Shah\'s blog</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\"> Suppose we go back to 1870 and envision future scenarios for four interesting and promising countries. Britain:&nbsp; the incumbent, the pioneer of the industrial revolution, home of Newton and Darwin, with a head start on building institu..</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GautamGhosh/~3/SafBcwgT2U4/reflections-on-employee-engagement-with.html\">Reflections on the Employee Engagement with Social Media workshop</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">25/06/11 18:27 from <a href=\"http://gauteg.blogspot.com/\">Gautam Ghosh - Management Consultant</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\"> Image via Wikipedia Yesterday I conducted a workshop under the aegis of National HRD Network on Employee Engagement and Social Media. The participants were primarily HR professionals who wanted to explore the area and understand what they ..</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AjayShahsBlog/~3/W50KecPjIsw/great-sebi-orders-continued.html\">Great SEBI orders, continued</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">23/06/11 16:22 from <a href=\"http://ajayshahblog.blogspot.com/\">Ajay Shah\'s blog</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\"> Today we get the privilege of reading another amazing SEBI order: on Sahara . You might like to see some of the other orders which have caught my eye. It takes immense competence and integrity to go after the facts and write a top quality ..</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ValueInvestorIndia/~3/c4gwBQzPKE4/anatomy-of-value-traps.html\">The anatomy of value traps</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">23/06/11 00:51 from <a href=\"http://valueinvestorindia.blogspot.com/\">Understanding and applying value investing principles</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\"> The number one problem faced by value investors is not a big permanent loss of capital, due to overpayment for growth, but the weak and anemic return from an average business bought at a cheap price. Let me explain further – A typical valu..</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GautamGhosh/~3/P2eEfHg_JX8/hr-and-social-business.html\">HR and Social Business</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">22/06/11 20:47 from <a href=\"http://gauteg.blogspot.com/\">Gautam Ghosh - Management Consultant</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\"> Bill Ives blogs on a discussion at the current Enterprise 2.0 conference about Marcia Conner\'s discussion with Andrew McAffee, Paul Greenberg and others in his Enterprise 2.0 Conference Notes , and I thought I\'d highlight this part: Marcia..</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AjayShahsBlog/~3/2HJs6IhbB84/making-sense-of-mauritius-tax-treaty.html\">Making sense of the Mauritius tax treaty</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">20/06/11 15:47 from <a href=\"http://ajayshahblog.blogspot.com/\">Ajay Shah\'s blog</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\"> Since the Mauritius treaty is back on the front burner, do see some sophisticated thinking on how the tax system can be made compatible with globalisation: Page 29 (`Residence based taxation of finance\') in Indian social democracy: The res..</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GautamGhosh/~3/v9G5ideMHJ8/more-musings-on-online-influence.html\">More musings on online influence</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">19/06/11 13:22 from <a href=\"http://gauteg.blogspot.com/\">Gautam Ghosh - Management Consultant</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\"> Image via Wikipedia I\'ve posted earlier on online influence here and here . So I was reminded of it again when Pinstorm came out with its list of India Influencers (I rank 24 today, but the rankings change today) - which is an average of a..</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GautamGhosh/~3/xvDAhdSFSy0/indian-firms-are-superior-in-talent.html\">Indian firms are superior in Talent Management than their global peers</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">17/06/11 10:35 from <a href=\"http://gauteg.blogspot.com/\">Gautam Ghosh - Management Consultant</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\"> Here\'s an interesting article I came across How Indian Firms Beat the World for Talent The reasons the article states are due to these advantages Indian firms have 1. A legacy of HR influence: India’s socialist past created both large publ..</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GautamGhosh/~3/NjQjoc_lOO4/driving-employee-engagement-using.html\">Driving Employee Engagement using Gamification</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">16/06/11 04:36 from <a href=\"http://gauteg.blogspot.com/\">Gautam Ghosh - Management Consultant</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\"> Image via Wikipedia Organizations have always used internal competitions to drive employee performance and engagement. I remember, when I used to work in pharmaceutical sales (before the days of email) we would get the company newsletter i..</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AjayShahsBlog/~3/GIvT6Ta98dg/inflation-targeting-what-have-we.html\">Inflation targeting: What have we learned</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">15/06/11 10:25 from <a href=\"http://ajayshahblog.blogspot.com/\">Ajay Shah\'s blog</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\"> Inflation targeting: What have we learned , a seminar by Spencer Dale, Chief Economist of the Bank of England, at NIPFP, 16 June. </span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AjayShahsBlog/~3/ZqvwtQuwMis/interesting-readings.html\">Interesting readings</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">14/06/11 03:21 from <a href=\"http://ajayshahblog.blogspot.com/\">Ajay Shah\'s blog</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\"> Sanjaya Baru in the Business Standard on India\'s relationship with Taiwan. I added Monsoon: The Indian Ocean and the Future of American Power by Robert D. Kaplan to my suggested India bookshelf . It is a truly fabulous book. Sanjay Banerji..