…as they interfere with the aircraft’s communications. Really? —————- Dear flight attendant, Let’s stop, pause and ruminate over what you just said. Are you saying, that you and your crew, who are supposed to have great presence of mind and judgment and are solely responsible for ensuring my safety in case the going gets… Continue reading Dear passengers, we request you to kindly turn off your phones…
Group-sharing public albums on Facebook
Facebook has connected the world like never before, but there is still a long way to go. Take a simple example. You go out with friends for an event. If you’re like most groups, none of you have a thing for taking photos – at least not with anything except a phone camera. But if… Continue reading Group-sharing public albums on Facebook
Save Facebook advertising costs using arbitrage opportunities
A couple of months ago, I was looking at Facebook Ads to spread the word about this new restaurant my friend is setting up. I’ve always been intrigued about how online advertising works, and the level of potential it has to improve intelligently based on its target users. So I went through the basic fact-finding… Continue reading Save Facebook advertising costs using arbitrage opportunities
Is Facebook’s graph theory algorithm working fine?
I’m not sure how many of you have noticed this but there are days when your count of friends on Facebook fluctuates up and down. Not by much, mind you… maybe 1 or 2, sometimes even 3. And I’d be wrong to say that it fluctuates up and down… it usually goes down, then comes… Continue reading Is Facebook’s graph theory algorithm working fine?
“Share what you’re watching on Facebook”
If you’re watching something, and you want to share that as a post, there should be an easy way of doing that on the Facebook Feed. Currently the best way I know is this – find the page for that movie, like it, and write a status update that tags that page – which is… Continue reading “Share what you’re watching on Facebook”
“Facebook to allow scheduling of photo uploads/posts”
Human nature means that we don’t always do things in a disciplined and timely manner. Spurts of creativity or mood make us write all at once, or get in touch with many long-lost friends at the same time, or even upload all photos on Facebook at one go. So, it’s a little surprising that, when… Continue reading “Facebook to allow scheduling of photo uploads/posts”
Inelasticity of Economics and the Ingenuity of Man
Ever wonder, how does one make telecom usage price inelastic? International SMSs have been Rs.5/sms since as far back as I can remember. The telcos have not dropped that rate, for reasons best known to them. Maybe they have evidence that the price does not change behaviour. And if no one is going to use… Continue reading Inelasticity of Economics and the Ingenuity of Man
“Cycle rickshaws to use geared cycles to help reduce risk of injury and strain”
One of the first things that strikes you if you land up in Noida from most urban cities, even Indian ones, is the presence of rickshaws. And by rickshaws, I don’t mean the 3-wheelers that are called rickshaws in Bombay. Here, rickshaws refer to the cycle rickshaws – whereas the powered 3-wheelers are aptly referred… Continue reading “Cycle rickshaws to use geared cycles to help reduce risk of injury and strain”
Four degrees of separation
The idea of six degrees of separation was expressed by Frigyes Karinthy in 1929 and for the past few decades, it has been part of our consciousness with respect to how the world is shrinking. However, more 80 years later, I find it surprising that no one has revised the degree of six downwards. Today… Continue reading Four degrees of separation
Facebook with more than 1 status update
I know it might seem like an overkill but I do believe that Facebook should roll out an option for users to post 2 status updates instead of 1. The reason I say that is because there are times, when one has more than 1 thing that they’d want to express to the world… and… Continue reading Facebook with more than 1 status update