Nikhil Narayanan pointed me to a fairly innovative use of social media by Kollam Police department. The Hindu has carried a piece about this effort too. The idea is incredibly simple – take the ‘Wanted’ board in police stations to the social web – to Facebook, to be precise. Interesting, huh? While I really admire this nifty use of social… Read more →
Update (28.March.2013): So, it looks like a bug… and – thankfully – not a policy! To clarify: A bug caused mobile users to see mentions only from accounts they follow. It’s now been fixed. Apologies for the inconvenience. — Support (@Support) March 27, 2013 Original post: Around noon today, I noticed a few tweets that had my Twitter handle as… Read more →
The last time I was so interested in a new product – juice, to be specific – was for Galla. Here is that post! – Welcome to the market, Galla and LMN. Galla soon died a natural death and was revived by Cafe Coffee Day. I wrote about the revival too – here! And then, Galla vanished into the oblivion… Read more →
Jis waqt jo dil kahe, woh tabhi kyon nahi? Isi waqt isi jagah, abhi kyon nahin? … goes a voice-over in Pepsi’s latest campaign titled Oh Yes Abhi! The lyrics of the peppy song go, ‘Mujhe abhi, abhi ke abhi’, demonstrating the impatience of youth. Let me digress here, please! This is as youth’y it can be for a 30+… Read more →
No, not Vidyut Jamwal of Force and Commando fame. Abhishek Jamwal. You ask – who is Abhishek Jamwal? This. Dettol took TV ads with this direct attack on Vim, with no attempt to hide the other brand’s name. (Read my earlier take on the launch of this new product from Dettol). The oddest part is that it has been uploaded… Read more →
This post will seem awkward. I guess most confessions would sound awkward. Recently, I entered into a meeting without adequate preparation. For someone like me who intends to (I use intends to after careful thought – it seems like a work in progress after this incident) value others’ time, I went into this by being over-confident and cocky. And it… Read more →
So I blocked my credit card pointlessly today. Thanks to Apple iTunes. This is what happened! I purchased an app via iTunes for my daughter, on January 13th. The app was priced at Rs.110 and before I clicked the in-app checkout, I recall seeing the ‘buy this app at a special price now!!’ message in an excited font and color…. Read more →