Category Archives: World 2.0
I want to tag my Facebook photos
I think Facebook photo albums are cumbersome. There is no easy way to arrange photos into albums and there is no clear album-management system. Albums created long ago, just disappear under a pile of new ones and one never sees … Continue reading
Is the Internet making us smarter or dumber?
The Wall Street Journal has an interesting series of articles on whether or not the Internet is affecting people’s general intelligence. There are those who agree and those who don’t. Do read both sides. When we’re constantly distracted and interrupted, … Continue reading
Jeff Jarvis’ Facebook wisdom
Jeff Jarvis sheds some light on a crucial aspect of the most recent anti-Facebook backlash. He says Zuckerburg misses the various implications of the word “public”. Facebook and Mark Zuckerberg seem to assume that once something is public, it’s public. … Continue reading
Why Chetan Bhagat blocks
Good fun was had on Twitter this evening. @flyyoufools (author of the popular webcomic FlyYouFools) was pulling @chetan_bhagat’s (author of books like Five Point Someone, One Night at a Call Centre, and most recently, Two States) accomplished leg and allegedly … Continue reading
On my latest blog redesign
This blog of mine underwent a redesign recently. That doesn’t mean a lot by itself, seeing as how I change themes as often as I bathe (Damn it! I did NOT say that). But this last design change was something … Continue reading
Twitter on AND
An article I wrote on Twitter was published in this month’s issue of AND magazine. Here’s the original unedited version of it. About a week ago, I was sitting in the company of a few random journalists. They were talking … Continue reading
5 features Twitter could use
Twitter has been quietly and steadily adding new features to its web interface, making it a richer place to log in to, without compromising on the simplicity that has become Twitter’s trademark. Today morning, I woke up to find my … Continue reading
6 features Facebook could use
Facebook is high on functionality but rather low on accessibility. The recent redesign opens up a lot of possibilities for the service to make sure some of its best features come to the fore, thereby enhancing the whole Facebook experience. … Continue reading
On the new-look Facebook
Some time ago, I was faced with the task of explaining Twitter to someone who hadn’t, till then, heard of it. I told her to imagine Facebook minus all features except the status bar. She instantly got it. What do … Continue reading
Election trends in the Indian web
Post Obamania in the US of A, Indian politicians and netizens woke up to the immense possibilities that the web offered. News channels launched special election mini sites and the social web came alive with dedicated fan pages for politicians … Continue reading