Going through my technorati search, I found my post Anthropology at Intel linked to on this usability site. And they also had this really cool pic… (Anthropologist inspecting locals and viceversa – Link via usernomics) This is what I meant when I responded to a comment on this post yesterday saying that while many companies… Continue reading Being linked to
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Aliens have taken over my blog
HELP! My blog now holds in “moderation queue” nice comments from normal people (who are regular visitors to my blog). And passes weird comments from anonymous casinos and poker clubs. And this despite an wp upgrade and strict spam measures. I just noticed a huge bunch of comments waiting for my “approval” – and to… Continue reading Aliens have taken over my blog
Now bigger and better…
Er, not quite bigger. Indsight was down for a few days for “maintenance activities”. Now we are back in action – in a new and improved version. Or so says my blog host Madhu Menon. Thanks, Madhu for all the time and effort. The research on age cohorts is still on. Please take some time… Continue reading Now bigger and better…
Dealing with nasty comments
I know, I know I am a big fan of conversational blogging and was right ahead during the comments-please crusade a few months ago. But when I see what some bloggers go through, thanks to sickos who post rot on their comments section, I am forced to rethink – well, almost. Uma MD regularly goes… Continue reading Dealing with nasty comments
News in limerick
My friend Aparna has a great new blog news in limerick – news with a slightly different flavour. I am shamelessly posting (pasting) here two of her recent newslimericks based on my posts. Coke sees red! Sharad Haksar has been sued by Coke His new billboard no longer a joke For it could spoil ‘goodwill’… Continue reading News in limerick
Two wonderful new blogs
This is about a couple of wonderful blogs (and of course, the people behind them) I came across recently – The first is Eileen’s All over the map. She lives in Delhi and currently has a very interesting A – Z on Delhi going on at her blog. She has reached G now, starting with… Continue reading Two wonderful new blogs
Info on the London bombings
In the wake of the terrible bomb blasts in London, here are some updates I found on blogging resources… Here is the wiki take on this – and the guardian blog – both with dynamic content, reporting from the site, as it were. And on flickr, I found a forum already formed and discussions on… Continue reading Info on the London bombings
My article in Nirantar
My article on the dreams sold by the fairness creams companies is out at the Hindi blogzine Nirantar… Read the Hindi version here – Mohe gora rang dei de (translated by Debashish Chakrabarty for Nirantar) I am posting the original English version here soon.. Watch this space…
Voices on India2
Another view on India – Jack Yan writes in the beyond branding blog that the next revolution in motoring is likely to come from this part of the world… (I am quoting the entire post here since it is not very long…) Ford is going to launch a replacement for the Excursion, which by my… Continue reading Voices on India2
Voices on India1
Here is a lovely post by anthropologist Alexandra Mack Kids Day and India – her experience with children on ‘bring your kid to work’ day, where I was a tour stop, “Let’s Travel to India.†She took them through pictures of India – and they noticed things that were similar to what they have seen… Continue reading Voices on India1