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  • iPhone 6: two weeks on

    Two weeks ago, in a journey that brought back memories of hunting down Casio organizers, I trudged the corridoors of Funan Digital Mall in Singapore till I got my hands on an iPhone 6. Here’s my impression of it two weeks later. Right off the bat, I must say I love it. Yes, I’m an… Continue reading

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  • The Song of Socialism II: Penetration

    Social is the new buzzword, and what a loud buzz that is nowadays. In the last post I described my theory of levels of social media – Presence, Participation, Penetration and Platform. Presence was passive, Participation was active entry into the world of social media. Penetration and Platform are quite a bit more complex. This… Continue reading

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  • The Song of Socialism

    Social is the new buzzword, and what a loud buzz that is nowadays. Everyone from sedate bank to hippy dippy start-up wants to be “social”. Being unsocial nowadays is like admitting to a fondness for bellbottoms – hopelessly anachronistic and just a little worrying. Its not unlike the early days of the Internet where everybody… Continue reading

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  • Flipping Myntra

    E-Commerce is close to my heart, and I have been asked many times in the recent past what I think of Flipkart buying Myntra. And really, the one thing I feel is dread. I really do like both Flipkart and Myntra. Both have good products, reliable service, convenient sites and great customer support. I have… Continue reading

  • Security: A Model Less Simple

    When passing through a full body scan, a pat-down search and a baggage x-ray on your way to buying a coffee in your local mall, you know you live in the era of Security. It seems to me, however, that enterprise security operates under the sole premise that mal-intention can be prevented. Password policies, network… Continue reading

  • Changing Channels

    Multi-channel – store, phone, online, mail-order – is finally maturing. For the longest time, retailers promised and customers expected this muti-headed hydra of a retailer present seamlessly across every channel, moving between channels with similar lack of seam, permitting mix & match of all kinds. For the longest time, reality was disappointingly different. Retailers spent… Continue reading

  • Pick Up and Cash

    In my last post, I talked about how giving up some of the trappings of physical retail is not without its costs. This post is about the flip side of that coin – in a way. What caught my eye was Wal-Mart’s new facility allowing customers to pay cash for online purchases. The announcement (made… Continue reading

  • Opening Windows

    Walls between work and life have broken down. Companies have not noticed. Work and leisure used to be quite distinct once upon a time (and that wasn’t so long ago either). Work was carried out at designated hours in the workplace, with tools that the employer provided; home was spouses, kids and paid vacations. Even… Continue reading

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  • The Economics of 'E'

    Mass market retailing is an expensive business. Rents, staff, inventory – the average brick and mortar retailer struggles along with barely visible net margins (spontaneous dancing is known to happen at 5%). With thousands of stores, hundreds of warehouses and over two million employees, Wal-Mart has in the last five years managed a profit margin… Continue reading

  • A Couple of Funerals

    The last rites of two promising startups made news a few days ago, and not just because they happened together. Flipkart shuttered Letsbuy on the same day that Snapdeal gave up on Esportsbuy, both had been acquired barely months ago, so it does seem that the acquisitions were just sugar coating on the euthanasia pills.… Continue reading

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This blog is about my ramblings on technology and management, gathered from years of trying to do many wonderful and fascinating things with technology. Most importantly I find the interactions of humans with computers fascinating – how the to extract use from computers in their various forms, from washing machines to large language models.

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