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Why I Won’t be creating my Facebook ‘It’s been a great year’ Post

Facebook keeps telling me “Vinod, here’s what your year looked like!” Really…? And once I accept it, FB will relay to the world that “It’s been a great year for me” Facebook wants people to say that “It’s been a great year; Thanks for being Part of it” I am perfectly OK with the second part…. Thanking you all for being part of my year but not because it … Continue reading Why I Won’t be creating my Facebook ‘It’s been a great year’ Post

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Articles, Articles & Opinions, Book Reviews, Books, Content Management, Creativity, Tech & Marketing

The writer in every reader – Books, Blogs and Print on demand

The Publishing industry always had an attire that identified itself differently for the author and the reader…. What happened in recent years with the self-publishing and ‘publish on demand’ services coming up is that attire was removed…. In fact Publishing industry just got out of its shell and became accessible to a wider audience….. Readers transformed to writers…. Even people who never read much but … Continue reading The writer in every reader – Books, Blogs and Print on demand

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Articles, Articles & Opinions, Social Media, Tech & Marketing

Dislike when people do anything to earn a like

Social Media is revolutionary and Facebook is a great tool, and has brought people together, got us connected with people we never knew and got us in touch with people whom we have forgotten in time…. But what I saw today I wanted to dislike but I did not have an option… No it is not about Facebook… It is about a picture that I … Continue reading Dislike when people do anything to earn a like

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Tech & Marketing, Technology

What’s your content Lifecycle?

I hate to say it but sometimes you think the content you created on web should live on…well theoretically it does…you will know it if you did a tweet that you thought you should not have and it became popular (or unpopular) then you will know content lives on… But that is not my point…people consider content…their content very personal…they think that their content will … Continue reading What’s your content Lifecycle?

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Management, Tech & Marketing, Technology

Offshore Outsourcing and Market Readiness

‘Market Receptiveness’ is the key to success when your software product evolution is influenced a good deal by what the Market demands. It is a mix of budget cuts and lack of time that eventually put product owners in the hot seat when nearing their release date. The realization often comes too late costing companies one the most feared business catastrophe “Missed Opportunities”. Offshore Outsourcing … Continue reading Offshore Outsourcing and Market Readiness

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Management, Marketing, Tech & Marketing, Technology

Are We Market Ready Yet?

An interesting analogy struck me yesterday as I was watching the movie “Are we there yet?” Product Stakeholders during a software product life cycle can become more like the kids in the movie who sit in the back seat and keep asking the question  “Are we there yet?” A product development group is much like a car into which all the responsible roles put in … Continue reading Are We Market Ready Yet?

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The Market Readiness Philosophy

Market Readiness is important because that’s what makes business sense and that is the thing if overlooked can adversely effect your product’s marketability Market Readiness is not about Marketing your product but shaping your product to be Marketable. Thousands of products are being developed in parallel across the world addressing specific niches the product owners have envisioned. Not all reach to the Market, and even … Continue reading The Market Readiness Philosophy

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The content Mess….Get cleaned up

I hate to say this but some point or other in your life be it personal or professional you will get into a content mess… before you start thinking how I came to know about your study where you have all those books and magazines from five years ago on the shelf some tending to fall on to the floor…let me caution you….you will keep … Continue reading The content Mess….Get cleaned up

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Marissa Mayer Joins Yahoo as CEO…and I wonder where I use Yahoo

It is big news in the Valley…Marissa Mayer will now head Yahoo…. As that news hits the headlines and everyone tweeting about it, I was trying to see what I use Yahoo for. I was an active Yahoo email user and search user earlier but not any more…. No I do have an email that I use to mainly track consulting opportunities…but my personal email … Continue reading Marissa Mayer Joins Yahoo as CEO…and I wonder where I use Yahoo

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Have you thought about content migration?

Change is part of life…and when you are talking about business systems then change is inevitable because your business grows and so does new versions of software get released…in some cases you are forced to upgrade and in some case you might need a total over haul. When it comes to content management systems…over the past few years we have seen more of changes as … Continue reading Have you thought about content migration?

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