</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ValueInvestorIndia/~3/lVgxzyEoJsg/evaluating-banks-putting-picture.html\">Evaluating banks – Putting a picture together</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">14/06/11 00:16 from <a href=\"http://valueinvestorindia.blogspot.com/\">Understanding and applying value investing principles</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\"> I have discussed about the various factors or parameters in analyzing a bank in some earlier posts (see here and here ). In this post, I will use these parameters to evaluate a real example. A warning before I proceed – The wieghtage given..</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AjayShahsBlog/~3/MYGBwdgZFmg/oecd-nipfp-symposium.html\">OECD-NIPFP Symposium</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">13/06/11 09:18 from <a href=\"http://ajayshahblog.blogspot.com/\">Ajay Shah\'s blog</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\"> An interesting event , linked to the release of OECD\'s Economic Survey of India, 2011. </span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AjayShahsBlog/~3/h0jpdxTVF84/can-we-get-back-to-track-on-corruption.html\">Can we get back to track on corruption now?</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">12/06/11 10:16 from <a href=\"http://ajayshahblog.blogspot.com/\">Ajay Shah\'s blog</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\"> India\'s corruption crisis Somewhere in 2010 or so, I started getting much more gloomy about India\'s problem of corruption. For a snapshot of the zeitgeist, see this group of articles from August 2010 . A large swathe of the economy operate..</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AjayShahsBlog/~3/jTlH3uJnKZQ/india-privatisation-problem.html\">India\'s privatisation problem</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">10/06/11 19:47 from <a href=\"http://ajayshahblog.blogspot.com/\">Ajay Shah\'s blog</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\"> When the UPA came to power, the word privatisation was buried, partly out of deference for the communist parties which were supporting the UPA. The sale of shares did revive after the UPA-2 commenced [ history ]. On a global scale, the exp..</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AjayShahsBlog/~3/GUd1EEijcqc/freedom-of-speech-in-pakistan-and-india.html\">Freedom of speech in Pakistan and India</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">06/06/11 05:01 from <a href=\"http://ajayshahblog.blogspot.com/\">Ajay Shah\'s blog</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\"> One of Pakistan\'s more remarkable journalists, Syed Saleem Shahzad , was tortured and murdered, probably by Pakistan\'s ISI. Part one of the article , in Asia Times Online that got him killed. Saleem in the shadow of Massoud by Chan Akya, a..</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GautamGhosh/~3/nU3TthDXOSY/social-collaboration-and-fighting.html\">Social Collaboration and Fighting Information Overload</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">06/06/11 04:27 from <a href=\"http://gauteg.blogspot.com/\">Gautam Ghosh - Management Consultant</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\"> While I have often talked about the use of social technologies to connect employees with other employees in organizations, it needs to be recognized that collaboration in organizations need to happen between employees and other groups of p..</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GautamGhosh/~3/LhN2IxvFrmo/current-state-of-collaboration-in-india.html\">The Current State of Collaboration in India</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">02/06/11 05:18 from <a href=\"http://gauteg.blogspot.com/\">Gautam Ghosh - Management Consultant</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\"> Qontext, India’s leading contextual collaboration software, is conducting a report on The Current State of Collaboration – 2011. We are therefore reaching out to get your views on how knowledge sharing and collaboration are being conducted..</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ValueInvestorIndia/~3/B0Njq5pXXOE/ingredients-and-recipes.html\">Ingredients and recipes</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">31/05/11 16:29 from <a href=\"http://valueinvestorindia.blogspot.com/\">Understanding and applying value investing principles</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\"> The idea for this post came from a question from a reader – Rohit – you gave us the ingredients in the last two posts on banking (see here and here for various factors on analyzing banks), but these ingredients or factors alone are not suf..</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GautamGhosh/~3/LN7ZgKwu5G0/social-intranets-catch-on.html\">Social Intranets catch on</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">30/05/11 10:52 from <a href=\"http://gauteg.blogspot.com/\">Gautam Ghosh - Management Consultant</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\"> Interesting findings from a recent survey : Social media tools on the corporate intranet (intranet 2.0) became mainstream nearly two years ago.&nbsp; Preliminary results from&nbsp; The Social Intranet Survey &nbsp;(open now, prepared by Pr..</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GautamGhosh/~3/pFmELXK8lBk/workshop-on-social-business-and.html\">Workshop on Social Business and Employee Engagement for HR</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">27/05/11 06:00 from <a href=\"http://gauteg.blogspot.com/\">Gautam Ghosh - Management Consultant</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\"> I would be taking a workshop along with the National HRD Network on Using Social tools to build Employee Engagement, in Delhi on 24th June. You can take a look at the event here and register by sending an email to the email address mention..