Yahoo! Googles its way up- March 27, 2008 Top management shuffle at SunnyvaleGlobal internet economy looks well poised for yet another bull race, bigger and more spectacular. Post the dot com bust that left many battered and bruised, this one promises to be more of a conquest! A battle between the Goliaths of the virtual world Google and Yahoo!. In Terry Semels much awaited stepping down from the bosss chair at Yahoo!, is a harbinger of what holds for the massively growing internet audience and of course, impatient shareholders....http://iipm-bestfaculty.blogspot.com/2008/03/yahoo-googles-its-way-up.html Three To tango- March 25, 2008 What do you find extremely odd in the following description A fuel-efficient auto-rickshaw with a working meter, having ample leg space and a smart & extremely humble orangutan (!!!) as the driver! We know, that was easy! A fuel-efficient auto with ample space and a working meter, simply doesnt exist! As the statement mentions, it would be much easier to find an honest orangutan driving an auto! But still, autos continue ruling the travel roost in metros and auto companies, despite fighting.http://iipm-bestfaculty.blogspot.com/2008/03/three-to-tango.html Its a Kodak moment- March 20, 2008 At the age of 24, George Eastman made plans for a vacation to Santo Domingo. On a suggestion of a co-worker, Eastman bought a photographic outfit with all the paraphernalia of the wet plate days so that he could record the trip. However, Eastman cancelled the trip. The photographic outfit that he described as a packhorse load fascinated him instead. Eastman took upon himself the task of making photography a less gruesome and inexpensive affair. Some years later, Kodak was born. The goal was...http://iipm-bestfaculty.blogspot.com/2008/03/its-kodak-moment.html Playing for a cause!- March 10, 2008 The contribution of sports to society is much more than what meets the eyeMankinds sojourn with sports is perhaps as old as his rendezvous with the very concept of civilisation. Even in the pre-historic era, rival kingdoms oft en used sports as a medium to get a momentary respite from relentless conflicts. From the Greek civilisation onwards, sports started getting institutionalised as a key activity. It was the Greeks who introduced the concept of Olympics, the resonance of which can be felt...http://iipm-bestfaculty.blogspot.com/2008/03/playing-for-cause.html A couple of Googles offerings...- March 6, 2008 The search engine company, Google has come out with a new service for small businesses. The Google Custom Search Business Edition is a $100 per year service, which allows visitors to search information on their sites. This is a 10 minute sign-up process completed in three steps. The only requirement is a particular embedded code. California based Google is also mulling expansions in its Print Ads programme. This new expansion will permit online advertisers to publish their ads in 225 newspapers.http://iipm-bestfaculty.blogspot.com/2008/03/couple-of-googles-offerings.html |