The dictionary meaning of ‘perhaps’ is, Used to express uncertainty or possibility: “perhaps I should have been frank with him”. Used when one does not wish to be too definite or assertive in the expression of an opinion. Some of the synonyms used for ‘perhaps’ include ‘maybe’, ‘possibly’ and ‘probably’. When was the last time you used the word? I… Read more →
Imagine you running the social media properties of your brand/organization. One of your updates on Facebook or Twitter goes mega-viral and everybody’s bloody happy that your brand/company has got phenomenal global visibility. All good. Next year, your company tanks, in revenues/profits. Of course, you can’t blame the mega-viral post for your company’s failure. But the point remains – mere visibility… Read more →
I have always wondered about the impact of e-commerce in India….even long before joining Flipkart. I mean, from a consumer’s point of view – hassle-free, comparatively better prices, more options and so on. Yesterday, something hit me when we were at a nearby park, enjoying the greenery. Usually, on a Sunday evening, we are in a store buying vegetables and… Read more →
This morning, as I saw the video of iPads being built at a Foxconn factory in China, I tweeted it with, ‘Brilliant, timely PR work!’. I got into an interesting, albeit brief discussion about my use of the word ‘PR’ in my tweet. The reaction was, ‘PR? Dei, he was the guy who exposed Mike Daisey. If he did it… Read more →
Yesterday, there was much mirth around a stone delivered to a customer of Letsbuy, when in fact he was expecting a mobile phone. The photo posted by the customer was indeed funny and thanks to some push by influential online Twitter participants like Vishal Gondal and Mahesh Murthy, the news spread far and wide. There were some interesting questions raised… Read more →
I was in Delhi, yesterday, for IndiaSocial 2012. I reached Delhi late on Tuesday night (April 3rd) and was put up at a hotel called Mapple Emerald. Yes, it was ‘Mapple’, and it made me cringe, but the hotel was pretty decent. As I checked out of the hotel on the morning of 4th, I asked the reception desk about… Read more →
Last week, I got my first iPad – an iPad 2 that I ordered from eBay India. I do own a heavily-used, now-hardly-used iPod 64GB, a 4GB pink iPod mini (wife’s) and an iPod Touch – all these are hardly used now except in long drives where the kids need multiple devices to amuse themselves. The first all-touch device I… Read more →