</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GautamGhosh/~3/u5l4KW87ao0/is-mobile-learning-future.html\">Is Mobile Learning the future?</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">27/05/11 02:40 from <a href=\"http://gauteg.blogspot.com/\">Gautam Ghosh - Management Consultant</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\"> Well, I have always been sceptical of the term mobile learning. As someone who\'s had a grounding in traditional learning and development, I have seen how e-learning failed to live up to its hype. People started talking about \"mobile learni..</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AjayShahsBlog/~3/BobhTD_P_hc/recruiting-right-md-for-imf.html\">Recruiting the right MD for the IMF</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">27/05/11 01:42 from <a href=\"http://ajayshahblog.blogspot.com/\">Ajay Shah\'s blog</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\"> The recruitment of the IMF MD has turned into quite a controversy. For an interesting set of views, see this page on the website of The Economist . In a remarkable development, the EDs of India, China, Russia, Brazil and South Africa came ..</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GautamGhosh/~3/hKck0Tu5yrU/whats-your-cause.html\">What\'s Your Cause?</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">24/05/11 03:03 from <a href=\"http://gauteg.blogspot.com/\">Gautam Ghosh - Management Consultant</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\"> I attended a meet of HR professionals last week, and the topic being discussed there was attracting and retaining talented employees. One of the speakers started sharing how difficult it was to retain and promote employees into leadership ..</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ValueInvestorIndia/~3/OZVUseHsM4s/evaluating-banks-more-factors.html\">Evaluating banks - More factors</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">23/05/11 16:02 from <a href=\"http://valueinvestorindia.blogspot.com/\">Understanding and applying value investing principles</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\"> In the previous post , I covered several important variables in analyzing a bank. These factors are a good starting point in evaluating a financial institution, but they are not sufficient to arrive at a conclusion. I am listing several ad..</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GautamGhosh/~3/eC8IpMmHjTg/social-business-and-employee.html\">Social Business and Employee Communications</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">23/05/11 10:46 from <a href=\"http://gauteg.blogspot.com/\">Gautam Ghosh - Management Consultant</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\"> Got these questions from a journalist about how technology is changing employee communications - and my answers How important is it to communicate with an employee in an organisation? Employee communication is often the most ignored aspect..</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AjayShahsBlog/~3/9bsjxmKvW9Q/opportunities-in-macrofinance-group-at.html\">Opportunities in the Macro/Finance Group at NIPFP</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">23/05/11 10:09 from <a href=\"http://ajayshahblog.blogspot.com/\">Ajay Shah\'s blog</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\"> The Macro/Finance Group at NIPFP has opportunities in several roles. Economists We require individuals with a Ph.D. in economics or finance, with an interest in original research in our fields. These would be contractual appointments for a..</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GautamGhosh/~3/_t5mWsM6Y-k/looking-for-partners-and-resellers.html\">Looking for partners and resellers</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">23/05/11 05:52 from <a href=\"http://gauteg.blogspot.com/\">Gautam Ghosh - Management Consultant</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\"> I\'ll try to keep Qontext posts to a minimum on this blog :-) But I think this is a must for Independent Software Vendors and Resellers who are interested in Qontext, check out this site or contact: Software Vendors Independent software ven..</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GautamGhosh/~3/59HV84I4mp8/implementing-social-business-software.html\">Implementing Social Business Software</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">20/05/11 10:54 from <a href=\"http://gauteg.blogspot.com/\">Gautam Ghosh - Management Consultant</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\"> I just got off the phone - after a conversation with some students of Singapore Management University who are working with a large hi tech firm in China - doing a project on how social media internal deployment can help the organization in..</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AjayShahsBlog/~3/dSOAY4SbFMc/interesting-readings.html\">Interesting readings</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">20/05/11 04:33 from <a href=\"http://ajayshahblog.blogspot.com/\">Ajay Shah\'s blog</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\"> What is right about the CPI(M) , by Prabhat Patnaik, in the Telegraph (16 September 2010). Thomas E. Ricks (in Foreign Policy ) and Lawrence Wright (in New Yorker ) on Pakistan. C. Rangarajan on the debate about the debt management office ..</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GautamGhosh/~3/1nZR5blKE_w/social-collaboration-and-knowledge.html\">Social Collaboration and Knowledge</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">20/05/11 03:59 from <a href=\"http://gauteg.blogspot.com/\">Gautam Ghosh - Management Consultant</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\"> My colleagues, Jay Pullur, CEO of Qontext , and Samir Ghosh ( blog , twitter ) VP of Strategy recently wrote a white paper for KMWorld. You can download the full paper (in pdf form)&nbsp; from here Here are some excerpts Social collaborati..