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Google searches are the world’s window to knowledge and information. If that window is tinted in a certain color and prejudice then the world will be judged and seen differently. Khilji example – Biased Google Searches or outright bigotry? I recently wrote an article on Alauddin Khilji [https://www.drishtikone.
Did you know that your data on the social media and other audio, image or video sharing sites is vulnerable? Today, April 2, Google is shutting down Google Plus. It seems there was a security vulnerability in it and Google figured that it was best to shut it down than
The planet’s largest companies today are the technology companies. Everything is based on technology and networks. From your banks to education to jobs to even basic food being delivered now. In fact, the Internet of Things is making everything web-based and driven via internet actions. Everything – and everyone (at
The hallucinating “greatness” of belief, any belief, is just a stone’s throw away from complete oblivion. For, a belief is only as long as your memory is. A hit by a stone on your head can take away the belief, the god, the prophet, and god’s kith and
Way back late in 2007 I had this excellent Nokia phone – the Nokia Classic 3110. It was a black phone with the QWERTY keyboard and a nice bright screen. The two features I loved were – the camera and the music functionality. In those small cell phones of yonder, these were
Femina’s Crowd-sourced IssuePublishing in India is undergoing a lot of change. Of all the publications, Femina has made an interesting foray into “CrowdSourcing”. It’s first Crowdsourced issues has hit the stands as we speak. The content has been completely contributed by the readers themselves. Their credo was – If
India has 18 million deaf people but only 250 practicing sign language interpreters! There are no TTY (Text Telephone) in the country, of course no deaf news, no closed captioning, and no Government recognition for ISL yet. What can the society do to engage with and make space for the
You can now rent movies in Indian and Mexico via Google Play. Either through web or through your smartphone. Interestingly, this coincides with the launch of Nexus 7 [http://mashable.com/2013/03/28/google-play-movies-india-mexico/] in India. > Google has started selling [http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324789504578384111477142162.html] its Nexus
If you wanted to know just 10 most important things to lead a better life, what would they be? Here are attempts of some folks. Very interesting. 1. Realize that nobody cares, and if they do, you shouldn’t care that they care. Got a new car? Nobody cares. You’
Are we headed to a completely virtual age? An age of augmented reality? Well, the way the tech giants are coming out with their new gear, it surely seems so! Google’s coming out with its glasses – “Google Glass.” Apple’s revving its “iWatch.” Skiers are already getting text messages
It seems that Office 365 suite, which includes Exchange, SharePoint and Lync, coupled with Office applications as a cloud service, is becoming a hit with the SMEs in India. Although a late entrant, it is giving Google a real run for its money on the Google Apps. Businesses adopting Microsoft’
This confirms what we have been discussing earlier. How Google works and what its strategy is pointing to in terms of revenue earning. > Google [http://www.fastcompany.com/most-innovative-companies/2013/google]‘s ads are everywhere [http://www.fastcompany.com/1805995/google-goes-after-your-local-small-business] , but new data [http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2013/
Many blog owners would die to be featured on sites like top blogs such as Techcrunch, Mashable etc. Here is some great insights from an expert! Read Quote of Robert Scoble’s answer to Social Media: What are some tips for getting your startup featured on TechCrunch, Mashable, and other
On the weekend of November 16-17th, we changed the theme at Drishtikone. We moved to a “Responsive WordPress theme” (Brennuis theme [http://themeforest.net/item/brennuis-wordpress-magazineblog/3312836?ref=deshkapoor] from Themeforest). We used to be on Studiopress’ Genesis framework based News Theme, which personally I loved. The result as you
A news study says that Universe is a giant brain. > According to a study published in Nature’s Scientific Reports, the universe may be growing in the same way as a giant brain – with the electrical firing between brain cells ‘mirrored’ by the shape of expanding galaxies. > The results of
Something that is bound to make the regular air-hoppers in India excited.. and also could pose some threats if not handled properly and with adequate security. Now Air travellers in India can board a flight using the soft copy of their boarding passes instead of a printed copy. The soft
As the battle between Apple and Google rages, Google is engaged in a strategy that is strange, effective and very profitable (Now, why the heck did Google make iPhone the Best Smartphone on Planet by releasing the Maps?? [http://www.patheos.com/blogs/drishtikone/google-make-iphone-best-smartphone/]). It is trying to own
BusinessWire has come out with a list of 100 “Happiest Companies in America” after thousands of independent employee reviews and analysis of hundreds of companies. These companies are dedicated to creating a happy work environment with many of them making use of things like conflict management [https://development-academy.co.uk/
We all know that Google Maps are back on iPhone. With a bang. Here is the issue. Google just bought Motorola to get a footprint in the mobile phones market. It has Android as its spearhead OS. Google’s direct competitor is Apple and iPhone. The main drawback with iPhone
Thank you! Thanks, Goldman Sachs for saying something that I have been saying for long. Computing has to be viewed by including smartphones as well! Because you know what?Tomorrow’ Computers will be based on Today’s Smartphones and NOT on today’s PC! The sooner the hardware and software
Finally, iPhone gets Google Maps as native app and not a web wrap-around. These maps now have all the necessary features like traffic, turn-by-turn navigation, transit directions, walking directions, satellite view, street view, indoor photos, Zagat restaurant reviews and even some integration with your Google Profile. Obviously, the Apple maps
What was the world searching for in 2012 on Google [http://google.com]? Well, the results for India [http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=28.6133333333,77.2083333333&spn=10.0,10.0&q=28.6133333333,77.2083333333 (India)&t=h] are the most fascinating. What surprised me was that
Google [http://google.com] has partnered with more than 50 retailers (Including Flipkart [http://www.flipkart.com] and snapdeal) to plan for an online shopping [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Online_shopping] bonanza called “The Great Online Shopping Festival [http://www.gosf.in/]“. It is the Indian equivalent of Cybermonday
We often make random decisions, that look very ordinary things and even mundane. Yet some of those simple decisions can change our lives unprecedentedly. When we take an action or say something we may never know what ramifications it can have on us and those who are these in our
JC Kendall makes an interesting point [http://socialmediatoday.com/jc-kendall/1047376/facebook-waste-time-most-advertisers] in his article on the impact of Social Media on sales of the businesses. He says the impact is negligible. > On this recent 2012 Black Friday, Online Sales grew 20.7% from last year. Online Sales on Cyber
Google is now consolidating in the shopping and retail market in a big way. After combining everything – digital and physical products – within the Google Play platform, now its getting the other pieces in place. One of the startups that is going to set up Google’s future of retail in
Google’s 4.2 version of Android Jelly Beans has just become official, and it is already getting ready to unveil its next version – 5.0 Key Lime Pie. In fact the rumor is that [http://www.androidauthority.com/android-5-0-0-key-lime-pie-running-sony-lt30i-apparently-spotted-nenamark-benchmarks-132570/] one device may be testing it as we speak: Sony
Google Maps now has indoor maps. There are 10,000 floor plans of major buildings in the US, UK, France, Switzerland, Sweden, Japan, Canada and Denmark. These include London’s Wembley Stadium and Charles De Gaulle Airport in Paris. There is also an ability for people to create and upload
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