Category Archives: India

Talking too much

In most industries, the turnover and profits of a company is considered a measure of the size , competence and skill of the company. In the Indian internet industry, the amount of media coverage and venture capital funding is . Most people have not heard of the saying ” Loose Lips May Sink Ships” More [...]

High heels

In recent years, the  general perception in certain companies and business sectors is that if you wear Indian clothes, a woman must be  not be competent or efficient. But the fact is that most  Western clothes are not very comfortable and the high heels that women are forced to wear in Western countries as part [...]

Advertising spam

I am getting this email regularly, this is the 4th email I have got. ———————————- Dear Sir Across India, Google AdWords is proving to be a key ingredient in the success formula of many companies like yours. Have you started using the power of Google to attract more and more prospective new customers? Remember, your [...]

Infrastructure

They are many infrastructure related issues which result in problems like the water pipeline collapse on the train last Friday.  Thousands of commuters were affected.

Online office and tools

Web based applications, productivity suites and tools get a lot of coverage in the websites covering technology. These include online office tools like Google Docs, Zoho and personal finance management tools like Onyem, Boxfer , Perfios . These tools may be very popular but may not succeed locally because of several reasons Internet access is [...]

Wireless Internet connection

I have been searching for a reliable wireless internet connection for some time , which allows some amount of  flexibility while using it.   My requirements are simple , it should be a prepaid USB connection and should work in  Mumbai and Goa.  Since I do not view videos or download movies,  the connection should have [...]

Protected: IT company culture

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Social networking

One of the biggest problems due to the proliferation of social networking  is the spam invites  you receive from perfect strangers to the various social networking websites.   I am extremely careful online,  but I still face this deluge of  unwanted mails. The worst culprits are: Facebook  – “Check out my photos” -  who wants to [...]

Airtel 290603 debit

Like a movie sequel , my Airtel  prepaid balance is  again being debited for  Rs 3  for Thought for the day service to which I have never subscribed. In June I was facing this Airtel prepaid problem and after repeated follow up, I managed to get a refund.  Now in the space of  30 minutes [...]

Lack of diversity

Though India is a very diverse country, one of the things I have noticed is the complete lack of diversity in the employee profile of most software / internet companies in India. Everyone comes from similar socio-economic backgrounds, age and have similar interests. Even bloggers/ websites are very similar in nature and their opinions. One [...]

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