The danger level of ‘talent-all-eroded’ is approaching at a very high pace in the IT and ITES sector. How will India meet the demand of employable IT professionals? A special report by LOVEJEET ALEXANDER. Take this… “We will add 8000 workers in India this year, taking our total count in the country to 35,000. […]
My Grandparents
We inherit more than the obvious physical characteristics from family members, who come before us. The adage "fruit doesn’t fall far from the tree" serves as the perfect metaphor for familial relationships. The members of our families have an enormous impact on what we become, and the ways in which we define ourselves. […]
YouTube Banned, Again
Chiang Mai, Thailand – The Communication Authority of Thailand has ordered the closure of access to the YouTube website because the video-uploading site featured content critical of the country’s highly revered King Bhumibol Adulyadej, 79. When this citizen reporter tried to access the You Tube website in Thailand’s Northern city of Chiang Mai, the following […]
The Gospel of Propane
Growing up in New Jersey, I never came upon communities like these. In Ocean County, behind the McDonald’s, or alongside the BJ’s, scores of homeless people live in tents in the woods. Many have no identification, making it impossible to receive any of the meager social services offered. We first learned about Minister Steven Brigham […]
Daylife is Epic: An Interview with Jeff Jarvis
The launch of news site Daylife almost two weeks ago was met by a flurry of feedback from thoughtful types across the web. So what happened? Bloggers alternately fawned over Daylife’s “engagingly pretty” interface and decried its lack of interactivity. TechCrunch’s Michael Arrington, a Daylife investor, was disappointed at the absence of commenting and RSS […]
Culmination of Information
The public adoption of the Internet was provoked by the need for quick, efficient information exchange. In the early 90s, the Net was exactly what we needed, and it flourished. As of June 2005, approximately 223 out of 328 million of all North American residents – nearly 70 % – were qualified as being Internet […]