Posts Tagged ‘internet’
Monetizing the Long Tail. Part I.
Posted by: Vijay on: April 30, 2008
You know, for the sheer amount of noise and echo that used to be carried around under the tag of “Long Tail”, things have mellowed down quite a bit lately. But I think there is an increasing awareness among internet startups on the 3P model (Product x Price = Profit) which is looking at means [...]
Proto.in Delhi Edition ‘08 Comes Your Way.
Posted by: Vijay on: April 27, 2008
From an event planning perspective, the first and foremost major milestones are the dates and the venue. We’ve just about finalized them. We had played a bit of a gamble announcing the dates first and then looking for the venue, but as luck should have it, we’ve managed within the same timelines and have tentatively [...]
Who will save us from China?
Posted by: Vijay on: April 20, 2008
Once a while I actually go on crazy cruise mode and just randomly search for keywords that strike my fancy, hoping to come across a blog or a news article that catches my interest. Its an excercise to get out of the “echo cloud” which happens quite often when you keep listening to the same [...]
Making E-commerce Work in India.
Posted by: Vijay on: April 13, 2008
There was this fabulous quote by the Executives of one of the major internet portals, must be either Rediff or Indiatimes, who mentioned that ‘E-commerce in India is nothing more than a payment gateway – as of now’. It’s a medium of payment, but the usage of the word “commerce” is a overkill for what [...]
The Pyramid is actually a Lollipop: The Ecosystem Perspective.
Posted by: Vijay on: March 12, 2008
Everyone, and Just about anyone with a background in Economics and can understand the market will tell you that a healthy market is supposed to be somewhat close to what C.K.Prahalad defined and popularized as – atleast here in India – a Pyramid. But is our economy, atleast when it comes to the Industrial sector [...]
On Twitter
- vijayanands: @sumaya True, but most of these companies also were mostly sociable. A brand like dell vs sony for eg. As you said, its an 'experiment'. November 12, 2009
- vijayanands: @sumaya Doesnt that make it a well-made excuse for companies to NOT do anything on the social web. But you are right. SM also has to mature November 12, 2009
- vijayanands: RT @DealmakerMedia: How to Pick a Co-Founder http://bit.ly/3SQWfA via @venturehacks November 12, 2009
- vijayanands: Am at the chennai airport. Checked in and waiting to board. Honestly, am disappointed with the state of this airport. Could be better. November 12, 2009
- vijayanands: I can't stand the beautification of all Indian flaws. "Smile on faces of slum dwellers", "Camaraderi (cont) http://tl.gd/tciu November 11, 2009
- vijayanands: Travel Dates finalized. Seattle (14, 15th). SFO (16 - 26). If anyone wants to connect. drop a note. November 11, 2009
- vijayanands: iscrybe.com, at one point had such major hype that they received investment even b4 they launched. What happened? #mystery November 11, 2009
- vijayanands: @achitnis Am glad we agree :) Was giving suggestions on a Open Source Conference to include topics on standards and they were like "Oh!" :P November 10, 2009
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- Ideas to Toss: Car Wash
- Monetizing the Long Tail. Part I.
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Ideas to Toss: Alternative Captcha?
Posted by: Vijay on: April 8, 2008
Main Entry: Captcha
Function: Verb
Date: Quite recently.
1a. The modern way of torturing a poor netcitizen with the repeated function of eye squinting.
I’m sure all of you know what a captcha image is right? Well, for the uninitiated, its essentially those skewed letters which form letters of strings of numbers, that you have to squint at repeatedly [...]