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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Internet, the law, and Shiv Sena

Ajith D (19), a young blogger from Kerala had started a community against the Shiv Sena on Orkut. The community was critical of what it considered the Sena’s attempts to “divide the country on region and caste basis”. The Shiv … Continue reading

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Here comes the web

Image via Wikipedia Less then 5 years ago, I was told that the time when the web begins to hold its own in the Indian media sphere, was still some way off. Those who told me this were no whiny … Continue reading

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A free-for-all freestyle

I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it. — Voltaire Speaking of freedom of speech, an angry blog post by Amrutha provided me with the link to this post by … Continue reading

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