June 17th, 2008 Ranjay Mitra Posted in Blogging, Profile, Videos No Comments »
From January 1975, when he & Allen conceptualizes DOS through 2008, Bill Gates has been the founder & evangelist of the world’s largest software manufacturer.
When he announced his step-down in 2000, handing over the decision making responsibilities of Microsoft to Steve Ballmer, it was clear he was heading for a life of a different kind.
In 2006 he formally announced his retirement from Microsoft.
June 16th, 2008 Ranjay Mitra Posted in Blogging, Education, Ideas, Profile, Technology, Videos No Comments »
The San Francisco Chronicle released the opening address by Apple’s Steve Jobs at the 2008 Mac World Expo. Steve went over the achievements in Apple with the ongoing developments & big plans for improvements to iPhones, iTunes, Apple TV & the world’s thinnest personal laptop MacBook. This almost 18 minutes video is interesting & insightful.
June 12th, 2008 Ranjay Mitra Posted in Blogging, Education, Ideas, Profile, Publishing, Small Business, Videos No Comments »
Even though millions of websites are added daily on the internet, many do not succeed. While lack of a plan & forward roadmap could be one major reasons of failing, there are a few items that you could put on the To Do List to make your website work for you.
Websites are now directly competing with many of the print media. Be it in terms of reaching out to the customers or building a trustworthy relationship with your users, websites could do a lot good to your organization. If badly planned & executed, the websites, on the other hand, could do everlasting harm.
Here are a few Simple Rules that could help small business owners set up & help succeed on the web:
May 16th, 2008 Ranjay Mitra Posted in Blogging, Education, Ideas, Profile, Small Business, Technology No Comments »
Wharton organized Business Plan Competition announced the 2008 Venture winner to be Solixia . Brian Smith, the inventor of the technology, & his team mate Irene Susantio earned US $ 20,000 in cash & services. The team is still completing their second year MBA degree & wants to work full time on the Solixia technology in the future. Winning the prestigious Venture Finals helps them to socialize the technology & its potential market to woo financiers.
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May 10th, 2008 Ranjay Mitra Posted in Blogging, Education, Networking, Profile, Publishing, Technology, Tools, Videos No Comments »
Ari Balogh, Yahoo! CTO shared his visions of Yahoo! transformation in the coming years at the Web 2.0 Expo held on 25th April 2008. There are so many social problems associated with social media. Apart from the well publicized issues of security, privacy & protection of the minors, the impact is much worse in countries that are still learning to get “social”, that is, electronically.
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While Yahoo! wants to transform Social Media, it joins the fray along with the likes of the already popular networks of MySpace, Facebook & the like. With the introduction of MySpace, Facebook & Bebo, The Internet Social Media has gained popularity in leaps & bounds. How does the landscape look today?