</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AjayShahsBlog/~3/rShxbMvcD6s/slamming-accelerator-while-hitting.html\">Slamming the accelerator while hitting the brakes</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">19/05/11 08:24 from <a href=\"http://ajayshahblog.blogspot.com/\">Ajay Shah\'s blog</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\"> The #1 problem of Indian macroeconomic policy is the inflation crisis. From February 2006 onwards, in every single month, inflation has exceeded the target zone of four to five per cent. I\'m measuring inflation as the year-on-year change o..</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GautamGhosh/~3/tvKUW90uBvw/connecting-sharing-and-collaborating.html\">Connecting, Sharing and Collaborating</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">19/05/11 03:34 from <a href=\"http://gauteg.blogspot.com/\">Gautam Ghosh - Management Consultant</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\"> What causes people to connect with each other? The answer is elusive and yet critical for us to understand the processes that lead from connecting to sharing and finally to collaborating. Connection - happen often serendipitously around co..</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AjayShahsBlog/~3/gHCR4_HBFKw/books-that-should-be-read-before.html\">Books that should be read before starting a Ph.D. in economics</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">18/05/11 10:26 from <a href=\"http://ajayshahblog.blogspot.com/\">Ajay Shah\'s blog</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\"> Suppose a young person is going to start a Ph.D. in economics. What essential readings would you recommend prior to this? In my opinion, the Ph.D. in economics involves a heavy emphasis on tools. But the story isn\'t told, about why we are ..</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AjayShahsBlog/~3/KWFGgcsiBB4/new-low-for-indian-economic-policy.html\">A new low for Indian economic policy</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">16/05/11 04:41 from <a href=\"http://ajayshahblog.blogspot.com/\">Ajay Shah\'s blog</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\"> Strange things in the appointments process: 16 May: Deepshikha Sikarwar has a story in the Economic Times today titled I-T dept seeks former SEBI chairman CB Bhave\'s tax returns details . 25 April: Shaji Vikraman had a front page story in ..</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ValueInvestorIndia/~3/C0bFBuZ49dM/evaluating-banks-key-factors.html\">Evaluating banks - Key factors</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">11/05/11 14:19 from <a href=\"http://valueinvestorindia.blogspot.com/\">Understanding and applying value investing principles</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\"> I recently started analyzing financial institutions such as brokerages, banks and HFC (housing finance companies). I wrote about brokerage firms here and here . In this post, I will be looking at some key factors in analyzing banks. I have..</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GautamGhosh/~3/XnIUhXuhVd4/personal-brands-as-influencers-new-role.html\">Personal Brands as Influencers - The New Role</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">11/05/11 11:20 from <a href=\"http://gauteg.blogspot.com/\">Gautam Ghosh - Management Consultant</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\"> Yesterday there were a couple of interesting articles by Rawn Shah and Paul Greenberg. Rawn wrote about the Social Business Jam that IBM organized (and I participated in) and asked whether the role of Personal Brands raise questions for HR..</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GautamGhosh/~3/vJXmjz-TAYc/next-step-for-social-business-making.html\">Next Step for Social Business - Making ERP social and collaborative</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">11/05/11 02:31 from <a href=\"http://gauteg.blogspot.com/\">Gautam Ghosh - Management Consultant</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\"> I have always believed that \"social\" in the social business has to contribute to the business aspect of the firm - in addition to connecting employees to employees and employees to customers. One key aspect of Social \"contextual collaborat..</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AjayShahsBlog/~3/aN1FXsQOaoc/solving-problem-of-black-money-in-real.html\">Solving the problem of black money in real estate</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">05/05/11 08:01 from <a href=\"http://ajayshahblog.blogspot.com/\">Ajay Shah\'s blog</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\"> by Shubho Roy and Pratik Datta . Manmohan Singh as finance minister killed off smuggling, by eliminating customs duties. Black money in the real estate sector recently attracted his attention. He suggested lowering of stamp duties to check..</span><br /></p><!-- Footer --></div><script type=\"text/javascript\">/* <![CDATA[ */document.write(\"<img style=\'display:none;\' src=\'http://hits.informer.com/log.php?id=44&amp;r=\"+ Math.round(100000 * Math.random()) + \"\' />\");/* ]]> */</script><script type=\"text/javascript\">/* <![CDATA[ */document.write(\"<img style=\'display:none;\' src=\'http://174.37.54.170:81/statistics/logging/XZNYIOPOX3?type=exist&amp;r=\"+ Math.round(100000 * Math.random()) + \"\' />\");/* ]]> */</script><div class=\"fdpoweredby\" style=\"text-align: right; font-size: 10px; font-family: sans-serif\"><a style=\"color: #888\" href=\"http://feed.informer.com\" target=_blank>Powered by Feed Informer</a></div>";
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