Facebook has more than 800 million users worldwide, and is likely to hit the 1 Billion target in a few months time. How many Facebook “types” do you know of? And, which type are you?! I can think of the following… TV addicts – Those who never post, only come to watch the show Lurkers …
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World’s Biggest Challenge
Hypothes.is – a brilliant, new startup – is attempting to solve what it calls “the world’s biggest challenge”! Frustrated by the media? Disillusioned by our seeming inability to come to grips with difficult issues? Us too. We think improving the credibility of the information we encounter is key to solving this problem. In fact, we …
An India that Deserves Better
It was in May of 2004 when I’d first blogged about a New, Improved India, based on the belief that a highly-educated economist being elected as the PM would help change India for the better. India did change, but not for the better. Within a few months, it had become evident that the Dr. Singh …
Personal Truths
A good friend – Neeraj – posted another good entry on his blog, this time on the issues concerning how much we reveal of ourselves online, and what that means for relationships. Naturally, it made for an interesting read. Here is a brief excerpt… A (Twitter) timeline that follows 150 people or more moves fast… Sometimes …
No Way Out
Here’s a perspective on the amount of data and information that’s out there, and continues to be created every day… The amount of digital information created in 2010 (1.2 zettabytes) will equal 75 billion fully-loaded 16 GB Apple iPads, which would fill the entire area of Wembley Stadium to the brim 41 times (via Information-Management.com, …